The Minor High School Band
Program consists of four ensembles: marching band, symphonic band, concert
band, and the newest smallest band is the jazz ensemble!
Our bands have enjoyed a
wealth of success for many years, receiving "Best in Class" and superior
ratings in symphonic, concert, and marching band festivals
throughout the southeast. Notable marching band performances include Minor
High School Football Games, UAB Homecoming Parade, Magic City Classic
Parade, Graysville Christmas Parade, and Adamsville Christmas Parade.
This year
the symphonic band has been invited to perform at the Alabama Bandmasters
Association Winter Conference. This performance will take place on
Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the University Of Alabama's Moody
Performance Hall. This invitation comes as a huge honor for the Minor Band
Program, for only the best bands in the state are considered for this venue.
Our Band
Auxiliary includes the Flag Line and the Majorettes. Try-outs are held
yearly for anyone who is interested in becoming a member of either team.
Concert
Band is open to all students with permission of the band director.
The class is offered second term.
Students must be in band first term to participate in Concert Band.
Uniform rental and fees are required.
If numbers permit, the class is divided into two groups–concert
and symphonic.
Each year
the band takes a spring trip. The latest trips have been to Atlanta,
Orlando, and San Antonio. On April 30-May 4, 2008, we will travel
to Orlando to participate in the All-Star Music Festival. The
symphonic and jazz ensembles will compete against similar groups from
around the country for awards and ratings.
Annually
several of our band seniors earn scholarships to play in college and
university bands. Recent graduates have matriculated at Alabama A&M
University, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama State
University, Samford University, Tennessee State University, Miles College
and others.
We
encourage all students to join the band. We work hard, but we have a lot
of fun in the process!
The 26th
Annual Greater Birmingham Marching Festival was held on October 6,
2007, at Minor High school stadium. This festival provided bands with
an opportunity to perform and be evaluated in an outstanding facility that
is acoustically well suited to band music. Adjudicated as an "early
contest," the emphasis is on helping the bands refine their shows for the
more rigorous evaluations of the late season.
