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Grissom High School Band
Welcome to the Grissom High School Bands and Instrumental Music Department Home Page. We are pleased that you stopped by to visit us. This site was created to provide information to our existing members, their parents, alumni, and anyone else interested in our program. Monthly updates will be made here so come back and visit us. We will begin by providing a little background information about our band program. Our current band directors Mr. Bill Connell, Director of Bands and Mr. Theo Vernon, Associate Director of Bands, bring to our program the dedicated effort and outstanding leadership that have characterized our directors since Grissom High School opened in 1969. With a band enrollment that averages 200-250 students, the program now includes the marching band, two symphonic bands, a concert band, two jazz bands, and several instrumental chamber ensembles. The Instrumental Music Department at Grissom strives to maintain a balanced program in all facets of music education, including the development of the individual musician. Over the years, the Grissom Band program has consistently produced excellent musicians who are in demand by colleges and universities throughout the Southeast and many parts of the country. Awards and recognition’s have come often to the Band as a whole as well as individual members. Numerous superior medals are awarded to Grissom students at the Solo and Ensemble Festival each year. Usually more than 40 Grissom students are placed in one of the Alabama All-State Bands and several students are selected for the Alabama All-State Jazz Band each year. Since its inception in 1969, the Symphonic Band I has never received less than a superior rating in any adjudication. They are frequently invited to perform at music educators’ and conductors’ conferences including their performance at the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, IL, in 1985. The Symphonic Band II has rarely received less than a superior rating in any adjudication and the Concert Bands have never received less than an excellent rating. The Marching Band has won numerous titles in contests and festivals throughout the Southeast, and the "A" Jazz Band has gained recognition throughout the Eastern United States and abroad participating in Austria’s Millennium Celebration in 1996 representing the State of Alabama. The tradition of excellence held by the Grissom High School Band program developed through the hard work and dedication of past members and directors Mr. Dave Ward, Mr. James Sparks and Mr. Ronald Rich. It is continued now through the hard work and dedication of our present directors and musicians!
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