Concert Band

News

2024 Spring Concert

May 6th 7pm CSHS Auditorium

Program

Halcyon Hearts Copley

Guest conductor, 2024 CSHS Spring student intern from Radford.
Sage Abueznaid
On a Hymn Song by Philip Bliss
Holsinger

Marriage of Figaro
Mozart arr. Slocum

Things That Never Were
Cross

In a Gentle Rain
Robert W. Smith

Star Trek - Into the Darkness
Giacchino arr. Brown

2023 Winter Concert

December 14th 7pm CSHS Auditorium

Program

Let it Go
Lopez and Lopez arr. Brown
Greensleeves
Arr. Reed

Silent Night Gruber arr. Derrick

Guest conductor, 2023 CSHS fall student intern from Virginia Tech.
Jeffrey Gill

Grown-up Christmas List
Foster, Thompson-Jenner Arr. Brown

Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson

2023 Fall Concert

November 6th 7pm CSHS Auditorium

Program

Rhythm of the Winds
Frank Erickson

Prelude
Bach Arr. Erickson

Longford Legend
Robert Sheldon
1. A Longford Legend
2. Young Molly Bawn
3. Killyburn Brae

Minimalist Dances
Matt Conaway

Tribute
Michael Kamen Arr. Moss

Earth, Wind and Fire in Concert
Arr. Saucedo

2023 Spring Concert

May 1st 6:30pm CSHS Auditorium

Program

Fanfare for a New Era
  Pink Zebra
Don Ricardo
  Musella arr. Rodriquez

Bayou Breakdown
Brant Karrick

Arabian Dances
Brian Balmages

Inchon
Robert W. Smith

Students participating in the Virginia Tech Honor Band 2023!

2022 Winter Concert

December 12th at 7pm CSHS Auditorium

Program

Chanukah is Here
Arr. Calvin Custer
A Celebration of Folk Music from the Hebrew People
Rest
Samuel Hazo
O Holy Night
Adolphe Charles Adams Arr. Calvin Custer
Ave Maria
Biebl arr. Cameron
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson

2022 Fall Concert

November 7th at 7pm CSHS Auditorium

Program

Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo
Malcolm Arnold
Carmina Burana
Movements.
1. Fortune, Variable as the moon

2. I Lament Fortunes blows

3. Behold the Spring

13. Fortune, Empress of the World

  Carl Orff Arr. John Krance
Amazing Grace
Walker, Newton Arr. Frank Ticheli
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel arr. Rickets
Skyfall
Adkins, Epworth Arr. Jay Bocook

2022 Spring Concert

Flight of the Thunderbird
Richard Saucedo

Songs of Old Kentucky Brant Karrick

John Riley (Wayfaring Stranger)
Barn Dance (Sourwood Mountain, Frog Went a-Courtin’, Loving Hannah)

Pirates of the Caribbean (Symphonic Suite)
         Music by Brant Karrick arr. By John Wasson

Medley includes: The Medallion Calls, The Black Pearl, To the Pirate’s Cave, One Last Shot, He’s a Pirate

Dreamsong                                Richard Saucedo
(For Piano Solo and Band)
Jack Horton, Piano soloist

Legends and Heroes              Pierre LaPlante

Patrick on the Railroad
Sweet Betsy
Little David, Play On!

Foundry
John Mackey

2021-2022 Cave Spring HS/MS Holiday Tour Video produced for our local elementary school students.

2020-2021 CSHS Concert Band Spring Project

2020-2021 CSHS Concert Band Fall Project

2020-2021 CSHS Concert Band Winter Project

WINTER BAND CONCERT 2019

DECEMBER 16TH AT 7PM AT HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

SIlent Night Gruber arr. Derrick

Winter Concert 2019

Carol of the Bells
                               Arr. Hoey, transcribed by Hodges

Snow Day Celebration                                                                                               Alan Stein

Greensleeves
      Traditional Arr. Reed

Grown-up Christmas List
    Foster and Thompson-Jenner Arr. Brown

Christmas at the Movies
The Nightmare Before Christmas – Somewhere in My Memory – The Polar Express
                                                             Arr. Moss

Concert and Symphonic Bands

This is the cornerstone of our band program. The majority of teaching fundamentals and performance practices occur in these classes.

Concert Band and Symphonic band was set up originally as Concert band being the lower band, and Symphonic band being the higher level. This setup has changes in the past few years to incorporate students who want to participate but due to scheduling concerns could not enter the correct ensemble. The lines blurred and we witnessed many students decide not to participate either thinking the music was WAY too difficult or much too easy. The remedy was to combine both classes.

We began 10 years ago by combining both groups for concert performances. Both groups, even though they have different names, work on the same music literature. We practice and prepare in both classes allowing students to enroll without drawback of getting the “wrong” class. We have been successful by challenging the students on multiple levels and seeing growth in not only ensemble performance but individual musicianship as well.

It is with the highest attention that the students receive the formal training that was started at the middle school and to foster progress on into college and beyond.
The concerts that are provided are a fall concert, a holiday’s concert, performance for Concert Assessment and lastly the spring concert and graduation.

These ensembles are the cornerstone of our Cave Spring program with students also successfully participating in Roanoke Children’s Choir, Winds of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke Valley Community Band as well as area church and civic organizations.

We have students participating in District and State ensembles and collegiate honor bands from Virginia Tech, Radford, Liberty, VCU, JMU, Roanoke College, and Shenandoah Conservatory.