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WELCOME

Welcome to the website for the West Salem High School Band Program. The band program at West Salem High School strives to enrich and improve the lives of students through various music and dance experiences. While the band program competes at several festivals and competitions with a wide variety of ensembles, the focus is music education. We view students as accomplished learners. Everyone has the opportunity to grow and develop a deeper understanding of music.

NEWS

•Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble I for placing 1st and winning the Instrumental Award, Adjudicators Award, Gold Award, and the overall Sweepstakes Award at the San Francisco Heritage Festival.

•Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble for winning the 2013 OSAA 6A State Championship on Saturday, May 11. This marks the fourth straight championship. Amazing!

•Congratulations to the Symphony for winning the 2013 OSAA 6A State Championship on Thursday, May 9. It was an outstanding performance on stage and in the sight-reading room.

•Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble for their fourth straight Central Valley League Championship and the Outstanding Sight-reading award this past Friday, April 12th. The Symphony also received the highest score on Saturday, April 13th.

•Congratulations to the Symphonic Band for receiving top scores at the Salem-Keizer Intermediate Band Festival on March 14th.

•Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble for receiving unanimous qualifying scores for the OSAA 6A State Band Championships while performing at the GFU Concert Band Festival on March 8th.

•Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble for receiving unanimous qualifying scores for the OSAA 6A State Band Championships while performing at the OSU Concert Band Festival on March 5th.

•Congratulations to the 35 students that made the 2013 Salem-Keizer High School All City Honor Band. In addition, 5 students were selected as alternates.

•Congratulations to the Marching Band for placing first in the open class and winning High Music, High Visual, High General Effect, High Percussion, and the overall Grand Championship at the NWAPA Marching Band Championships on November 3.

•Congratulations to the Marching Band for placing first and winning High Music, High Visual, High Percussion, and High General Effect at the Southridge Spectacle of Sound on October 27.

•Congratulations to the Marching Band for placing first and winning High Music, High Visual, and High General Effect at the Sunset Classic on October 6.

•Congratulations to the Marching Band for placing first and winning all captions at the Pacific Coast Invitational September 29.

•A HUGE thanks to the West Salem community for your outstanding support of Music Day!. Another thanks to all of the parents, students, and volunteers that made it all happen!

•Congratulations to the West Salem Wind Ensemble for placing 1st at the OSAA 6A State Band Championships. 2010, 2011, and now 2012 OSAA 6A State Champions!!!

•Congratulations to the West Salem Symphony Orchestra for placing 2nd at the OSAA 6A State Orchestra Championships.

•Congratulations to Michael Papendieck for placing third in clarinet at the OSAA State Solo contest this past Saturday. Also, congrats to all of the West Salem band students that performed at this event. This is a huge honor.

•Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble for winning the Central Valley League Wind Ensemble Contest as well as winning the Outstanding Sight-Reading award. This placement automatically qualifies the Wind Ensemble for the OSAA state band contest in May.

•Congratulations to the Symphony Orchestra for receiving superior ratings and qualifying for the OSAA state full orchestra contest at the Salem-Keizer Orchestra Invitational.

•Congratulations to the Winter Percussion and Winter Guard Ensembles for their outstanding performances at the NWAPA Championships. Awesome Season!

•Congratulations to the Symphony Orchestra for receiving superior ratings and qualifying for the OSAA State Orchestra contest.

•Congratulations to the Symphonic Band for receiving superior ratings at the SK Intermediate Band Festival. They placed 1st on stage and 1st in the sight-reading room.

•Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble for receiving superior ratings at the OSU and GFU band contests. These ratings qualify the ensemble for the OSAA State Band contest.

•Jazz Ensemble students meet at band room on Saturday 1/21 at 10:00am.

•Due to flooding conditions, the district has canceled all after school activities for 1/19. The Dress Rehearsals and Concert will be moved to Monday 1/23. Dress Rehearsal Schedule for 1/23: Wind Ensemble 4:30, Symphonic Band 5:15, Symphony Orchestra 6:00. Doors open at 6:40, Concert starts at 7:00. The Wind Ensemble rehearsal that was suppose to take place on 1/23 has been moved to after finals on Friday 1/27 from 11:15-2:15. Thanks for understanding. These events are out of our control.