Our band program includes Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Percussion Tech, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Lab, Pep Band, and Marching Band. Musicians at every level, from beginners to advanced, will find our music program fun and challenging.
Parents and grandparents, alumni and friends, everyone is invited to all of our performances, so please check the calendar for our upcoming events and join us.
What’s New
CONGRATULATIONS Sellwood Jazz Band!!
The Sellwood MS Jazz Band placed 3rd in the middle school division at the Mt Hood Jazz Festival on Friday, April 25!!
We are so excited to have these fantastic jazz kids joining us at Cleveland HS. Way to go Sellwood Jazz Band and their fantastic director, Mr Patterson!
STATE SEASON BEGINS – This Coming Weekend
OMEA State Chamber Music Contest
Mt Hood Community College
Friday, May 2, 2025
Here is the info about the State Chamber Music Contest
OSAA State Solo Contest
Portland State University
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Here is the info about the State Solo Contest.
The public is welcome to come watch students perform at both of these events at no charge.
Spring Awards Concert Cake Cutters and Distributors needed on Thursday, May 15th.
We are requesting freshmen, sophomore and junior parents to volunteer to cut and distribute cake at the last concert of the year so that senior parents can enjoy their child’s final Cleveland Band concert. You can sign-up here and thank you for volunteering!!
FOCB Meeting and Board Elections, Monday, May 5
The next FOCB board meeting is tonight, Monday, May 5th at 6:30 pm.
If you’re interested in getting involved with us and help support our band program, this meeting is the perfect opportunity to get plugged in! Someone will be at the back entrance gate on SE 28th just before 6:30 pm to let you in. Email info@clevelandbandspdx.com for more information.
We will be electing new board members for the 2025-26 school year. Open positions and candidates to fill them are:
President: Laurel Walker
Vice President: Kris Carlson
Secretary: Tayler Kim
Treasurer: Khamille Neumann
We will also elect other board members, and the full slate up for election will be shared at the meeting.
The meeting is open to everyone who wants to attend.
Volunteer Background Checks
Planning to volunteer with our band program? If you might have unsupervised contact with students (including as a field trip chaperone), PPS requires volunteers to complete a background check at https://www.pps.net/volunteer.
This quick process only needs to be completed once every three years and you may have already completed it if you have volunteered elsewhere in Portland Public Schools.
Share your photos on the Google Album
Our Google photo album is available for you to share photos from all of our band events. You can follow this link or find it on the clevelandbandspdx.com website. Just follow the “View Full Album” link under the sample photos from the album.
Thank you to those of you who have already posted your photos of the Play-A-Thon.