The official acceptance invites were sent out the week before Spring Break and during Spring Break.

Congratulations to the following soloists and ensembles that have been invited to perform at State April 28th and 29th.

Ensembles (10) – April 28th at Mt Hood Community College
Wind Ensemble Saxophone Trio (withdrawn due to a conflict)
Wind Ensemble Woodwind Quintet
Mixed Woodwind Quintet
Heavy Metal (Tuba Quartet)
Euphonium Trio
Wind Ensemble Brass Quartet
Trombone Quintet (withdrawn due to a conflict)
Percussion Duet (As One)
Percussion Trio (Trio per Uno)
Percussion Quintet (Alkaline Five)

Soloists (21) – April 29th at Mountainside HS
Maya Hausman – Flute
Theo Hildebrand Faust – Flute
Anna Rogoway – Flute
Iris Stasiuk – Flute
Maya Faulhaber – Oboe
Alice Bokman – Oboe
Ariah Piper – Bassoon
Vincent Randol – Bassoon
Ben McHarris – Clarinet
Paige Lowery – Clarinet
Cooper Headrick – Bass Clarinet
Hayden Spurgeon – Alto Saxophone
Will Walker – Alto Saxophone
Remi Vaszuez – Horn
Henry Parker – Trombone
Enzo Jamesbarry – Trombone
Gemma Canfield – Euphonium
Stella Tinker – Euphonium
Gavin Downs – Tuba
Ansel Harris Crowne – Mallets

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Our Wind Ensemble will be playing at the PIL Band Contest on Tuesday, March 21 at McDaniel.  Cleveland plays just after 2pm.  The public is allowed to come support the students.  The band with the highest qualifying score receives an automatic bid to the State Band Championships.

San Francisco Trip families should have received a “ONE STOP” info email from Mr. Riler on 3/16 which includes the itinerary, room/chaperone assignments, and info sheet with flight & hotel info, expectations, etc.  If you did not receive this email, please email us and we’ll forward it to you.

The final San Francisco Trip band practice is Tuesday, March 21st from 4:30-6:30pm.

The Jazz Ensemble will be performing at the Clackamas Jazz Festival at Clackamas Community College on Saturday, March 18.  Our performance time is 4:20pm.  If the band is selected as one of the top 3 bands, they will perform again in the EVENING FINALS. The public is welcome to enjoy the entire event all day.  There is a $10 charge at the door.

In preparation for this festival, we will have an evening rehearsal from 6:30-8:30pm with the amazing Dave Parker on Thursday, March 16.

The Symphonic Band played exceptionally well and received Superior ratings from all three adjudicators.  Their scores ended up being the highest of the day!

You can view a recording of their performance over on our Media page.

A celebration of hard work, exceptional talent and extraordinary collaboration. What a fantastic concert!
Outstanding job Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and a few selected chamber groups.
You remind me why I love my job!   -Mr. Riler

You can view a recording of the performance over on our Media page.

Join us for a wonderful night of music as our large ensembles present the pieces they’ve prepared for the many band festivals taking place.  The concert will be on Thursday, March 9th at 7pm in the CHS Auditorium.  Admission is free.  The Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and some select chamber groups will be performing.

The Bake Sale is back! We need lots of volunteers to donate delicious goodies, and we need several to help serve on the front lines. The sale will take place BEFORE and AFTER the concert, so don’t worry, you won’t have to miss out on anything!

Sign up to donate or serve here.

What an incredible weekend at the PIL Solo & Ensemble Competition?!  Our musicians really put in the work and it showed in the results.  Well done to all who competed and congratulations to those who placed!

PIL Solo & Ensemble Results

Also, a huge thank you to Heather Randol for serving as the Solo & Ensemble Coordinator and to the many volunteers who assisted with registration, door monitoring, and event clean-up.