Winter Concert photos are viewable from the bands’ photo gallery »

The Winter Concert recording is available on our Media page of the Cleveland Bands Website.

As mentioned, the Friends of Cleveland Bands group is looking to fill several positions for the next school year as some of our members are graduating. Please join us virtually to learn more about us and what we do in supporting the band program on Monday, January 3rd, 2022 at 6:30 pm meet.google.com/eii-regn-ogc.

The Winter Concert recording is now available over on our Media page.

This is a reminder that our Winter Concert is this Tuesday, December 7th @ 7:00 pm.

Students from the following groups will need to arrive at Cleveland HS by 6:30pm in concert attire.  An email was sent regarding concert attire last week:

• Jazz Ensemble
• Percussion Ensemble
• Concert Band
• Symphonic Band
• Wind Symphony

This will be a live performance and audience members will need to show proof of vaccination (or negative COVID test) at the doors to gain entrance. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Congratulations to our Jazz Ensemble for placing 2nd! Their performance qualifies Cleveland HS to submit a recording for the State Jazz Band Championships, as they received qualifying scores from all three judges.

Check out some photos and videos in the Band’s Photo album »

Band merchandise have arrived! Students should be being bringing home orders from school this week.

Pie orders and money are due on today, Monday 11/29 — no exceptions! 

Here is the link to the order form and pick-up information:

Cleveland Bands Pie Sale —Order Form & Pick-Up Info »

Jazz Ensemble will have an evening rehearsal on Wednesday, Dec 1 from 6:30–8:00 pm with a guest clinician Dave Parker in our preparation for the Jazz Contest on Thursday.

Wind Symphony (including Wind Symphony percussionists) will have an evening rehearsal on Thursday, Dec 2 from 6:30-8:00 pm in preparation for our concert the following week.

Jazz Ensemble will perform at their first Jazz Contest since Feb of 2020!! PIL Jazz contest will be at Roosevelt HS on Thursday, December 2nd. The top band will receive an automatic birth into the State Jazz Championships in April of 2022.

Jazz Ensemble families should have received permission slips and itineraries on Friday before our break.  They can also be found online in the Docs & Forms page of our website ».

As students begin to develop into musicians at the high school level, an important part of their training can be private instruction. Mr. Riler recommends private instruction for any student who has a desire to improve and perform on their instrument. 

Private instruction can be leveraged for students in any situation.

• It can be those who feel that they need help to get caught up
• It can be for those that need additional work to challenge them and prepare them to be able to be leaders in the high school ensemble
• It can be to develop skills like improvisation, mastering solo literature, etc
• It can be to develop skills to prepare for the next level as a music major or minor

VIEW LIST OF PRIVATE INSTRUCTORS »

If you are interested in starting lessons for your student musicians but have questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Riler via email. Teachers with an asterisks by their name are those that Mr. Riler would highly recommend based on what he has witnessed, or in some cases, because of testimonials from other colleagues.