MS Regional Band and Chorus

Our Regional Band and Chorus, with musicians and singers from across the six towns in Region One, have been entertaining the community for over 30 years.

Traditionally, Regional Band and Chorus students rehearse at HVRHS on Wednesdays after school through January and early February.  The regional music teachers take turns directing the ensembles.  Each teacher has different strengths and priorities which helps the student musicians to grow in new ways.  When the opportunity presents itself, the music teachers also bring in clinicians to have masterclasses with the ensembles.  This has given the students the opportunity to work with high school and college level instructors, and at the same time, provided professional development for the local teachers.

One of the best extrinsic benefits of the program is that the students start to develop friendships that will continue when they attend high school together.  It also gives students the opportunity to work collaboratively with others that they may have competed with in sports.

The culmination of the program is the tour of the seven schools in Region 1.  In mid-February, the band and chorus put on a concert at each of the six elementary schools, followed by a night performance at HVRHS. The latter adds high school students into the mix.  The inclusion of the older  students shows the younger students where they will be in a few years and gives them something to work for.