For the sixth time in a row, Marion High School’s band program has earned ISSMA’s All Music Award.
Every year, ISSMA hosts several competitions for music students in the state. The All Music Awards are the culmination of those contests, and the music departments who earn them are among the best in the state.
Director of Bands Joshua Huff noted that this is the third consecutive graduating class at MHS to achieve this milestone all four years of high school!
To qualify for the All Music Award, the band must have received gold ratings in all of the following events:
- Solo and Ensemble Contest (at least one solo and one ensemble entering in Group I)
- Jazz Organizational Contest
- Concert Organizational Contest (in Group I, II, or III) - wind ensembled earned Group I Gold rating
- ISSMA marching band (Marion participates in the Summer Showcase in August and earned a Gold rating)
This is an outstanding accomplishment, six times running, and our fantastic music students and teachers deserve much praise. We take this opportunity to say congratulations to them all!
Upcoming concerts
You have the opportunity to hear these outstanding musicians in their year-end shows:
- Choir concert: 6:30 p.m. May 15, MHS Walton Center main stage
- Band concert: 5:30 p.m. May 16, MHS Walton Center main stage
Do you want to be a part of one of the best music programs in the state? Marion Community Schools enrollment is open now! Visit the Enrollment section of our website..