Our concert bands are the heart of our band program, and all of our band students participate in at least one of our curricular ensembles.

• Symphonic Band (9th - 12th Grade Percussionists)

• Beginning Band (9th - 12th Grade Brass & Woodwind players brand new to band!)

• Concert Band (All incoming 9th Grade Brass & Woodwind players)

• Wind Symphony (10th - 12th Graders)

• Wind Ensemble (Selection based on Audition - CLICK HERE for 24-25 Audition Info)

All curricular ensembles perform three concerts per year, and will also perform for adjudication at a concert band festival in the Chicagoland area.

Wind Ensemble is available for Honors credit by application/audition.

All DGN Band members are part of the Trojan Marching Band, the most public - and spirited! - part of our band program. Choir and Orchestra students also make up members of the Drumline and the Color Guard sections. The Trojan Marching Band performs at all home football games, as well as local competitions.

The Downers Grove North Band program also boasts three curricular jazz bands: 

• Jazz Workshop (New, and developing jazz students)

• Jazz Lab Band (Developing jazz students)

• Jazz Ensemble (Selection Based on audition - CLICK HERE for 25-26 audition info)

There is a jazz band for EVERY student at DGN! All students participate in a placement audition at the beginning of the school year to determine what jazz band they will play in, but no one is "cut" from the jazz program. The bands feature standard jazz instrumentation and participate in various concerts throughout the school year, as well as the Purdue Jazz Festival in January. Additionally, Jazz Ensemble performs at local venues in the Chicagoland area.

Jazz Ensemble is available for Honors credit by application/audition.

The Trojan Pep Band is a volunteer band open to all DGN Band members.  This group performs for a selected schedule of Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball home games.  The Trojan Pep Band practices as needed before each home game.  Students with perfect attendance earn the coveted Perfect Pep Band Attendance patch!

Winter guard is best described as a visual expression of music through the use of dance and equipment (flags, rifles, & sabers).  The show is performed at indoor competitions to recorded music and can be accompanied by props and floor tarps for additional visual appeal to set the scene. This is an auditioned group available to any DGN student - you do not need to be a band member.