Concert Bands

Fort Osage High School boasts 3 concert bands which are known for their quality on the state level and have consistently earned Exemplary rating at the MSHSSAA Large Ensemble Music Festival. All bands are groups are ability-based groups. The top concert band, Wind Ensemble, was invited to perform at the 2018 Claude T. Smith Invitational at the University of Central Missouri.

Wind Ensemble

Is the top concert band at Fort Osage. Comprised of mostly Junior and Seniors, this group works to perform grade 5 literature at the highest level. Students earn their position through band placements each year in April.

Symphonic Band

This is the second concert band at Fort Osage. Symphonic Band is comprised of mostly Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. This group works hard to perform grade 3-4 literature at the highest level. Students earn their position through band placements each year in April.

Concert Band

New for the 2019-2020 school is our Concert Band. Concert Band is comprised of mostly Freshman, and also any other band member wishing to learn another instrument. The Concert Band is our non-auditioned group and focuses on the building up the fundamentals of music 1) tone production; 2) music reading skills; 3) technical skills; 4) intonation; 5) analyzing music; and 6) listening skills.