The Junior Honors Bands and Orchestra are made up of auditioned students in grades 7, 8, and 9. Students must be enrolled in an instrumental music class to be eligible. Students may audition for the Junior Honors Jazz Ensemble in early October with the culminating concert the second Saturday in December. Please contact your child’s instrumental music teacher for more details.

Audition:

See director for audition etudes.

The Junior Honors Bands and Orchestra are made up of auditioned students in grades 7, 8, and 9. Students must be enrolled in an instrumental music class to be eligible. Students may audition for either the Junior Honors Band in early November with the culminating concert the first Saturday in February. Please contact your child’s instrumental music teacher for more details.

Audition:

See director for audition etudes.

The East/West Middle School All- County Bands are made up of auditioned students in grades 7 and 8. Students must be enrolled in an instrumental music class to be eligible. Please contact your child’s instrumental music teacher for more details.

Audition:

See director for audition etudes.

The 6^th Grade Honors Bands and Orchestras program is made up of seven regional ensembles. Middle school instrumental music teachers nominate students based on music performance criteria. Students must be enrolled in a middle school instrumental music class to be eligible. Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening in January and the first week of February. The concerts are on the second Tuesday of February each year. Click on the regions below to learn what schools are in each region. Please contact your child’s instrumental music teacher for more details.

Rehearsals:

Montgomery County Public Schools participate yearly in several district-level band festivals. The Maryland Music Educators Association designates Montgomery County as District II. Ensembles that receive overall superior ratings are eligible to participate at the Maryland State Band and Orchestra Festivals. Please contact your child’s instrumental music teacher for more details.

Solo Auditions:

Ensemble Auditions:

See director for audition etudes.