Welcome to the home page for the Hermitage High School Bands and Orchestra. Here you will find information related to the Marching Panthers, as well as the Hermitage Concert Band and Orchestra.
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Director of Bands and Orchestra: Sarah Steele
DONATIONS NEEDED for Band Camp and Fall 2024 season:
- Cases of water bottles
- Individually wrapped snacks
- Gatorade powder
Please have your student drop off items in the Band Room. Thank you!
Pay 2024 Band Camp Fees Online: https://hermitage-band-and-auxiliary-booster.square.site/
IMPORTANT DATES:
7/23-25 Leadership Camp 9-11am
7/23-25 Percussion & Color Guard Camp 6-8:30pm
7/29-8/9 Full Band Camp 7am-3pm
8/7 Uniform Fittings 5-7pm Sign up to help HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ADA62EA1F94-50535640-marching#/
8/13-14 Evening Band Camp 6-8pm
8/14 Concessions @ Varsity Football Scrimmage vs. Hopewell
8/15 Freshman Orientation 1-4pm (Upperclassmen arrive @ 12:15pm)
8/16 Family & Friends Preview & Picnic 6pm (Students arrive @ 5pm)
8/19 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
8/20 Early Bird Marching Band begins 7-8:30am
8/20 Hermitage Classic Meeting 5:30pm
8/21 Color Guard Sectional begins 6:30-7:30pm
9/6 Home Football Game vs. Henrico 5:30-10:30pm
Director Sarah Steele
Before arriving at Hermitage in the summer of 2023, Sarah served as the Director of Bands and Choir at Madison County High School in Madison, Virginia (2020-2023) where she led the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Concert Choir. During her tenure, the Madison County High School Marching Band received Excellent ratings at the VBODA Marching Assessment, and the Symphonic Band received straight Superior ratings at the VBODA Concert Assessment. She also served as the Assistant Marching Band Director at Spotswood High School (2018-2019) in Rockingham County, Virginia. Sarah enjoyed performing in local ensembles in the Shenandoah Valley as a clarinetist with the Valley Wind Ensemble and the Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra.
Sarah Steele is from Chesapeake, Virginia and currently resides in Richmond, Virginia. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from James Madison University. Mrs. Steele is a member of the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association and the National Association for Music Education.
