District XI Middle School Honors Band
Director selected 7th and 8th Grade Band students are eligible to audition for the M.S.B.O.A. District XI Middle School Honors Band. Their audition will consist of selected scales and an etude or music passage. Their band director will record their audition and submit the recording to the directors in charge of the Honors Band for the year. Because there are many schools in the district and they send audition recordings of their best students, it is competitive and not all students will be chosen from each school. It is definitely an honor to be chosen by their directors to audition!
The students that are chosen from our school will receive more information regarding the event as soon as the organizers send it to the directors.
For the last several years, the event has taken place on the first Tuesday in November (Election Day) at Vicksburg High School. It is an all-day event - the students can carpool with willing parents from TRMS or be dropped off at Vicksburg in the morning. They will have rehearsals during the day and then perform an evening concert for the public. The students need to have a ride home following the end of the concert.
This is a wonderful opportunity for 7th and 8th grade students to perform with other talented and hard-working students from schools in our M.S.B.O.A. District!
In 2014, we had thirteen students make the band (including one making the percussion ensemble and another one making the double brass quintet) !
In 2015, we had nineteen students make the band (including one making the saxophone quartet) !
In 2016, we had thirty-four students make the band (including one making the saxophone ensemble and another one making the percussion ensemble) !
In 2017, we had thirteen students make the band (including two making the percussion ensemble) !
In 2018, we had eighteen students make the band (including two making the saxophone ensemble) !
In 2019, we had eighteen students make the band (including two making the saxophone ensemble) !
The students that are chosen from our school will receive more information regarding the event as soon as the organizers send it to the directors.
For the last several years, the event has taken place on the first Tuesday in November (Election Day) at Vicksburg High School. It is an all-day event - the students can carpool with willing parents from TRMS or be dropped off at Vicksburg in the morning. They will have rehearsals during the day and then perform an evening concert for the public. The students need to have a ride home following the end of the concert.
This is a wonderful opportunity for 7th and 8th grade students to perform with other talented and hard-working students from schools in our M.S.B.O.A. District!
In 2014, we had thirteen students make the band (including one making the percussion ensemble and another one making the double brass quintet) !
In 2015, we had nineteen students make the band (including one making the saxophone quartet) !
In 2016, we had thirty-four students make the band (including one making the saxophone ensemble and another one making the percussion ensemble) !
In 2017, we had thirteen students make the band (including two making the percussion ensemble) !
In 2018, we had eighteen students make the band (including two making the saxophone ensemble) !
In 2019, we had eighteen students make the band (including two making the saxophone ensemble) !