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In District Tour a Success!
In the last week SD60 band students grades 7-12 visited elementary schools performing LIVE for the first time in 2 years! Students performed at all 11 local elementary schools that feed into the band program. Everyone, audience & performers alike, were excited and grateful to unite in what was for many schools the first full school […]
Sign up for Beginner Band 2022/2023 is now OPEN
The SD60 Band program is now accepting registrations for ALL grade 5 students in SD60 who want to join us! Click here to sign up for Beginner Band 2022/2023! Click here to download the information package for Beginner Band 2022/2023 Watch our recruitment video to see what being a part of SD60 Band is like! […]
Seniors Mentor Beginners in District-Wide Theory Olympics
Theory Olympics On February 22, 2022 the Beginners from all 12 elementary schools competed against each other in the “Theory Olympics“. Students from the High School Band helped Mrs. Brooks create and present the questions. Over the past few months, the seniors have been mentoring the beginners each week in theory, which they learned through […]
Record number of SD60 Band students planning to continue on in music post-secondary!
It has been said that every storm ends in a rainbow, and the SD60 Band program has found theirs this pandemic. A record number of SD60 Band students planning to continue on in music post-secondary this year! The program, lead by co-ordinator Sandra Gunn, currently has 9 students planning music as their post-secondary career […]
Walker’s Greenhouse Fundraiser
Hi Band Parents! The Band is doing another fundraiser, this time with Walker Greenhouses. The way things work is in normal times, each year each group travels at least once per year. In the past, we have taken kids to New York, Cuba, Toronto… I have attached a photo of us with a group getting ready […]
Year End Highlights “Concert”
Hello friends and family of the SD60 Band Students! Thank you so much to our colleague David Price for his amazing video editing skills to bring you a compilation of the Highlights of our Pandemic Band Year, our virtual “concert”. The Senior Concert Band is our premier ensemble in SD60, directed by David Price. Mr. […]
WHAT AN INTERESTING YEAR FOR BAND!!!
Band students and teachers from grades 6 to 12 have had an exciting and sometimes challenging year! Highlights include: pop up concerts in and around Ma Murray, Bert Bowes and Dr Kearney! Virtual concerts and festivals still meant that practice time and intense rehearsal classes were the focus of the year! Please check back at […]
Results for Seniors at Festival are IN for Concert Band and Jazz Band!
Hello friends and family of the SD60 Senior Band Students! The results for our Senior Band Festival Competition are IN… enjoy watching our performances for Senior Concert Band and Senior Jazz Band! The Senior Concert Band is our premier ensemble in SD60, directed by David Price. Mr. Price is a graduate of the University of […]
The results for our Beginner Band Festival Competition are IN… enjoy watching our performances!
Hello friends and family of the SD60 Beginner Band! The results for our Beginner Band Festival Competition are IN… enjoy watching our performances! In early March, the students worked very hard preparing pieces for Adjudication in the Peace River North Festival. Thank you so much to the SD60 Board & Trustees, Margaret May, Rie Sasaki, the North […]