Welcome from the nationally recognized Belleville High
School Bands! Under Mr. Nicholas Taylor, Director of Bands and Coordinator
of Instrumental Music, and Mr. Michael Campbell, Associate Director, our
students learn music theory and music appreciation,
and are exposed to innovative computer technology. Through our staff’s
belief in the value of learning, deep love for music, and commitment to academic
and performance excellence, we enjoy a model program recognized throughout
the state. Dedication and commitment are foundational pillars displayed at all
levels of Belleville’s music program. Students may participate in
one of four concert bands, the marching band, the jazz band, or any
number of small chamber ensembles. They obtain valuable
life skills through disciplined practice and study, sharply
focused group rehearsals, and teamwork. The rewards gained
from this relentless pursuit of excellence will serve our students
for a lifetime.
Our nationally recognized bands have
received dozens of invitations to national band events, plus
countless prestigious local, state, and national awards. The 258-member BHS
Marching Band is the largest in the state and marches
in the Outback Bowl again this year. Our Symphony
Band has been privileged to
perform twice at New York’s Carnegie Hall in the National
Concert Band Invitational (in 1997 and 2000). They returned to Carnegie Hall in April 2003
as one of five high school ensembles in the First Annual New York Wind Band
Festival, returned to Washington, DC, in April 2005
for the Heritage Music Festival, and performed at the Boston Festival
in March 2007.
Nearly 1,000 students, from a district
population of approximately 6,000, participate in the grades 5–12
band program, including some 350 at the high school alone. Four full-time
staff conduct more than 20 ensembles. The
high school program includes Freshmen Band,
Concert Bands A, B and
C, Symphony Band, Jazz Band, and the Marching Tigers. |
on the BHS Bands site