Wind Ensemble

The Wind Ensemble meets every day during first period at the high school. The ensemble consists of 45-60 members. We typically have 2-3 concerts per semester. The wind ensemble performs music in Grades IV-VI and cover a vast array of styles.

In the Spring of each year, the Wind Ensemble performs before judges at the Central District Music Performance Adjudication event. There, the three judges will grade the ensemble on how well they made music out of their rehearsed pieces. There is also a Sight-Reading Judge who will provide a grade for a piece of music the ensemble just received five minutes earlier.

Wind Ensemble Syllabus

MPA Ratings:

2015 - Superior

2014- Superior

2013- Superior

2012- Superior

Concert Dates

Pre-MPA Concert-
Tuesday March 8
7:00pm, SAHS Auditorium
with special clinicians
James Daughtery
Andrew Craft

MPA Performance- March 23-24
4:30pm, Asheboro HS

Spring Concert-
Thursday May 28
6:30pm, SAHS Auditorium
Special Guest- Jinny Whitaker from
Elon University

Syllabus

All- District Solos

Honors Etude Work

Audio Recordings of latest Rehearsal

Honors credit may be received upon audition.

John Phillip Sousa Award Winners

2015- David Babb

2014- Aaron Kriska

2013- Cody Thomas

2012-

2011-

2010-

2009-

2008-

2007- Rosa Greeson

2006- Rebekah Crouse

2005- Matthew Williamson

2004- Monica Saylor

2003- Sara Smith

2002- Brian McBane

2002- Ryan Cobey

2001- Neil Nelson

2000- Molly Simmons

1999- Shannon Mickel

1998- Rick Simmons

1997- Bryan Petty

1996- Mike Herring

1995- Curtis Lawson

1994- Will Hadley

1993- Baron Qualls

1992- John A. Loy

1991- Brian Carter

1990- Eric Quigley

1989- Gwen Jones

1988- Jill Van Nostrand

1987- Doug Rich

1986- Jeff Pennington

1985- Charles Alan Clark

1984- Greg Graves

1983- Tony Norwood

1982- Beth Britt

1981- Stephen Russell

1980- Artie Neese

1979- Carl Hinshaw

1979- Pam Holt

1978- Joel White

1978- Susan Matthews

1977- Cedric Richmond

1976-

1975-

1974-

1973-

1972-

1971-

1970-

1969- David Marlette

1968- Priscilla Spoon

1967- Ray Johnson

1966- Mardo Suchite

1965- Benny Payne