Welcome to the Queen Anne's County High School Band Web page,
the home of the Lions and the Pride of the Eastern Shore.  Please peruse our site for information on the bands, upcoming events, and ways in which you can support the students and help them to succeed.

Upcoming Events

 

  • May 2 - State Band Festival @ Morgan Sate University
     
  • May 3 - Spring Concert @ 7:30PM
     
  • May 8 - 9th Annual QACHS Night of Jazz @ 7:00PM
     
  • May 10 - 13 - Spring Band Trip (NAMF Cleveland/Cedar Point)
     
  • May 19 - State Solo & Ensemble Festival @ Towson University
     
  • May 26 - Chestertown Tea Party Parade (10AM) & Centreville Memorial Day Parade (12 noon)
     
  • May 29 - 31 - Marching Lions Band Mini-Band Camp (6 - 8 PM)
     
  • June 1 - QACHS Graduation @ 7:00PM
     
Announcements

  • May's Band Booster Meeting will be held in the Band Room on Monday, May 7th at 7:00 PM. Please come out and be informed about what the band is up to.  We need everyone to get involved to help the program stay active.

                       Click here to view April's Meeting Minutes.
Recent Band News

  • The 2011-2012 Marching Lions Band held their 2011 Mini Camp on May 31, June 1 and 3 from 6-8PM at the High School.  In addition to introducing the basics to the new members, they band began working on the music for the 2011 field show, Cirque du Soliel: Ka.
     

  • The Marching Lions held their two weeks of  Band Camp July 25 - 29 and August 1 - 5.  They closed out the camp with a preview performance for family, friends, and alumni at 11:00AM on the last day.
     

  • The 2011 Queen Anne's County Fair was kicked off by a performance from the 2011 Marching Lions Band as they presented the music from their 2011 production of Cirque du Soliel: Ka.  After the opening ceremonies, the band also led the fair parade around the 4-H Park as they played "Malaguenia."

  • On Saturday, September 24th, the Marching Lions Band traveled to Lake Forest High School in Felton, DE for their first competition of the season.  They began thier season with a score to a 76.45 which also earned them First Place over Brandywine HS.
     

  • On Saturday, October 8th,the Marching Lions Band Traveled to the William Penn High School TOB Competition that was held at Frawley Stadium, Home of the Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball Team, in Wilmington, DE and gave another outstanding performance at their 2nd competition of the season.  After a weekend off from competition due to Homecoming last weekend, and two weeks of hard work, the kids proved that work in their performance that earned them a 5.55 point increase and improved their score to a 82.00 and again earning a First Place finish over Brandywine HS along with the awards for Best Drum Major and Best Percussion.
     

  • On Thursday, October 13th, the Symphonic Band along with the Concert Choir and Dance Classes presented the 20110 Pops Concert. This year the audience enjoyed various Folksongs.
  • On Saturday, October 15th, the Marching Lions Band Traveled to the Parkside High School "Delmarvacade" TOB Competition that was held at Wicomico County Stadium, in Salisbury, MD and gave another outstanding performance at their 3rd competition of the season.  After a week of continual cleaning, the kids gave a performance that earned them another increase in score by 2.55 points for score of 84.55.  This score is not only the highest score of the season, but also the highest score the band has earned since making its return back to T.O.B. nine seasons ago.  In addition to getting a 1st place finish over Chesapeake HS, the Marching Lions brought home the honor of Best Percussion.
     
  • On Saturday, October 22nd, the Marching Lions Band traveled to the Tournament of Bands Chapter 9 Championships for their final regular season competition hosted by Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, DE and gave a performance like no other before it.  As a result they won the honor and title of “T.O.B. Chapter 9 Group 1 Champions” with a score of 87.05. Along with this accomplishment, they also brought home the awards for 1st place Music, 3rd Place Visual, 2nd Place Drum Major, and 3rd Place Percussion. The band will now travel to Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, PA this coming weekend to attend the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships representing the Greater Delaware, Southern Maryland, and Chesapeake Bay Region in the competition with bands coming from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina.

  • On Sunday, October 30th, the Marching Lions Band traveled to Hershey, PA for the 2011 Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships.  Coming out of the previous week's Regional Chapter Championships as the as the Regional Champions, they advanced on to the post season championships ranked in the #12 position in all of the Tournament of Band's Competition Circuit.  The band once again showed the evidence of their hard work from over the week and improved their score another 2.05 points for a 12th Place finish and a final season score of an 89.1.  This is a total improvement in score over a five week period of 12.65 points.  After doing some research in the T.O.B. Archives, we also discovered this to be the highest score in the band's T.O.B. history.
     
  • On Friday, November 11th, the Freshmen Concert Band along with the Concert Choir performed as a part of the Centreville Veteran's Day Ceremony.  The band began by playing a few selections prior to the ceremony, followed by the Concert Choir opening with the National Anthem.  Just before the ceremony concluded, the band and choir performed a combined patriotic number titled, "Our America".
     
  • On Thursday, December 1st, the Jazz Ensemble, Freshmen Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Marching Band along with the Choral Musicianship Ensemble and Concert Choir presented the 2011 Sounds of the Holiday Season Winter Concert.  The evening was well attending and the music was enjoyed by all.
     
  • On Thursday, December 15th, the Jazz Ensemble took a winter tour to Sudlersville Elementary, Church Hill Elementary, Centreville Elementary, and Kennard Elementary shareing their Holiday cheer through music.  They also used this as an educational opportunity to educate their audience about the make up of a Jazz Band.
     
  • On Saturday, January 28th, QACHS had twenty students to audition with fourteen students selected.  Out of the fourteen students selected, five started there day auditioning for the Sr. All-Shore Choir.  All five of these students were selected for both ensembles.  Of those five students, two of them were among the three students that accomplished making it into the first chair position for their instrument.

    Here are the results:

    3rd chair Flute -  Jennifer P.
    10th chair Flute -  Taylor M.
    1st chair Clarinet -  Katie S.
    3rd chair Clarinet -  Mary Jane W.
    12th chair Clarinet -  Ari D.
    16th chair Clarinet -  Melissa A.
    4th chair Bass Clarinet -  Tabitha L.
    1st chair Alto Saxophone -  Elizabeth J.
    6th chair Alto Saxophone -  Alex N.
    5th chair Trumpet -  Zachary G.
    6th chair Trumpet -  Jesse D.
    2nd chair Trombone -  Sean M.
    4th chair Tuba -  Kyle T.
    1st chair Snare Drum (Percussion) -  Brady P

  • On Thursday, February 23rd, we had 12 events attend District Solo and Ensemble Festival held at Centreville Middle School.  Out of these 12 events, we had 1 group that performed for comments only, 5 that received an “Excellent” rating, and 6 that received a “Superior” rating.  Those 6 groups that received the "Superior" rating will will now have the opportunity to attend the State Solo and Ensemble Festival at Towson University in May.
     
  • On Wednesday, March 15th, the Concert/Symphonic Bands traveled to Wicomico High School for our District Band Festival and received 2 ”Superior” and 1 “Excellent” ratings for our stage performance, and then a “Superior” rating in Sight Reading. This earned us an overall ”Superior” rating and qualifies us to go to the State Band Festival for the second year in a row.
 
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