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Long recognized as one of the top high school music programs in the nation, the Viking Band offers students the ultimate music education opportunities in a school that is renowned for quality academics, spirited athletics and the genuine motivation to produce well-rounded, capable young adults.
The list of awards, achievements, and acknowledgments bestowed upon the Viking band program and its members is extensive. The Viking marching, symphonic, concert, and jazz bands all consistently receive superior ratings at the local and state levels.
The Viking Marching band is widely considered one of the preeminent marching bands in the southeast and consistently earns superlative ratings at competitions. This year the marching band will, for the first time, be competing at a Bands of America Super Regional where it will face 50 of the top marching bands from around the country.
The Viking symphonic band is considered one of the finest high school instrumental ensembles in the country. Since the schools inception the symphonic band has a virtually unblemished record at district and state festival.
The Viking concert band is recognized for the difficulty of its repertoire and the musicality of its performances. It is one of the few second bands in the state which has earned a superior rating at state festival.
The Viking jazz bands perform a breadth of idiomatic music and are renowned for their exceptional performances of professional level charts. They perform extensive public performances and consistently earn superior ratings in festivals.
In recent years, the Viking bands have
traveled extensively and have performed in such prestigious locations as
Carnegie Hall,
Additionally, the Viking band program has been recognized by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and was added to the Historic Roll of Honor—a list of the 66 most esteemed band programs in the nation.