May 2023

Upcoming Events:

Students enrolled in band for 2023-24: please check out the Band Trip 2024 page! We have an exciting tour planned for spring break next year, and are looking forward to getting plans going soon.

Thank you to everyone that participated in color guard auditions. Results are posted here.

Section Leader Applications due May 26. Click the marching band page to apply.

Drumline Auditions are May 30. Audition packet is on the marching band page.

Congratulations to both concert bands on earning Division I Ratings at the IHSMA Large Group Festival.

Congratulations to Taylor Johnson (trumpet) and Kristen Engelhardt (trombone) on being accepted into the 4A All-State Jazz Band this year!

Congrats to the following students on being named Outstanding Performer Award winners at the IHSMA State Solo and Ensemble Festival:

Saxophone Quartet: Josie Barry, Alex Christ, Isabelle Cuhat, Britain Atkins.
Trombone Quartet: Kristen Engelhardt, Liam Hendrickson, Alex Stoner, and Henry Rouw.
Kate Galyen, Marimba Solo.

Congratulations to Jazz One on back-to-back first place finishes at the Iowa Jazz Championships. 2023 Picture:

Jazz One performed at The Midwest Clinic on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Thank you to everyone who came to hear the band perform - it was a blast!Generous financial support was provided by the R. J. McElroy Trust; CF Schools Foundation, the Iowa Arts Council - a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs; Hawkeye Stages , West Music, Tenor Madness Custom Tenor Saxophones, Bach Brass, C&J Travel, and CF Band Boosters.

CONCERT,

MARCHING,

AND

JAZZ

A Tradition of Excellence