Stamford High Black Knights Marching Band

Last night, the members of the Stamford High Bands performed their spring concert in the SHS auditorium. The program kicked off with a stand-still performance of Stamford Winter Percussion's show, "Teenage Wasteland." Members of the band played William Tell Overture, Amazing Grace, and finished the Concert Band portion of the program with a joint performance with Dolan Middle School's band. The students combined to perform The Stars & Stripes Forever, giving everyone involved the experience of playing with students they don't normally see. Finally, the Jazz Ensemble ended the concert with Salt Peanuts, Greensleeves, Angel Eyes, and Boogie Stop Shuffle.

Stamford Winter Percussion gets coverage by the best in sticks and mallets, Vic Firth. Check out the video from warm-up on the website:

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Stamford Winter Percussion returned yesterday from their trip to Dayton, Ohio for WGI World Percussion Championships.

Two overnight bus rides, four days of drumming, and one earthquake later, SWP returns to their hometown as finalists in the Scholastic Open class, with a final score of 91.30.

Despite threats of thunderstorms, the rain held off long enough on April 12 for Stamford High School to host the 2008 MAC Winter Percussion Championships. With units from all over the tri-state area in attendance, the crowd was big and loud. The food was great, the ensembles rocked the gym and the event was run with almost no incidents.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 MAC Championship:

On Saturday, April 5, Stamford Winter Percussion competed in its last MAC show before MAC Championships and the big trip to Dayton, Ohio. Precision and unity combined with heartfelt passion created a performance that impressed the judges and connected with the audience. The students were rewarded with a score of 94.00, a big jump from their previous 89.20 at the Coatesville WGI Regional.

This is an incredible achievement at this point in the season, with less than two weeks separating Stamford Winter Percussion from their preliminary performance at WGI Championships in Dayton. Next weekend is the MAC Winter Percussion Championship, held here at Stamford High School, beginning at 5:00pm. Get there, get loud and get excited - we're in the home stretch.

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Saturday, March 29 was the second WGI Regional Competition for Stamford Winter Percussion. After a three hour bus ride into Pennsylvania, Winter Percussion performed in prelims with precision and accuracy. The afternoon was spent rehearsing in the sun and checking out the competition. Later that evening, the students brought "Teenage Wasteland" to a new place by performing their most passionate and energetic show so far.

With a score of 89.20, Stamford won 2nd place, and is well on their way to becoming Open Class finalists. Their next show is this Saturday, April 5 in Shelton, and following that, Stamford High School hosts MAC Winter Percussion Championships on Saturday, April 12 at 5:00pm.

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This Saturday, March 15th at Naugatuck High School, the Stamford Winter Percussion performed their energetic, newly Open Class, show "Teenage Wasteland."

Finishing 2nd in Open Class, with a score of 88.50, SHS continues to move forward with musical excellence and bringing those scores up. Stamford Winter Percussion competes again at the Coatesville, PA WGI Regional on Saturday, March 29th.

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Today at Bunnell High School, Stamford Winter Percussion performed at the WGI Stratford Regional, the first of the season. Placed first in PSA Class, SHS scored 93.20, outscoring the second place group by enough points to be bumped into Open Class. In PSO Finals, Stamford competed against King Philip Regional and Trumbull High Schools, and came in 2nd place with a net score of 88.30. This marks a great point of achievement for Stamford Winter Percussion, setting the bar for excellence high, and giving other Open Class ensembles a run for their money. Stamford's next performance is a MAC competition at Naugatuck High School, on Saturday March 15.

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This weekend, Stamford Winter Percussion had their debut performance in the MAC circuit, at the Shelton Intermediate School. The ensemble moved up from A Class to Open Class this year, facing competition from Trumbull High School. The 2008 show is entitled "Teenage Wasteland," and is a set of three arrangements of songs by The Who, including "Who Are You?", "Behind Blue Eyes," and "Baba O'Riley."