WHS Wind and percussion ensembles
Wind Ensemble
Our premier concert ensemble, this band performs at school concerts, festivals, and competitions. This group is open to all instrumentalists by audition only. The Wind Ensemble performs advanced high school level artistic literature of various styles and has consistently earned superior ratings at local and regional festivals.
Concert Band
Open to all students, this ensemble performs at schools concerts, festivals, and competitions. The Concert Band performs standard high school level artistic literature of various styles and has consistently earned superior ratings at local and regional festivals.
Jazz Combos
A long-standing tradition of excellence at WHS, the jazz combos are focused on improvisation and standard jazz tune literature. These groups are primarily student led and perform at school concerts, festivals, competitions, and in the community at a variety of events. These ensembles are open to students in any band, choir, or orchestra class at WHS.
Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Ensemble includes standard big band instrumentation and performs at school concerts, festivals, competitions, and in the community. Open to students in Wind Ensemble and/or Concert Band by audition only, with some exceptions made for rhythm section members, this ensemble performs standard and authentic high school level arrangements of big band literature in all styles.
Percussion Ensemble
All WHS percussionists meet during a separate class in order to focus on technique and literature specific to the percussion idiom. Percussionists will be placed into either Wind Ensemble or Concert Band based on audition, in addition to rehearsing and performing advanced high school level literature of various styles to perform at school concerts, festivals, competitions, and in the community.
WHS Drumline
The Whitefish Drumline is made up of the members of Percussion Ensemble. As a "face of the school", this ensemble is a major part of parades, pep rallies, sporting events, concerts, and community events. A variety of cadences written for high school and collegiate level drumline are memorized and performed each year.
Chamber Ensembles
All Whitefish band musicians are encouraged to participate in the annual solo and ensemble District Festival, with many qualifying for the State Festival. Students have the option to join other instrumentalists to perform as a duet/trio/quartet/etc, or perform as a soloist with piano accompaniment.
Bulldog Pep Band
The Bulldog Pep Band performs at several men's and women's basketball games during the season. Membership is open to anyone enrolled in Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, or Percussion Ensembles. Focused on fun, high energy, support of our teams, and excellence, this ensemble is a very visual part of the Whitefish band program in our community.
Whitefish Middle School Bands
Check out our phenomenal Middle School Band Program under the direction of Mark McCrady using this link!
Our premier concert ensemble, this band performs at school concerts, festivals, and competitions. This group is open to all instrumentalists by audition only. The Wind Ensemble performs advanced high school level artistic literature of various styles and has consistently earned superior ratings at local and regional festivals.
Concert Band
Open to all students, this ensemble performs at schools concerts, festivals, and competitions. The Concert Band performs standard high school level artistic literature of various styles and has consistently earned superior ratings at local and regional festivals.
Jazz Combos
A long-standing tradition of excellence at WHS, the jazz combos are focused on improvisation and standard jazz tune literature. These groups are primarily student led and perform at school concerts, festivals, competitions, and in the community at a variety of events. These ensembles are open to students in any band, choir, or orchestra class at WHS.
Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Ensemble includes standard big band instrumentation and performs at school concerts, festivals, competitions, and in the community. Open to students in Wind Ensemble and/or Concert Band by audition only, with some exceptions made for rhythm section members, this ensemble performs standard and authentic high school level arrangements of big band literature in all styles.
Percussion Ensemble
All WHS percussionists meet during a separate class in order to focus on technique and literature specific to the percussion idiom. Percussionists will be placed into either Wind Ensemble or Concert Band based on audition, in addition to rehearsing and performing advanced high school level literature of various styles to perform at school concerts, festivals, competitions, and in the community.
WHS Drumline
The Whitefish Drumline is made up of the members of Percussion Ensemble. As a "face of the school", this ensemble is a major part of parades, pep rallies, sporting events, concerts, and community events. A variety of cadences written for high school and collegiate level drumline are memorized and performed each year.
Chamber Ensembles
All Whitefish band musicians are encouraged to participate in the annual solo and ensemble District Festival, with many qualifying for the State Festival. Students have the option to join other instrumentalists to perform as a duet/trio/quartet/etc, or perform as a soloist with piano accompaniment.
Bulldog Pep Band
The Bulldog Pep Band performs at several men's and women's basketball games during the season. Membership is open to anyone enrolled in Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, or Percussion Ensembles. Focused on fun, high energy, support of our teams, and excellence, this ensemble is a very visual part of the Whitefish band program in our community.
Whitefish Middle School Bands
Check out our phenomenal Middle School Band Program under the direction of Mark McCrady using this link!