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Free Concert: Airmen of Note Friday, April 27 at SPHS Auditorium
The Airmen of Note is the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. Join them for a free concert on their tour of New England! Although concert is free and open to the public, tickets are required. Seating is first-come, first-served so be sure to get your free ticket now! Doors open 30 minutes before the show for ticket holders and 15 minutes before (space permitting) for non-ticket holders. DATE AND TIME Fri, April 27, 2018 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT LOCATION South Portland Auditorium 637 Highland Avenue South Portland, ME 04106  |
SPHS Chamber Singers at the March 24th "Checking for Charity" event
Put on by the South Portland Firefighters Local 1476, watch the SPHS Chamber Singers, conducted by Josh Hyssong, at Troubh Arena, doing some great community service. |
South Portland High School to host the Jazz All-State Festival
On Saturday, January 13, 2018, South Portland High School will be the venue for the Jazz All-State Festival. Sponsored by the Maine Music Educators Association (MMEA), the festival will feature musicians, both vocal and instrumental who will qualified to perform in five different ensembles - Combo, Honors Jazz Band, Jazz Band, Treble Jazz Choir and Mixed Jazz Choir. The Concert will begin at 2:00 p.m. and ticket prices are:
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The American Choral Directors Association Maine High School Fall Choral Festival is happening November 9th at SPHS
The American Choral Directors Association Maine High School Fall Choral Festival is happening November 9th at SPHS. We are hosting the following choirs: 9:45 -10:00 - Massabesic 10:03-10:18 - Portland Schools 10:21-10:36 - South Portland 10:39 -11:09 - Greely 11:12-11:27 - Bonny Eagle 11:30-12:15 - Lunch 12:20-12:35 - Thornton Academy 12:38-12:53 - North Yarmouth Academy 12:56- 1:11 - Gorham 1:15 - 1:30 - Yarmouth It is a non-adjudicated event and will feature about 240 students and their directors performing for each other. It's a great day of sharing music among these Southern Maine high schools. |
Congratulations to the South Portland High School Marching Band!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SOUTH PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND who received an unprecedented 12th Gold Medal at the Maine Band Director’s Association (MBDA) Marching Band Finals held on October 28th at Sanford High School. The marching band students, under the direction of Craig Skeffington, performed among 11 other bands from Maine and New Hampshire. Led by senior Drum Major Andrew LeBlanc, and assistant Drum Major, senior Josh Hyssong the Gold Medal marching band entertained the packed stands with a crowd-pleasing performance, playing the Music of Hans Zimmer. With the band’s complicated drill design by Craig Scott, and the precise movements of the Color Guard, led by junior captain Rachel Currie and senior captain Hugo Robertson, the band played songs from The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Driving Miss Daisy, Madagascar, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Lion King. Soloists, senior Sarah Weden on mellophone and senior Jesse Pearlman on trumpet, along with the 70 Red Riot Marching Band members, brought the crowd to their feet with this five-star performance. Congratulations on 12 Years of Gold! |
Marching Band seeks new uniforms after 30 years
If you didn't see it last month, be sure to read this article from the South Portland Sentry about the marching band uniforms : Want to help? Use the SPMB YouCaring page to make a donation towards South Portland High School Marching Band Uniform Fund. |
Your 2018 All-State Jazz Festival Musicians
Congratulations to Gretchen Vose, Lilliana Brandao, Jesse Pearlman, Laura Lefebvre, Sam Withers, Thomas Costin, Max Saffer-Meng and Amelia McNeil-Maddox for making in to the 2018 All-State Jazz Festival! |
All-State Band and Orchestra Auditions Signup
The All-State Band and Orchestra auditions are Friday, November 17th at Biddeford High School. The deadline to signup is Friday, October 20th.
See Mr. Skeffington for audition music and requirements. |
All-State Jazz Auditions Signup
All-State Jazz auditions are during school on October 13th (time TBD). Students will travel by bus to the University of Maine at Augusta. Students need to prepare the melody and the etude to "Autumn Leaves" (located in the band room). These are to be played with an accompaniment MP3. The MP3 files can be found here: All-State Audition Material. Signups are due by Friday, September 29th. The cost of the audition is $22 and your money needs to be received by then. If you are selected to the All-State Jazz Festival, the acceptance fee is $200. The festival itself is here at South Portland High School, January 11 - 13, 2018. The Music Boosters will help with $50 of this fee. |
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