More than 40 Rockwood Ensembles Earn Top Ratings at Large-Group Music Festivals
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More than 40 Rockwood Ensembles Earn Top Ratings at Large-Group Music Festivals
A total of 42 music ensembles from all 10 Rockwood School District middle and high schools recently earned top ratings at large-group music festivals.
The ensembles cover a variety of musical disciplines in band, orchestra and choir. Middle school groups who earned top marks received a "Superior" rating. Top marks for the high school groups were denoted byan "Exemplary" rating.
Congratulations to these outstanding students and their teachers!
High School Large-Group Music Festival Ratings -- Exemplary
Eureka High
- Symphonic Orchestra
- Sinfonia/Concert Orchestra
- Concert Chorale
- Mixed Chamber Choir
- Treble Chamber Choir
- Treble Chorale
- Wind Ensemble
Lafayette High
- Symphonic Band
- Wind Ensemble
- Symphonic Orchestra
- Mixed Choir
- Treble Choir
Marquette High
- Wind Ensemble
- Combined Treble Ensemble
- Treble Chamber Choir
- Symphonic Orchestra
Rockwood Summit High
- Mixed Chamber Choir
- Treble Chamber Choir
- Wind Ensemble
- Symphonic Orchestra
Middle School Large-Group Music Festival Ratings -- Superior
Crestview Middle
- 6th-Grade Choir
- 7th-Grade Blue Band
- 8th-Grade Concert Band
- 8th-Grade Orchestra
- Honor Choir
- Treble Choir
LaSalle Springs Middle
- 8th-Grade Band
- 8th-Grade Choir
- 8th-Grade Orchestra
Rockwood South Middle
- 8th-Grade Band
- 7th-Grade Band
- 8th-Grade Orchestra
- 7th-Grade Orchestra
- 8th-Grade Choir
- 6th/7th-Grade Treble Choir
Rockwood Valley Middle
- 7th/8th-Grade Choir
Selvidge Middle
- Cadet Orchestra
- Concert Orchestra
- 8th-Grade Band
Wildwood Middle
- 6th-Grade Mixed Choir
- 7th/8th-Grade Concert Choir
- 8th-Grade Band
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