The St. Michael High School Band continues to raise the bar in its performance expectations under the leadership of their band director, Dr. Kevin Andry. This year’s Marching Band thrilled audiences with its halftime show entitled “The Amazonian Rainforest,” as well as its performances in the Jones Creek Christmas Parade and St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Warrior Band earned an Excellent rating at the Dutchtown Invitational Marching Competition, while the Percussion Ensemble and Auxiliary Units earned superior ratings. One of the highlights of the marching season was its Annual Band Night. Band students from several area Catholic feeder schools were invited to join the St. Michael Marching Band in the stands for one of our home football games. The students and parents were provided with a jambalaya dinner by the band parent’s organization and the young band members were able to perform several selections with the high school band.

The Jazz Ensemble continues to excite audiences everywhere! For the fifth consecutive year, they attended the Lee Fortier Jazz Invitational and the Loyola University Jazz Festival. This year, five students were recognized for their Outstanding Musicianship. They included Kattie Fetterman on piano, Eric Peters on trumpet, Dylan Parker on alto sax, Dane Monic on tenor sax, and Alex Holeman on bass. Alex also earned a spot in the Louisiana All State Jazz Ensemble. Dane Monic, Eric Peters, Hayden Serio, and Alex Holeman all earned sports in the All-Parish Jazz Band.

The Concert Band earned the Sweepstakes Trophy for its superior ratings across the board at District Band Festival and will travel to Lake Charles to participate in State Festival in April. Christopher Simoneaux, Dylan Parker, Dane Monic, Danielle Bunch, Taylor Stoma, LeighAnn Benbow, Marshall Leavoy, Michael Borne, Mary Bernard, and Nicholas Settoon all earned spots in the All-Parish Honor Band.

In addition to the superior rating at Dutchtown, the Percussion Ensemble earned four superior ratings at Solo and Ensemble Festival, which was hosted by St. Michael again this year. The St. Michael Drumline continues to grow in numbers and performance level.

The Warrior Band is scheduled to travel to Orlando in the spring (2010) to participate in a music festival.

2009-2010 Warrior Band:
Dear prospective student and parent(s)/guardians(s),

I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to our comprehensive band program. By comprehensive, we mean that students have the opportunity to perform in many ensembles including Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Liturgy Band, Marching Percussion, and Concert Percussion. Our administration at St. Michael has pledged its support to provide our students with the resources needed to achieve our goals. The band program has grown by leaps and bounds during the past five years and is one of the top high school bands in the area. Rest assured knowing that as Band Director, I will continue to teach with a style that reflects my principles and value for music education – for God, school, and community. I anxiously await the opportunity to work with you at St. Michael High School.

St. Michael Marching Band
All students enrolled in the band who are not involved in Varsity Football, Cheerleading, or the Dance Team participate in the Marching Band. The award-winning Marching Band performs at all football games, a marching contest, several parades and pep rallies. More information will be sent to you concerning band camp.

St. Michael Percussion Ensemble:
The Percussion Ensemble begins work early during the summer and performs in Marching Band, Concert Band, and Concert Percussion settings. Interested students should email Dr. Andry at Kandry@smhsbr.org.

St. Michael Jazz Ensemble:
The highly-decorated St. Michael Jazz Ensemble makes several appearances throughout the year, including Open House, the Lee Fortier/Johnny Gerbrecht Invitational Jazz Concert, Loyola Jazz Festival, “Moonlight and Jazz,” and the Governor’s Mansion. The Jazz Ensemble is one of the most competitive ensembles on campus and it has scored Superior ratings at the Loyola University Jazz Festival and the All American Music Festival in Orlando. There are currently openings for saxophone and trumpet for the 2009-2010 school year.

For more updated information on the Warrior Band and audition material, please visit Dr. Andry’s music education webblog at www.docandry.edublogs.org

Dear prospective student and parent(s)/guardians(s),

I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to our comprehensive band program. By comprehensive, we mean that students have the opportunity to perform in many ensembles including Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Liturgy Band, Marching Percussion, and Concert Percussion. Our administration at St. Michael has pledged its support to provide our students with the resources needed to achieve our goals. A three-year plan to upgrade the music facility has already been implemented. The music facility will continue to be upgraded to include a quality music library, instruments, discography, and recording software and hardware. Rest assured knowing that as Band Director, I will continue to teach with a style that reflects my principles and value for music education – for God, school, and community. I anxiously await the opportunity to work with you at St. Michael High School.

All students enrolled in the band who are not involved in Varsity Football, Cheerleading, or the Dance Team participate in the Marching Band. The Marching Band performs at all football games, a marching contest, several parades and pep rallies. Band Camp will be held this year two weeks before the start of school. More information will be sent to you concerning band camp.

The Percussion Ensemble begins work early during the summer and performs in Marching Band, Concert Band, and Concert Percussion settings. Auditions for the highly competitive St. Michael’s drum line will be held this year on April 16 at 4:30 pm. There will be a clinic for all percussionists on April 2 from 4:30 – 5:30 in the band room. This informative clinic will help answer any questions that new members may have and will help to prepare them for the audition. There are currently openings for snare drum, tenors (quads), bass drum, cymbals, and frontline. Drumline camp usually begins three weeks before school begins in the Fall. Interested students should email Dr. Andry at Kandry@smhsbr.org.

Audition Material can be found on Dr. Andry’s Blog at www.docandry.edublogs.org

The St. Michael Jazz Ensemble makes several appearances throughout the year, including Open House, Holidays, the Baton Rouge High School Invitational Jazz Concert, “Moonlight and Jazz,” and the Governor’s Mansion. The Jazz Ensemble is one of the most competitive ensembles on campus and it has scored High marks at the Loyola University Jazz Festival and the All American Music Festival in Orlando. There are currently openings for bari sax and trombone for the 2007-08 school year. All interested students should email Dr. Andry at Kandry@smhsbr.org for more information about auditions.


Audition Material can be found on Dr. Andry’s Blog at www.docandry.edublogs.org