CATEGORY
Overview
Since its inception in 1991, the Harrison High School band program quickly established a reputation for musical excellence. The Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band, each meet for ninety minutes every day within a four-period block schedule and typically perform 5-6 concerts per year. Students in the Harrison Bands are consistent members in the District Honor Band, Georgia All-State Band, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Honor Band of America, Georgia’s Govenor’s Honors Program, Atlanta Youth Jazz Orchestra, and Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Faculty & Staff
The Harrison Bands faculty and staff includes an accomplished and nationally-recognized group of music educators dedicated to supporting all our band students in advancement of their selected musical skills. Our staff participates in -- and often leads -- a...
Marching Band
The Harrison Marching Band is the most visible performance group at Harrison High School. Recipient of the Sudler Flag and a multiple-time Band of of America Grand Nationals Class Champion and Finalist, the Harrison Marching Band is nationally recognized...
Large Group Ensembles
Harrison Bands offers a music education program for a variety of interests and skill levels. Students who sign up for band classes audition for band directors, who then make assignments to the large group ensembles. These include Concert Band,...
Color Guard and Winter Guard
Harrison's Color Guard is a unit of the Marching Band, participating in all marching band activities, exhibitions and competitions. In the Spring semester, our Winter Guard program undertakes a full schedule of competition events sponsored by SAPA and WGI....
Indoor Percussion Ensemble
The Indoor Percussion Ensemble consists of the marching percussion (or battery) and front ensemble (pit or frontline) sections of a marching band. Indoor Percussion Ensemble marries elements of music performance, marching, and theater into unique sets, and performs throughout...
Jazz Ensembles
Harrison’s jazz ensembles rehearse and perform in the spring semester, learning a variety of jazz subgenres, including Southern, swing, be-bop, fusion and more.
The jazz program at Harrison is an extra curricular activity that consists of multiple big band ensembles....