Band

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This last weekend, the Salem Hills Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform at the State Jazz Festival, being one of 40 bands selected from all around the state. Our jazz band earned a Superior rating from three collegiate professors of Jazz studies at this festival!  

Marching Band State Championship performance 2023

band team

Marching Band Takes State with a record-breaking score of 78.263!!

3rd Place in 5A State-Wide!!

band posing for a picture

  • 1st in Music Performance

  • 1st in Visual Performance

  • 1st in Color Guard

  • 2nd in Percussion

  • 5A Scholastic State Champions

The Marching Band comes back this weekend with incredible news! With a score of 77.425 (the highest score in Salem Hills history): 

  • 1st Place in Music Performance Caption

  • 1st Place in Visual Performance Caption

  • 2nd Place in Percussion Performance Caption

  • 3rd Place in Color Guard Performance Caption

  • 1st Place in 5A Scholastic Division

Furthermore, to put this into some perspective, our score would have placed us 3rd Place if we were in the 5A Open Division (against bands twice our size), and only .5 behind 2nd Place. In other words, the band showed up in a big way this weekend! 

The Davis Cup

  • 1st Place in Music Performance

  • 3rd Place in Visual Performance

  • 3rd Place in Percussion Caption

  • 3rd Place in Color Guard Caption

  • 2nd Place Overall in 5A Scholastic Division

Earned the following places at the Bridgerland Invitational:

  • 2nd Place in Music Performance

  • 2nd Place in Percussion Caption

  • 3rd Place in Color Guard Caption

  • 2nd Place Overall in 5A Scholastic Division

three band people smiling at the camera

First Place

Color Guard

Visual Performance

Overall

at Nebo Tournament of Bands