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Mr. Michael Cale, Director Mr. Sam Brunetti, Assistant Director
About the Mountaineer Middle School Band
The Mountaineer Middle School Band is comprised of approximately 180 students grades six through eight. Each grade level is split into two separate classes – one for brass and one for woodwinds, each with percussion mixed in. The classes of each grade level get together for a couple rehearsals prior to concerts to put together what they have learned. Performance opportunities all bands include a winter concert and a spring concert, each in conjunction with the M.M.S. choir. The 7th and 8th grade bands also perform at the Region 10 band festival held at Bridgeport Middle School, where they have each earned Superior ratings every year. The M.M.S. Band is under the direction of Mr. Michael Cale. Mr. Cale is a 1991 graduate of Fairmont Senior High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Fairmont State College in 2001. After teaching band (grades 5 – 12) at Paint Valley Local School District in Bainbridge (Ross Co.), OH, he accepted a position as the band director at Salem Middle School in Salem, WV. Job duties included teaching grades 6 – 8 band at S.M.S.,5th grade band at Van Horn and Harden Elementary Schools (also in Salem), and assisting at Liberty (Harrison) High School in Clarksburg, WV, a position which he currently still holds. IMPORTANT CHANGE!!! 2010 Spring Band/Choir Concert The annual spring band and choir concert will be held on Tuesday, May 25 in the M.M.S. gymnasium. The sixth grade program will begin at 6:00 pm while the 7th/8th grade will begin at 7:30 pm. Students need to report and BE READY NO LATER than 15 minutes prior to their above-mentioned start times. Attendance by all band members is mandatory.
All County BandCongratulations to the 16 M.M.S. students that auditioned for the 2010 Harrison County All-County Band! This year's band was among the most selective ensembles we've ever had. The All-County Band concert was held on Tuesday, March 23 in Bridgeport Middle School's gymnasium. The concert, conducted by University High School assistant band director Neil King, was one of the best concerts in recent memory. Mrs. West Virginia 2010 made a guest appearance to discuss the importance of music education. Music performed included Wind Sketch by John Edmonson, Prelude and Energico by James Swearingen, Sabre Dance arranged by Andrew Balent, Star Wars Saga arranged by Mike Story, and Smoke on the Water.
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Mountaineer Middle School Band