Avon Lake High School Bands Earn High Marks At State Competition

AVON LAKE, OH - The Avon Lake High School Symphonic Band claimed a Superior Rating at the March 10 Ohio Music Education Association District IV Large Group Abjudicated Event. The band participated in the Class AA category, the most stringent and challenging level for high school bands.

The competition was held at neighboring Westlake High School and on that nearby terrain, the band performed "His Honor" a march composed by Henry Fillmore. The band was required to perform "Incantation and Dance" by John Barnes Chance, a wind bands composition from the 1960s. The band finished with "Arabesque" a dramatic composition from contemporary composer Sam Hazo.

The band earned glowing comments from the OMEA judges. One judge said the Avon Lake Symphonic Band produced "a very beautiful band sound" and that the band was "very impressive both technically and musically."

The Avon Lake Concert Band performed at the event and earned a superior rating in sight-reading and an overall "excellent" rating.

The school district says the Avon Lake Symphonic Band has a lost history of earning accolades for its performances and for developing dedicated and talented student musicians. The Director of Bands at Avon Lake High School is David Eddleman, who is currently in his twelfth year at the school.

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