Join us for our final concert of the year, our Awards Concert, at 7pm on Wednesday.  We’ll be celebrating all of the fantastic performances of this past year, as well as saying goodbye to our seniors.  Admission is free.  We’ll join together for cake afterwards thanks to the Friends of Cleveland Bands.

Speaking of serving cake, we are in need of six volunteers to slice and distribute cake.

**We are requesting the parents of Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors volunteer for this easy task, so that our Senior parents can sit back, relax, and enjoy their child’s final CHS concert**

Please click here to sign up

Eat at Burgerville (SE 25th & Powell) this Wednesday from 5-8pm in support of Cleveland Band.  Mention us and they’ll donate 20% of your purchase to the FOCB.  You can even order ahead and use the promo code CLEVELANDBANDS to support us!

You’re invited to hear the CHS Jazz Ensemble compete at the OMEA State Jazz Band Championships this Saturday, May 18th at Mt. Hood Community College.  They perform at 4:35pm sharp, so get there 30 minutes early to allow yourself time to park and find seating.

Admission is $5/person at the door.  Kids under 12 are free.  You can read Mr. Riler’s full letter here.

• Monday, 5/6 @ 6:30pm with Pat Vandehey
• Thursday, 5/9 @ 6:30pm

The Cleveland HS Wind Ensemble will be performing at the OSAA State Band Championships at the Stewart LaSells Auditorium on the OSU Campus on Saturday, May 11th. Our band is scheduled to perform at 7:30PM. OSAA does require a ticket, which can be purchased at the OSAA Ticketing Page.

Letter and Itinerary

Join us in the band room on Monday, May 6th at 6:30pm for an important meeting of the Friends of Cleveland Bands.  We’ll be electing new directors for next year, as well as voting on revisions to our organization’s bylaws.

Join us on Thursday, May 2nd at 7pm for a truly amazing concert!  Cleveland’s Jazz Ensemble, Choir and Wind Ensemble have all qualified to compete for their respective State Championship.  This concert will feature each group performing the set of music they intend to perform for adjudication.

This will be an incredible experience for families, as well as the public.  Please invite your co-workers and neighbors.  They will not be disappointed.

We had a big weekend this last weekend, and as I list the results, I must state that EVERY group and soloist did an incredible job!  I am so proud of the work that these students showed and musicality that they presented.

I would also like to thanks some parents that were so instrumental (pun intended) in helping me run the 2024 State Chamber Music Contest.  You all made me look really good. 😊

Judge Lunch: Kelly Schauer
Tabulation Room: Josh & Shyla Piper, Kristi Riler

– Mr. Riler

2024 OMEA State Chamber Music Contest

1st place – Small Percussion Category
The Librarians: Percussion Duet
Jesse Broderick, Anwar Laraway

2nd place – Large Woodwind Category
Double Reed Ruckus: Double Reed Quintet
Alice Bokman, Maya Faulhaber, Ariah Piper, Vince Randol, Jackson Kohler

3rd place – Small Brass Category
Middle Part Trio
Albert Leong, Vince Randol, Remi Vasquez

3rd place – Large Percussion Category
Tweety Fleety Birds: Percussion Quintet
Ansel Harris Crowne, Anwar Laraway, Jesse Broderick, Lukas Oliver, Eden Warmflash

4th place – Small Brass Category
NE Portland Duet: Trumpet Duet
Sebastian Elder, Avery Wiesler

4th place – Small Woodwind Category
Cleveland Woodwind Duet
Alice Bokman, Theo Hildebrand-Faust

4th place – Large Brass Category
Cleveland Brass Quintet
Sebastian Elder, Avery Wiesler, Jack Schauer, Stella Tinker, Nathan Julian

2024 OSAA State Solo Contest

1st place – Bass Clarinet
Cooper Headrick

3rd place – Trombone
Tai Friel

4th place – Oboe
Alice Bokman

4th place – Orchestral Snare
Jesse Broderick

6th place – Bassoon
Vince Randol

The Cleveland HS Wind Ensemble will be performing at the OSAA State Band Championships at the Stewart LaSells Auditorium on the OSU Campus on Saturday, May 11th. Our band is scheduled to perform at 7:30PM. OSAA does require a ticket, which can be purchased at the OSAA Ticketing Page.

You can find more information for spectators here.

Both the Concert and Symphonic Bands performed for adjudication at the PIL JV Band Festival held at Lincoln HS on Thursday, April 18th. The panel was full of experienced adjudicators, so I was excited for our groups to receive a fantastic clinic and feedback from them.

The Concert Band received great feedback and had their best performance of the year, receiving two superior ratings.

The Symphonic Band received some incredible feedback and received two superior scores that would have qualified them to participate in the 5A State Band Championships!

I am very proud of every student that put forth great effort in accomplishing these fine performances.  The future is bright at Cleveland HS!!