The Cleveland HS Wind Ensemble had a wonderful performance at McDaniel HS on March 19 at the PIL Band Contest. This was a State qualifying event, with the added incentive that the highest scoring band receives an automatic bid to the State Band Championships (as long as they meet or exceed the minimum requirement for qualification, which is a score of 75). Our Wind Ensemble had three scores over the minimum requirement receiving scores of 78, 83 and 86 and a sight reading score of 54 out of 60. This was the highest score of the day, making the Cleveland HS Wind Ensemble the PIL Champion and automatic qualifiers for the 2024 OSAA State Band Championships.
The State Band Championships are held at the LaSells Stewart Center on the Oregon State University campus (located across from Reser Stadium). We will be performing on Saturday, May 11, with the performance time being revealed near the end of April. Most league champions play in the evening.