8th Grade Night @ RHS football game
EVENT DATE: September 20, 2024
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8TH GRADE NIGHT @ MHS FOOTBALL GAME
EVENT DATE: September 20, 2024
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FCMBE - Fulton County Marching Band Exhibition
eVENT dATE: September 21st, Tri Cities HS
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About the Milton HS Band Program
With an enrollment of over 200 musicians, all students are auditioned or placed into one of three concert band classes or a ninth-grade percussion ensemble that meet daily as part of a six-period standard academic schedule. Over 150 of these students also participate in an extracurricular Marching Band that has become a consistent finalist at Bands of America Regional events in addition to having received multiple class and grand championship awards at recent GMEA competitive marching band events. Recently the Marching Band has represented the Milton community at the 2014 and 2018 New York City Veterans Day Parade and the 2016 Hollywood Christmas Parade in which they will perform again in November of 2021. The Milton Indoor Drumline has been a WGI regional or world championship finalist for the past eight years, and the MHS Jazz Ensemble received an invitation to perform in the prestigious Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park after placing third in the 2014 Atlanta Youth Jazz Band Competition. After being founded in the fall of 2000, the Milton Wind Ensemble quickly gained a reputation of excellence. Previous invitational performances include the University of Southern Mississippi (2002, 2005), the Southeastern United States Band Clinic (2003), University of South Carolina (2003, 2007, 2015), the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival (2004), the MENC national conference (2006), Columbus State University (2010), the University of Georgia (2003, 2007, 2011, 2018), the University of Alabama (2012, 2019), the Georgia State University “Bands of Distinction” Clinic (2014), the Georgia Music Educators Association State Conference (2004, 2015, 2020), the Kennesaw State University Band Invitational (2016) and the Music for All Southeastern Concert Band Regional Festival (2016). The Milton Band was the recipient of the 2014 Georgia Music Educators Association "Exemplary Performance Award," in 2015 was named a "commended winner" in the Foundation for Music Education's Mark of Excellence Awards, and in 2016 was named a southern division "Blue-Ribbon Program of Excellence" by the National Band Association. |
About the Roswell HS Band Program
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Milton Band Directors
The 2021-2022 school year is Chris Shumick’s tenth year as the Director of Bands at Milton High School in Fulton County and eighteenth year as a music educator in the Georgia public schools. Prior to his appointment at Milton, he served as the inaugural band director at Woodland High School in Henry County and previously taught at Jonesboro High School in Clayton County. Originally from Alliance, Ohio, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Bowling Green State University, and both Master’s and Education Specialist’s degrees from The University of Georgia. Ensembles under his direction have consistently received superior ratings at GMEA concert and marching band events and the Milton Band has been awarded the Georgia Music Educators Association Exemplary Performance Award and the National Band Association’s Blue Ribbon Program of Excellence. Under his leadership, the Milton Marching Band has been named a Bands of America regional finalist on multiple occasions and has twice performed in the New York City Veterans Day Parade and also in the Hollywood Christmas parade in Los Angeles, California. In recent years, the Milton Wind Ensemble has received invitations to perform at the University of Alabama Honor Band Festival, The University of South Carolina Band Clinic, The University of Georgia’s January Music Festival, Georgia State University’s “Bands of Distinction” Honor Clinic, the Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference in Athens and Savannah, the Kennesaw State University Band Invitational, Emory University, and the Music for All Southeastern Concert Band Regional. Additionally, the Milton Wind Ensemble has been named a Commended and State-Level Winner in the Foundation for Music Education’s Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors. A member of Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters’ Fraternity, Mr. Shumick is a national quarter-finalist for the 2021 Grammy award in music education, a twelve-time recipient of the National Band Association’s Citation of Excellence, and, as the conductor, was the recipient of the Shuler Hensley award for “Best Pit Orchestra” at the Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards. Mr. Shumick also holds the position of Associate Conductor with the Atlanta Wind Symphony and frequently serves as an adjudicator and clinician for marching and concert band events throughout the state. Mr. Shumick is also the Band Chair Elect for the State of Georgia for the Georgia Music Educators Association.
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Roswell Band DirectorsJosh Roberts-
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Roswell High School is excited to announce Joshua Roberts as the new Director of Bands.
"We're happy to welcome Mr. Roberts to Roswell," said Principal Dr. Robert Shaw. "He has a history of educating students and teaching them to love and appreciate music. We're excited to see how he leads the entire Roswell High School band program." Roberts joins RHS from Fayette County Schools, where he was band director at Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, Ga., leading competitive marching band, three concert bands, a jazz band and other small chamber groups. Prior to his tenure at Whitewater High School, Roberts has been assistant professor of music and the first-ever director of bands at LaGrange College, associate director of bands at Newnan High School, assistant director of bands at Jonesboro High School and band director at Oglethorpe County Middle School. "I look forward to continuing the great traditions and successes of the Roswell High School band program," Roberts said. "I also plan to develop new and exciting experiences for the students and community of Roswell. I have taught band at all levels, middle school through college, and I believe my wide range of experience can be an asset to the students in the Roswell High School band." While at Whitewater, the marching was grand champions at the Super Bowl of Sound at Central Carroll High School and grand champions at the Northwest Georgia Marching Band Championships at Cass High School. Roberts led the band on a week-long concert tour in France, playing concerts at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial and the Eiffel Tower. Roberts' wind ensemble played a joint concert at the historic Rialto Center for the Arts with the Georgia State University Wind Ensemble. In addition, Roberts was a two-time recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence. While at Newnan High School, Roberts received the National Band Association Citation of Excellence four times. The bands at Newnan played several invitational events including the Honor Bands of Georgia at Columbus State University, The University of Alabama Honor Band Festival, The University of Georgia Janfest and the Georgia Music Education Association's State Convention. Roberts holds Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Georgia Southern University and a master's degree in education with an emphasis in teaching and creativity from Columbus State University, and he is currently completing an Education Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Georgia. He resides in Woodstock, Ga., with his wife Carrie Roberts, a music teacher in Fulton County, and their three daughters, Isabelle (11), Madeline (9) and Evelyn (5). |
Kevin Kenney is in his third year as Assistant Director of Bands at Milton High School. Mr. Kenney is an active performer, clinician, arranger, and educator in the Atlanta area and previously served as the Assistant Band Director/Percussion Director at North Forsyth High School. In addition to his duties at Milton, he is also the Front Ensemble Arranger and Coordinator for the Atlanta Quest Indoor Drumline. Mr. Kenney has earned a Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University and his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University. While at TCU, Kevin was an instructor for the Marching Band, PASIC Indoor Drumline, Percussion Ensembles, and Steel Bands. He has performed at the Percussion Arts Society International Convention multiple times in the Marimba Competition, Showcase Concerts, and the Marching Festival. He has also performed internationally multiple times as a soloist, as a member of the Kenney Percussion Duo, and as a member of the TCU Symphony Orchestra. Kevin has studied privately with Dr. Brian West, Dr. Richard Gipson, Mr. Clint Gillespie, Dr. Tony McCutchen, and Dr. Todd Mueller. Mr. Kenney has been heavily involved with the marching activity as a performer over the years including being a member of The Cavaliers, Spirit of JSU, Memphis Sound, and Music City Mystique Drum and Bugle Corps. He has also taught and arranged for multiple WGI, BOA, and PASIC indoor groups throughout the country. Kevin is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and a proud endorser of Innovative Percussion. Kevin and his wife Claire (Freelance Percussion Instructor) reside in Alpharetta, Georgia.
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