St. John's Jesuit Department of Music

The Symphonic Band
2007-08 Season

Mr. Xavier G. Smith, Director

The SJJ Symphonic Band (Symph Band) is an ensemble dedicated to performing art music of many genres. In addition to daily class rehearsals and weekly after school rehearsals, the Symph Band performs concerts, band festivals, and community outreach events. The Symph Band earned a “Superior” rating by the Ohio Music Education Association and earned an “Excellent” rating at state evaluation. Many respected musicians and community members have called the SJJ Symphonic Band one of the finest high school bands in the area.

To become a member of Symph Band, an SJJ student must be signed up for 600 Band or 602 Percussive Arts as a class. As with the Marching Titans, Symph Band is open to female musicians from the St. Ursula and Notre Dame academies. Auditions are held for seating, and students are placed in the ensemble according to their individual learning needs. Since all members are equally as important, part assignments rotate piece to piece so that students may learn with varied performing experiences. In addition, all Symph Band members participate in small ensemble groups throughout the school year.

For more information on the SJJ Symphonic Band, please call Mr. Smith at (419) 865-5743 ext. 262 or email at xsmith@sjjtitans.org.