The Berryville Band program ​is comprised of  approximately 320 musicians in grades six through twelve.  Dedicated to fostering a life-long appreciation and relationship with music, the Berryville Band faculty nourishes each musician with a healthy diet of different genres and styles of music through their development.  The students, faculty and staff are committed to achieving high artistic performances, pride in the organization, communal camaraderie and excellence in music.  

 

The Berryville Bands have traveled to several competitions and festivals through the Midwest. At the Heritage Festival in Chicago, IL, the High School Concert Band was named Best Overall Instrumental Program. Other festivals and competitions include the Bands of America Grand National Marching Championships, Indianapolis, Indiana; Festival of Music, Kansas City, MO; Perfomance at the Meyerson Center in Dallas, Texas; Renegade Review, Tulsa, OK and Northwest Arkansas Invitational, Siloam Springs, AR.  Since 2005, the Berryville High School Band has received the Sweepstakes Award for superior ratings at the ASBOA Concert and Marching Assessments.  

 

Students from Berryville continue to be thriving life-long musicians.

 

Notable Alumni

Chris Flores- The "Commandant's Own"- U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps

Indigo Fisher- Interlochen Academy

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Current Directors:

2008-Present: Drew Morris

2015-Present: Kolby Palmore

Past Directors:

2013-2016: Michael Moon

2006-2015: Jenna Mere

2013-2015: Andrew Enis

2004-2013: Daniel Hodge

2005-2013: Julius Stevens

2005-2008: Jamie Purtle

2001-2005: Jim Swiggart