BHS Bands
ABOUT THE BANDS
Batavia High School offers four curricular concert bands and two percussion classes, serving 200 students. 9th grade students are mostly placed into Symphonic Band or Percussion II, based on their instrument. Concert Band, Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony are offered for 10th-12th graders based on an audition in early Winter. Classes meet for 90 minutes every other day.
There is a place for you in the Batavia Bands! We want to make music with you each day - sign up for band class in January!
Wind Symphony - Wind Symphony Syllabus
Wind Ensemble - Wind Ensemble Syllabus
Concert Band & Percussion I - Concert Band Syllabus
Symphonic Band & Percussion II - Symphonic Band Syllabus
The Batavia Bands have a proud tradition at Batavia High School and throughout Illinois. The Batavia Wind Symphony has performed at the Illinois Superstate Competition annually since 2018, at the Illinois Music Education Conference in 2018, and at the Western Illinois University Showcase of Bands in 2019. The bands have traveled throughout the United States.
At the Cooperative Concert, the Batavia Bands have shared the stage with the Rotolo MS Symphonic Band, the Northshore Concert Band, the Palatine Concert Band, the Elmhurst University Wind Ensemble, the Wheaton College Symphonic Band, and the Northern Illinois University Wind Ensemble. The Batavia Bands have also begun the Batavia Band Festival, a non-competitive band festival designed to give non-top bands a top-band experience. This festival has clinicians and extended clinics to foster the most educational experience.
Batavia High School offers four curricular concert bands and two percussion classes, serving 200 students. 9th grade students are mostly placed into Symphonic Band or Percussion II, based on their instrument. Concert Band, Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony are offered for 10th-12th graders based on an audition in early Winter. Classes meet for 90 minutes every other day.
There is a place for you in the Batavia Bands! We want to make music with you each day - sign up for band class in January!
Wind Symphony - Wind Symphony Syllabus
Wind Ensemble - Wind Ensemble Syllabus
Concert Band & Percussion I - Concert Band Syllabus
Symphonic Band & Percussion II - Symphonic Band Syllabus
The Batavia Bands have a proud tradition at Batavia High School and throughout Illinois. The Batavia Wind Symphony has performed at the Illinois Superstate Competition annually since 2018, at the Illinois Music Education Conference in 2018, and at the Western Illinois University Showcase of Bands in 2019. The bands have traveled throughout the United States.
At the Cooperative Concert, the Batavia Bands have shared the stage with the Rotolo MS Symphonic Band, the Northshore Concert Band, the Palatine Concert Band, the Elmhurst University Wind Ensemble, the Wheaton College Symphonic Band, and the Northern Illinois University Wind Ensemble. The Batavia Bands have also begun the Batavia Band Festival, a non-competitive band festival designed to give non-top bands a top-band experience. This festival has clinicians and extended clinics to foster the most educational experience.
