Welcome to the 2013-2014 School Year! We are looking forward to an exciting year in the music department! Please mark the mandatory concert dates for your child on your calendar now. Feel free to email any of the music department teachers if you have any questions! Below are the 2013-2014 Band, Chorus, and Orchestra concert dates, however more performance dates are listed on the music department Google calendar which will have other dates that pertain to are extracurricular performance groups and district wide events.
• Orchestra Festival – Wednesday, September 25th (7th & 8th Grade Only)
• Orchestra Concert – Wednesday, October 2nd
• D300 Choral Festival – Monday, October 21st (select students)
• Band Concert – Wednesday, November 6th
• Junior IMEA Festival – Saturday, November 9th (select students)
• Chorus Concert – Thursday, December 5th
• D300 Honors Band Fest - Tuesday, January 14th (select students)
• Orchestra Concert – Wednesday, February 12th
• Band Concert – Wednesday, February 26th
• Chorus Concert & Talent Show – Wednesday, March 5th
• D300 Solo & Ensemble - Saturday, April 5th (select students)
• ECC Jazz Fest - Monday, April 14th (select students during day)
• Musical – Friday/Saturday, April 24th, 25th
• Chorus Concert – Wednesday, May 7th
• Band Concert – Wednesday, May 14th
• Orchestra Concert – Tuesday, May 20th

We have music department t-shirts available for purchase! Band member Aaron Gregory created our design! Congrats to Aaron for a beautiful and creative music logo! Shirt permission slips are available with your child's music director or you can download it from their ensemble page (Chorus, Band, or Orchestra)! We hope our music students and families will show their music pride by wearing their DMS Music shirts!