Check out the highlights from the 2023-2024 band program!
Marching Band: “Studio H“
Harrison’s 2023 competition show, “Studio H,” featured music adaptations of American composer and conductor Bernard Hermann’s collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock for Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), and Psycho (1960) as well as with Martin Scorsese for Taxi Driver (1976). The show featured a jazzy alto saxophone performance, an aspiring actress in pursuit of an Academy Award, and movie set and film production props (including a camera dolly that rolls on to stage with director calling shots).
Marching Band competitions and awards for 2023 included:
Bands of America, Memphis Regional | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | Memphis, TN
- Finals Performance: 4th Place Overall
- Preliminary Performance: Class AAA 1st Place, Outstanding Musical Performance, Outstanding General Effect
- BOA Memphis Recap
Bands of America, Orlando Regional | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, FL
- Finals Performance: 6th Place Overall
- Preliminary Performance: Class AAA 1st Place, Outstanding Musical Performance, Outstanding General Effect
- BOA Orlando Recap
Winter Guard: “Arts in Motion“
Harrison’s 2023 Winter Guard show was entitled “Arts in Motion.”
Winter Guard competitions and awards for 2023 included:
- SAPA | Cass High School: SNA Scholastic National A – 4th Place (Event Recap)
- SAPA | South Forsyth High School: SNA Scholastic National A – 1st Place (Event Recap)
- SAPA | Harrison High School: SNA Scholastic National A – 3rd Place (Event Recap)
- SAPA | Etowah High School: SA Scholastic National A – 4th Place (Event Recap)
- SAPA Championships | McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga: SA Round 2 – 5th Place (Event Recap)
Indoor Percussion: “The Lost Relic“
- GIPA | Roswell High School: Percussion Scholastic A – 2nd Place
- WGI Jackson Percussion & Winds Regional | Mississippi Coliseum| Jackson, MS – Prelims Percussion Scholastic A – 10th Place
- GIPA Championships | Alpharetta High School: Percussion Scholastic A – 4th Place