Decades of Excellence in Music State – National – International Recognition The Cobb County School District has been named to the “Best Communities for Music in America” in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Performances Dickerson Middle School Orchestra – 2005
Dickerson MS Percussion Ensemble - 2014
Harrison High School Wind Ensemble – 1999, 2007
Hightower Trail Middle School Orchestra – 2004
Kell HS Band – 2010, 2017
Kennesaw Mt. High School Wind Ensemble – 2007
Lassiter High School Band – 1989,1996
Lassiter High School Orchestra – 2001, 2008
Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble – 2005, 2011
Mabry Middle School Band – 2007
Pope High School Percussion Ensemble – 1996
Tapp Middle School Band – 2004
Walton High School Orchestra – 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 206, 2020, 2021, 2022
American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference North Cobb High School Women’s Choir – 2008
Pebblebrook High School Choir – 2006
Sudler John Philip Sousa Awards Harrison High School Band – Sudler Flag
Lassiter High School Band – Sudler Flag
Kennesaw Mountain Marching Band – Sudler Shield
Lassiter High School Marching Band – Sudler Shield
Pope High School Marching Band – Sudler Shield
Bob Cowles – Legion of Honor
Gary Gribble Legion of Honor
Alfred Watkins – Legion of Honor
American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conference Murdock Elementary School Choir
American Orff Schulwerk Association Divisional Conference Murdock Elementary School Choir
Georgia Music Educators Conference Allatoona HS Orchestra – 2012
Bullard Elementary School Choir – 2007
Campbell HS Orchestra – 2008
Dickerson Middle School Band
Dickerson Middle School Choir
Dickerson Middle School Orchestra – 2004, 2016
Dickerson Middle School Percussion Ensemble
Dodgen Middle School Band
Dodgen Middle School Orchestra – 2007, 2015, 2017
Dodgen MS Orchestra – 2011
Durham Middle School Band – 2005
Durham Middle School Choir – 2008
Ford Elementary School Choir
Ford Elementary School Choir – 2008
Ford ES Chorus – 2011
Harrison High School Band – 2005,2009
Harrison High School Choir
Harrison High School Orchestra – 1998,2006
Hightower Trail Band – 2012, 2017
Hightower Trail Middle School Band – 2008
Hightower Trail Middle School Brass Ensemble
Hightower Trail Middle School Choir– Twice
Hightower Trail Middle School Orchestra – 2003
Hillgrove HS Band – 2009, 2019
Hillgrove HS Orchestra – 2010
Hillgrove HS Symphonic Band – 2011
Hillgrove HS Women’s Choir – 2013
Kell HS Wind Ensemble – 2008, 2016
Kennesaw Mountain Jazz Band
Kennesaw Mt. High School Mixed Choir – 2008
King Springs Elementary Choir
King Springs Elementary School Choir – 2008
King Springs ES Chorus – 2011
Lassiter High School Band – 1986, 2000, 2010, 2017
Lassiter High School Brass Ensemble - 2019
Lassiter High School Choir
Lassiter High School Orchestra – 2003, 2006
Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble – 2008, 2015
Lost Mountain MS Band – 2010 Exemplary Performance Award
Lost Mountain MS Choir – 2010
Lost Mountain MS Orchestra – 2011
Lovingood MS Band – 2011, 2017
Lovinggood MS Orchestra – 2013, 2019
Mableton Elementary Choir
Mabry Middle School Band – 2007
Mabry Middle School Orchestra – 2007
Mabry MS Band – 2011
McEachern High school Wind Ensemble – 2008
McEachern HS Wind Ensemble – 2013
Murdock Elementary School Choir – Twice
North Cobb High School Band – 2006, 2020
North Cobb High School Choir
North Cobb High School Orchestra – 2001
North Cobb High School Women’s Choir – 2008
North Cobb HS Choir – 2013
North Cobb HS Symphonic Band – 2012
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Four times
Pebblebrook HS String Quartet - 2020
Pope High School Band – 1990,1994,1996,2007
Pope High School Brass Band
Pope High School Choir
Pope High School Percussion Ensemble
Pope High School Symphonic Band
Pope HS Orchestra – 2010
South Cobb High School
Tapp Middle School Band
Tapp Middle School Percussion Ensemble
Teasley Elementary School Choir
Walton High School Choir– Four times
Walton High School Men’s Choir – 2008
Walton High School Orchestra – 1983,1989,1995,1999,2003,2006,2009
Walton HS Acapella – 2013
Walton HS Acapella Choir – 2010
Walton HS Symphonic Band – 2011
Wheeler High School Band
Wheeler HS Orchestra – 2018, 2020
Bands of America National Concert Band/Orchestra Festival Dickerson MS Band – 2010, 2015
Dickerson Percussion Ensemble – 2010
Durham MS Band – 2010
Harrison High School Orchestra – 1998, 2003, 2006
Harrison High School Symphonic Band
Harrison HS Wind Ensemble – 2013
Hightower Trail MS Band – 2010
Kell HS Band – 2007
Kell HS Percussion Ensemble – 2005
Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble – twice
Lassiter High School Symphonic Band I – 1993,1995, 2002
Lassiter High School Symphonic Band II – 1993,1995, 2002
McEachern High School Band – 2007
Pope High School Orchestra – 2006
Pope High School Percussion Ensemble – 1996, 2009
Pope High School Symphonic Band – 1993,1996,1998, 2009
Simpson MS Percussion Ensemble – 2010
Sprayberry High School Symphonic Band I
Sprayberry High School Symphonic Band II
Bands of America Grand Nationals Kennesaw Mt. High School Band – 3 time National Finalist, National AAA Class Champions-2004
Lassiter High School Band – 4 time National Finalist, 2 National Championships – 1998, 2002
Bands of America Regional Championships Harrison High School Band – 7 time Regional Finalist, 2 Regional Championship, National Finalist
Kell High School Band – 8 time Regional Finalist
Kennesaw Mt. High School Band – 9 time Regional Finalist, 3 Regional Championships
Lassiter High School Band – 9 time Regional Finalist, 6 Regional Championships
McEachern High School Band – 6 time Regional Finalist
Pope High School Band – 19 time Regional Finalist, 1 Regional Championship
South Cobb High School Band – Regional Finalist, 1 Regional Championship
Sprayberry High School Band – 4 time Regional Finalist
Walton High School Band – 11 time Regional Finalist
Featured Choir Performances Bryant ES Singing Ambassadors – Rockettes at the Fox 2001
Dickerson Middle School Choir – Champs Sports Bowl game in Orlando Florida, National Anthem
King Springs Elementary School – Clay Aiken Concert – Atlanta Symphony 2005
McEachern High School Chorale – Performance at the Georgia General Assembly – Jan. 2006
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (Robert Shaw conducting)
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Carmina Burana with Cobb Symphony
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Clay Aiken Concert – Atlanta Symphony 2005
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Featured performances at industrial conferences: AFLAC; Simone Corporation; BellSouth; Entertainment Design Group
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Guest performances of “Suite Criolla” (in memory of Princess Grace of Monaco) in Switzerland and Monaco at the invitation of and for Prince Albert
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Performances in the Cobb Civic Center Encore Seasons (2001 – 2006):Vegas City Limits, Crazy For You, Footloose, Little Shop of Horrors, Copacabana, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Shorter College Feaste of Caroles
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Shows with Ben Vereen, Usher, Winona Judd, Donny and Marie Osmond, Aaron Neville, Charlie Daniels
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Televised Lighting of the Great Tree
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Televised Lighting of World of Coke Tree
Pebblebrook High School Men’s Chorus – Peach State Public Radio
Pope High School Choir – Belmont University Fall Choral Institute
Pope High School Choir – Georgia State University Honor Choir Festival
Walton High School Choir – (Twice) North Georgia Choral Festival – Shorter College
Walton High School Choir – Shorter College Feaste of Caroles
University of Georgia JanFest and MidFest Featured Performance Allatoona HS Band – 2012
Daniell Middle School Symphonic Band
Dickerson Middle School Symphonic Band
Durham Middle School Symphonic Band – 2003, 2018
East Cobb MS Band - 2021
Griffin MS Band – 2011
Harrison High School Wind Ensemble – twice
Hightower Trail Middle School Band – 2006
Hightower Trail Middle School Band – 2010
Kell High School Wind Ensemble – 2008
Kell HS Wind Ensemble – 2013
Lassiter High School Band – 2007
Lassiter High School Symphonic Band – 2016
Lovinggood MS Band – 2010, 2015
Mabry Middle School Symphonic Band
Mabry MS Band – 2009, 2012, 2016
McEachern High School Symphonic Band
McEachern HS Wind Ensemble – 2012
North Cobb High School Band - 2008, 2019
Tapp Middle School Symphonic Band – 1999, 2003, 2008
Wheeler High School Symphonic Band
Other Convention/University Performance Invitations Harrison High School Wind Ensemble – CBDNA 2011
Mabry Middle School – CBDNA & SEUS Conference 2011
Harrison High School Orchestra – ASTA Conference 2008
Lassiter HS Band National Band Association Biennial Convention – 1988
FSU Tri-State Convention – 1987
University of Southern Mississippi – 1985
University of South Carolina – 1982
Troy State – 1990
Atlanta International Band & Orchestra Clinic – twice
Walton HS Orchestra National School Board’s Convention
Dickerson MS Percussion NBA/CBDNA Convention
Daniell MS Band Conductor’s Conference University of So. Mississippi
McEachern HS Band Southeastern US Band Director Clinic
Major Nationally Televised Parades Harrison HS Band Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – 2009, 2013
Lassiter HS Band Orange Bowl Parade – 1986,1996
Lassiter HS Band Blockbuster Bowl Parade – 1991
Lassiter HS Band Cherry Blossom Parade - 2017
Walton HS Band Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – 1998
Lassiter HS Band Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – 1999, 2004, 2010
Kennesaw Mt. HS Band Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Walton HS Band Tournament of Roses Parade – 2003,2010
Lassiter HS Band Tournament of Roses Parade – 1988,2001,2005, 2013, 2020
Sprayberry HS Band Tournament of Roses Parade
Wheeler HS Band New York St. Patrick’s Day
Harrison HS Band New York St. Patrick’s Day
Osborne HS Band – McDonald’s Magic City Classic Parade – 2016
International Parades and Invited Performances Sprayberry HS Ronald McDonald Thanksgiving Day Parade – 2007
Pope HS Band Citrus Bowl Parade & Cotton Bowl Parade,
Hawaii Thanksgiving Parade, London Millennium Parade,
Lord Mayor’s London New Year’s Parade
McEachern HS Band Lord Mayor’s London New Year’s Parade
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Parade
North Cobb HS Band Orange Bowl Parade
Osborne HS Band Japan Cultural Ministry
Walton High School Choir Prague International Choral Festival – 2nd place
Percussive Arts Society Performances Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble -2008
Dickerson Middle School – 2007, 2020
Pope HS Percussion Ensemble
Wheeler HS Indoor Percussion National Finalist and 2nd Place
Winter Guard International Lassiter HS Open Class Finalist – twice
Scholastic A World Champion
Kennesaw Mt. HS 3 Circuit Championships, 6 times Regional Finalist, 4 time Regional Champion, 3 time World Championship Finalist, and 2 time World Champions
Walton HS Winter Guard – World Champions – Scholastic A Class – 2001
Other Lovinggood MS Band – GMEA Exemplary Performance Award 2013
Lovinggood MS Band – Auburn University Honor Band Clinic Guest Band 2012
Harrison High School Band – Mark of Excellence Winner (Foundation for Music Education) 2011
Dickerson MS Band – GMEA Exemplary Performance Award – 2009
Harrison HS Band – National Wind Band Honors – 2006, 2009
Simpson Middle School Band – Troy State Festival – 2008
King Springs ES – National Anthem Project “All Star” School
South Cobb HS Jazz Band Atlanta Jazz Festival Champion
Pope HS Band 1996 Paralympics Games Opening Ceremonies
Fox Theater 75th Anniversary
Performance for President George W. Bush
Brass Band at GSU BrassFest
Lassiter HS Grammy Signature School
Walton HS Grammy Signature School
Dowell Elementary School Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Cooper Middle School Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Walton High School Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Cheatham Hill Elementary School Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem (5 times) 2007
Sope Creek Elementary School Choir Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Teasley Elementary School Choir Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Murdock Elementary School Choir Georgia PTA Convention
Sope Creek Elementary School Choir Georgia PTA Convention
Bryant ES Singing Ambassadors Winners of the Oscar Meyer Jingle contest for Georgia
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