Band

The Cardinal Gibbons Band Program provides students the opportunity to explore the genres of Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band and Chamber Music in a collaborative and supportive atmosphere. The program seeks to foster individual interests in conjunction with the full ensemble, while educating students in the mediums of self-confidence and self-discipline.

Please see the Course Offerings pages for more details and the Course Pathways page for more information about each program.

Our Band Family

2020 - 2021 Performances (Subject to COVID-19 Restrictions)

Wind Ensemble Honors and Symphonic/Pep Band Honors will perform at all Home Football Games, the Fall Pep Rally and the St. Patrick's Day Parade. These same Freshman - Juniors will perform at our May Graduation.

All Students will perform in Sunday Formal Concerts and are able to attend our yearly Spring Trip! Jazz Concerts are required for Jazz Club Members Only.

Friday Home Football games:
* August 21sr (First Home Game)
* September 4th (Family Football Night)
* September 18th (Homecoming)
* October 9th
* October 23rd
* October 30th (Gibbons Senior Night)
* November 13th, 20th, 21st & December 4th (Playoff Games)
* December 12th (Saturday - State Championship Game if we make it)

Required Sunday Formal Concerts:
* December 13th, 2020 - Br. Michel Bettigole Christmas Music Festival
* February 7th, 2021 - Gibbons Band Pops Concert
* April 25th, 2021 - Sisters of Notre Dame Music Festival

Jazz Club Concerts (New for this year!):
* December 8th, 2020 (Tuesday -6:30 pm MainStage Theatre) Winter Jazz Concert
* April 22nd, 2021 (Thursday -6:30 pm MainStage Theatre) Spring Jazz Concert

The Wind Ensemble marches as a Pep Band in the Raleigh St. Patrick's Parade:
* March 13th, 2021 - Saturday Parade will be 9 - 11:30am

Spring Trip Date and Location: TBD

Graduation Ceremony:
* May 30th, 2021 - Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm

Where Have We Been?

Recent Student Achievements

Recent Student Achievements!

Members of the Cardinal Gibbons High School band have received numerous honors and awards including All-State Orchestra, All-State Band, All-District Jazz Band, and the NCAIS Honor Band. Below are some of our more recent accolades:

Congratulations to Samantha Robeson (Junior - 5th Horn French Horn 11/12 Wind Ensemble), Casey Cheatham (Junior - 4th Chair Snare 11/12 Wind Ensemble), Kate Sullivan (Flute - 7th Chair 9/10 Wind Ensemble) and Madeline Robeson (Junior - Flute 6th Chair 11/12 Symphonic Band) in the NC East Central All-District Honor Bands at the Sanderson High School on January 31st and February 1st.

Congratulations to Casey Cheatham (Junior - Drum Set) on placing 1st Alternate at the NC All-State Jazz Auditions and placing 1st Chair in the NC Central Region Jazz Band on January 24/25th in Cary, NC. What an incredible year of achievements!

Congratulations to the following students on placing and performing in the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS) Honor Band for 2019 at Wake Forest University!

Amelia Suhocki - Flute (5th Chair)
Carolyn Padfield - Flute (6th Chair)
Max Goyette - Oboe (2nd Chair)
Gabby Vertreese - Bassoon (2nd Chair)
Johann Galilea - Alto Sax (3rd Chair)
James Carmouche - Alto Sax (6th Chair)
Nikki Allen - Trumpet (2nd Chair)
James Brooks - Trumpet (5th Chair)
Andie Galilea - Trumpet (8th Chair)
Cale Losack - Trumpet (12th Chair)
Alexander Tudor - Euphonium (1st Chair)
Benjamin Miranda - Tuba (4th Chair)

Congratulations to freshmen Sean Burnett (Alto Sax) and Benjamin Miranda (Tuba) on being selected for the UNC-Pembroke Honor Band!

Congratulations to Genevieve Bottone (Sophomore - French Horn) on being accepted to the 2019 NC Symphony Play with the Pros on March 25 at Koka Booth Ampitheatre in Cary, NC.

Congratulations to all of these students on proudly representing the Gibbons Band!

Ask about how you can be a part of these great ensembles and musical opportunities!

Become A Member!

Placement

Placement auditions are an opportunity for incoming students to get to know the Mr. Cashin, the band class offerings, and learn about all potential music opportunities at Cardinal Gibbons.

Auditions are for placement in one of the two band classes, not for whether you will be accepted into the band program. At Gibbons, Band is a family and we want you to be a part of ours!

Band Placement Audition Date: Saturday, February 6th, 2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm in the Band Room #135

Please RSVP to Mr. Cashin at mcashin@cghsnc.org so we can plan for your arrival.

Students may play any major scales that they know, and two small excerpts of music from a recent band concert. Make-up auditions are by appointment only.

The deferment policy for Health/PE applies.

Symphonic Band

Course: Symphonic Band
Level(s): ALL
Course Prerequisites: None
Credit: 1

Description: Symphonic Band is open to all students with a desire to play a band instrument. Emphasis is placed upon teaching the fundamentals of music performance through daily rehearsals and an understanding of music theory. Students perform in on-campus concerts and have opportunities to participate in Pep Band, Graduation, and combining with the Wind Ensemble class. Students should provide their own instruments unless other arrangements are made with the instructor. Percussion students may take this class if they have two years of experience and they audition. Students may take this course in consecutive years.

*See Page 5 regarding PE Deferment for Rising 9th grade students.

Symphonic Pep Band Honors

Course: Symphonic and Pep Band Honors Grade
Level(s): ALL
Course Prerequisites: Audition
Credit: 1

Description: Symphonic and Pep Band Honors is open to all students with a desire to play a band instrument and audition for the instructor. Emphasis is placed upon teaching the fundamentals of music performance through daily rehearsals and an understanding of music theory. Students perform in on-campus concerts and have opportunities to participate in Pep Band, Graduation, and combining with the Wind Ensemble class. Students should provide their own instruments unless other arrangements are made with the instructor. Percussion students may take this class if they have two years of experience and audition. Students may take this course in consecutive years.

*See Page 5 regarding PE Deferment for Rising 9th grade students.

Wind Ensemble Honors

Course: Wind Ensemble Honors
Grade Level(s): ALL
Course Prerequisites: Symphonic Band or audition
Credit: 1.0

Description: Wind Ensemble is a course for students who have met the standards for Symphonic Band. Members learn aspects of playing an instrument including reading music, completion of music theory assignments each semester, and performing various wind band literature (Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, Jazz Band, and Small Ensemble). On and off-campus concerts, Cardinal Gibbons home football games, specified community parades, and outreach performances are all required. Home practice is expected, and private lessons are strongly encouraged to perform the music in this course. Students should provide their own instruments unless other arrangements are made with the instructor. Percussion students may take this class if they have three years of experience and they audition. Students may take this course in consecutive years.

*See page 5 regarding PE Deferment for Rising 9th grade students.

Middle School Engagement

Middle School Band Partnerships

Middle School Band Partnerships

The middle schools and directors below share a close affiliation to the Cardinal Gibbons Band Program. Students from these programs have thrived in our band, and we continue to be grateful for the hard work each educators invests in their band programs!

Click on the Director's Name to contact them!

Dylan Quick: Cathedral School Director

Vlad Klay: Immaculata Catholic School Director

Casey Sagolla-Slamp: Our Lady of Lourdes Director

Jacobi Davis: St. Mary Magdalene Director

Judy Okamoto: St. Michael the Archangel School Director

Andrew Hawks: St. Raphael Catholic Schools Director

Susan Fritts: St. Timothy's Episcopal School Director

Matthew Barbee: The Franciscan School Director

Perform with our Pep Band!

Perform with the Pep Band & Drum Line!

Current 6th - 8th Graders are able to Perform with the
Gibbons Pep Band at a High School Football Game!

Thank you to our 20 Band Members who joined us in 2018

Here are the details of our Friday, October 18th Middle School Band Night:

Attire: School or Band T-Shirt and Jeans (Sweatshirt if they are cold).
4:45-5 pm: Drop Off at CG Band Room.
5:00-5:30 pm: Kids/Parents can eat and socialize with our kids/parents! The meal is a potluck!
5:30-6 pm: Middle School kids Practice with our HS Student Leaders on the Music
6-6:30 pm: Full band practices together; MS Percussion Students play with the Drum Line!
6:30-6:45 pm: March to stadium, playing in parking lot for tailgating
7:00 pm: National anthem performance with all students
7:05-8:30 pm (Approximate): Perform and/or hang out in the stands with our band as we cheer on the football team!
8:30-8:45 pm (Approximate): MS kids perform or watch halftime performance with Cardinal Gibbons Band and Drum Line
8:45-9:15 pm: Students are picked up by parents at Cardinal Gibbons!

Pops Festival for Middle School Bands!

Middle School Band Programs are able to perform on the Cardinal Gibbons Jazz Festival, which takes place in the Mainstage Theatre on our campus. This is a unique opportunity for current middle school students to perform in a high school auditorium and in a professional music setting!

This past year's Jazz Festival took place on
Sunday, February 10th, 2019 from 1 - 3 pm

Participating Schools

2020: St. Michael's and The Franciscan School
2019: St. Michael's, The Franciscan School, Immaculata
2018: Cathedral School, Immaculata, Our Lady of Lourdes
2017: Cathedral, Franciscan, Immaculata, St. Michael's
2016: Immaculata, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Thomas More

We look forward to seeing your on Sunday, February 9th, 2020!

For more information, contact Mark Cashin, Director of Bands
Follow us on Twitter: @band_cghsnc

FINE ARTS HOME

A Year in the Gibbons' Band

Fall Pep Band

Christmas Music Festival

A Night at the Movies

Spring Band Trip

Spring Music Festival

The Final Notes: Graduation

Summer Programs!

Symphonic Band Summer Program: CANCELLED COVID-19
Wind Ensemble Summer Program: CANCELLED COVID-19

Symphonic Band Summer Program: CANCELLED COVID-19

CANCELLED for 2020

Look for us in the Summer 2021!

9am to 4pm

Grades: Rising 6th through 9th Grade
(At minimum 1 year of playing experience on current instrument)

Description:
The Cardinal Gibbons Symphonic Band Camp is for all Band Instruments (including Percussion) and allows students to further their individual musicianship while enhancing their ensemble performance skills.

We will study fundamentals, chorales, small group and full group band pieces. Sections will have their own instructor for the week of camp.

Equipment: Students must provide their own instrument, with exceptions made on a case-by-case basis. Percussionists should bring a pair of SD-1 General Drum Sticks by Vic Firth.

Camp with conclude with a short performance for parents on the final day of camp at 3:00 pm

Register Here!

Wind Ensemble Summer Program: CANCELLED COVID-19