January 18th, 2025-- Congratulations to the following band students who rehearsed and performed with the Junior High All-District Band on Saturday! These are some of the best young band students in the area, and they put together a great concert in just one day.

Bonnie Gilmore, 7th Grade, Percussion

KJ Nelson, 7th Grade, Trumpet

Kaitlyn Pontious, 8th Grade, Trumpet

Aiden Goes, 8th Grade, French Horn

December 17th, 2024-- The Salem Middle School and High School Bands put on a wonderful winter concert for our school community! Congratulations to all!

October 19th, 2024-- The Salem Marching Blue finished out their marching band season with TWO excellent performances! After a strong prelims run, the band qualified for the finals round in the evening. Clearly the afternoon dance party didn't wear them out too much, as the band came out with a 4th place finish!

July 29th-August 9th, 2024-- We're having a great time at Band Camp so far! The students are working hard and have already learned Part 1 of our show! SMB has several performances coming up soon, with a few new ones added to our calendar. Please click the link above to see our updated season schedule.

April 26th, 2024-- A rainy day didn’t stand in the way of our soloists at MSHSAA State Music Festival! We’re immensely proud of our three students who qualified and performed!

Xander During, bass clarinet, SILVER

Thomas Harris, euphonium, GOLD

Mason Tomnitz, euphonium, GOLD

Congratulations to these talented young musicians on their fine performances!

March 27th, 2024-- Congratulations to The Salem Concert Band! The students performed at MSHSAA large ensemble festival, and earned an Outstanding (2) rating!

We remain proud of the hard work, dedication, and commitment our band students display on a daily basis. Congratulations to them on their Outstanding performance today! Let’s continue this growth as we prepare for our Spring Concert on May 14th!

March 16th, 2024-- After submitting a performance application, the Salem High School Pep Band was chosen to perform at the MSHSAA State Basketball Tournament! The band took a day trip to Mizzou Arena in Columbia, where they performed tunes before, during, and after three basketball state finals games. After that, they got to hang out on campus and grab some BBQ. They had a great performance and enjoyed watching the games!

February 3rd, 2024-- Salem High School Band had 11 students selected for the South Central Conference Band! The students spent the day rehearsing music with clinicians, and performed a concert with their peers from other schools that evening. It was a great concert and a fun day!

January 27th, 2024 -- Congratulations to Xander During on another fantastic performance in the All-State Band!

On Saturday, Xander performed as a member of the top honor band in our state, an honor which he earned by auditioning in December. The band spent roughly 15 hours over 4 days rehearsing and preparing for their concert, with many more spent on individual and sectional practice. This year the band was under the direction of Colonel Don Schofield, Commander and Conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band. Each of the pieces were challenging in their own ways, with one in particular asking the band members to sing in 4 part harmony!

We couldn’t be more proud of your performance and hard work to get this honor. Congratulations once again, Xander! Way to represent our program!

January 6, 2024 -- Salem R-80 Middle School had two students participate in the 2024 Central District Honor Band on Saturday, January, 6th. They went through an audition, a full day of rehearsals with other high-achieving band students from around the district, and performed a concert at Jefferson City High School.

Congratulations to:

Skylar Reeves, 8th grade, trombone

Kaitlyn Pontious, 7th grade, trumpet

November 4th, 2023 -- Salem High School Band had six band members participate in and perform with the All-District Band, the second highest honor band available to students in Missouri.

These students put in hours of work to prepare for their auditions and earn a seat in this ensemble. They spent an entire day rehearsing their music for their concert that evening. Mr. Jim Cunningham, former Salem band director of 9 years, served as their clinician and conductor for the day.

What a great concert! From left to right, congratulations to:

Carter Foster, 6th chair horn, sophomore

Addison Barton, 3rd chair clarinet, freshman

Kaison Wilmont, 11th chair clarinet, junior

Mason Tomnitz (in front), 1st chair euphonium, freshman

Thomas Harris, 4th chair euphonium, sophomore

Xander During, 1st chair bass and contra-alto clarinet, junior