We Are Arundel Music
Ensembles
Performing Groups
Arundel High School has a number of performing groups for its students!
Concert Band
Marching Band
Color Guard
Orchestra
Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Ensemble
Concert Choir
Advanced Treble Choir
Vocal Ensemble
Marching Band & Color Guard
Marching Band operates during the fall and brings together the Concert Band, Percussion and Color Guard. It combines music, marching and movement into a performance of expression.
Color Guard is a beautiful sport that combines dance, athleticism, and performance skills and pairs it with the live music of a marching band. The guard uses flags, rifles, sabers and other things to spin to show off these skills.
The guard and marching band come together to display a fully integrated show with color, props, costumes, equipment and movement on the field.
The show is performed at all home varsity football games and at marching band competitions during the fall season. To view the Arundel Football schedule, click here.
For more details about joining Marching Band and Color Guard, click here.
Concert Choir, Advanced Treble Choir, & Arundel Vocal Ensemble
Concert Choir (Chorus) is a year-long course that explores choral music from a wide variety of cultures and time periods through study and performance. Students study the basics of vocal technique, sight-reading, music theory. Students participate in one evening concert each semester.
Arundel also offers two auditioned choirs: Advanced Treble Choir & Vocal Ensemble for students who wish to perform more advanced choral music.
For more information about Arundel's choral ensembles, click here.
Concert Band
Concert Band is a performance based ensemble (Levels I-IV) which is designed to challenge the students in all aspects of wind and percussion playing. Students will be performing advanced high school and college level literature. Emphasis is placed on musical elements such as phrasing, interpretation, ensemble techniques, and intonation.
Performances take place at concerts throughout the school year as well as a festival in the spring.
Orchestra
The String Orchestra is one of Arundel High School’s finest performing ensembles. Students concentrate on developing their musical talents through performance of higher level music from a wide variety of musical eras. The Arundel Orchestra consistently receives Superior ratings at festivals.
Full Orchestra is an auditioned extracurricular that rehearses during pride period. It combines strings, winds and percussion. For more information on how to join, click here.
Performances take place at concerts throughout the school year as well as at festival in the spring.
Jazz Band
The Arundel Jazz Band provides an opportunity for students interested in performing music in the jazz idiom. Emphasis is placed on development of swing, latin, rock, and contemporary styles of repertoire and performance. The Jazz Band and its combos consistently earn Superior ratings at the district and state levels!
The Jazz Band frequently performs at local music venues in the metro-Baltimore area and is an often featured performance group at Maryland State Department of Education functions.
If you are interested in having the Arundel Jazz Ensemble perform at your event, please contact Mr. Burns.
Guitar Ensemble
Guitar Ensemble provides an opportunity for students to learn to play not only individually, but as a group, combining different parts to form a collective dynamic of music.
Performances take place at concerts throughout the school year.
