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Symphony Band
The Symphony Band is an audition based wind ensemble that rehearses during normal school hours. All participating members are required to perform in a chamber group recital twice a year, in addition to taking part in a lesson program. They perform modern, classical, and traditional repertoire with grade levels of four or five out of a scale from one to six.

Director: Joshua O. Wolloff

Past Director: Peter Tileston (1983-2010)

Concert Band
The Concert band is a non-audition based wind ensemble that rehearses during normal school hours. They perform repertoire with grade levels from two to four out of a scale from one to six.

Director: Joshua O. Wolloff

Past Director: Peter Tileston (1983-2010)

Chorus
The chorus is a non-audition based vocal performance group that rehearses during normal school hours. They perform a variety of styles including, but not limited to, a cappella, gospel, swing, classical, and popular adaptations. Students learn how to utilize vocal techniques, learn to read music, sight read, and sing in harmony, while emphasizing the importance of learning to read and sing four-part writing (SATB). Members who are enrolled as honors students must also be registered in the lesson program, and perform in a chamber concert twice a year.

Director: Joshua O. Wolloff

Past Director: Peter Tileston (1983-2010)

Jazz Ensemble I
Jazz Ensemble I is an audition based ensemble that rehearses twice a week after normal school hours. They prepare their repertoire for a variety of competitive and noncompetitive performances. The ensemble sends in an audition tape annually for the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center’s, Essentially Ellington competition.

Director: Joshua O. Wolloff

Past Director: Peter Tileston (1983-2010)

Jazz Ensemble II
Jazz Ensemble II is a non-audition based ensemble that is open to both high school and middle school students. They rehearse once a week after normal school hours, and work towards a better understanding and development of swing techniques. For many of its members, Jazz II acts as the groundwork for establishing the skills that are utilized in Jazz I.

Director: Peter Twiraga

Jazz Combos I & II
Both jazz combos aim to teach the concept of improvisation. Jazz Combo II works on the fundamentals of learning how to improvise, while Jazz II emphasizes teaching different styles and methods of improvising, with more challenging and complex chord changes. They rehearse once a week after normal school hours.

Director: Peter Levesque

Achievements
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
 * First Place - North American Music Festivals/Pennsylvania
 * Silver Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * First Place - Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Silver Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * First Place - Norwood Jazz Classic
 * First Place - Music festivals/Virginia
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal - IAJE Junior
 * First Place - Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal - B.C. Bop Jazz Festival
 * UNH Jazz Festival Cancelled
 * First Place - Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Gold Medal - B.C. Bop Jazz Festival
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * First Place - Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Silver Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * All-American Music Fest Jazz Ensemble Champions (Highest Score of all festivals in 1995)
 * First Place - Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * First Place - Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * IAJE State Finals - Did not Attend
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Essentially Ellington Finalist
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Silver Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Silver Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/ UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - Southeast District IAJE Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal - IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Gold Medal – Central District IAJE Festival
 * Gold Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class B/UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District IAJE Festival
 * Jazz Ensemble I - Gold Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Jazz Ensemble II – Gold Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District IAJE Festival
 * Jazz Ensemble I - Gold Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Essentially Ellington Finalist (Honorable Mention)
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class A/UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District IAJE Festival
 * Jazz Ensemble I - Gold Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Jazz Ensemble II – Silver Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class A/UNH Jazz festival
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District MAJE Festival
 * Jazz Ensemble I – Gold Medal
 * MAJE State Finals
 * Most Outstanding HS Combo – Mingus Competition
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Classic
 * Most Outstanding Band Class A/UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District IAJE Festival
 * Jazz Ensemble I - Gold Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Jazz Ensemble II – Silver Medal – IAJE State Finals
 * Essentially Ellington Finalist
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Honorable Mention Class A/UNH Jazz Festival
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District MAJE Festival
 * Jazz Ensemble I – Gold Medal – MAJE State Finals
 * Gold Medal – Norwood Jazz Classic
 * Gold Medal – Southeast District MAJE Festival
 * Jazz Ensemble I – Gold Medal MAJE State Finals

Marching Band
The marching band is a non-audition based competitive group that is open to students between grades eight and twelve. It consists of a woodwind line, brass line, battery (marching drum line), pit (front ensemble), and color guard. They rehearse from May to July once a week. During the month of August, the band has what is known as a pre-band camp and band camp. Pre–band camp is Monday to Friday, all day long, at their normal rehearsal site. The following week, they go away for 8 days to band camp, where they have three-a-days. During this time they learn most of their show. During the rest of their season, while school is in session, they rehearse four times a week. Their competitions start up at the end of September, and finish at the beginning of November (usually one or two competitions every weekend).

New England Scholastic Band Association

 * 1985 - DIV. I CHAMPIONS
 * 1988 - DIV. II CHAMPIONS
 * 1990 - DIV. II CHAMPIONS
 * 1991 - DIV. II CHAMPIONS
 * 1992 - DIV. II CHAMPIONS
 * 1993 - DIV. III CHAMPIONS
 * 1994 - DIV. III CHAMPIONS
 * 1995 - DIV. III CHAMPIONS
 * 1996 - DIV. III CHAMPIONS
 * 1997 - DIV. IV CHAMPIONS

NOW RETIRED

Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association

 * 1987 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1988 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1989 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1990 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1991 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1992 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1993 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1994 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1995 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1996 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1997 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1998 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 1999 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2000 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2001 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2002 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2003 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2004 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2005 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2006 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2007 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2008 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2009 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2010 - GOLD MEDALIST
 * 2011 - GOLD MEDALIST

US Scholastic Band Association

 * 1995 - DIV. II OPEN CHAMPIONS
 * 1996 - DIV. IV OPEN CHAMPIONS
 * 1998 - DIV. III OPEN CHAMPIONS
 * 1999 - DIV. III OPEN CHAMPIONS
 * 2004 - DIVISION IV MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
 * 2005 - DIV. IV OPEN CHAMPIONS
 * 2006 - DIV. IV OPEN CHAMPIONS
 * 2009 - DIV. IV OPEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
 * 2010 - DIV. IV OPEN NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONS
 * 2011 - DIV. IV OPEN NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONS

Bands of America

 * 1999 - CLASS AA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
 * 2000 - CLASS AA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
 * 2000 - GRAND CHAMPIONS – NORTHEAST REGIONAL
 * 2000 - SEMI-FINALST – GRAND NATIONALS
 * 2003 - 3RD PLACE – CLASS AA – GRAND NATIONALS
 * 2001 - CLASS AA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
 * 2001 - GRAND CHAMPIONS – NORTHEAST REGIONAL
 * 2004 - CLASS AA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
 * 2004 - GRAND CHAMPIONS – NORTHEAST REGIONAL
 * 2006 - GRAND CHAMPIONS – NORTHEAST REGIONAL

Indoor Percussion
The marching indoor percussion is a non-audition based competitive group for students who are between seventh and twelfth grade. Their competitions begin in mid February and go until late April, and they rehearse four nights a week from late October to April. This group consists of the battery (marching drum line), cymbal line, and pit (front ensemble).

Winter Guard
The winter guard is a non-audition based, competitive, visual performance group that is open to students, grades eight through twelve. Members are taught the basics of dance technique, as well as the proper technique to spin their equipment (flags, sabres, riffles) with. This group has a competitive season running from mid January to late April, and rehearses four nights a week from October to April.