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Index > Extracurricular > Senior Band
St. FX Concert Band, currently under the direction of
Mr. D. Vespa
Practices take place every Wednesday between 2:40-3:40. Sectionals are every
Tuesday at the same time.
Concert Band consists primarily of Grade 10,11 and 12 students. The Concert
Band participates in the annual Christmas and Spring concerts, any many
festivals of the Greater Toronto Area. The band has also built a strong tradition of participating internationally at festivals throughout North America.
Achievements:
International festivals:
2006, June: Superior Rating (2nd place) at the Six Flags Darien Lake Band
Festival
2005, April: Silver rating at the Heritage Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana
2004, May: Superior Rating (2nd place) at the Six Flags Darien Lake Band
Festival
2003, April: Silver rating at the Heritage Festival, Boston, Massachusetts
2001, April: participation in the Music Maestro Festival, New York, New York
2000, April: 2nd place in the category at the MusicFest in Orlando, Florida
1999, April: Superior rating at the Thrills and Trills Festival, Cleveland,
Ohio
Greater Toronto festivals:
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto:
2004: 1st place in the Secondary School Bands C category
2004: 2nd place in the Secondary School Bands - March C category
OBA Concert Band Festival:
2008: Silver
2007: Silver Plus
2006: Silver
2005: Silver
2004: Silver
Greater Toronto MusicFest:
2003: Silver,
2002: Silver,
2001: Silver.