Black Knights Marching Band

The Black Knights Fall 2007 Show will be:

"THE TELL-TALE HEART"
A Story of Murder and Conscience by Edgar Allen Poe
Music by David Brush, Drill by Edward Devlin

Student Leadership positions were also announced. Congratulations and good luck to the following incoming student leaders:

The Stamford High Black Knights Marching Band participated in the Stamford Memorial Day Parade to honor our fallen soldiers.

We encourage everyone to remember the sacrifices made for our country. Visit the Department of Veteran's Affairs website for more about the history of Memorial Day.

Check out the band photosets page for pictures from the event.

Mayor Dannel Malloy recently recognized the Stamford High Black Knights Percussion Squad on their recent achievements with a letter to the Band Parents Association.

We thank the Mayor for recognizing the hard work and dedication of these Stamford High Students, as well as the commitment and dedication of the band staff and parent supporters.

Read Mayor Malloy's letter.

On Friday, May 4th, the SHS Jazz Ensemble performed in their final competition for the spring at Brien McMahon High School. The ajudicators were percussionist Joe Corsello and former Maynard Ferguson bassist Rick Petrone. The students performed a varied repertoire with success on a high level. They opened with the funk-fusion classic "Birdland," featuring the rhythm section. Next was the ballad "Georgia on my Mind," featuring Ryan Henderson on solo trumpet. "Afro Blue" was an afro-cuban chart made famous by John Coltrane, and featured Omi Batan on drums and guitarists John Mahoney and Michael Galgano.

With an outstanding score of 93.5 the Stamford High School Black Knights Percussion have won the Musical Arts Conference Championship!

Next up? The Black Knights are off to Dayton, Ohio to compete in the WGI Winter Percussion World Championship on April 20th and 21st. Go Black Knights!

The Underage Drinking Forum yesterday was very well attended by Stamford residents. The Black Knights Marching band in particular was out in force.

Be sure to check out our current Winter Percussion Show (Music: My Anti-Drug - watch video) which makes a strong statement about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse and how programs like music can help.

We encourage you to get more information about this serious problem - many great resources are available...

Stamford High's Winter Color Guard ends its season on an emotional high note at Championships!

Check out the photos of our practice at SHS and our final performance in Trumbull at Championships on March 31st.

Stamford High's Winter Color Guard ended its season on a high note, scoring an 87.30, surpassing last week's season high and personal best when they performed their final show at Championships on March 31st in Trumbull. The performance was full of energy and emotion as the ladies were sad to see the season come to an end.

The last day was filled with fun, surprises and some tears as long-lasting memories were made.