SMSD Wind Ensemble Festival
Shawnee Mission East High School 7500 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS, United StatesTuesday, March 25 is the Shawnee Mission Wind Ensemble Festival held at SM East. We will perform Waltz #2 and …Ere the World Began to Be for our sister schools, parents, and a judge! That concert begins at 7:00p.m. and will end around 8:45ish. Students need to get themselves, their music, and their instruments to East. This is a typical Concert Black dress event. Gentlemen need to grab their tux coats either Monday or Tuesday after school. Call time will be 6:10p. Please plan for rush hour traffic. Parents, please come and enjoy a great evening of music! The encouragement […]
Solo & Ensemble Recital Night
Solo and Ensemble performers – We host a West Recital Night in the music rooms at West on Monday, March 31 from 6-8:00p. We hire a judge to listen and provide feedback for every performing solo or group. This is an opportunity to run your piece in a performance situation prior to going to Regionals. There will be a sign-up sheet on the marker board in the front of the room for a performance time. You MUST have original music for all performers, piano accompanist (if applicable) and the judge. If you do not have originals, you will be disqualified […]
Band~Aides West Meeting – April 2025
Shawnee Mission West High School 8800 W 85th St., Overland Park, KS, United StatesBand parents, friends of the band – please join us as we plan for the next month of performances, contests and games! We’ll meet at 7PM in the band room.
SMSD Symphonic Band Festival
Shawnee Mission Northwest 12701 West 67th Street, Shawnee, KSAll Shawnee Mission High School Symphonic Bands will be performing in the SMNW Auditorium. SM West symphonic band members to assigned SMNW band room @ TBD.
Regional Solo/Ensemble
Regional Solo and Ensemble takes place on Saturday, April 5 at Olathe South HS. Students are responsible for getting themselves to O. South along with their music and instruments. NOTICE – this is the same day as Prom. I cannot request special times for Prom – sorry. PARENTS – West typically has a table for all our band, choir, and string students to hang out between performances and ratings being posted. There are often snacks and water available at this table. If you would like to partake in the snacks, you should also bring snacks
State Large Group Festival
State Large Group Music Festival take place on Thursday, April 10 in Olathe schools. This will be during the school day. We may need a few parents to ride busses. We may also need some parents/students to drive between locations if they perform in Band/Choir, or Band/Orchestra. We will get the schedules a couple of weeks prior to the performances and can determine rides at that time.
Jazz on the Bridge
Shawnee Mission West High School 8800 W 85th St., Overland Park, KS, United StatesDetails to follow