Dorman Cavalier Band!

January 30th from 2-7:30 PM we have the CIPA circuit drumline and colorguard show in the arena.

February 18th at 7 PM is Bandorama 2010! Come out and see all of the band performing ensembles for Spartanburg School District Six grades 5-12! The concert will last just over an hour. We have a hotdog supper starting a 5 PM! For $5 you get hotdog, drink, chips, and something sweet! Come early and support the band! Click here for the Bandorama 2010 flyer!

Congratulations to the students, parents and staff on an outstanding marching season. The Marching Cavaliers made the finals of the SCBDA 5A State Marching Championships finishing in seventh place! This wrapped up a tremendous competitive season for the Dorman Band! See below for some of our results. Thank you to everyone that made this season such a success!

The Dorman Marching Cavaliers competed in two contests in the Charlotte area on Saturday, October 24, 2010.

At the Pirate's Cove Classic at Porter Ridge High School the Dorman Band earned a Superior Rating while placing 1st in General Effect, Percussion, Guard, Music, Marching and Drum Major for Class 6A. The Marching Cavaliers were awarded 1st Place in Class 6A, Overall Percussion Champion and overall Grand Champion!

At the Hickory Ridge Festival of Bands, the Dorman Marching Band placed first in General Effect, Music, Marching, Guard and Percussion for Class 5A. The Marching Cavaliers were awarded 1st Place in Class 5A and the overall Grand Champion for the contest!

On Saturday Oct. 17th the Dorman Band was the featured halftime group for the televised Wofford/Appalachian State football game.

That evening the Marching Cavaliers competed in the Chesnee Eagle Classic winning Best Color Guard, Best Drum Line, Best Horn Line and First Place in Class V.

The Dorman Band was also awarded High Effect, High Music and Class Champion of the Gold Classification (IV-V). Our Dorman Band parents were selected as the Best Pit Crew for the competition.

The Dorman Marching Cavaliers were crowned Grand Champion of the 20th Annual Chesnee Eagle Classic over all competing bands! Way to go Marching Cavaliers!!

The Dorman High School Marching Cavaliers competed on Saturday October 10th at the Bands of America Regional at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. The Marching Cavaliers were awarded the High Overall Effect award and first place for Class AAAA. The band went on to a seventh place finish in the finals that evening. Congratulations to the members of the Marching Cavaliers on their outstanding accomplishments!

Upcoming Schedule: 10/29 (Thursday night due to being televised) Home vs. Hillcrest. 11/6 at Spartanburg HS (Wofford) Full Band, 11/7 5A State Finals held at SC State 3:00 PM. 5A Schedule

The Dorman Band program recieved the South Carolina Band Directors Association Outstanding Performance Award for 2009! This award is given based on success in Marching, Concert, Region/All State and Solo & Ensemble Festival. We scored 100 out of a possible 100 points to earn this honor this year! Congratulations to all of students that participated in these events!

Gable MS

Congratulations to the Gable Middle School Honor Band for their outstanding performance at Concert Festival. They earned an Excellent Rating on stage and Superiors in the sight-reading room! Way to go!!

DHS
Congratulations to our Wind Ensemble for their performance at SCBDA Concert Festival at Lexington HS on March 25, 2009. The band received straight Superior ratings in class V! Congratulations to all students and staff for this accomplishment!

DFC
Congratulations to the Dorman Freshman Campus Symphonic Band for their performance at SCBDA Concert Festival at Woodmont HS on March 26, 2009. The band received two Superior and one Excellent rating for their stage performance and two Excellent ratings for their sight-reading performance. Congratulations to all students, Ms. Hembree and Mr. Burton for this accomplishment.

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Congratulations to the following Dorman Band students that made the All State and Region Bands! We are very proud of your hard work! Alternates for All State are also listed as Region Band members.

ALL STATE BAND MEMBERS

Clarinet Haylee Utter
French horn Taylor Peterson
Tuba Cameron Harvard
Snare Brandon Lindsey
Snare Colin Whitcomb

REGION BAND MEMBERS

Clarinet Haylee Utter
Clarinet Haley Tyson
Clarinet Claudia Cooper
Bass Clarinet Chris Prince
Alto sax Kevin Pham
Bari sax Ashley Willis
Trumpet Matthew Stansell
Trombone Graham McBride
Trombone Kelly Thomas
Euphonium Mayfield Reynolds
Tuba Cameron Harvard
Timpani Michael Christiano

Flute Ashley Keever
Oboe Holli Branum
Clarinet Ada Bennett
Trumpet Dusan Sojourner
French horn Anna Thomason
Trombone Angelina Viviano
Trombone Michael Stansell
Tuba Jonathan Bussey
Snare Victor Perez
Timpani Taylor Steinberg

We also have students from our middle schools that also made the Region and All State Bands.

We want to congratulate them on this incredible accomplishment.

JUNIOR ALL STATE BAND

Trumpet David Prince Dawkins Middle School

Trumpet Miles Hampton Gable Middle School

JUNIOR REGION BAND

Flute Megan Cummins Dawkins Middle School
Clarinet Mary Anderson Dawkins Middle School
Clarinet Mikaela Jones Dawkins Middle School
Trumpet Dylan Dotson Dawkins Middle School
French horn Luke Turner Dawkins Middle School
Trombone Raymond Ly Dawkins Middle School

Flute Morgan Hope Gable Middle School
French horn Mitchell Grant Gable Middle School
Tuba William Ledbetter Gable Middle School

The Dorman Marching Cavaliers competed in the State 5A Marching Band Championships on Saturday, Nov. 1st. The Dorman Band qualified for the finals with a Superior rating. The Marching Cavaliers had the 2nd highest Visual Effect score in the preliminary competition. The Dorman Band finished in 7th place in the finals of the State Marching Championship. Congratulations to all of the band members on their outstanding success this season!

The Dorman Marching Cavaliers competed in the Pirates Cove Classic at Porter Ridge High School in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, October 25th. The Dorman Band won Best Drum Line, Best Color Guard, Best Drum Major, High General Effect, High Marching, and High Music in Class 4A. The Marching Cavaliers scored a Superior Rating and were 1st Place in Class 4A.

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District 6 Region Band Students at Furman Unvirsity

    Letter to Rising 9th Grade Band Parents
We want your 8th grade band member to be a part
of the 2008 addition of the Marching Cavaliers.
Click here to read the letter from the Dorman 
Band Director, Dave Bruce.  


Click here to see a Four Year Plan to take Band
every year and still get all of your college credits.  

Attention Dorman Band members and parents:
If you have some great digital pictures that you would like
to share, please email them to Mr. Bruce.  Please pick your 
best 4-5 shots.  They can be performances, fun times, 
practice, etc.  Thank you!