Dorman Cavalier Band!

Congratulations to the following students for their selection into the 2010 Region and All State Band!

2010 All State - Brandon Lindsey (snare), Angelina Viviano (trombone), Miles Hampton (trumpet), Haley Tyson (clarinet), Matthew Stansell (trumpet), Anna Thomason (French horn) and Chase Timmons (string bass).

2010 Region Band - Haylee Utter, Stephen Lukridge, Claudia Cooper, Kevin Pham, Zach Hewett, David Prince, Miles Hampton, Mitchell Grant, William James, Lucas Turner, Stephen Wilson, William Ledbetter, Cameron Harvard, Colin Whitcomb, Ashley Keever, Haley Tyson, Jay Carbon, Josh Greene, Anna Bennett, Matthew Stansell, Anna Thomason, Angelina Viviano, Graham McBride and Michael Christiano.

Region Band members from our Middle Schools:

Dawkins - Mikaela Jones and Trevor Schachner

Gable - Morgan Hope, Dusty Smith, Chase Arnold, Emma Carson West, Jeffery Keever, Courtney Houston and Austin Tucker

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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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!