Arkansas River Valley Bands

Over the summer, students attended band camps, practiced their instruments at home, and worked on marching fundamentals at summer practices.

Congratulations to the following High School students who auditioned for the Region VIII High All-Region Jazz Band. Auditions took place...

In just a week, marching season will be in full swing for area high school bands. High school students and directors have been preparing...

In March 2020, the whole country shut down due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. This affected every way of life, from businesses, to schools,...

For musicians in Junior High, earning a seat in the All-Region Band is the highest honor an individual can obtain. It is difficult for...

In 5th grade, someone suggested to Krystal that she would be good in band. That suggestion made a major impact in her life. Since 6th...

Waldron High School has recently hired a new Band Director. Usually, that means getting to know a new director but not this time. Waldron...

This past year, two area high school bands were selected as Honor Bands by an out-of-state panel of adjudicators. The Ozark High School...

Seniors, Congratulations on completing your final Marching Season. I personally know that this is a bittersweet moment, but you had an...

The Charleston High School Band is working hard preparing for the Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra, and Music Conference. The...

On October 12th, 15 High School Bands from Arkansas and Oklahoma traveled to Waldron to compete in the 2019 Bulldog Marching...

With perfect weather, the competition side of marching season started for many area bands as they competed at the Dale Bumpers Marching...

On September 27th, Arkansas River Valley Bands traveled down to Booneville for their Week 5 Friday Night Feature of the Booneville...

This past Friday, Arkansas River Valley bands traveled to Ozark for their Week 4 Friday Night Feature. That night, the Battle of Franklin...

On September 6th, Arkansas River Valley Bands traveled to Waldron for their Week 2 Friday Night Feature of the Waldron Bulldog Band and...

On August 29th, we kicked off our 3rd season of Friday Night Feature at Mansfield covering the Mansfield Tiger Band and the Hackett...

In just a week, marching season will step off for 16 area high school bands. Area band programs have been preparing since the end of the...

On Tuesday, March 5th, 2019, eight area high school bands attended the Region VIII Concert Assessment at Van Buren High School. On...

The Charleston High School Band has been selected to preform at the Arkansas Music Conference in Hot Spring on February 14th. To be...

We headed out East on Highway 22 to check out the Charleston Tiger Marching Band and Ozark Hillbilly Marching Band for our Week 4 Friday...