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[edit] Band
The Hickman High School Marching Band is one element of a comprehensive band program. The marching band begins its season in August, with summer rehearsals, and concludes its season with the end of the football season. The marching band comprises 160 students enrolled in band classes at Hickman High School as well as several Hickman students that are members of the color guard. As the marching band "activity" continues to evolve, the Hickman band remains active as it consistently participates in performances at home football games, local parades, and region-wide marching festivals. Throughout its recent history of participation in marching band festivals, the band has been a consistent finalist and has been awarded outstanding caption recognition in all captions, including Outstanding Musical Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance, Outstanding Percussion, Outstanding Color Guard and Outstanding Drum Majors. Most recently, the band was a finalist and placed at the Ozarko Marching Festival and placed 4th in the gold(top) division at the Greater St. Louis Marching Festival.[1] The Hickman Marching Band has traveled to Florida and most recently to Honolulu, Hawaii (June, 2005) as they presented performances in the King Kamehameha Parade and a special performance at the U.S.S. Missouri Memorial. The band will repeat this trip in June 2008.
The Hickman High School Concert Band Program currently consists of Wind Ensemble (1st) hour and the Concert Band (2nd). Each year the Wind Ensemble (membership by individual audition) and the Concert Band present many performances for the community including home concerts and special events. In addition, both bands participate in the State Large Ensemble Festival and consistently receive Superior ratings. The Hickman High School Wind Ensemble has twice been selected to perform for the Missouri Music Educators Association (2001 and 2005).
The Hickman High School Jazz Program is an extracurricular activity available to student enrolled in Hickman band classes. The jazz program comprises two "big bands" of standard jazz instrumentation as well as various jazz combos. The jazz bands begin morning rehearsals at the conclusion of the marching band season and continue throughout the school year. Both jazz bands present 2 concerts per year, as well as participating in 3-4 jazz festivals per year.
[edit] Orchestra
The Hickman High School string orchestra is composed of the finest string players in the school and meets 1st hour. The band and string programs complement each other, combining into a full orchestra for major works such as Carmina Burana, Verdi's Requiem and tribute concerts for composers such as Leonard Bernstein. In 2007 the orchestra traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to perform at the Heritage Music Festival. They received three first place awards.
[edit] Vocal
Choral Music at Hickman has been a part of the total education experience since the first choral music class was included in the curriculum of Columbia High School for the 1899-1900 school year. Since then choirs at Hickman have received numerous accolades and awards for excellence in choral performance at state, regional, national and international festivals. Theses include a first place finish at the International Youth and Music festival, Vienna, Austria; a performance with the internationally renowned Canadian Brass; a performance with former Missouri Governor, Senator, and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft; and performances at state and regional music educator conferences. Hickman choirs have toured extensively throughout Europe, visiting Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England, and most recently Italy and the Vatican. Notable performances include: Salzburger Dom in Salzburg, Austria; Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada, theNational Cathedral in Washington, D.C.;St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy; St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy; and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Rome.
Musical theatre has been a staple of Hickman High School for decades, having produced All-School musicals as far back as the 1940s. The Musical Productions class first appeared in the 1977-74 school year when they presented the Victor Herbert musical The Red Mill, which opened as it had in 1946 when Hickman first produced it. Since that time, Musical Productions has grown into a graduated program, with three levels of study. Each course is designed to improve the student's skill level, designed to grow students into confident and well-rounded performers.
