Latest News & Announcements

Congratulations to the following Rosemount High School Band Members on their recent honors and awards.

John Phillip Armstrong Award
Brett Abraham

Louis Armstrong Award
Caleb Maeda

Rosemount Instrumental Music Student of the Year
Martha Hernandez

Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA)
All- State Instrumental Music Ensembles
Orchestra Hall – Minneapolis, MN
Nathan Boucher - All State Concert Band
Aidan Firchow All State Symphonic Band
Ava Perry All State Concert Band
Audrey Strenger All State Concert Band

Saturday, March 30, 2019
North Star Circuit Winterguard Championships
Mound Westonka High School
Rosemount Scholastic A Winterguard (15 Members) - Gold Medal - 1st Place
Rosemount Regional A Winterguard (10 Members) - Silver Medal - 2nd Place
Brittany Synder - Marching Scholarship

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
South Suburban Conference All-Conference Musicians
Brett Abraham
Rebecca Flannery
Logan Hathaway
Martha Hernandez
Issac Jahn
Caleb Maeda
Gabe Molitor
Jacqueline Radosevich
Noah Vanderloop

Congratulations to the following Rosemount High School Band Members who have been selected to participate and perform in regional college/university honor bands.

Saturday, November 3, 2018
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, WI

UW-Eau Claire 9-10 Band, Eric Songer, conductor
• Liberty Bell March – John Philip Sousa, arr. Bocook
• Case of the Mysterious Stranger – David Holsinger
• At Twilight – Tyler Grant
• Half Moon on the Hudson – Michael Sweeney
• Pines of Rome – Ottorino Respighi, arr. Curnow
Avery Babcock
Izaac Cheeran
Grace Whaley
Allison Evans
Courtney McNamara
Zahra Azzazi
Laura Maeda
Hailey Gallagher
Maddy Bigalke
Daniel Ewing
Claire Chumbley

UW-Eau Claire Blue Band, Dr. Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor
• Danzon – Jack Stamp
• Bock Fanfares – Turner
• One Life Beautiful – Julie Giroux
• Sea Songs – Vaughan Williams
Jenna Gillich
Abbie Ostrum
Sean Loesch
Martha Hernandez
Cassie Mikelsen
Erik Berg
Cecilia Ellis
Jacob Polanski
Caleb Maeda

UW-Eau Claire Gold Band, Dr. John R. Stewart, conductor
• Fanfare Hayabusa – Satoshi Yagisawa
• Zacatecas March – Genaro Codina, arr. Glover
• Riften Wed – Julie Giroux
• Candide Suite – Leonard Bernstein
Sam Powell
Rebecca Flannery
Jacqueline Radosevich
Brett Abraham
Emily Nord
Samyu Shankar
Mackenzie Gordon
Jake Ligget
MacKenzie Lee
Carter Johnson

Saturday, November 10, 2018
St. Olaf College – Northfield, MN
Rebecca Flannery
Jenna Gillich
Caleb Maeda

Drake University Honor Band – Des Moines, IA
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Gabe Molitor

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Friday, February 7-9, 2019
Matt Bell
Erik Berg
Caleb Maeda
Jacqueline Radosevich
Kyle Springer
Audrey Strenger
Johnathan Whaley

Saturday, February 16, 2019
Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA)
All- State Instrumental Music Ensembles
Orchestra Hall – Minneapolis, MN
Jenna Gillich
Caleb Maeda
Gabe Molitor

Friday, February 15, 2019
Minnesota Band Directors Association (MBDA)
Grades 9-10 Honor Jazz Band

Daniel Ewing

Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7, 2019
Concordia College – Moorhead, MN
Jenna Gillich
Jake Liggett
Abbie Ostrum

Sunday, April 7, 2019
Minnesota Band Directors Association (MBDA)
Grades 9-10 Honor Band
Avery Babcock
Daniel Ewing
Miriam Marks
Anthony Owens
Ava Perry
Audrey Strenger

2018 Rosemount Marching Band Awards and Honors

Saturday, October 20, 2018 Bands of America Indianapolis Super Regional
Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, Indiana
91.000 - Carmel H.S., IN
90.150 - Avon H.S., IN
87.750 - Blue Springs H.S., MO
85.800 - Homestead H.S., IN
85.350 - Union H.S., OK
84.300 - Lawrence Township, IN
83.750 - Fishers H.S., IN
83.200 - Castle H.S., IN
82.950 - Rosemount H.S., MN
82.550 - Center Grove H.S., IN
81.100 - Brownsburg H.S., IN
81.100 - Centerville H.S., OH
80.150 - Lakota East H.S., OH
79.950 - Plainfield H.S., IN

Saturday, October 13, 2018 “Youth In Music” Minnesota State Championships
USBank Stadium – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overall Final Placement Results (Evening Show)
1^st Place         Rosemount
2^nd Place         Eden Prairie
3^rd Place          Sioux Falls Lincoln
4^th Place          Millard North
5^th Place          Eastview
6^th Place          Irondale
7^th Place          Marshall
8^th Place          Sioux Falls Roosevelt
9^th Place          Rochester Lourdes
10^th Place        Anoka

Final Placement Results (Afternoon Show)
Class AAAA
1^st Place         Rosemount
Outstanding Color Guard, Outstanding Visual
Scholarship Award Recipient – Madison Valliant
2^nd Place         Sioux Falls Lincoln
3^rd Place          Eden Prairie
4^th Place          Millard North
5^th Place          Irondale
6^th Place          Marshall
7^th Place          Eastview
Class AAA
1^st Place          Sioux Falls Roosevelt
2^nd Place         Brookings
3^rd Place          Grand Rapids
Class AA
1^st Place          Rochester Lourdes
2^nd Place         Minnetonka
3^rd Place          Hastings
4^th Place          Champlin Park
5^th Place          Farmington
6^th Place          Mitchell
7^th Place          Chippewa Falls
Class A
1^st Place          Anoka
2^nd Place         Harrisburg
3^rd Place          Andover
4^th Place-tie     Coon Rapids
4^th Place-tie     Lakeville South
6^th Place          Park Center
7^th Place          Blaine
8^th Place          Pipestone
9^th Place          Mukwonago

WCCO Television "Best of MN" Marching Band - 2018
(aired on Thursday, October 4, 2018 during the 10pm news)

Saturday, September 29, 2018 Irondale “Music of the Knight”
Overall Final Placement Results
1^st Place          Rosemount
Outstanding Music, Outstanding Visual, Outstanding Color Guard
And Outstanding Percussion
2^nd Place          Marshall, MN
3^rd Place          River Falls, WI
4^th Place          Waseca, MN
5^th Place          Champlin Park, MN
6^th Place          Baldwin-Woodville, WI
7^th Place          Cumberland, WI
8^th Place          Anoka, MN
9^th Place          Farmington, MN
10^th Place        Andover, MN
11^th Place        East Ridge, MN
12^th Place        Coon Rapids, MN
13^th Place        Blaine, MN
Exhibition      Irondale

Saturday, September 22, 2018   Marshall “Pursuit of Excellence”
Results
Grand Champion - Rosemount
Outstanding Brass, Outstanding Woodwinds, Outstanding Color Guard
Outstanding Battery Percussion, Outstanding Concert Percussion,
Outstanding Music, Outstanding Visual, Outstanding Drum Majors

Ivory Class
1^stPlace       Sioux Falls Lincoln, SD
Navy Class
1^st Place      Sioux Falls Roosevelt, SD
2^nd Place Irondale, MN
3^rd Place      Brandon Valley, SD
4^th Place      Brookings, SD
5^th Place      Sioux Falls O’Gorman, SD
6^th Place     Aberdeen Central, SD
Crimson Class
1^st Place West Lyon, IA
2^nd Place Mitchell, SD
3^rd Place      Huron, SD
4^th Place      Sibley-Ocheyedan, IA
5^th Place      West Central, MN
Gold Class
1^st Place       Hastings, MN
2^nd Place Anoka, MN
3^rd Place      Lennox, SD
4^th Place      Madison, SD
5^th Place      Harrisburg, SD
6^th Place      Bishop-Heelan, IA
Exhibition Marshall

Saturday, September 15, 2018 Rosemount Marching Band Festival
Overall Final Placement Results
1^st Place          Eden Prairie, MN
2^nd Place         Eastview, MN
3^rd Place          Marshall, MN
4^th Place          Brandon Valley, SD
5^th Place          Waseca, MN
6^th Place          Rochester Lourdes, MN
7^th Place          Hastings, MN
8^th Place          Champlin Park, MN
9^th Place          Farmington, MN
10^th Place        Anoka, MN
11^th Place        Andover, MN
12^th Place        Blaine, MN
Exhibition     Rosemount

August 23 – September 2, 2018   Minnesota State Fair Parade
2018 Minnesota State Fair Parade Grand Champions
•2009-2013, 2015-2018 Minnesota State Fair Parade Grand Champion

Saturday, September 8, 2018   Eastview Marching Band Festival
Overall Final Placement Results
1^st Place         Rosemount
Outstanding Winds, Outstanding Drum Majors

2^nd Place         Eden Prairie, MN
3^rd Place          Marshall, MN
4^th Place          Waukee, IA
5^th Place          Grand Rapids, MN
6^th Place          River Falls, WI
7^th Place          Minnetonka, MN
8^th Place          Waseca, MN
9^th Place          Rochester Lourdes, MN
10^th Place        Champlin Park, MN
11^th Place        Hastings, MN
12^th Place        Andover, MN
13^th Place        Cumberland, WI
14^th Place        Blaine, MN
15^th Place        Coon Rapids, MN
Exhibition      Eastview

Rosemount High School Marching Band “Blue Plume Award” Recipients
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Carter Johnson – Baritone

Friday, September 14, 2018
Brittany Snyder – Color Guard
Kaleb Rudebusch – Mellophone

Friday, October 5, 2018
Brent Abraham – Drum Major
Martha Hernandez – Drum Major
Caleb Maeda – Drum Major
Jacqueline Radosevich – Drum Major

Friday, October 12, 2018
TBA