Saxophone Recital & Masterclass - Chance Stine

Hello MHS band students (especially saxophonists),

Mr. Chance Stine, professional classical and jazz saxophonist and MHS alum (Class of 2014), with be in town next week on a Wisconsin tour.  Chance plays saxophone with the Pershing's Own US Army Field Band, has won or placed at various international saxophone competitions for emerging artists, and has a diverse career as a performer and teacher.

He will be presenting a masterclass (2:00pm) and concert (7:00pm) on the UW-Madison campus on Friday, April 17th.  We strongly encourage anyone interested to check it out!

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Marching Band 2026 Registration Now Open!

Dear Band Families,

We're excited to share that registration for the Middleton High School Marching Band is now open through  March 1 3! The show entitled  The Light That Remains will feature stunning stained glass visuals, the push and pull between darkness and light, and music by Ottorino Respighi, Hans Zimmer, Frank Ticheli, and more!

For students interested in joining specific sections, we strongly encourage attending the following introductory sessions, all held in the  Middleton High School Band Room (enter through exterior door 21 or the athletic entrance on the east side):

Color Guard Intro Sessions 

• March 6

• March 11

• March 12

  
  

  Time: 4:00-6:30 PM

Percussion Intro Sessions

• March 5

• March 12

  
  

  Time: 7:00-9:00 PM

These sessions are a great opportunity for students to learn more, ask questions, and get hands-on experience before the season begins.

The full marching band season information-including the handbook, registration link, calendar, and additional materials-available on our Band Booster website:  https://www. middletonbandboosters.org

Registration is done through a google form so please fill out that form carefully and accurately. Registration is completed when fees are submitted through our booster website or via check. You do not need paypal to submit fees through that system, and please  only click submit fees once to ensure you do not double pay. 

Please consider helping us cover the cost of your digital convenience by covering the digital fees during your payment. Every penny saved goes towards the experience of the season. Additionally, consider donating any amount to help scholarship additional students that might be in financial need. This can be one dollar, up to the full registration price, or more, to help others out. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to  erothacker@mcpasd.k12.wi.us .

We look forward to the next season of the Middleton High School Marching Band!

Large Group 3/5/26

Band Families,

Thursday March 5th and we look forward to having all four of our concert bands perform as well as hosting a number of schools from both near and far.  A schedule for each band can be found  here. 

Since this event takes place during the school day, we cannot offer viewing for family members. Some of the pieces will be carried over to the Spring concerts and would be a great opportunity to see those pieces performed instead. Thank you for your understanding. 

Students from all bands will be signed out on a field trip (to the PAC) for the following time: 

9:30am - 2:00pm

Band ASR will be  closed to all students  except Chamber Winds

Chamber Winds students will sign up for Band ASR (under Mr. Ver Voort) for their clinic time. 

Things to Know about the event

Similar to marching band state, this festival gathers groups of schools who fall in our division (based on school size) and brings them together to perform for adjudication.  Our guest clinicians for this year's event is  Dr.  Ceon Rumphs, Instructor of Music and Conductor of Wind Ensemble at Lawrence University and  Dr. Glenn Hayes Professor of Music at UW-Whitewater.  Each band will receive a 30 min clinic with one of the guest clinicians after their performance.  

In addition to these two clinicians we will be  adjudicated and scored by three state sanctioned judges. Each group will be provided a  rating I - V. This rating will be accompanied by recorded feedback and score sheets for student growth. 

All students will need to arrive at school in  concert attire (all black including shoes and socks) and ensure that they have both music and instruments.  This event is our yearly adjudication and is an excellent opportunity for us to display the hard work and dedication your students spend in music to both our guests and to our state organization. 

All instruments stored inside the band room or Jazz room (Percussion, Tuba, Contrabass Clarinet, etc.) will need to be removed prior to the start of the event at 8:30AM.  As the band room and jazz room will be used as a warm up for other visiting groups we will not have access to them throughout the day, please plan accordingly. Instruments stored in band locker rooms or in halfway lockers do not apply.

After we conclude our portion of the performance and adjudication students will have the opportunity to watch other bands performances.  It is important that we watch and support our guests.