WELCOME to the online home for all Grandview Heights instrumental music programs, including the GHHS marching and concert bands, jazz ensemble, and orchestra, as well as the middle school band and orchestra. We are glad you're here!
The Grandview Heights Band & Orchestra Boosters maintain this site, and provide financial, volunteer, and programming support for all Grandview Heights instrumental students in Grades 5 through 12.
Interested in donating? Click the yellow "donate" button below. To become a sponsor, click here.
The Grandview Heights Band & Orchestra Boosters maintain this site, and provide financial, volunteer, and programming support for all Grandview Heights instrumental students in Grades 5 through 12.
Interested in donating? Click the yellow "donate" button below. To become a sponsor, click here.
RECENT NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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GHHS JAZZ ENSEMBLE PERFORMING WITH THE PROSRight before spring break this year, our GHHS Jazz Ensemble students had not one but two amazing opportunities to perform with amazing central Ohio professional jazz talent.
First, our students shared the stage with Vaughn Weister’s Famous Jazz Orchestra, a 22-piece powerhouse known for its massive sound and dedication to the big band tradition. Wesiter's group performs regularly at Boulevard Presbyterian in Grandview Heights, but it is rare for high schoolers to collaborate with a professional ensemble of this caliber. And it was an electric atmosphere! The next night, the students capped off their annual residency with the Jazz Arts Group with a home concert featuring a legend of the Columbus jazz scene, Bobby Floyd on piano. Performing with Bobby Floyd is a true "bucket list" moment for any musician. Floyd is a world-renowned organist and pianist who has toured with the Count Basie Orchestra and Ray Charles, and his soulfulness and virtuosity are unmatched. Along with Floyd, Zach Compston (percussion) from JAG mentored and performed alongside our students. It was an opportunity they will not soon forget! Please enjoy a few photos below from both events, and join us in congratulating the GHHS Jazz Ensemble for these impressive collaborations! WINter BAND WHIRLWIND!Mrs. Olis recently shared the following update:
She was right about those concert band students being focused - as they brought home a superior rating from their OMEA performance this past Friday!
(Updated March 14, 2026) Sweet, sweet solo & ensemble success
On Saturday, January 17, eleven of our GHHS instrumental music students performed solos or in ensemble groups during the OMEA adjudicated events solo and ensemble day at Pleasant View Middle School. And we are thrilled to report that every single one of them received a "superior" rating for their performance - the highest rating available! GHBOB congratulates the following students for putting in the time and effort necessary to achieve this amazing result:
Axel Farnham (freshman) - viola solo Sydney Heren (freshman) - tenor sax solo Max McCollough (junior) - horn solo LouLou Rafailidis (sophomore) - violin solo Charlotte Ritzman (junior) - flute solo Rose Ritzman (freshman) - alto sax solo Maura Yates (junior) - cello solo Sydney Heren, Luke Lobao (senior), Rose Ritzman, Isla Swisher (sophomore) - sax quartet Maddi Barger (freshman), Charlotte Ritzman, Callie Rutter (sophomore) - flute trio GHBOB also gives a big shout out to our directors, Jennifer Olis and Thomas Stanley, for helping our students be so well prepared! Please enjoy a few pics from the day: Interested in learning more about how your student can get involved in extended learning and performance opportunities like this? Talk to your student's director for details!
(Updated January 25, 2026) |
BIG THANKS TO OUR CAKE BASH SPONSORS!The following local businesses have offered financial support and donated over $3000 worth of cakes, gift cards, and other wonderful prizes in support of this week's BOBCAKE BASH event - please help us thank them by mentioning you are a Grandview band or orchestra family when you stop by to patronize their businesses!
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SCHEDULE SNAPSHOTRemember this is just the highlights!
A full calendar is available here. APRIL 9 Cake POPS concert (select GHHS orchestra) 10 BOBCake Bash! (GH Bands, grades 7-12) 16 GHBOB meeting 18 OMEA Solo & Ensemble (optional MS band/orchestra) 21 Spring Concert (GH Orch) 22 Spring Concert (MS Bands) 23 Spring Concert (GHHS Band + Jazz Ensemble) MAY 7 Jazz on the Lawn (GHHS Jazz Ensemble) 12 Spring Choral Concert (GHHS Choir + Singers) 14 Spring Choral Concert (MS Choirs) GHBOB meeting 21 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL GH Blue Star Mother's event (select GHHS Band) 23 GH Memorial Day Parade (GHHS Band) Items in italics are other GH and local performing arts events. We share them here for your information and convenience, to support our fellow performing arts groups, and because they often involve our GH instrumental music students as well! More details for these events are available by clicking here. (Updated March 14, 2026) |
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This web site is maintained by the Grandview Heights Band & Orchestra Boosters, serving and supporting the instrumental music students of the Grandview Heights Schools.
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