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
CLICK HERE for the 2025 BAND CAMP VOLUNTEERS SIGNUPGENIUS
CELLO CAMP!
Columbus-based cello quartet UCelli sponsors an annual summer camp for current and aspiring cello students each year, and this year two Grandview orchestra students participated, including Maura Yates (rising junior) and Madan Chiang (rising 8th grader).
Both Maura and Madan are part of the ensemble in the video below, performing Tosca by Puccini. GHBOB congratulates these students on devoting part of their summer to this extended learning and performance opportunity! Interested in similar opportunities for your own student? Click here to see our current list, or contact your student's director.
(Updated June 25, 2025) SENIOR SENDOFFGHBOB says one last fond farewell to the Class of 2025, seen here in photos taken during the Band and Orchestra senior picnic (thanks again to the Smiths and Schmieds for organizing), as well as celebrating on graduation day. Wishing you all the very best in your lives beyond GHHS!
(Updated May 27, 2025)
CONGRATULATIONS,
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Ben Carini
Carmen Cunningham Annabel Dimes Ben Donahue Leva Fischer Porter Knouff Quinn Markle Sean McKelvey |
Cooper Meade
Anna Pulver Ben Ritzman Charlie Russell Lucas Schmied Lizzy Smith Sophia Szabo-Ramsey Maddie Young |
Ben Carini was selected for the prestigious national John Philip Sousa Band Award, and Quinn Markle received the equally impressive Louis Armstrong Jazz Band Award. Several other high school students were recognized for solo and ensemble and honor band achievement and other special awards as well. You can click here for the full list, and click here to see the tribute to our seniors.
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(Updated April 29, 2025)
BOBCAKE BASH 2025 -
A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!
Friends, the last checks are being gathered and the official count is ongoing, but I can say with certainty that this will be the second straight year that we have raised more than $10,000 with our BOBCake Bash, and we are definitely going to set a new fundraising record. Huzzah! A BIG thank you to absolutely everyone who volunteered any of your time to make this event happen, but of course we are sending our biggest gratitude out to our BOBCake Bash co-chairs Catt Dimes and Terra Welsh. Congratulations to both of them for another well-organized, fun, and incredibly successful event!
We are also grateful to Tessa Carrel, who organized the second annual Cake Pops concert for the orchestra students to kick off BOBCake Bash week at the Grandview Heights Public Library. More than 120 audience members were in attendance to watch our orchestra students from grades 5 through 12 participate in mixed ensembles and play some beautiful music together. Cake pops for the crowd and a raffle that kicked off our fundraising efforts were (dare I say it?) the icing on the cake of what was already a great night! Check out some photos from both events, below.
This year is bittersweet because Catt is "graduating" from her role along with her graduating senior. But we are so lucky to have had her running this show for the past four years. Each year has been bigger than the last since Catt took the wheel - in fact, this year's total is on pace to be a more than 50% increase over her first year's effort, and all told her four Bashes will have raised more than $37,000! Although we will miss her, she has set us on a path for great success for the future, and we are so grateful for that. And best of all each and every one of those dollars that Catt helped to raise has been or will be spent on programs and initiatives that will benefit our students. What a legacy she leaves behind. Thank you so much, Catt!
And finally, a big thanks to our entire community for supporting this beloved community event, for the 76th straight year. We couldn't do this without you!
We are also grateful to Tessa Carrel, who organized the second annual Cake Pops concert for the orchestra students to kick off BOBCake Bash week at the Grandview Heights Public Library. More than 120 audience members were in attendance to watch our orchestra students from grades 5 through 12 participate in mixed ensembles and play some beautiful music together. Cake pops for the crowd and a raffle that kicked off our fundraising efforts were (dare I say it?) the icing on the cake of what was already a great night! Check out some photos from both events, below.
This year is bittersweet because Catt is "graduating" from her role along with her graduating senior. But we are so lucky to have had her running this show for the past four years. Each year has been bigger than the last since Catt took the wheel - in fact, this year's total is on pace to be a more than 50% increase over her first year's effort, and all told her four Bashes will have raised more than $37,000! Although we will miss her, she has set us on a path for great success for the future, and we are so grateful for that. And best of all each and every one of those dollars that Catt helped to raise has been or will be spent on programs and initiatives that will benefit our students. What a legacy she leaves behind. Thank you so much, Catt!
And finally, a big thanks to our entire community for supporting this beloved community event, for the 76th straight year. We couldn't do this without you!
(Updated April 19, 2025)
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SCHEDULE SNAPSHOT
Remember this is just the highlights!
A full calendar is available here.
JULY
14 Pre Band Camp rehearsals begin
20 Band Camp 2025!
28 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
30 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
AUGUST
4 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
6 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
10 Falco Park concert (GHHS MB)
13 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
17 GHBOB Decal Drive (ALL HS musicians)
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 June 15, 2025)
A full calendar is available here.
JULY
14 Pre Band Camp rehearsals begin
20 Band Camp 2025!
28 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
30 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
AUGUST
4 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
6 Evening rehearsal (GHHS MB)
10 Falco Park concert (GHHS MB)
13 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
17 GHBOB Decal Drive (ALL HS musicians)
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 June 15, 2025)
DISNEY TRIP WRAP-UP!
GHBOB President Jennifer Kinsinger recently shared her thoughts and words of gratitude to all those who helped our high school students' Disney dreams come true:
Now that I’ve had a chance to (mostly) catch up on sleep after a wonderful trip to Orlando with Grandview Heights’ band and orchestra, I want to take a moment to thank the many helpers that not only made it possible, but also made it a success.
Our Band Director, Jennifer Olis, and Assistant Band Director/Orchestra Director, Thomas Stanley put in so much effort and their personal time, and we appreciate everything they do for these kids.
The board members of this year and last year’s Grandview Heights Band & Orchestra Boosters, which includes Julie Rutter, Molly Schmied, Jay Carini, Natalie Glenn, and Dot Keil.
Now that I’ve had a chance to (mostly) catch up on sleep after a wonderful trip to Orlando with Grandview Heights’ band and orchestra, I want to take a moment to thank the many helpers that not only made it possible, but also made it a success.
Our Band Director, Jennifer Olis, and Assistant Band Director/Orchestra Director, Thomas Stanley put in so much effort and their personal time, and we appreciate everything they do for these kids.
The board members of this year and last year’s Grandview Heights Band & Orchestra Boosters, which includes Julie Rutter, Molly Schmied, Jay Carini, Natalie Glenn, and Dot Keil.
The chaperones that gave up their time and sleep to make this trip possible and keep our kids safe, Dave Schmied, Katie Branum and Jeanne Bussell. [Editor's note, this also includes Jenn Kinsinger herself - thanks, Jenn!]
Thank you to the parents who helped with some preparations ahead of time. Mona Barber, who helped secure some funding, Lisa Gladman, Bob Rutter and Dave Schmied, who helped get kids fitted into uniforms.
Thank you to James Herlihy and Herlihy - Mayflower Moving & Storage for donating packing boxes and your help to safely get our uniforms to Orlando & back home.
Year after year, we’ve gotten help and support from the Grandview Heights Marble Cliff Education Foundation and the Bobcat Boosters, and this year the Grandview Heights Neighborhood Bridges.
We greatly appreciate just how well-behaved the kids were and how much they worked hard to do a good job and represent Grandview Heights in a positive light.
Thank you to all parents who support your band and orchestra students.
And one of the things that makes Grandview special, is how much teachers and coaches understood that these kids are multifaceted. Thank you to the teachers and coaches for being understanding of students’ absences when they need time to make music.
And PLEASE, keep volunteering at the BobCake Bash and the concession stand, so we can make more opportunities like this happen!
(Updated April 19, 2025)
Thank you to the parents who helped with some preparations ahead of time. Mona Barber, who helped secure some funding, Lisa Gladman, Bob Rutter and Dave Schmied, who helped get kids fitted into uniforms.
Thank you to James Herlihy and Herlihy - Mayflower Moving & Storage for donating packing boxes and your help to safely get our uniforms to Orlando & back home.
Year after year, we’ve gotten help and support from the Grandview Heights Marble Cliff Education Foundation and the Bobcat Boosters, and this year the Grandview Heights Neighborhood Bridges.
We greatly appreciate just how well-behaved the kids were and how much they worked hard to do a good job and represent Grandview Heights in a positive light.
Thank you to all parents who support your band and orchestra students.
And one of the things that makes Grandview special, is how much teachers and coaches understood that these kids are multifaceted. Thank you to the teachers and coaches for being understanding of students’ absences when they need time to make music.
And PLEASE, keep volunteering at the BobCake Bash and the concession stand, so we can make more opportunities like this happen!
(Updated April 19, 2025)
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