What's next on our calendar?
Registration for the 2024 Gull Lake Blue Devil Marching Band is now open!
Click on the Marching Band or Color Guard tab above for full details!
2024 Color Guard workshops -- all returning members and potential new members should attend the four workshops.
Workshops are held in place of auditions. The 2024 team will be selected from the workshop participants.
All Guard members are required to attend rehearsals once the team has been selected.
Please wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes and bring a filled water bottle.
Workshops will be held in the Auxiliary Gym at the High School.
April 15, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
April 17, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
April 22, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
April 24, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
2024 Marching Band Percussion auditions -- all returning members and potential new members should attend the four auditions.
Students will audition on all percussion equipment (drum line and front ensemble).
Instruments will be assigned based on the audition results.
All percussion members are required to attend rehearsals once instruments have been assigned.
Please meet in the High School Band Room.
Please click on the Marching Band tab above for the audition music packets.
April 29, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 1, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 6, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 8, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Click on the Marching Band or Color Guard tab above for full details!
2024 Color Guard workshops -- all returning members and potential new members should attend the four workshops.
Workshops are held in place of auditions. The 2024 team will be selected from the workshop participants.
All Guard members are required to attend rehearsals once the team has been selected.
Please wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes and bring a filled water bottle.
Workshops will be held in the Auxiliary Gym at the High School.
April 15, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
April 17, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
April 22, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
April 24, 6:00 - 8:30 PM (updated -- please note that the paperwork packet says 6:00 - 9:00!)
2024 Marching Band Percussion auditions -- all returning members and potential new members should attend the four auditions.
Students will audition on all percussion equipment (drum line and front ensemble).
Instruments will be assigned based on the audition results.
All percussion members are required to attend rehearsals once instruments have been assigned.
Please meet in the High School Band Room.
Please click on the Marching Band tab above for the audition music packets.
April 29, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 1, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 6, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
May 8, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Spring Concert and Awards - Tuesday, May 14 in the Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts
All students who participated in High School band this school year are invited to attend, even if not enrolled in Concert or Symphonic Band during the second or third trimesters. Students will receive the awards they have earned throughout this school year.
Student call time: 6:30 dressed in concert black attire
Performance time: 7:00 in the Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts
There is no charge for admission.
Have you heard about our BAND messaging system?
We have a messaging system for parents and students, named BAND. It's a free service where we post information about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, updates to the schedule, and other important information. It's essential during the fall Marching Band season and during concert season for Festival, the Memorial Day parade, and Commencement. We can send out immediate updates to our itinerary that you receive right to your phone. Parents and students may ask and answer questions within their own parent and student groups.
If you're not already signed up, please email Mrs. Stark for an invite code -- [email protected]
It's fast, it's free and it's full of information!
Looking for the SignUpGenius for volunteer opportunities?
Adult volunteers with a current GLCS Request for Authorization to Volunteer form on file may sign up for volunteer slots for the 2024 Marching Band season. Please take a look at our current requests for volunteers and donations by clicking the SignUpGenius button below.
The GLBPA Fall Concession Stand SignUpGenius will be published soon as a separate form.
Please check back often, as additional volunteer opportunities are added throughout the year!
The Gull Lake High School Bands Program
The Gull Lake High School Bands program exemplifies our motto "With Pride!"
GLHS offers students the opportunity to participate in multiple instrumental groups:
- the competitive Blue Devil Marching Band
- the Concert Band
- the placement by audition-only Symphonic Band
- the just-for-fun Pep Band during basketball season
Gull Lake High School Band students are a vital and visible part of our community. Throughout the school year, students perform and entertain the crowds at home varsity football and basketball games, pep assemblies, local parades and concerts. They compete against other Michigan marching bands in MCBA contests, and consistently achieve superior ratings in the fall MSBOA Marching Festival and spring Band and Orchestra Festivals. Many students perform outside of school at events such as District XI and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals and with community groups such as the Kalamazoo Music School Jazz & Creative Institute, the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra, and the WMU Spring Conference All-Star band.
We invite you to attend a concert - cheer us on at a competition - get involved with the GLBPA - and sit back and enjoy the music. The Gull Lake High School Bands program exemplifies our motto "With Pride!"
Click on one of the drop-down tabs above for more information about any of our High School bands.
With Pride!