ENSEMBLES
Instrumental Performance Ensemble (IPE)
​Instrumental Performance Ensemble (IPE) is our fall semester brass and woodwinds class. This ensemble is open to all high school band students who play a wind instrument. This ensemble performs a Fall concert and a Winter concert. They also perform at Come Home to Franklin County Christmas Festival.
Please note, students cannot take IPE ONLY; they must be enrolled in a second semester band class in order to take this class. It's both semesters or only spring semester.
Symphonic Band
The class consists of 10th-12th graders and is our premier band music enesemble at Franklin County High School. The class typically performs grade IV-VI difficulty music. The class performs annually at the VBODA Concert Assessment. This class requires an audition to be selected for it.
Please see Mr. Singer for more details.
Concert Band
​The class consists of 9th-12th grade students registered for Spring Band class. This class typically performs grade III-V difficulty music. This class performs annually at the VBODA Concert Assessment. This class is a non-audition based class and is open to all band students.
Marching Band
Our Marching Band a fall production beginning in early summer and finishes up in early November with the Virginia Marching Band Cooperative State Championship. This ensemble performs at numerous Saturday competitions as well as each Friday-Night Football Game Halftime. Our marching band is consistently pushing the envelope of audience entertainment and performer skill within the marching arts activity. Each year's show has a theme and cohesive idea that both the audience and competitive judges can enjoy and understand. Our Marching Band is open to all FCHS students and 8th graders at BFMS.
Indoor Drumline
& Winterguard
​Our Winter Indoor Ensembles compete throughout the mid-Atlantic during the winter season as a members of CIPA, CWEA, AIA, and WGI circuits. They travel to competitions each Winter from January-March. These ensembles are designed to help build our percussion and guard sections and to give our students another performance opportunity to show off their skills and receive more independent instruction. Our Winter Ensembles are open to all FCHS students and 8th graders at BFMS.