Band members from all over the district came together at the school this past weekend for the Virginia District Band event. Band directors held initial try-outs in at an event in December and those that qualified participated in the three day competition.

Band members from around the city were introduced to new music, collaboratively put a program together, and then performed the pieces at the concert on Saturday.

The top chairs, chosen Saturday, qualified for an All-State audition, which will take place at James Madison University in three weeks.

“Twenty students from the Falcon band qualified for Districts and six qualified for All-State auditions,”  Band Director Mike Lane said. “Those who make it will go on to the All-state band in April.”