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we are Tupelo
a TRADITION of excellence...
a LEGACY of pride...
The Tupelo High School Band is consistently among
the standard-setters for musical excellence. You'll find us
at the center of game-day spirit under the Friday night lights...energizing our community with a spirited parade performance...
winning YET ANOTHER Mississippi Sweepstakes Award...representing TUPELO in front of national and international audiences... and the list goes on and on...
2019: Premiere Performance of "Until the Scars" by John Mackey
2017: 58th Presidential Inaugural Parade - Washington, DC
2006: MHSAA Class 5A Marching Band Champions
2001: Fiesta Bowl National Band Championships - Tempe, AZ
1989: 50th Presidential Inaugural Parade - Washington DC
1985: Tri-State Music Festival Champions - Enid, OK
1963: Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic - Chicago, IL
Along the way, the Tupelo Band has earned literally hundreds of superior ratings, best in class awards, and grand champion trophies. The Tupelo Band hosts the Region I MHSAA Marching Evaluation, Mississippi Invitational Marching Classic, NEMBDA Honor Band Auditions, and the Northeast Mississippi Pre-Festival Concert Exhibition. We are proud to be leaders in the band community!
Our Recent Accomplishments
2022
MHSAA Concert / Sight Reading Evaluation (Oxford) -- All Superior Concert Ratings; Excellent Sight Reading Ratings: Wind Symphony
Itawamba CC Band Festival (Fulton) -- Overall Superior Concert Ratings; Superior Sight Reading Rating: Symphonic Band
Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Championships -- 2nd Place SRA Guard: Tsunami / 4th Place Novice Guard: Vortex / 4th Place PSA Percussion: Riptide
2021
opted out of MHSAA Concert / Sight Reading Evaluation as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Olive Branch Conquistador Classic (Olive Branch, MS) -- 5th Place Overall Band
MHSAA Region One Marching Evaluation (Tupelo) -- All Superior in Every Caption
Tomahawk Marching Classic -- 2nd Place Overall Band; Reserve Grand Champion
MHSAA Class 6A Marching Championship (Flowood, MS) -- 9th Place Overall Band
Mississippi Lions All-State Band Members: Caleb Kellum, trombone / Jaxon Harris, bassoon
2020
MHSAA Concert / Sight Reading Evaluation cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Marching Competition Season cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mississippi Lions All-State Band Members: Madison Page, trumpet / Caleb Kellum, trombone
2019
MHSAA - MBA SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
MHSAA Concert / Sight Reading Evaluation (Tupelo) -- All Superior Ratings: Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Peabody Marching Invitational (Trenton, TN) -- GRAND CHAMPIONS
Northeast Regional Marching Championship (Booneville, MS) -- Best in Class; Best Overall Percussion; 2nd Place Overall Band
MHSAA Region One Marching Evaluation (Tupelo) -- All-Superior in Every Caption
Tomahawk Marching Classic (Fulton, MS) -- 4th Place Overall Band
MHSAA Class 6A Marching Championship (Flowood, MS) -- 12th Place Overall Band
Mississippi Lions All-State Band Member: Madison Page, trumpet
2018
MHSAA - MBA SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
MHSAA Concert / Sight Reading Evaluation (Tupelo) -- All Superior Ratings: Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Pirate Marching Classic (Winfield, AL) -- Best in Class; Best Overall Percussion; Best Overall Band
Columbia Marching Invitational (Columbia, TN) -- 5th Place Overall Band
MHSAA Region One Marching Evaluation (Tupelo) -- All-Superior in Every Caption
Tomahawk Marching Classic (Fulton, MS) -- 3rd Place Overall Band
MHSAA Class 6A Marching Championship (Madison, MS) -- Finalist; 7th Place Overall Band
Mississippi Lions All-State Band Member: Jordan Wayne, euphonium
2017
MHSAA - MBA SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
MHSAA Concert / Sight Reading Evaluation (Tupelo) -- All Superior Ratings: Wind Symphony
Itawamba CC Concert Band Festival (Fulton, MS) -- All Superior Ratings; Symphonic Band
Conquistador Classic (Olive Branch, MS) -- 7th Place Overall Band
Bandmasters Championship (Memphis, TN) -- 11th Place Overall Band
MHSAA Region One Marching Evaluation (Tupelo) -- All-Superior Band; Superior Percussion and Drum Major
MHSAA Class 6A Marching Championship (Madison, MS) -- 11th Place Overall Band
Mississippi Lions All-State Band Members: Erian Watkins, clarinet / J.D. Dunklee, snare drum / Abigail Grant, marimba
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