MLK High School Bands

05/10/2019

The 19th Annual MLK Spring Marching Band Extravaganza was amazing. Over 700 people showed up in the rain to support their favorite band. The KOH Extravaganza also serves as our band scholarship signing day. Our 20 seniors garnered music and academic scholarships to fine institutions all over the country.

04/13/2019

A small tribute for a giant from the MLK Band Family. We lost Amber Sanford too soon. Today would have been her 20th birthday and the MLK Wind Ensemble along with band alumni and alumni band parents did a balloon release to a life well lived. Rest in Power Amber...

03/28/2019

A huge thank you to Dr. Joyce McCall from the University of Illinois School of Music and Prof. Roxanne Stevenson from Chicago State University for stopping by MLK on yesterday to share their wealth of knowledge. Hoping to open a new stream of musical opportunities for our students at both of these fine institutions.

03/26/2019

The MLK Wind Ensemble will be in concert this Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 12 noon at the Music for All Southeastern Regional Concert Band Festival at Georgia State’s Rialto Theater. This is a huge honor and huge performance.

03/12/2019

Come and enjoy the MLK Wind Ensemble in concert for the 2019 Large Group Performance Evaluation. Thursday, March 14, at 8 PM at Southwest DeKalb High School.

02/10/2019

MLK band members getting ready for the show. GMEA District 4 Honor Band 2019. 15 consecutive years of 20 or more participants. Way to go band!

02/10/2019

2019 has truly gotten off to a great start for the Bands of MLK. First UGA’s JanFest, then the NAACP MLK Day Parade, then 3 performances for Super Bowl LIII, and now GMEA District 4 Honor Band. And it’s only February.

02/09/2019

It’s a tradition almost as old as MLK High School itself. The MLK Band Senior Service Award was given to the first graduating class of MLK, the c/o 2004 and the tradition has endured since. The specially embroidered letterman jacket serves as a way to recognize the unique contributions that band students give to the life and culture of MLK High School. Congratulations Class of 2019!

01/11/2019

01/11/2019

The MLK Wind Ensemble will be a featured band next week at the 69th annual University of Georgia January Band Festival. It is a four day event at UGA that brings together high school band students from across the state. Six bands were chosen through a highly select audition process to be featured during the event. The MLK Wind Ensemble will present a 40 minute concert on Thursday, January 17. The concert is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

http://bands.uga.edu/janfest

Thursday, January 17, 2019
7:45 p.m.
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
250 River Rd.
Athens, GA 30602

12/14/2018

Congratulations to the MLK Wind Ensemble and the Bands of MLK High School on receiving the 2018 Georgia Music Educators Association Exemplary Performance Award. The EPA award is the most prestigious award available to high school bands from GMEA. Bands that receive the award must excel in all aspects of performance including Large Group Performance Evaluation, Solo & Ensemble, All-State and District Honor Band events. The MLK Band also provided evidence of additional band awards, honors, and prestigious performances for the 2017-2018 school year. The band was notified this past spring that it had won the EPA and last night at the band’s winter concert, Cecil Wilder executive director of GMEA, presented the award to Mr. Kimber and the MLK Band.