Horizon West Middle School Music

07/27/2026

04/18/2026

Congrats to HS Jazz 1 HWMS alumni Justin, Tristan and Darien!

04/18/2026

Jazz 1 featuring Grace, Marquise and Candice!

04/18/2026

All-County Jazz 2 takes the stage featuring Tomas and Chandler!

04/16/2026

Here are some photos from Jazz Bands performance at the Orange Blossom Jazz Festival this past weekend.

04/15/2026

Jazz performed for rising 5th grade night tonight!!

04/07/2026

**Updated Poster!!**
We always want to showcase our students for their efforts - we had two more students we wanted to acknowledge for their contributions!! Please share this poster instead!!

Tickets go on sale Monday at 5pm!! VIP will sell out!

04/06/2026

We are only two days into registration and nearing 50 students on our list to kickoff the summer with music at Horizon High School - OCPS! Visit www.horizonhsband.net and click Summer Music Camp 2026 (or scan the QR code on the flyer) for more information. See you there!

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03/24/2026

The 2026 Horizon High School Summer Music Camp by the Horizon High School Band "The Sound of Horizon" runs for two weeks, June 1-4 and 8-11, from 9:00am-1:00pm each day. All students perform in the Camp Concert on June 11 at 6:00pm!

Camp options include:
- Elementary Music Camp (grades 1-3)
- Beginning Band Camp (grades 4-6, or no prior experience)
- Intermediate/Advanced Band Camp (grades 7-8, or prior experience)

Elementary Music Camp students run on their own schedule and are separated from the rest of the students including at lunchtime.

Students attending Band Camp (Beginning or Intermediate/Advanced) will attend four different "class periods" and have a lunch between their third and fourth class. Instructional time includes small and large group sectionals, full band rehearsals, jazz band (intermediate/advanced only), and woodwind/brass choir electives.
- Instruments are provided for Beginning Band students! Beginning Band students will receive an instrument to borrow for the duration of Summer Music Camp with the option to complete a rental through our local music store partner, Music and Arts, after the Camp Concert.
- Students who have prior experience on a band instrument are required to provide their own instrument, please contact your Band Director for help arranging this during the summer!

Camp instructors are:
- Current OCPS Music Teachers
- Local Professional Musicians/OCPS Independent Contractors employed by Horizon High School Band
Everyone is also assisted by Horizon High School band student volunteers.

Summer Music Camp costs $250 per child.
- Are you sending siblings to Summer Music Camp?
- Or, are you an OCPS Employee sending students to Summer Music Camp?
Please email Ms. Cannon [email protected] for more information about our OCPS/Sibling Discount.

After-Care is available for an additional cost.
- After-Care is available from 1:00-4:00pm each day and costs $100 per week.
- After-Care includes movies, games, coloring, and rest in a safe environment with camp instructors for students needing to stay a little longer than the Summer Music Camp normal end time.
- All students enrolled in After-Care must be picked up by a parent in person no later than 4:00pm daily.

Questions?
Please contact Ms. Charlene Cannon, Band Director at Horizon High School, for more information.
[email protected]
We look forward to starting your child's summer with music at Horizon High School!

Visit https://www.horizonhsband.net/ and click Summer Music Camp 2026 to register!

01/25/2026

Congratulations to Grace, Tomas and Daniel for their outstanding performance this past weekend as members of the All County Middle School Band!!