Bridgewater Raritan High School Band
Announcements
Course Registration & Wind Ensemble Auditions
The students of BRHS are now able to register for courses for the 2025/2026 school year.
All current 8th grade students should register for CONCERT BAND.
All current 9th grade students should register for SYMPHONIC BAND HONORS.
All 10th and 11th grade students should register for the course they are presently enrolled in - SYMPHONIC BAND HONORS or WIND ENSEMBLE HONORS, regardless of their intent/results of Wind Ensemble auditions. (students who successfully earn a placement in Wind Ensemble will be moved into the course at a later time).
Wind Ensemble Auditions are concluded (except for those who have made arrangements for make up auditions due to illness, etc.). Results will be shared when they are ready, and students are welcome to make an appointment with one or both band directors to review their score/feedback from the audition. Congratulations to all who put together an audition and to those who earned a spot!
CJMEA Region Concert Band Festival
The BRHS Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will be performing at the CJMEA Region Concert Band Festival on Tuesday 3/18 at Monroe Township High School. Students will take school buses after school ends to the festival and will return all together on the buses - students may not be picked up at Monroe Township HS.
Students should bring dinner with them or approx. $10 cash to purchase dinner at the cafeteria concessions. Students may bring backpacks/homework with them and will have a scheduled break (see below) to eat and do work as needed.
Click here to purchase tickets for the event.
No cash sales will be available at the door.
Schedule (rev. 3/13)
2:03pm School ends; Students change into concert attire, eat a snack, etc. pack up your instruments & equipment, etc.
2:30 SB & WE meeting in band room
2:35 Load buses
2:45 Depart BRHS
3:45 Arrive at Monroe Twp. HS, unload.
4:30 SB Warm Up begins, WE students help as needed.
5:00 SB Performance
5:30 - 6:15 SB & WE DINNER BREAK. This is your time to eat, do homework, use the restroom, etc. You must remain in the cafeteria or auditorium watching bands (no wandering the halls, etc.). Bring Approx. $10 cash only for concessions or pack a dinner to eat.
6:15 return to auditorium
6:45 WE students depart auditorium, start getting ready for warm up
7:00 WE Warm Up begins
7:30 WE Performance
8:00 WE Performance ends, return to classroom and pack up belongings
8:30ish Festival concludes, we will receive our ratings/plaques/completed rubrics and load the buses.
10:00ish -- Approx. return to BRHS. All equipment/instruments must be unloaded and packed up/put away before students are dismissed.
Monday Jazz Band
The BRHS Monday Jazz Band will rehearse on Wednesday 3/19 from 3:30 - 5:00pm. Monday 3/17 rehearsal is cancelled.
Friday's festival is at Southern Regional HS
3pm - Arrive at BRHS in Concert Attire for run through of program, spot check, commentary (we will practice with solo mics, etc.)
4pm - Load bus
6pm - Arrive at SRHS
7:25 - Assemble
7:35 - Warm up
8:10 - Performance (pack up immediately afterward)
9:30 - Awards
10:00 - Depart for BRHS
11:30 - +/- Return, unload, unpack, dismissed.
BRHS Winter Guard
It's WGI WEEK! The guard will practice at Hillside on Tuesday 3/18 and Wednesday 3/19 from 5:45 - 9:00pm. Please check your email for more information from the guard directors.
Click here for event details.
Saturday 3/22
6:00am arrive at Hillside and warm up
6:15 chunk through show
7:30 final run
7:45 fold floor
7:45 parents arrive
8:15 load bus
8:30 leave Hillside
9:30 arrive at Liberty HS
9:46 check in/ off bus
10:16 Prop unload
10:20 Finishing touches on hair and makeup. Show ready
10:25 mental run
10:30 stretches up in hallway
10:40 ready to move to body
10:46-10:54 body warm up
10:54-11:02 equipment warm up
11:07 ready area
11:15 perform
11:23 exit building
11:53 Prop loading ends
~12:00 PM departure
~1:15 PM return to Hillside
Sunday 3/23
(schedule will be confirmed Saturday pending results)
If we make finals and are the earliest guard on:
5:45 AM Arrive at Hillslide
6:00 load bus
6:15 leave hillside
7:15 arrive at Liberty HS
7:31 check in/ off bus
8:01 Prop unload
8:05 Finishing touches on hair and makeup. Show ready
8:10 mental run
8:15 stretches up in hallway
8:25 ready to move to body
8:31 -8:39 body warm up
8:39 - 8:47 equipment warm up
8:52 ready area
9:00 perform
9:08 exit building
9:38 Prop loading ends
9:40 AM-1:05 PM Watch colorguards, learn and get food
1:05- 1:32 In gym to watch SO
2:50 Back in gym to watch SW and IW
~3:45 awards
~ 4:30 leave
~5:50 Return to HS
If we don't make finals and we go to learn/ watch:
8:30am Arrive at Hillside
8:45 Depart Hillside
9:45 Arrive at liberty HS
10:00am- 3:00pm watch guards, learn, eat!
3:45 Leave
5:00 Arrive at hillside
BRHS Indoor Percussion (BRIP)
It's WGI WEEK! Practice will be Thursday 3/20 and Friday 3/21 6:00 - 9:00pm at BRHS. The truck load will also be Friday evening to compensate for an early call time Saturday morning.
Click here for event details.
Saturday 3/22 Schedule (Revised 3/21)
7:00am Report Time to BRHS
7:15 Depart BRHS
9:00 Arrive & Restroom Break
9:15 Unload
9:27 Enter building with props and floor
9:30 - 10:20 Warm Up outside
10:27 Warm Up Area B (wrestling room)
10:54 Perform
11:03 Load trucks
11:30ish - 3:00pm - Concessions, watch other groups
If we make finals, we'll leave after critique.
If we do not make finals, we'll watch the rest of the show and head home.
Sunday schedule TBD depending on finals qualification.
BRRSD Fine Arts Festival
The BRHS Band's are excited to share another fantastic community event on Thursday March 27's BRRSD Fine Arts Festival. We look forward to presenting this concert alongside the other bands of the BRRSD. The concert begins at 7pm in the main gym at BRHS -- see you there!
The student's schedule is posted on Google Classroom and visible below:
6:15pm Call time in full concert attire:
BAND ROOM: Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble
ORCHESTRA ROOM: Concert Band
6:45 Move to gym
7:00 Concert Begins
8:00 Approx. Concert End -- Students have a few tasks to complete before they are dismissed, you can expect to depart about 30 minutes after the concert concludes.
- All percussionists please bring BRHS percussion equipment back to the band room
- All wind players take care of your own stuff but return to the gym to help with chairs & stands
- Please also make sure the warm up rooms are reset correctly
Wind Ensemble Music for All Festival at UMD
The Wind Ensemble will be hitting the road on Saturday 3/29 to the University of Maryland. Dr. Bourgault sent an email detailing final trip payments, schedule, and more information about the festival. Schedule is below:
BRWE to UMD - Saturday, 3/29/25
5:00AM - REPORT TO BRHS IN CASUAL COMFORTABLE ATTIRE
5:30 - Depart for UMD
10:00 - Arrive to campus, change in designated dorm/gym facility. CHANGE OF CLOTHING ONLY (no showers, just a "freshen up")
11:00 - Opening ceremony and introductions
11:30 - Master class for all musicians
12:15 - Break, Concert attendance, and Lunch (Stamp Student Union)
2:15 - UMD Wind Ensemble Performance
2:45 - Set up and assemble equipment for our performance
3:30 - Warm up
4:15 - PERFORMANCE
4:55 - CLINIC
5:25 - PACK UP ALL EQUIPMENT and PREPARE FOR TRANSIT
5:45 - Concert attendance
(...Following this concert, if you would like to QUICKLY and DISCREETLY change back into bus attire, we may do so in a restroom outside of the performance venue)
6:30 - DEPARTURE
10:30 - RETURN TO BRHS
2025 BRHS Marching Band
Spring is right around the corner and you know what that means...
The calendar below now includes all** of our marching band season schedule practices, events, competitions, and football games. Please be advised of the BAND CAMP days/times. All band camp days and beyond are mandatory for all members (unless otherwise indicated), so please clear your schedules.
**Spring recruitment and Spring Camp information is forthcoming. Please check back soon for updates!
BPA Sign Ups & Fundraisers
Click here for our bitly link where you can find all of the BPA sign ups & fundraisers that support the band programs in one convenient place.
Calendar of Events
The calendar below reflects the most up-to-date changes in rehearsals, performances, and meetings for all entities of the BRHS Band Program. Be sure to check it before you leave home!
The students of BRHS are now able to register for courses for the 2025/2026 school year.
All current 8th grade students should register for CONCERT BAND.
All current 9th grade students should register for SYMPHONIC BAND HONORS.
All 10th and 11th grade students should register for the course they are presently enrolled in - SYMPHONIC BAND HONORS or WIND ENSEMBLE HONORS, regardless of their intent/results of Wind Ensemble auditions. (students who successfully earn a placement in Wind Ensemble will be moved into the course at a later time).
Wind Ensemble Auditions are concluded (except for those who have made arrangements for make up auditions due to illness, etc.). Results will be shared when they are ready, and students are welcome to make an appointment with one or both band directors to review their score/feedback from the audition. Congratulations to all who put together an audition and to those who earned a spot!
CJMEA Region Concert Band Festival
The BRHS Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will be performing at the CJMEA Region Concert Band Festival on Tuesday 3/18 at Monroe Township High School. Students will take school buses after school ends to the festival and will return all together on the buses - students may not be picked up at Monroe Township HS.
Students should bring dinner with them or approx. $10 cash to purchase dinner at the cafeteria concessions. Students may bring backpacks/homework with them and will have a scheduled break (see below) to eat and do work as needed.
Click here to purchase tickets for the event.
No cash sales will be available at the door.
Schedule (rev. 3/13)
2:03pm School ends; Students change into concert attire, eat a snack, etc. pack up your instruments & equipment, etc.
2:30 SB & WE meeting in band room
2:35 Load buses
2:45 Depart BRHS
3:45 Arrive at Monroe Twp. HS, unload.
4:30 SB Warm Up begins, WE students help as needed.
5:00 SB Performance
5:30 - 6:15 SB & WE DINNER BREAK. This is your time to eat, do homework, use the restroom, etc. You must remain in the cafeteria or auditorium watching bands (no wandering the halls, etc.). Bring Approx. $10 cash only for concessions or pack a dinner to eat.
6:15 return to auditorium
6:45 WE students depart auditorium, start getting ready for warm up
7:00 WE Warm Up begins
7:30 WE Performance
8:00 WE Performance ends, return to classroom and pack up belongings
8:30ish Festival concludes, we will receive our ratings/plaques/completed rubrics and load the buses.
10:00ish -- Approx. return to BRHS. All equipment/instruments must be unloaded and packed up/put away before students are dismissed.
Monday Jazz Band
The BRHS Monday Jazz Band will rehearse on Wednesday 3/19 from 3:30 - 5:00pm. Monday 3/17 rehearsal is cancelled.
Friday's festival is at Southern Regional HS
3pm - Arrive at BRHS in Concert Attire for run through of program, spot check, commentary (we will practice with solo mics, etc.)
4pm - Load bus
6pm - Arrive at SRHS
7:25 - Assemble
7:35 - Warm up
8:10 - Performance (pack up immediately afterward)
9:30 - Awards
10:00 - Depart for BRHS
11:30 - +/- Return, unload, unpack, dismissed.
BRHS Winter Guard
It's WGI WEEK! The guard will practice at Hillside on Tuesday 3/18 and Wednesday 3/19 from 5:45 - 9:00pm. Please check your email for more information from the guard directors.
Click here for event details.
Saturday 3/22
6:00am arrive at Hillside and warm up
6:15 chunk through show
7:30 final run
7:45 fold floor
7:45 parents arrive
8:15 load bus
8:30 leave Hillside
9:30 arrive at Liberty HS
9:46 check in/ off bus
10:16 Prop unload
10:20 Finishing touches on hair and makeup. Show ready
10:25 mental run
10:30 stretches up in hallway
10:40 ready to move to body
10:46-10:54 body warm up
10:54-11:02 equipment warm up
11:07 ready area
11:15 perform
11:23 exit building
11:53 Prop loading ends
~12:00 PM departure
~1:15 PM return to Hillside
Sunday 3/23
(schedule will be confirmed Saturday pending results)
If we make finals and are the earliest guard on:
5:45 AM Arrive at Hillslide
6:00 load bus
6:15 leave hillside
7:15 arrive at Liberty HS
7:31 check in/ off bus
8:01 Prop unload
8:05 Finishing touches on hair and makeup. Show ready
8:10 mental run
8:15 stretches up in hallway
8:25 ready to move to body
8:31 -8:39 body warm up
8:39 - 8:47 equipment warm up
8:52 ready area
9:00 perform
9:08 exit building
9:38 Prop loading ends
9:40 AM-1:05 PM Watch colorguards, learn and get food
1:05- 1:32 In gym to watch SO
2:50 Back in gym to watch SW and IW
~3:45 awards
~ 4:30 leave
~5:50 Return to HS
If we don't make finals and we go to learn/ watch:
8:30am Arrive at Hillside
8:45 Depart Hillside
9:45 Arrive at liberty HS
10:00am- 3:00pm watch guards, learn, eat!
3:45 Leave
5:00 Arrive at hillside
BRHS Indoor Percussion (BRIP)
It's WGI WEEK! Practice will be Thursday 3/20 and Friday 3/21 6:00 - 9:00pm at BRHS. The truck load will also be Friday evening to compensate for an early call time Saturday morning.
Click here for event details.
Saturday 3/22 Schedule (Revised 3/21)
7:00am Report Time to BRHS
7:15 Depart BRHS
9:00 Arrive & Restroom Break
9:15 Unload
9:27 Enter building with props and floor
9:30 - 10:20 Warm Up outside
10:27 Warm Up Area B (wrestling room)
10:54 Perform
11:03 Load trucks
11:30ish - 3:00pm - Concessions, watch other groups
If we make finals, we'll leave after critique.
If we do not make finals, we'll watch the rest of the show and head home.
Sunday schedule TBD depending on finals qualification.
BRRSD Fine Arts Festival
The BRHS Band's are excited to share another fantastic community event on Thursday March 27's BRRSD Fine Arts Festival. We look forward to presenting this concert alongside the other bands of the BRRSD. The concert begins at 7pm in the main gym at BRHS -- see you there!
The student's schedule is posted on Google Classroom and visible below:
6:15pm Call time in full concert attire:
BAND ROOM: Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble
ORCHESTRA ROOM: Concert Band
6:45 Move to gym
7:00 Concert Begins
8:00 Approx. Concert End -- Students have a few tasks to complete before they are dismissed, you can expect to depart about 30 minutes after the concert concludes.
- All percussionists please bring BRHS percussion equipment back to the band room
- All wind players take care of your own stuff but return to the gym to help with chairs & stands
- Please also make sure the warm up rooms are reset correctly
Wind Ensemble Music for All Festival at UMD
The Wind Ensemble will be hitting the road on Saturday 3/29 to the University of Maryland. Dr. Bourgault sent an email detailing final trip payments, schedule, and more information about the festival. Schedule is below:
BRWE to UMD - Saturday, 3/29/25
5:00AM - REPORT TO BRHS IN CASUAL COMFORTABLE ATTIRE
5:30 - Depart for UMD
10:00 - Arrive to campus, change in designated dorm/gym facility. CHANGE OF CLOTHING ONLY (no showers, just a "freshen up")
11:00 - Opening ceremony and introductions
11:30 - Master class for all musicians
12:15 - Break, Concert attendance, and Lunch (Stamp Student Union)
2:15 - UMD Wind Ensemble Performance
2:45 - Set up and assemble equipment for our performance
3:30 - Warm up
4:15 - PERFORMANCE
4:55 - CLINIC
5:25 - PACK UP ALL EQUIPMENT and PREPARE FOR TRANSIT
5:45 - Concert attendance
(...Following this concert, if you would like to QUICKLY and DISCREETLY change back into bus attire, we may do so in a restroom outside of the performance venue)
6:30 - DEPARTURE
10:30 - RETURN TO BRHS
2025 BRHS Marching Band
Spring is right around the corner and you know what that means...
The calendar below now includes all** of our marching band season schedule practices, events, competitions, and football games. Please be advised of the BAND CAMP days/times. All band camp days and beyond are mandatory for all members (unless otherwise indicated), so please clear your schedules.
**Spring recruitment and Spring Camp information is forthcoming. Please check back soon for updates!
BPA Sign Ups & Fundraisers
Click here for our bitly link where you can find all of the BPA sign ups & fundraisers that support the band programs in one convenient place.
Calendar of Events
The calendar below reflects the most up-to-date changes in rehearsals, performances, and meetings for all entities of the BRHS Band Program. Be sure to check it before you leave home!