Ensembles

Marching Band

The Pride of Herndon Marching Band was founded in 1947 and is the oldest band in Fairfax County. The Pride performs at all home Varsity Football games, hosts a competition each September, performs at the Virginia State Assessment, and competes up and down the East coast throughout the fall.

Color Guard

The HHS Color Guard is part of the HHS Marching Band.  Color guards or flag corps are teams of performers who perform choreographed dances and routines with various equipment to enhance and interpret the music of a marching band or drum and bugle corps show.

Indoor Drumline

The Herndon Indoor Drumline is our indoor competitive percussion unit.  We practice twice weekly throughout the winter and early spring and we will perform at four weekend contests in February and March.

Jazz Band

The Jazz Band is a small ensemble designed to promote the study of jazz literature, emphasizing improvisation and styles of the jazz idiom.  Students meet after school once marching season has ended and receive a half credit for course participation.

Percussion Ensemble

Percussion Ensemble meets every other day to rehearse as both an independent small ensemble and as a supplement to the Symphonic Band percussion section.

Symphonic Band

The Herndon High School Symphonic Band generally performs between Grade III-V literature

Symphonic Winds

The Herndon High School Symphonic Winds is our newest ensemble, open by audition only and performing VBODA Grade IV-VI literature.

Wind Ensemble

The Herndon High School Wind Ensemble is composed of the most advanced student-musicians and is open by audition only.  It includes members from all four classes at Herndon High, meeting for one period daily and usually one evening per week during the concert season.