The Benedictine Music Department
boasts four performing ensembles, Music History and Theory class and a state-of-the-art Music Technology lab.
Jazz Band:
- The premier instrumental ensemble
- Audition only, for students with more than 2 years on an instrument
- Performs at the Holiday and Spring Concerts
- Travels to perform in Jazz Festivals; including St. Louis, Nashville, and New Orleans
Men’s Chorus:
- The Premier vocal ensemble at Benedictine
- Audition only
- Performs at all concerts
- Performs at fund raisers, and other events
- Travels internationally to attend world-wide choral cultural exchange festivals; including
Italy, Ireland, Wales, and England
Marching/Concert Band:
- Performs at the Holiday and Spring Concerts
- Performs at all football games
- Performs in local parades
- Open to all students
- Travels to participate in performances, seminars, and workshops; including Nashville,
St. Louis, and Washington D.C.
Music Technology:
- 20 state-of-the-art Digital Audio Workstations on MACs
- Uses garageband, and protools 11
- Students explore music through composing, editing, mixing, producing, and performing music.
Choristers:
- An introduction to choir
- We develop the necessary skills and techniques of good musicianship.
- Performs at the Holiday and Spring Concerts
Faculty:
Mr. James P. Litteral, Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair, litteral@cbhs.edu, ext. 341