MARCHING & CONCERT BAND

Starkville High School Marching Band

From innovative marching choreography and showmanship to challenging classical repertoire and the up-and-coming Indoor Percussion team, students excel in our Marching and Symphonic Band program.

SHS Wind EnsembleSOCSD offers concert band instruction and performance beginning in 6th grade, and each year, middle school and high school students earn placement in various collegiate and statewide honor bands through a schedule of rigorous auditions. In 2026, the Starkville High School Wind Ensemble earned All Superior ratings at the MHSAA state evaluation for the 18th year in a row. In addition, students have the opportunity to perform with the marching band, color guard, jazz band and Starkville Indoor Percussion, a competitive drum corp.

Through this variety of performance opportunities, band students also have the chance to interact with notable composers and rehearse and perform a plethora of challenging compositions. The SHS Wind Ensemble has provided the world premiere of several symphonic pieces, including compositions written by Mississippi composers. In 2024, the Wind Ensemble was invited to perform as the featured high school band at the statewide Mississippi Bandmasters annual conference for the second time in five years.