Reagan High School Musical Ensembles
 
All ensembles present three in-school concert programs a year. Repertoire includes different styles, genres, time periods, and cultures. Band students from Reagan HS are consistently well represented in the Solo and Ensemble Festival, All-County Band, All-District Band, and All-State Honors Band, and they regularly receive superior ratings and first place awards at area music festivals and adjudications.  Reagan HS is one of the few Bands in North Carolina to regularly receive superior ratings performing grade VI music (highest level of difficulty) at Music Performance Assessment (MPA).

BAND

Wind Ensemble

The Wind Ensemble is a group composed of the top players in the Reagan Band Program. This group performs at many events, concerts, MPA, and is expected to perform on the highest level.

Symphonic Band

The Symphonic Band in the intermediate concert group, and also performs at many events and concerts as well as attends MPA with the Wind Ensemble.  The group plays grade IV and V literature.

Concert Band

The Concert Band is the entry-level ensemble. They perform at concerts and MPA in grade III and IV.

 

 

Orchestra 

Chamber Orchestra

The Chamber Orchestra is an auditioned group consisting of top string players for honors or advanced honors credit. They perform Grade IV/V or V/VI music (highest level), solos, improvisation, sight reading, and reading a full instrumental score. Our Chamber Orchestra students are actively involved in the following Honors Ensembles:

  • North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA)- Orchestra Section:
    • North Carolina Western Region Orchestra
    • North Carolina All-State Honors Orchestra
  • American String Teachers Association (ASTA) -- NC All-State Orchestra
  • UNC Greensboro -- High School Honors Orchestra
  • Forsyth County Orchestra Directors Association -- All-County Orchestra

Repertory Orchestra

The Repertory Orchestra is a non-auditioned group of intermediate (standard credit) and proficient (honors credit) students who are continuing to develop principles of string tone production, musicianship, and musical understanding.

 

Beginner Orchestra

The Beginner Orchestra is a non-auditioned group for student musicians just starting out. They learn care of their instruments and equipment, principles of string tone production, and musical understanding

 

 
Symphony Orchestra

The Reagan Symphony Orchestra combines the most advanced woodwind, brass, and percussion students from our band program with all of the string players in our Chamber & Repertory Orchestras. The Symphony Orchestra performed as a featured ensemble in the following prestigious venues: North Carolina Music Educators Conference (2021), Chicago Symphony Hall (2023), Nashville Symphony’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center (2025), Biltmore House (2025), and Carnegie Hall (2022 & 2026).   

  

Jazz Band I, Jazz II

Jazz Band I and Jazz Ensemble II are year-round classes.  Check out this Jazz Band I performance.

The members in the Reagan Jazz Ensemble 1 performed at the North Carolina Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference in 2015, 2018 with guest artist Delfeayo Marsalis and again in 2023
 

Marching Band of Raiders

The most visible band at Reagan, the Marching Band of Raiders is a voluntary group of hard working students. They perform at all home and away football games, contests, parades, and other events.  The Band of Raiders has been highly successful winning numerous Band of the Day Awards, performing in the 2016 London New Year's Day Parade, and the 2014 and 2018 Nation Independence Day Parade in Washington DC.

This talented group of students consistently put our an award winning show. Check out the last few years' championship winning performances:

2023 "Symphony of Seasons"

2024 "Off the Rails"

2025 "IGNIS" 


Pep Band

A pep band of Reagan students plays at a televised Wake Forest basketball game each year, including games against Duke, NC State, and Virginia Tech.