Sandwich's bands and choirs have performed in multiple states, and some provinces in Canada. The bands have been invited to, and attended the
54th,
55th,
56th,
57th, and
58th Presidential Inaugurations and performed at the corresponding Presidential Inaugural Festival at the
University of Maryland in College Park, MD. During the 2005 Inaugural Festival the band received the "Spirit of Washington" award, which honored bands for their courteous nature. The competitive marching band, the "Renegade Regiment", has received multiple championships in class A and AA. In 2006, the Renegade Regiment played during the Calgary Stampede in the World Indoor Marching Band Championships, which were held at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The band received 5th Place, and had the honorary title of being the 5th best band in the world. The bands and choirs are also involved in the
Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) Festivals, IHSA music sweepstakes, and the Interstate Eight Band/Choir Festival.
Wind Ensemble This band is open to students through chair auditions, which also determine placement within the respective sections. This band has been in existence since 2006, when it was split from the Concert Band due to size constraints of the room being used for practice. The Wind Ensemble is regarded as the
Honor Band, while the Concert Band is for anybody that takes the Concert Band class. The 2008-2009 Wind Ensemble was in participation in the 2009 Inaugural Festival, while members of the 2006-2008 Wind Ensemble were participants in the 2005 Inaugural Festival, as the band had not yet split into the Wind Ensemble and Concert Band. Prior to the 2005-2006 School year, the school had a single Concert Band, having only split into two bands due to an increase in size which would exceed the capability of the existing band room to accommodate.
Concert Band Open to all without a need for tryout, aside to judge placement within the section, the Concert Band is the larger of the two bands, and it, along with the Wind Ensemble comprise all the students who participate in other Music program events and activities.
Jazz Band The Jazz Band is open to students who wish to play jazz/blues pieces, or for those who wish to learn a new instrument in the process. Jazz I is for beginner students, or students inexperienced in either playing a new instrument or in playing in the Jazz Band. Jazz II is for more experienced students, and entrance into it is through tryout. The Jazz Band has played in multiple places throughout the country, with a trip to
Kansas City in 2007 having been the most recent.
Pep Band The Pep Band is a band that plays during the Basketball season, ranging from November until January. The band does not require a tryout, and the band is more of a 'fun' band than its more serious counterparts in the department.
Marching Indians The Marching Indians is a band that until recently, was mandatory for students to take part in, so that the band classes would satisfy the Phys. Ed. exemption requirement for the school. The band is now voluntary, with some component of it still mandatory for students. The band does field drills during halftime, and it plays in the endzone during football games in the fall.
Renegade Regiment The Renegade Regiment is the competitive marching band for Sandwich High School, and has had a long life in the
MACBDA marching band circuit. The Renegade Regiment, or 'Regiment' for short, was started by SHS tenured band director, Terry Wickwire, who was a former US Air Force musician. The band, started in the late 1970s, has competed in numerous competitions. In the summer, the band would perform in southern Wisconsin, in places near and around Madison, along with doing a multitude of parades in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. The Regiment had a short-lived band competition, which was held at the high school for only a couple of years, but more emphasis was put on its fall counterpart. In the fall, the band would do competitions around the Chicago suburbs, and as an end to the Regiment season, the band would hold an invitational competition at the high school, known as "Musicfest". In 2006, the band had won its second class AA title, and received 5th Place at the World Indoor Marching Band Championships in Calgary, Alberta. The band has received at least two Class A titles, five consecutive Class AA titles, and they have received second and third at many shows while in the
MACBDA circuit.
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