Welcome to the Buchholz High School Band and Aviance program in Gainesville, Florida. The Buchholz Band program is nationally-recognized as one of the finest and most comprehensive high school band programs in the nation. Performing ensembles include the Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensembles, and Aviance, an elite color guard. In the fall, all of these groups combine to form the Golden Regiment Marching Band.

The band program at Buchholz High School provides a comprehensive musical experience for its students with special emphasis placed in the areas of concert, and solo and ensemble performance.

Buchholz bands consistently earn Superior ratings at the district and state levels, having received the Otto J. Kraushaar Award, Florida’s highest honor, for the last 21 consecutive years (1999-2019). The Kraushaar Award is given for a perfect record of straight Superior ratings at all Florida marching and concert assessments throughout an entire year. The Golden Regiment has won multiple FMBC Regional Championships and is consistently a State Championship Finalist.

The Buchholz Wind Symphony, our premier ensemble, has performed at several prestigious state and national conferences and is one of very few bands in the nation to have been selected to perform at The Midwest Clinic three times. Most recently, the Wind Symphony and Percussion Ensemble have been invited, by audition, to perform at the “Music for All” National Concert Band and Percussion Festival in Indianapolis in March of 2020.  This is a prestigious invitation, and marks another huge honor for our top concert ensemble and percussionists.

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It’s not too late! If you would like to be a member of the Buchholz Band & Aviance Color Guard in the 2021-22 school year, please contact the Director of Bands, Mr. Noah Graben, at grabennc@gm.sbac.edu.

For the commitment form and additional information, click here.

The 2021-22 Buchholz Golden Regiment Marching Band Summer Schedule, including auditions, band camps and rehearsals, is now available! Click here for the full schedule of activities and dates for all incoming and returning Buchholz Band & Aviance members.

All activities throughout the year can also be found on the band calendar located here.

The Performing Arts at Buchholz! Whether you have years of experience or absolutely none, there’s a place for you in one or more of our performing arts programs. Come join us!

Click here for more information on the performing arts programs at Buchholz, including band, chorus, color guard, drama and orchestra.

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