Band & Chorus
Music at IHM
IHM Marching & Concert Band
Directed by Br. Peter Mary, MICM, and percussion director Br. Anthony Marie, MICM, the IHM Marching Band has performed in local parades and competitions for over 40 years. Junior high students may join and are encouraged to continue through 12th grade. Lessons on various instruments and group band practices are part of the school curriculum.
The Band marches in over a dozen Boston-area parades each school year and performs annual Spring and Christmas concerts for families, benefactors, and at charitable events for nursing homes and orphanages.
After six years in band (grades 7–12), IHM seniors will have marched in over 60 parades and performed 20 concerts, memorized 15 pieces of marching music played over 1,000 times, and learned 75 pieces of concert music in about 300 hours of band time—not including private practice!
Band builds musical knowledge, discipline, and reinforces virtue and academic excellence through performance.
IHM Chorus
Saint John Bosco said, “A school without music is like a body without a soul.” At IHM, elementary students learn music fundamentals and are introduced to choral skills and performance from a young age.
Students in grades 7–12 can continue developing their talents at a more advanced level in IHM Chorus. Seasonal concerts let students share their talents and spread the joy of the Faith through music and song.
“He who sings well, prays twice!” ~St. Augustine
