Virginia Honor Band

The Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA) established the Virginia Honor Band recognition and award. Bands achieving superior ratings at the state marching festival and district concert festival are recognized with the highest honor that can be bestowed upon bands by the VBODA.

In 1990, the VBODA established the longtime recognitions. They are the Ten Year Honor Band Award, the Fifteen Year Honor Roll Recognition and the Twenty Year "Hall of Fame" Award. The same awards were established to recognize the directors achieving these same levels; the Ten Year Honor Band Director, Fifteen Year Honor Roll Recognition and the Twenty Year "Hall of Fame" Director.

Blacksburg is a "Ten Year Honor Band," a "Fifteen Year Honor Band," and a recipient of the Twenty Year "Hall of Fame" Award. Dr. Diana Love retired from Blacksburg High School as a "Ten Year Director" and a "Fifteen Year Director." Darrell Pearman earned the honor four years during his tenure at Woodbridge High School. He added additional years with the 2008-09 and 2009-10 honors at Blacksburg High School.

Number of years for band: 20

Total number of years for director Dr. Diana Love: 18

Total number of years for director Darrell Pearman: 6

Marching Class, Concert Level: Class 2A, Grade 6

District: 6

Years of Award: 1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10

2010 VBODA District VI Concert Band Festival

The Symphonic Band earned a rating of "Superior," with I's from three judges (performance and sight reading) and a II, at the VBODA District VI Concert Band Festival at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg on Wednesday, March 10.

The band performed:

Imperial March (Karl King)
Every Morning New (David Holsinger)
Tancredi Overture (Gioacchino Rossini)

2009 VBODA State Marching Festival

The band earned a Superior rating at the VBODA Festival on October 24 at Pulaski County High School.

**2009 VBODA Marching Festival Results**
Class	Group	Judge # 1	Judge # 2	Judge # 3	Judge # 4	Judge # 5	Final Rating
2A	Blacksburg High School	1	2	2	1	1	I

See the scores for all the bands that performed that day.

2009 VBODA District VI Concert Band Festival

The Symphonic Band earned a rating of "Superior," with perfect I's from all four judges, at the VBODA District VI Concert Band Festival at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg on Thursday, March 5.

The band performed:

Daughters of Texas Peace Jubilee (Sousa/Fennell)
Third Suite Chorale and Shaker Dance II (Robert Jager)
Through the Vulcan's Eye (Robert W. Smith)

2008 VBODA State Marching Festival

The band earned a Superior rating at the VBODA Festival on October 18 at Pulaski County High School.

**2008 VBODA Marching Festival Results**
Class	Group	Judge # 1	Judge # 2	Judge # 3	Judge # 4	Judge # 5	Final Rating
2A	Blacksburg High School	1	1	1	1	2	I

2007 VBODA State Marching Festival

The band earned a Superior rating at the VBODA Festival on October 20 at Pulaski County High School.