The Smith County High School Band has had an eventful start to 2019.
The Smith County High School Symphonic Band recently attended a performance by Nashville Symphony Orchestra on Friday, January 11, 2019.
This concert is part of NSO’s Young People’s Concert Program and was completely free for the students to attend.
The NSO performed their concert Cosmos – An HD Odyssey, featuring Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” accompanied by footage of deep space captured by NASA.
For most students, it was the first time to attend the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville and for some the first time in downtown Nashville.
The Smith County Band also has other exciting news to share: The Tri-M Music Honor Society has announced the chartering of a new chapter at Smith County High School.
Read the official press release below: 
Music Honor Society Launched at Smith County High School
The Tri-M® Music Honor Society, the honor society for secondary school music students, announces the chartering of a new chapter at Smith County High School in Carthage, TN, under the leadership of Davey Edmaiston.
The formation of this chapter signifies the school’s recognition of the importance of the arts in the development of a comprehensive educational program. The Tri-M Music Honor Society provides a means of recognizing the efforts and achievements of music students who volunteer their time and share their musical talent with others. Since 1952, over 8,000 Tri-M chapters have been chartered in the United States and abroad, and current membership exceeds 79,000.
The goal of the Tri-M Music Honor Society is to foster greater interest in band, orchestra, and choral performance and to provide more opportunities for personal musical expression. Students are selected for membership in the honor society on the basis of musicianship, scholarship, character, leadership, and service to their school and community. The organization’s high standards serve to challenge students to greater effort and achievement and to encourage them in the pursuit of excellence.
In 1983, the Tri-M Music Honor Society became a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). National Association for Music Education , among the world’s largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers. The Association orchestrates success for millions of students nationwide and has supported music educators at all teaching levels for more than a century.
For more information about Tri-M or NAfME, visit the website at www.nafme.org/tri-m or call the NAfME office at 800-336-3768.
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