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Apr-May 2021: Every year, the Instrumental Music Department (IMD) of Cleveland Heights High School has traditionally featured outstanding seniors who compete for the opportunity to play a solo piece with either the Heights High Symphony or Symphonic Winds. However, because in-person, indoor concerts with large groups have not been possible to hold during the 2020-2021 school year, IMD Directors Brett Baker and Daniel Heim offered the opportunity for the Class of 2021 to submit individual video recorded performances for this year. Read more and watch the videos


Mar. 24, 2021: The orchestras of Monticello Middle School, Roxboro Middle School, and Cleveland Heights High School have just released a virtual orchestra cover video of "Heathens," the Twenty One Pilots hit from 2016. This video was the culminating project in a two-month collaboration across grades 6-12. Orchestra directors Daniel Heim, Katie Holaway, and Todd Watson began the project in early January, reaching over 180 students across all three schools. Read more and watch video