Michigan—The Battle Creek Academy (BCA) Concert Band, under the direction of Michele Stark, recently received national recognition—one of only seven Mich. schools— for “exceptional achievement in concert performance.”

During the 2005 BCA Concert Band Tour, the band attended the Dixie Classic Festival for Band and Orchestra and received a "Superior" rating for their performance at adjudication. The Dixie Classic, “First Choice of America’s Music Educators,” was formed in 1983 and has a long-standing reputation of service and music integrity.

In Apr. 2006, the Concert Band traveled south on tour with stops at Indianapolis Junior Academy for two concerts, then on to Atlanta, Ga., for two days with performances in several locations as well as the adjudication concert. The final tour performance was in Calhoun, Ga., at Georgia-Cumberland Academy.

Michelle Cain, Battle Creek Academy development director