The Buffalo Grove High School band program is made up from over 170 students divided into Concert and Symphonic Bands. The Symphonic and Concert Bands are part of a comprehensive music program at Buffalo Grove High School. They meet one period a day and receive academic credit. Other performance opportunities in the band program include two Jazz Ensembles, Marching Band, Pep Band, and numerous ensembles. The Buffalo Grove Bands participate in various festivals throughout the Mid-West and have consistently been recognized for excellence in concert, jazz, and marching performances. The Jazz Band rehearses after school and on evenings and receives academic credit. The Marching and Pep Bands consist of members from the Symphonic and Concert Bands and perform at home football and basketball games, as well as at other selected community events.

The Buffalo Grove High School Symphonic Band was selected to perform at the 2003 Illinois Music Educators All-State Conference in Peoria, Illinois. This is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a program or director. This honor serves to validate for our school and community the high level of musicianship and performance of this group. The Symphonic Band also performs regularly at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University. Both the Symphonic and Concert Bands have been recording their live performances on to compact discs. On average, three to four discs are produced each year, documenting the growth, progress, and history of the BGHS Band Program.

The bands are directed by Ed Jacobi