After weeks of clinics, sectionals, rehearsals, and many hours of rehearsal in classes, we finally return to Band Festivals for the first time since 2020. All the details for these significant performances are found in this week's Update along with other upcoming events: Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) MSBOA District Band Festival Concert Band is scheduled for Friday, March 11th at Clarkston High School and the Symphony Band & Wind Ensemble on Saturday, March 5th at Novi High School. The most current timeline for Band Festival can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1jXCV00Z_W-ZhCW1GKsWhBeMyqon_RpAnnBbioQKtI/edit?usp=sharing State Solo & Ensemble (Virtual for 2022) Performances for State S&E can be uploaded in OpusEvents between Monday, March 14th and Saturday, March 19th. When completing your Virtual State S&E performance:
Travel Update: May 20-22, 2022 SCHS Bands will be offering a short (2 night) trip to Chicago on May 20-22, 2022 to experience the performing arts outside of our local area! On this trip, we will be hearing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as well as the Broadway touring production of Fiddler on the Roof, while exploring many of the other arts and leisure offerings in the Windy City. This trip is open to all SCHS Band students & adult family members as chaperones, and will be capped once we hit our maximum number of travelers. Please Note: Similar in nature to our DSO trip, all travelers electing to participate in this voluntary opportunity will need to provide proof of vaccination (as required by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Broadway in Chicago venues). All travelers must also agree to abide by health guidelines as stipulated by these participating venues and local governments for the full duration of the trip. To see more information (itinerary, trip insurance, etc.) please click here. To register, please click here. Jazz Band The Cougar Jazz Band meets on Monday night this week as well as our Wednesday and Thursday morning rehearsal times. MSBOA State Jazz Festival is coming up on Thursday, March 24th! Please click here for the timeline of this big performance date. The SCHS Cougar Jazz Band will be performing along side the Adams and Rochester HS Jazz Bands and with the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra in a VERY special performance at Detroit's historic Music Hall on Tuesday, April 12th! We are also thrilled to invite back Jesse Elder (Postmodern Jukebox) and our 2020 & 2021 Cougar JB alum to world premiere Jesse's big band arrangement of Pink Floyd's "Money" for this event! There is a $20/person cover charge for this performance. Student performers will not need to pay the cover fee. Alumni interested in joining us should plan on attending rehearsal on Monday, April 11 at 5pm, SCHS Band room to rehearse with Jesse prior to Tuesday's performance. Please note: Alumni joining us will be required to pay the cover fee. To RSVP for this special event, please complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KjKa5vXQwWxonsii8 Leadership Meeting Our Social, Outreach, and Publicity Committees are off and working on some great opportunities for our band students. Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 14th at 4pm. Music Boosters Announcements Parent Volunteers Needed! It takes many hands throughout our school year to help our events run smoothly. To see where help is needed, please click here to review our SCHS Music Boosters Sign-Up Genius List. Cougar Marching Band Parent Support for Next Year's Marching Band A successful season for next year starts today! Help is needed to fill some critical positions looking ahead for Fall 2022. If you have any questions, please contact our VP for Band Affairs, Stacey Anason at [email protected]. Good Afternoon SCHS Band Families,
It has just been brought to my attention that I had the incorrect date on our calendar and timeline for our MSBOA District Band Festival performances. MSBOA has scheduled us for the following weekend, March 11th and 12th; NOT March 4-5th. The Concert Band is scheduled for Friday, March 11th at Clarkston High School and the Symphony Band & Wind Ensemble on Saturday, March 12th at Clarkston HS. The performance times still remain as they were scheduled before. Our corrected timeline can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1jXCV00Z_W-ZhCW1GKsWhBeMyqon_RpAnnBbioQKtI/edit?usp=sharing My deepest apologies for this change. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. We have a short week ahead, but it is packed with lots of events for our band students. Our rescheduled Pre-Festival Concert for Wind Ensemble is coming up on Wednesday, and State S&E Registration is due and Music Booster Scholarships are this coming Thursday. Here's all the details for this week and the weeks to come in the band room: Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Rescheduled from last week! Our second Pre-Festival Concert will be on February 23, 7pm: Wind Ensemble with Hart 6th and 7th Grade Bands. Click link for the timeline. Music Booster Scholarships: February 24, 2022 Those who submitted their letters of intent and signed up for an audition time will have their auditions for our Music Booster Scholarships on Thursday, February 24th. A schedule of auditions will be posted as soon as it is confirmed. State Solo & Ensemble (Virtual for 2022): REGISTRATION DUE THURSDAY 2/24
When completing your Virtual State S&E performance:
MSBOA District Band Festival The schedule for MSBOA District Band Festival has been announced! The Concert Band will perform Friday, March 4th, Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble on Saturday, March 5th at Clarkston High School. Please click here to review the detailed schedule for our District Band Festival Performances. Travel Update: May 20-22, 2022 SCHS Bands will be offering a short (2 night) trip to Chicago on May 20-22, 2022 to experience the performing arts outside of our local area! On this trip, we will be hearing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as well as the Broadway touring production of Fiddler on the Roof, while exploring many of the other arts and leisure offerings in the Windy City. This trip is open to all SCHS Band students & adult family members as chaperones, and will be capped once we hit our maximum number of travelers. Please Note: Similar in nature to our DSO trip, all travelers electing to participate in this voluntary opportunity will need to provide proof of vaccination (as required by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Broadway in Chicago venues). All travelers must also agree to abide by health guidelines as stipulated by these participating venues and local governments for the full duration of the trip. To see more information (itinerary, trip insurance, etc.) please click here. To register, please click here. Jazz Band There are no Monday or Wednesday rehearsals this week due to Mid-Winter Break. Our next rehearsal will be THURSDAY, 2/24 at 6:15am. The SCHS Cougar Jazz Band will be performing along side the Adams and Rochester HS Jazz Bands and with the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra in a VERY special performance at Detroit's historic Music Hall on Tuesday, April 12th! We are also thrilled to invite back Jesse Elder (Postmodern Jukebox) and our 2020 & 2021 Cougar JB alum to world premiere Jesse's big band arrangement of Pink Floyd's "Money" for this event! There is a $20/person cover charge for this performance. Student performers will not need to pay the cover fee. Alumni interested in joining us should plan on attending rehearsal on Monday, April 11 at 5pm, SCHS Band room to rehearse with Jesse prior to Tuesday's performance. Please note: Alumni joining us will be required to pay the cover fee. To RSVP for this special event, please complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KjKa5vXQwWxonsii8 Leadership Meeting Our Social, Outreach, and Publicity Committees are off and working on some great opportunities for our band students. Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 14th at 4pm. Music Boosters Announcements Parent Volunteers Needed! It takes many hands throughout our school year to help our events run smoothly. To see where help is needed, please click here to review our SCHS Music Boosters Sign-Up Genius List. Cougar Marching Band Parent Support for Next Year's Marching Band A successful season for next year starts today! Help is needed to fill some critical positions looking ahead for Fall 2022. If you have any questions, please contact our VP for Band Affairs, Stacey Anason at [email protected]. We have our Pre-Festival Clinic Concerts to anticipate this week prior to our mid-Winter Break! Here's all the details for our performances and more for the coming week and weeks to come: Leadership Meeting Many thanks to all who attended our Leadership meeting this past week! Our Social, Outreach, and Publicity Committees are off and working on some great opportunities for our band students. Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 14th at 4pm. Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Pre-Festival Concerts (Click on Links for Timelines)
Music Booster Scholarships: February 24, 2022 The SCHS Music Boosters will once again offer scholarships to students continuing in a band, orchestra, or choir class for the 2022-23 school year. Those interested in a scholarship will need to prepare an audition to perform on February 24th, sign-up for an audition time between 3-6pm in the band room, and complete a letter of intent (click here). Letter of intent and sign up for audition due on February 16th. Please ask Mrs. Staniszewski any questions. MSBOA District Band Festival The schedule for MSBOA District Band Festival has been announced! The Concert Band will perform Friday, March 4th, Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble on Saturday, March 5th at Clarkston High School. Please click here to review the detailed schedule for our District Band Festival Performances. State Solo & Ensemble (Virtual for 2022)
Travel Update: May 20-22, 2022 SCHS Bands will be offering a short (2 night) trip to Chicago on May 20-22, 2022 to experience the performing arts outside of our local area! On this trip, we will be hearing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as well as the Broadway touring production of Fiddler on the Roof, while exploring many of the other arts and leisure offerings in the Windy City. This trip is open to all SCHS Band students & adult family members as chaperones, and will be capped once we hit our maximum number of travelers. Please Note: Similar in nature to our DSO trip, all travelers electing to participate in this voluntary opportunity will need to provide proof of vaccination (as required by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Broadway in Chicago venues). All travelers must also agree to abide by health guidelines as stipulated by these participating venues and local governments for the full duration of the trip. To see more information (itinerary, trip insurance, etc.) please click here. To register, please click here. Jazz Band Jazz Band rehearsals continue this week on Monday evening, 2/14. Please note: There will be NO AM rehearsals on Wednesday 2/16 or Thursday 2/17 due to our Pre-Festival Concerts this week. There is also no Monday night rehearsal on 2/21 due to Mid-Winter Break. Our next rehearsal after Monday, 2/14 will be THURSDAY, 2/24. The SCHS Cougar Jazz Band will be performing along side the Adams and Rochester HS Jazz Bands and with the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra in a VERY special performance at Detroit's historic Music Hall on Tuesday, April 12th! We are also thrilled to invite back Jesse Elder (Postmodern Jukebox) and our 2020 & 2021 Cougar JB alum to world premiere Jesse's big band arrangement of Pink Floyd's "Money" for this event! There is a $20/person cover charge for this performance. Student performers will not need to pay the cover fee. Alumni interested in joining us should plan on attending rehearsal on Monday, April 11 at 5pm, SCHS Band room to rehearse with Jesse prior to Tuesday's performance. Please note: Alumni joining us will be required to pay the cover fee. To RSVP for this special event, please complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KjKa5vXQwWxonsii8 Music Boosters Announcements
Parent Volunteers Needed! It takes many hands throughout our school year to help our events run smoothly. To see where help is needed, please click here to review our SCHS Music Boosters Sign-Up Genius List. Cougar Marching Band Parent Support for Next Year's Marching Band A successful season for next year starts today! Help is needed to fill some critical positions looking ahead for Fall 2022. If you have any questions, please contact our VP for Band Affairs, Stacey Anason at [email protected]. We are ramping up and preparing for an exciting festival season for all our student musicians! Here is everything going on in the band room this week and the weeks to come:
Leadership Meeting We will be having our next band leadership meeting on Monday, February 7th, 4-5pm in the band room, before Jazz Band. During our leadership meetings, we discuss how we can best serve ourselves, each other, our bands, and our community. All students are highly encouraged to attend, particularly those who are interested in being more active participants and those who may seek leadership positions within the bands in the future! Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Pre-Festival Concerts
Music Booster Scholarships: February 24, 2022 The SCHS Music Boosters will once again offer scholarships to students continuing in a band, orchestra, or choir class for the 2022-23 school year. Those interested in a scholarship will need to prepare an audition to perform on February 24th, sign-up for an audition time between 3-6pm in the band room, and complete a letter of intent (click here). Please ask Mrs. Staniszewski any questions. State Solo & Ensemble (Virtual for 2022)
Travel Update: May 20-22, 2022 Thank you to all those who completed our travel survey! Based on the survey results, the SCHS Bands will be offering a short (2 night) trip to Chicago on May 20-22, 2022. During this trip, we will be hearing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as well as the Broadway touring production of Fiddler on the Roof, whie exploring many of the other arts and leisure offerings in the Windy City. This trip will be open to all SCHS Band students & adult family members as chaperones. Stay tuned for more details! Jazz Band Jazz Band rehearsals continue this week on Monday evening, Wednesday and Thursday Mornings. At this point, any students with schedule conflicts must have submitted them in writing to Mrs. Staniszewski, particularly for our performances for State Jazz Festival (March 24) and at Music Hall (April 12). Please click here to review our Jazz Band Syllabus and Calendar for Winter/Spring 2022 Additional Jazz Opportunities The Michigan Jazz Festival has started an All-Star High School Jazz Band that will perform a set at this year's Festival on July 17th. There are two rehearsals in weeks before at Wayne State and a day-of dress rehearsal. The virtuosic jazz trombonist and Wayne St. prof. Vincent Chandler will be conducting the group. If you are interested in participating, please let Mrs. Staniszewski know. There is no cost. The MSU-Detroit's Community Music School has an excellent jazz program with an incredible faculty of Detroit's best player / educators that work with high school students IN-PERSON on Wednesday nights, instructing combos and big band with classes jazz improvisation, musicianship, theory, and other subjects. This is a great way to get some extra solo and improv supplemental instruction in preparation of MSBOA Jazz, festivals, and general improvement. If you are interested, contact Keir Lee at [email protected]. Very low tuition and financial support is offered to everyone. https://cms.msu.edu/detroit/detroit/children/spartan-youth-jazz.html Music Boosters Announcements Parent Volunteers Needed! It takes many hands throughout our school year to help our events run smoothly. To see where help is needed, please click here to review our SCHS Music Boosters Sign-Up Genius List. Cougar Marching Band Parent Support for Next Year's Marching Band A successful season for next year starts today! Help is needed to fill some critical positions looking ahead for Fall 2022. If you have any questions, please contact our VP for Band Affairs, Stacey Anason at [email protected]. Additional Opportunities The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) is thrilled to announce that MPulse Performing Arts Institutes are back, in-person, for 2022!
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