It has been a BUSY March for the SCHS Bands, and we wrap up the month this week with our final performance: The All-City Band Concert! Both the Cougar Jazz Band and Concert Band will be performing at this huge city wide celebration of bands, right here at SCHS, on Wednesday, March 27th, 7pm at the main gym. We hope you can come!
Upcoming Dates at a Glance:
Jazz Band Congratulations to the Cougar Jazz Band on performing and earning an "Excellent" rating at State MSBOA Jazz Festival for the first time in history! Please Note: There will be NO AM Rehearsal this week. Upcoming performances include:
Lastly, Jazz Band students need to be sure to pick their solo study for the month of April! More information can be found by clicking here. Solos (either recorded or live) are due Monday, May 6th! Additional Opportunities There are discounted tickets for high school music programs for the Oakland Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 8 p.m. Along with four soloists, Oakland University Symphony Chorus, Detroit Concert Choir and Madrigal Chorale, the orchestra will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. All of the soloists are alumni of the Oakland University Department of Music: Ann Toomey, soprano; Lisa Agazzi, mezzo-soprano; Jason Wickson, tenor; and Joel Frederiksen, bass. Michael A. Mitchell, conductor. You can purchase $8 balcony seats online without service fees at https://bit.ly/2T56AcP.
------------------------------------- Jessica K. Rogers Memorial Concert Free Masterclasses & Concerts from the Macomb Symphony Wind & Brass Quintets Tuesday, April 23, 2019; 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Adams High School Auditorium Musicians from the Macomb Symphony Orchestra will be playing two concerts as well as holding master classes. All students of music are invited to bring their instruments to participate in the master classes. The Wind Quintet will perform at 7:00 p.m., followed with master classes for flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon. The Brass Quintet will hold master classes for trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and perform at 8:00 p.m. ------------------------------------- The 2019 Saxophone Day at Wayne State University is a day-long festival devoted to celebrating and expanding your knowledge of the saxophone. This year's event will be held on April 13, 2019. This event is open to any and all area middle school, high school, collegiate, or adult amateur saxophonists with a passion for improvement in their saxophone playing abilities. More information can be found at the event website (https://www.mattyounglove.com/saxophone-day-wayne-1). To register, follow this link: https://forms.wayne.edu/5c6431286086f --------------------------------------- The Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Students who are selected by audition have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment, while learning from U-M conductors, applied faculty, and graduate students. MYE consists of five large ensembles: Cadenza Treble Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Jazz Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Symphony Orchestra, all of which are conducted by renowned U-M faculty. We also offer a Musicianship Course and small ensemble opportunities, such as the Trombone Ensemble and Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble. These courses are led by graduate students under the direction of a U-M faculty advisor. If you have questions about any of the ensembles, or about the program in general, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Positions in the Michigan Youth Ensembles are selective, and limited spots are available. In order to qualify for the Michigan Youth Ensembles, students must complete an online application, pay the non-refundable application fee, and meet the listed requirements on the MYE webpage. --------------------------------------- Metropolitan Youth Orchestra seeking student musicians for open auditions! Since 1982 the Detroit Metropolitan Youth Symphony has developed students from nearly 50 communities in its four orchestras. We provide an advanced youth ensemble experience that is challenging and fun, stimulates musical development, and supplements the school program. We have weekly Saturday morning rehearsals September through May and perform three concerts each season at different venues across metropolitan Detroit. For audition dates, requirements and FAQs, visit https://www.detroitmys.org/new-auditions/ We invite any interested students and their parents to enjoy one of our concerts. Contact [email protected] to request complimentary tickets and we’ll hold them for you in WILL CALL. Come hear our music and meet our conductors! Fundraisers Culver's Restaurant Night: Tuesday, April 9th Forget about cooking or doing dishes and come join us at the Culver's of Rochester Hills (near Meijer off Auburn & Rochester Rd.) on Tuesday, April 9th from 5-8pm! Ten percent of your bill will be donated back to the SCHS Music Boosters, no flier required! Invite all your friends and family for a great meal and help our music program! For more information, click here! Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! An Open Letter to our SCHS Band Community:
After another wildly successful State S&E Festival, I'm finding myself at a loss of words that will come close to adequately expressing my gratitude. It is truly a humbling experience to be a part of a movement that is so large, no one person could ever possibly do everything necessary to be successful. It's a very similar feeling to being in a large ensemble, where no one person could possibly cover all the necessary parts for a successful performance, and when everyone comes together to share the stage, their time, and their gifts, we are all (audience and musicians alike) graced with an incredible experience. A very heartfelt and hearty THANK YOU and congratulations to all our performers and volunteers on a successful State Solo & Ensemble event this past weekend. I received nothing but great praise from all I encountered throughout the last day. None of it would have been possible without every single person, volunteer, donation, student, and effort. THANK YOU for keeping the tradition of excellence alive at SCHS! We have a couple weeks to go until spring break along with one more weekend of festival ahead this Friday for State Jazz Festival at Utica Eisenhower HS. All that and more in this week's update: Upcoming Dates at a Glance:
SAF Kick-Off: Monday, March 18th at 7pm Our SCHS Music Boosters are hosting a meeting to kick-off our next SAF Fundraiser for students to help offset the costs of band camp, future trips, and more! The meeting will be on Monday, March 18th at 7pm in the SCHS Choir Room. Click here to learn more about this opportunity! Jazz Band For the first time in SCHS history, we will be performing at the MSBOA State Jazz Festival! We have a timeline for our MSBOA Jazz Band Festival performance, which will be on Friday, March 22nd at Utica Eisenhower HS. Please click here for more details on our performance timeline. SC Traditions Celebration Stoney Creek HS is hosting the SC Traditions Celebration on Saturday, March 23rd! It very well may be the last one until our 20th anniversary in 2022, so it's the only time for a while for folks to get dressed up, honor SCHS and benefit every student in the school! You have already made an impact on continuing the SC Tradition in many ways, and this event is a fantastic way to help support all of our school's arts, athletics, academics, and every program in between. For more information and links to register, please visit: www.bit.ly/SCTraditions. Thank you for all that you do for Stoney Creek, and we hope you can attend this year's SC Traditions Celebration! Additional Opportunities There are discounted tickets for high school music programs for the Oakland Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 8 p.m. Along with four soloists, Oakland University Symphony Chorus, Detroit Concert Choir and Madrigal Chorale, the orchestra will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. All of the soloists are alumni of the Oakland University Department of Music: Ann Toomey, soprano; Lisa Agazzi, mezzo-soprano; Jason Wickson, tenor; and Joel Frederiksen, bass. Michael A. Mitchell, conductor. You can purchase $8 balcony seats online without service fees at https://bit.ly/2T56AcP.
------------------------------------- Jessica K. Rogers Memorial Concert Free Masterclasses & Concerts from the Macomb Symphony Wind & Brass Quintets Tuesday, April 23, 2019; 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Adams High School Auditorium Musicians from the Macomb Symphony Orchestra will be playing two concerts as well as holding master classes. All students of music are invited to bring their instruments to participate in the master classes. The Wind Quintet will perform at 7:00 p.m., followed with master classes for flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon. The Brass Quintet will hold master classes for trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and perform at 8:00 p.m. ------------------------------------- The 2019 Saxophone Day at Wayne State University is a day-long festival devoted to celebrating and expanding your knowledge of the saxophone. This year's event will be held on April 13, 2019. This event is open to any and all area middle school, high school, collegiate, or adult amateur saxophonists with a passion for improvement in their saxophone playing abilities. More information can be found at the event website (https://www.mattyounglove.com/saxophone-day-wayne-1). To register, follow this link: https://forms.wayne.edu/5c6431286086f --------------------------------------- The Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Students who are selected by audition have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment, while learning from U-M conductors, applied faculty, and graduate students. MYE consists of five large ensembles: Cadenza Treble Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Jazz Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Symphony Orchestra, all of which are conducted by renowned U-M faculty. We also offer a Musicianship Course and small ensemble opportunities, such as the Trombone Ensemble and Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble. These courses are led by graduate students under the direction of a U-M faculty advisor. If you have questions about any of the ensembles, or about the program in general, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Positions in the Michigan Youth Ensembles are selective, and limited spots are available. In order to qualify for the Michigan Youth Ensembles, students must complete an online application, pay the non-refundable application fee, and meet the listed requirements on the MYE webpage. --------------------------------------- Metropolitan Youth Orchestra seeking student musicians for open auditions! Since 1982 the Detroit Metropolitan Youth Symphony has developed students from nearly 50 communities in its four orchestras. We provide an advanced youth ensemble experience that is challenging and fun, stimulates musical development, and supplements the school program. We have weekly Saturday morning rehearsals September through May and perform three concerts each season at different venues across metropolitan Detroit. For audition dates, requirements and FAQs, visit https://www.detroitmys.org/new-auditions/ We invite any interested students and their parents to enjoy one of our concerts. Contact [email protected] to request complimentary tickets and we’ll hold them for you in WILL CALL. Come hear our music and meet our conductors! Fundraisers Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! Congratulations to all our SCHS instrumentalists on their District Festival performances this past weekend at Clarkston High School! Some of the best performances we've had all year happened this past weekend, and everyone involved has a great deal of which they should be proud! Looking ahead, we have another big festival event coming up this weekend: State Solo & Ensemble, right here at Stoney Creek! This is a major event and HUGE honor for us to host each year; we have a tradition of excellence in hosting this prestigious event and we need YOUR help to keep the tradition alive! Please read on below for more information about how you can help!
Upcoming Dates at a Glance:
MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble: Saturday, March 16, 2019 Stoney Creek Bands has a tradition of excellence in being invited to host MSBOA's State Solo & Ensemble for the last 15+ years, and we once again look forward to hosting this important qualifying event this year! This is a huge honor to be asked to host, as we will be playing host to over 30 area high schools and their top musicians for this great event. Because of the size and importance of this event, we need all hands on deck to ensure it is successful! ALL SCHS Band Students must sign-up for at least volunteer spot. Sign-ups are available on the bulletin board outside of the band room. We are also in need of as many parents as possible to volunteer, donate goods, or both. Please help us continue our tradition of excellence in hosting this prestigious event! Our Sign-Up for parents/adults can be found by clicking here. If you are a soloist in grades 10-12 performing at State S&E, you will need to prepare a proficiency level to perform along with your solo (scales and sightreading). More information about proficiency levels and scales may be found by clicking here. Jazz Band Please note: There will be NO AM Jazz rehearsals this week due to SCHS hosting District Choral Festival on March 13 & 14th. We have a timeline for our MSBOA Jazz Band Festival performance, which will be on Friday, March 22nd at Utica Eisenhower HS. Please click here for more details on our performance timeline. SC Traditions Celebration Stoney Creek HS is hosting the SC Traditions Celebration on Saturday, March 23rd! It very well may be the last one until our 20th anniversary in 2022, so it's the only time for a while for folks to get dressed up, honor SCHS and benefit every student in the school! You have already made an impact on continuing the SC Tradition in many ways, and this event is a fantastic way to help support all of our school's arts, athletics, academics, and every program in between. For more information and links to register, please visit: www.bit.ly/SCTraditions. Thank you for all that you do for Stoney Creek, and we hope you can attend this year's SC Traditions Celebration! Additional Opportunities FREE Clarinet Masterclass at Oakland University! OU will be hosting hosting Jonathan Holden, clarinet, from Florida State University, for a master class on Wednesday, March 13th, from 4-6:30 in the Recital Hall. There will also be a free recital on Thursday, March 14th at 7:30, also in the Recital Hall. Mr. Holden will also be performing a number of pieces with flute, so flute players may also be interested in attending the free recital on Thursday. All are welcome! __________________________________ There are discounted tickets for high school music programs for the Oakland Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 8 p.m. Along with four soloists, Oakland University Symphony Chorus, Detroit Concert Choir and Madrigal Chorale, the orchestra will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. All of the soloists are alumni of the Oakland University Department of Music: Ann Toomey, soprano; Lisa Agazzi, mezzo-soprano; Jason Wickson, tenor; and Joel Frederiksen, bass. Michael A. Mitchell, conductor. You can purchase $8 balcony seats online without service fees at https://bit.ly/2T56AcP.
------------------------------------- The 2019 Saxophone Day at Wayne State University is a day-long festival devoted to celebrating and expanding your knowledge of the saxophone. This year's event will be held on April 13, 2019. This event is open to any and all area middle school, high school, collegiate, or adult amateur saxophonists with a passion for improvement in their saxophone playing abilities. More information can be found at the event website (https://www.mattyounglove.com/saxophone-day-wayne-1). To register, follow this link: https://forms.wayne.edu/5c6431286086f --------------------------------------- The Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Students who are selected by audition have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment, while learning from U-M conductors, applied faculty, and graduate students. MYE consists of five large ensembles: Cadenza Treble Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Jazz Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Symphony Orchestra, all of which are conducted by renowned U-M faculty. We also offer a Musicianship Course and small ensemble opportunities, such as the Trombone Ensemble and Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble. These courses are led by graduate students under the direction of a U-M faculty advisor. If you have questions about any of the ensembles, or about the program in general, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Positions in the Michigan Youth Ensembles are selective, and limited spots are available. In order to qualify for the Michigan Youth Ensembles, students must complete an online application, pay the non-refundable application fee, and meet the listed requirements on the MYE webpage. Fundraisers Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! It's here- March is upon us and it is officially festival season! After weeks of rehearsing and hard work, we kick off festival season with our MSBOA District Band Festival performances this week on Friday (CB) and Saturday (SB/WE) at Clarkston High School. Timelines, details, and more information about our other upcoming festival dates are all ahead in this week's update:
Upcoming Dates at a Glance:
MSBOA District Band Festival: March 8 (CB) & 9 (SB/WE) at Clarkston HS The SCHS Bands will be performing for District 4 MSBOA Band Festival on Friday, March 8th (Concert Band) and Saturday, March 9th (Symphony Band & Wind Ensemble) at Clarkston HS! Please see this event's timeline for more information on transportation, performance times, and other important details. Please note: if you will be providing your own transportation, please be sure to notify Mrs. Staniszewski ASAP! MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble: Saturday, March 16, 2019 Stoney Creek Bands has a tradition of excellence in being invited to host MSBOA's State Solo & Ensemble for the last 15+ years, and we once again look forward to hosting this important qualifying event this year! This is a huge honor to be asked to host, as we will be playing host to over 30 area high schools and their top musicians for this great event. Because of the size and importance of this event, we need all hands on deck to ensure it is successful! ALL SCHS Band Students must sign-up for at least volunteer spot. Sign-ups are available on the bulletin board outside of the band room. We are also in need of as many parents as possible to volunteer, donate goods, or both. Please help us continue our tradition of excellence in hosting this prestigious event! Our Sign-Up for parents/adults can be found by clicking here. If you are a soloist in grades 10-12 performing at State S&E, you will need to prepare a proficiency level to perform along with your solo (scales and sightreading). More information about proficiency levels and scales may be found by clicking here. Jazz Band We have a timeline for our MSBOA Jazz Band Festival performance, which will be on Friday, March 22nd at Utica Eisenhower HS. Please click here for more details on our performance timeline. SC Traditions Celebration Stoney Creek HS is hosting the SC Traditions Celebration on Saturday, March 23rd! It very well may be the last one until our 20th anniversary in 2022, so it's the only time for a while for folks to get dressed up, honor SCHS and benefit every student in the school! You have already made an impact on continuing the SC Tradition in many ways, and this event is a fantastic way to help support all of our school's arts, athletics, academics, and every program in between. For more information and links to register, please visit: www.bit.ly/SCTraditions. Thank you for all that you do for Stoney Creek, and we hope you can attend this year's SC Traditions Celebration! Additional Opportunities There are discounted tickets for high school music programs for the Oakland Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 8 p.m. Along with four soloists, Oakland University Symphony Chorus, Detroit Concert Choir and Madrigal Chorale, the orchestra will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. All of the soloists are alumni of the Oakland University Department of Music: Ann Toomey, soprano; Lisa Agazzi, mezzo-soprano; Jason Wickson, tenor; and Joel Frederiksen, bass. Michael A. Mitchell, conductor. You can purchase $8 balcony seats online without service fees at https://bit.ly/2T56AcP.
------------------------------------- The 2019 Saxophone Day at Wayne State University is a day-long festival devoted to celebrating and expanding your knowledge of the saxophone. This year's event will be held on April 13, 2019. This event is open to any and all area middle school, high school, collegiate, or adult amateur saxophonists with a passion for improvement in their saxophone playing abilities. More information can be found at the event website (https://www.mattyounglove.com/saxophone-day-wayne-1). To register, follow this link: https://forms.wayne.edu/5c6431286086f --------------------------------------- The Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Students who are selected by audition have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment, while learning from U-M conductors, applied faculty, and graduate students. MYE consists of five large ensembles: Cadenza Treble Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Jazz Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Symphony Orchestra, all of which are conducted by renowned U-M faculty. We also offer a Musicianship Course and small ensemble opportunities, such as the Trombone Ensemble and Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble. These courses are led by graduate students under the direction of a U-M faculty advisor. If you have questions about any of the ensembles, or about the program in general, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Positions in the Michigan Youth Ensembles are selective, and limited spots are available. In order to qualify for the Michigan Youth Ensembles, students must complete an online application, pay the non-refundable application fee, and meet the listed requirements on the MYE webpage. Fundraisers Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! |
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