Only one more week until Spring Break, but we still have a lot of performance excitement ahead of us! Here is this week's update:
Concert Ensembles All-City Band Concert (Wind Ensemble Only): Tuesday, March 28th The Wind Ensemble will be featured at this year's All-City Band Concert at Adams HS. Call time for all Wind Ensemble students is 6:30pm to the AHS Gym. The concert will begin at 7pm, and should be finished around 8pm. Congratulations to Julian F. on his selection to Michigan Youth Arts Festival! After earning exceptional scores for his solo performances at last weekend's State Solo & Ensemble festival, Julian has both been selected to perform with the Honors Band as well as receiving an outstanding soloist nomination for the Michigan Youth Arts Festival. This year's festival will be held at Western Michigan University and feature the top musicians from across the state from over 250,000 statewide Solo & Ensemble events. A hearty congratulations to Julian for selection and nomination! 2017-2018 Ensemble Auditions Ensemble auditions for this year will take place the week of April 17-21st, 2017! Those students wishing to audition for Wind Ensemble should be prepared to play three components: 1) A solo of their choosing that demonstrates their best playing. 2) Up to 5 scales (major, melodic minor and chromatic) in as many octaves as possible. 3) Sightreading Although times for sign-up will be made available after Spring Break, students are encouraged to begin practicing their audition materials now to have the best performance possible! Upcoming Performances/Events: March 28: All-City Band Concert at Adams HS (Wind Ensemble ONLY) April 6-11: NYC/Carnegie Trip! April 17-21: Wind Ensemble Auditions NYC/Carnegie Final Trip Meeting: Wednesday, March 29th, 7-8pm (Chaperones meeting begins at 6pm): At this final meeting, we will be reviewing our travel itinerary and departure day procedures, confirming all emergency/insurance card information, distributing carry-on backpacks, and packing all concert dress garment bags. From our Uniform Coordinator, Kristi McLaren:Please take the weekend to refresh your concert attire and bring it on Wednesday evening to the NYC Trip Meeting. We will be packing your attire in travel boxes to prepare for the trip. Your attire must be zipped inside your school issued garment bag. ONLY CLOTHING SHOULD BE IN YOUR GARMENT BAGS. No toiletries, water bottles or anything of the like. MEN: Please remember to pack your BLACK socks and dress shoes. Your shirt/jacket/pant/tie/vest should also be in your garment bag. Place your dress shoes in the shoe pouch and consolidate your clothing so you have a maximum of TWO hangers. Concert Band Boys: You will be fitted for a jacket on Wednesday night so make sure you attend the meeting! LADIES: Please remember to pack your pantyhose and your BLACK dress (flat) shoes. Tickets Now Available! Tickets are now available for our Carnegie performance! Tickets are $20 each, and can be purchased through the Carnegie Hall Box Office at (212) 247-7800 and website. We are performing at 9:30am on Monday, April 10, 2017. http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2017/4/10/0930/AM/Symphonic-Series-for-Bands-and-Orchestras/ Upcoming Rehearsals/Events Our final Monday afternoon rehearsal will be this Monday, March 27th, from 2:45-4:00pm. We will have one final rehearsal on Thursday, April 6th beginning at 2pm. Traveling students should arrive to SCHS at 1:30pm, deposit luggage in the appropriate locations within the rehearsal/dance room, and then proceed to the band room for our final rehearsal before departure later that afternoon. Pit Orchestra Pit will be meeting on Thursday of this week, 2:45-4:30pm. There is NO rehearsal on Tuesday due to the All-City Band Concert. Jazz Band We will be having one final rehearsal for the month of March this coming Monday, March 27th, from 5-8pm. There will be NO morning rehearsals this week, and no rehearsals through the month of April due to testing/musical tech week/performances. We will resume our regular rehearsals in May, as we look ahead to our final performances. Click here to view the Jazz Band Syllabus.* Jazz Band Upcoming Performances/Events March 27: Rehearsal, 5-8pm April BREAK Resume Monday, May 1, 5-8pm Marching Band It's official; mark your calendars! Band Camp 2017 will be July 30-August 5th, 2017 at Little Pine Island Salvation Army Camp in Comstock Park, MI. Calendar Comments are closed.
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