Happy November- I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend! It may be a short week, but there is an exciting performance to anticipate: The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet is coming to perform for all RCS Instrumental Music students during the day on Friday, November 11th. The Large Chamber Ensembles' schedules have also been announced... read on for more details.
Concert Ensembles Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet: All SCHS Band students are excused from 9am through 4th hour to attend a very special performance by the world-acclaimed Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet at Adams HS on Friday, November 11th. This is a fantastic performance opportunity-- one that all our RCS instrumental music students will be attending district wide! Busses will be provided for all students. At 9am, all students should proceed to the auditorium entrance to board busses for Adams. Students will return to SCHS in time to eat 3rd lunch, and will be expected to return to classes for 5th and 6th hours. Large Chamber Ensembles: Thank you to those students who e-mailed availability! Both Large Brass Ensembles will be rehearsing from 3-4pm on Mondays, December 5, 12, 19, & January 9. Large WW Ensemble will be rehearsing from 3-4 pm on Tuesdays, December 6, 13, 20, & January 10. We are only meeting these 4 times together as a group before District S&E. We will need to take advantage of every minute of these 4 rehearsals to ensure a fulfilling performance experience at District S&E Festival. Please make every effort to attend every rehearsal! Large Percussion Ensemble will be rehearsing again this Friday, November 11th, after school with James. Chamber Music Needed for Winter Concert: We are in need of a few soloists/small chamber ensembles to perform as interludes for our Winter Concert. If you/your group are interested, please e-mail Mrs. Staniszewski ([email protected]). Upcoming Performances/Events: Nov 11: Breaking Winds Quartet performance at Adams HS (9:00-11:30am; excused at 9am to return to class for 5th hour) Dec 9: 5th Grade Concert (Wind Ensemble only, during school day) Dec 14: Winter Band Concert -----Winter Break----- Jan 5th, 2017: S&E Clinics, 3-6pm, SCHS (ALL S&E Musicians will need to sign up for one time slot per event! Sign-ups will be available in December, upon Mrs. Staniszewski's return) Jan 13-14, 2017: District 4 MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival Marching Band Upcoming Rehearsals: November 14th, 6-7:30pm (Cougar Christmas Medley & going over all music for Detroit Red Wings!) ; November 28th, 6-7:30pm (Cougar Christmas Medley memorized, practicing parade procedures) Upcoming Performances: (Click links for each event's timeline): Nov 20*: Red Wings Performance *Please note: This is a required performance. Bus transportation for the Red Wings is available ONLY for those students NOT attending the game after performing. Also, there will be NO truck for this performance (much like Arts & Apples). Dec 4: Rochester XMas Parade (Timeline TBD) Calendar Comments are closed.
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