I hope everyone has a wonderful, restful break! We are about to enter the busiest season of all as we look ahead to the spring... All the details for the coming week of our return and weeks to come are here in this week's Update: Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Central Michigan Brass Day Central Michigan University is hosting a Brass Day on Tuesday, April 5th featuring the Boston Brass. All high school brass players are invited to this special event that takes place in the afternoon and evening. The event is free and open to all brass players grades 9-12! For more information and to register, please visit: https://bit.ly/3pr7ZIW Registration is open now and closes on March 30, 2022! Jazz Band Congratulations to the Cougar Jazz Band on their performance at State Jazz Festival this week! The Cougar Jazz Band next meets on Monday, April 11th from 5-8pm, as we welcome Jesse Elder from Postmodern Jukebox to play with us in preparation for our BIG performance on Tuesday, April 12th at Music Hall! Please note: we will not be rehearsing Monday, April 4th (our return from Spring Break), and there are no more AM rehearsals. For this special performance, we will be performing along side the Adams and Rochester HS Jazz Bands, and the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra. We will also be world premiering Jesse's big band arrangement of Pink Floyd's "Money" for this event -- be sure to invite all your friends and family for a night of memorable music in an incredible venue! 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 We are also in need of parents to help for this special performance! Please see our sign-up here for where we need help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4FABAD29A02-jazz 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 Percussion Workshops Those interested in joining the percussion section (front ensemble or drumline) for the Cougar Marching Band are invited to attend our percussion workshops on Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 on April 14, 21, 28, and May 5. Participating students are asked to bring a drum pad and sticks to the first date on April 14th. ALL percussionists looking to play with the Cougar Marching Band in the fall are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend these workshops. Drumline auditions will be held as a part of these workshop dates. 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]. Leadership Meeting Our Social, Outreach, and Publicity Committees are off and working on some great opportunities for our band students:
Our next leadership meeting will be on Monday, April 18th from 2:30-3:30pm. All are welcome! Travel Update: Orlando/Walt Disney World for February 2023 Our next travel opportunity for the SCHS Bands has been announced: mark your calendars for February 16-21 2023, as we look to perform at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida! More details and registration information will be announced in the weeks to come. Comments are closed.
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