We instead of one week, we have TWO weeks included in this week's Update, as we look ahead to a short week before the Thanksgiving along with the week after the holiday. We're looking forward to the Rochester Hometown Christmas Parade on December 5th and more... here is this (2!) week's update: DSO Trip: Friday, February 4, 2022 We are excited to offer the opportunity to see the classical music concert, Rachmaninoff & Rodrigo at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Friday, February 4th, 2022. This program explores a unique showpiece on the Spanish guitar and Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony. Please click here see our registration form for more details and to purchase tickets. Registration and payment must be made by December 17th, 2021. Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Sleigh Ride (Calling all Musicians!)! The SCHS Bands would like to welcome any SCHS alumni, faculty/staff, and family members of current SCHS Band instrumentalists to join us on stage to play the Leroy Anderson holiday classic, Sleigh Ride, for our grand concert finale. This year's Winter Concert will be on Thursday, December 16th at 7pm. If you are able to attend and join us, please RSVP by completing this form! Winter Concert Shout Outs Our Winter Band Concert is coming up on Dec 16th. Shout-outs and other acknowledgements are available to be included in our program. Any cute pictures or words of encouragement are due by Dec 3rd to make it into the program. See flyer below for more details: Large Chamber Ensembles
Large Percussion will be rehearsing this Tuesday, November 23th, 2:30-3:30pm. There will be no brass ensemble rehearsal on Wednesday, Nov 24th due to the holiday. Both large Brass (Wednesday, 3-4pm) and Large Percussion (Tuesday, 2:30-3:30pm) will resume again the week after the Thanksgiving holiday. All participants who haven't already done so need to bring $5 for the group S&E registration and turn it in to their respective coaches. Community Service Lessons Calling all HS Band Musicians! We are re-starting our Community Service Lessons Program with the Hart MS Bands! This is a great way to earn community service hours for Key Club, NHS, Scouts, as well as have fun connecting with and helping a Hart MS Band Musician. If you/your student is interested in being a HS Mentor Musician, please complete this Google Form to have your name added to our Mentor List. Please note: Adding your name and expressing your interest doesn't necessarily mean you will be contacted by a MS student to teach. But, it does mean you are willing to teach at least one student for 30 min/week, based on your and their schedule availability, should you be contacted. Cougar Marching Band We just have a few remaining dates for the Cougar Marching Band this year:
Uniform Turn-In Uniform turn in for the Cougar Marching Band will be, Monday, December 6th from 6-8. Please come at time listed based on last name: A-D 6pm E-P 6:30 Q-Z 7pm Donated Shoes will be collected at this time, along with all uniform parts: Jackets, shields, pants, etc. All students keep gloves. Jazz Band Jazz Band Retreat The Cougar Jazz Band will once again kick things off for the semester with our retreat at Embassy Suites in Troy. This year's retreat will be held Friday, January 7th (check in at 4:30pm) through Sunday, January 9th. All Cougar Jazz Band members are highly encouraged to attend! We will be working with professional jazz musicians through the weekend to help kick start our season in the best way. All clinics, meals, lodging for 2 nights and activities are included in the $180/student cost. Registration for our Jazz Band Retreat can be completed here: https://forms.gle/j3Rp7FTxMUv94F5z7 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. 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]. Grand Traverse Pie Fundraiser Our annual Pie Fundraiser is BACK!
Click here for more information and to access our GTPC Pie Order Form Comments are closed.
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