We are officially into the home stretch before Winter Break! Here are all the details for this coming week in SCHS Bands:
A BIG Thank you! This will be Mr. DeRubeis' last week working with us before Mrs. Staniszewski's return on Monday, December 12th. Please be sure to say thank you for all he has done over the last 10 weeks! (and bid him safe travels as anticipates a much deserved vacation!) Marching Band Good luck and enjoy tomorrow's parade performance! The timeline for tomorrow can be found here: Dec 4: Rochester XMas Parade Concert Ensembles 5th Grade Concert: Friday, December 9th The Wind Ensemble will once again be joining with Chamber Singers to perform for fifth graders during the school day on Friday, December 9th in the SCHS Auditorium. Wind Ensemble students will be excused from class to perform and are responsible for all work assigned in their missed classes. Donations Needed for Winter Concert: With our Winter Concert coming up on December 14th, the music boosters ask that each student contribute one plate of nut free treats to share for our concert afterglow. For questions and further details, please ask Tammy Watson ([email protected]). Large Chamber Ensembles: The Large Brass Ensembles and the Large WW Ensemble will begin rehearsing this week! Large Brass Ensembles will be rehearsing on the following Mondays from 3-4pm: December 5 (TOMORROW!), 12, 19, & January 9. Large WW Ensemble will be rehearsing on the following Tuesdays from 3-4pm: December 6, 13, 20, & January 10. We are only meeting these 4 times together as a group before District S&E. Large Percussion Ensemble will continue rehearsing on Fridays.. A reminder for all students who signed up for Large Chamber Ensembles: We will need to take advantage of every minute of these rehearsals to ensure a fulfilling performance experience at District S&E Festival. Please make every effort to attend every rehearsal! If you do not attend the rehearsals*, you are failing to uphold the commitment you made and will be automatically switched to the portfolio track for your Chamber Music Project. *This pertains to all large chamber ensemble participants. Large Percussion Ensemble students should know that James is taking attendance at each rehearsal and has been updating me on who is/is not there. If you miss rehearsals, you are subject to these consequences. Chamber Music for Winter Concert: Thank you to all those who volunteered to perform as interludes for our concert! NYC Trip Before we know it, we will be packing and performing at Carnegie Hall! In preparation for our trip, a tentative meeting/rehearsal schedule* has been created. Please click here for the list or check out the dates on our Google Calendar below, beginning January 2017! *Because this trip and our performance involves students from all three band classes, it is essential for us to hold rehearsals after-school. This enables everyone the opportunity to rehearse with one another without disrupting the learning day by pulling them out of other academic classes. These rehearsals will ensure that we have the best possible performance on one of the world’s most famous stages! Rehearsals were scheduled on Mondays, immediately after-school, in the effort to have the least amount of conflicts with other extra-curricular activities. Please plan accordingly and plan on attending all of our rehearsals. Upcoming Performances/Events: 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 prior to Winter Break) Jan 13-14, 2017: District 4 MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival Jazz Band The Cougar Jazz Band is getting ready to kick off it's first year during second semester-- I hope everyone is as excited as I am! In preparation, a rough rehearsal schedule and performance calendar is being formed. In order to avoid as many extracurricular conflicts as possible, the Jazz Band will generally rehearse at the same times as the marching band during first semester, only evening rehearsals will be held from 5-8pm instead of 6-9pm. Morning jam sessions will be held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. To see the most up-to-date calendar for the Jazz Band, including tentative performances, please reference our Google Calendar below. (Jazz Band dates will be noted in Orange, beginning in January 2017.) Calendar Comments are closed.
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