It has been a busy week this past week in the band room, filled with concerts and marching band auditions! Congratulations to each and every one of our student musicians on your dedication, integrity, and hard work to make this week (and this year!) such a successful one!
Hearing so many sincere, genuine, high caliber interviews and auditions this week certainly made for some difficult decisions. It is truly indicative of the fantastic leadership and direction these students have for each other and their music. It is a huge point of pride knowing that our presence and focus will remain strong in all roles and capacities; not just from those selected for a leadership position. If anyone has any questions or would like to discuss their interviews/auditions, I am more than happy to meet with you. Attention Big Fish Pit Musicians! For those interested in a "conductor's view" from Big Fish, the Go-Pro videos can be seen by clicking here! We have another packed week of auditions and events on deck for this week in the SCHS Bands! Let's get right to it... Concert Ensembles Brass & Woodwind Large Chamber Ensembles: Your last rehearsals will be after school on Monday (brass) and Tuesday (woodwinds) respectively, in order to prepare for our first Chamber Music Night at Rochester City Park. Please be sure to attend these final rehearsals as we look ahead to complete our Chamber Music Projects! Band Banquet: Monday, May 16th at Addison Oaks Our annual band banquet celebration will be held this Monday at Addison Oaks! Here's to honoring and celebrating all of the fantastic accomplishments of our students from over the course of this year. Doors will open at 6pm, dinner will begin being served at 6:30pm. (If you are joining us from the NHS Induction, no problem!) Honors Convocation: Tuesday, May 17th The SCHS Bands have once again been asked to perform processional and recessional music for this prestigious event honoring the class of 2016. Any SCHS Band student in Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble who is available to play is highly encouraged to participate in this event, if possible. Performing students will need to arrive to SCHS by 6:30 to run through each of our two marches before we take the auditorium stage to perform. The event should be finished by 8:00pm. Thank you in advance to those students who are willing and able to give of their time and talents to perform! Chamber Music Night in Rochester Park: Friday, May 20th Our first annual Chamber Music Night in Rochester Park is coming up this Friday, 5-8pm! Along with ALL SCHS band students who will be performing what they have been working on for their Chamber Music Projects this year, the band students from Hart MS will be joining us for a fun, relaxed evening of chamber music in the band shell at Rochester Park. Come, bring a picnic, and enjoy some music performed by our young instrumentalists from grades 6-12! (Some Hart MS students will even be performing original compositions from our own SCHS students!) Students still needing to sign-up for a performance time can do so by clicking here. Wind Ensemble Auditions: May 23, 24, & 26th Wind Ensemble auditions for the 2016-2017 school year are scheduled for May 23 & 24 (WW & Brass), and 26th (Perc.); 2:30-5:00pm (See application for more details; prepared music can be found outside band office. Click here to sign-up for your audition time!) Upcoming Events
Marching Band Per request, here is the list of section leaders and drum majors for the 2016-2017 Cougar Marching Band: Morgan Zainea (flute), Julian Fiaschetti (clarinet), Paul Danciu (saxophone), Ryan Garman (trumpet), Ishpreet Kohli (mellophone), Joe Fantin (low brass), Celeste Kotchounian & Kaitlyn Reyff (colorguard), John Ryan, Maria Marcus, and Christina Irons (drum majors) Drumline workshop/auditions will occur after school this week on Tuesday, May 17; Wednesday, May 18; and Thursday, May 19th. Other upcoming MB dates include:
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