Congratulations to the Cougar Marching Band on a great Awards Concert this past Thursday! We are beginning to wrap up Marching Band season, but shifting gears to chamber music, Winter Concert, and looking ahead to Jazz Band in the second semester... Here is this Week's Update:
This Week Summary:
Marching Band Congratulations to the Cougar Marching Band on a great Awards Concert this past Thursday! If you did not pick up your awards after the performance, please be sure to see Mrs. Staniszewski for your awards. We have one Monday night rehearsal and two events left: Our performance at Little Caesar's Arena on November 28th, and the Rochester Christmas Parade on December 2nd. Please stay tuned for more timelines and details to be announced as they are confirmed. Upcoming MB Events Nov 26: PM Rehearsal 6-9pm Nov 28: SCHSCMB Performs at LCA/Detroit Red Wings Dec 2: Rochester Christmas Parade Concert Ensembles (Concert Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble) Large Chamber Ensembles All large chamber ensembles rehearse this week, and all rehearsals are REQUIRED. All Large Chamber Ensembles will be performing at Solo & Ensemble on Saturday, January 19th, 2019.
Disney Trip Update Students who register at this point are being added to a waitlist. We only need 9 more people total- can be chaperone or student! If you would like to review our trip itinerary and registration information, you can click here or view them on the documents section of our website. The next time SCHS Bands travel in 2021, we will be going to a different destination-- we hope you can join us for this truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Disney rehearsals begin after school (2:45-3:45pm) on Monday, December 3rd! Midterm Assignments/Projects Symphony Band & Wind Ensemble students will be composing a short piece of chamber music to be performed by Hart MS students for our Chamber Music Night in May. More information can be found by clicking here. All compositions (PDFs and Audio files) must be submitted electronically by January 23rd, 2019. Concert Band students need to perform all twelve major scales, one octave, from memory. Students may choose to perform these live or video record themselves (must be done in one take, not edited). Videos or live performances must be received by January 22nd, 2019. Extracurricular Performing Opportunities Stay tuned for more opportunities to be posted here! Jazz Band Jazz Band Retreat Dates: January 11-13, 2019 We are looking to kick off our Jazz Band season with a fun getaway! Our first ever SCHS Jazz Band Retreat will be held on the afternoon of Friday, January 11, 2019 through Sunday morning, January 13, 2019 at the Embassy Suites in Troy. The student cost of $160 includes all meals, hotel/lodging costs, clinicians, chaperones, and activities for the duration of the weekend. We are also in need of 4-5 chaperones for the weekend. The chaperone cost for this experience will be $0; all hotel/lodging costs, meals, lodging, fingerprinting, etc. will be covered. Please note: this retreat is not required for students looking to be in our jazz band, but will be a special weekend for us to distribute music, work with professional jazz musicians, and strengthen our ensemble skills as we look ahead to officially beginning in the second semester. If you are planning on being in the SCHS Jazz Band this year, please click on this link and complete the attached form. (Yes, even if you are not planning on attending this year's retreat.) Fundraisers Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! Grand Traverse Pies We are selling Pie Vouchers ($17) good for any freshly baked pie at Grand Traverse Pie Company! Please see your SCHS Music (Band or Choir) student to place your order; all students are asked to sell at least two pies if possible. Vouchers are redeemable at any Corporate Grand Traverse Pie location, including the Rochester & Tienken location. You can also purchase your voucher by contacting Amy Smith ([email protected]), at our upcoming Fall and Winter Concerts, or by visiting our SCHS Music Booster Online Store! (Please note: there is a convenience fee for all online orders.) Comments are closed.
|
REMIND 101 TEXT UPDATES
TO RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGE UPDATES, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Text @vpband to 81010 Archive:
May 2023
Categories |