Upcoming Week(s) Summary:
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. If we get at least 5 additional people (student or adult) by December 14th, we may be able to clear our waitlist. 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 This is the inaugural year of Divergent Performing Arts and we are fielding both a percussion ensemble and winds ensemble to compete in the Winter Guard International Season. We are currently looking for mainly upper level high school students (or older) to join, but we will take a student of any skill level as long as they are dedicated and willing to learn! Any marching wind instrument is welcome, as well as synth and auxiliary percussion players. For more information, please visit: https://www.divergentpa.com/ or contact Matthew Kolar ([email protected]) Jazz Band Jazz Band Retreat Dates: January 11-13, 2019 Register by December 17, 2018! 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. Interested adults should please contact Mrs. Staniszewski ASAP. 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.
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