Parents, Guardians, Students,

The New York Website has been updated with important information regarding the trip.

Documents Added to the website include:

• Trip Handbook and Packing Guide – All the rules, packing lists and general information regarding the trip
  • This is a Google Doc that will be continuously updated.  Please consider bookmarking it. 
• Final itinerary from Bennett Travel

You can find the trip website with the information here:  https://www.coopersvillebands.org/nyc

Pre-Festival and Festival Week Schedule

Thursday – March 2nd

Pre-Festival Concert and Clinic – 6:30-8:30

Both Bands will be sharing stage time and working with our guest clinician Mrs. Greenwood.  Each band will start with a full concert run.  Parents are welcome to this event! 

Symphonic Band

6:15 – 6:30 On stage ready for warmup to begin at 6:30

6:30 Warm-Up

6:35 Perform Concert Program

6:50 – 7:30 Work with Mrs. Greenwood

7:30 Symphonic Band Dismissed

Wind Ensemble

7:00 Wind Ensemble Report to Band Room

7:10 Warm Up and Tune in Band Room

7:25 Prepare to transition to Stage

7:30 Perform Concert Program

7:50 – 8:30 Work with Mrs. Greenwood

Wednesday – March 8th

Festival Day

Symphonic Band

12:45 Report to Aux Gym (Do not leave instruments in the band room)

1:00 Move to Warm Up (Choir Room)

1:10 Warm Up

1:40 Symphonic Band Performs

2:05 Sight Reading

2:25 Return to Aux Gym

3:00 Rating Issued (approx)

Wind Ensemble

4:30 Report to C113 (Big V’s Room)

4:40 Setup

4:55 Move to Warm Up (Choir Room)

5:05 Warm Up

5:35 Wind Ensemble Performs

5:55 Sight Reading

6:15 Return to C113

6:30 Rating Issued (approx)

The football team is in the playoffs so our marching season keeps going!  We will follow the same schedule as last week.  We will have concert rehearsals this week until we do a review of the show on Friday during class. 

Friday, October 28th – Home Football Playoff Performance

Please be sure to eat before or bring food with you

5:30 pm Report to Band Room and change into uniform

5:50 Rehearsal on Practice Field – Stand Tunes, Show with Announcements, Pregame

6:30 Line Up and march to Stadium

6:45 Pregame

7:00 Game

10:00 Game Ends (Approx)

Chaperones Needed for Marching Festival

Parents/Guardians – If you can volunteer to be a chaperone, please fill out the following form.

https://forms.gle/nFNaCE2CnybFyUGn8

Wednesday, October 12th – MSBOA Marching Festival Itinerary

3:30 pm – Band Room Open

– Clothes to wear under uniform, black band t-shirt, tall black socks (you can dress in layers for warmth, but not too bulky!)

– Change into uniform

– Pizza (Thank You Band Boosters!)

4:00 pm – Load the Trailer

4:30 pm – Bus Departure

5:10 pm – Arrive at Mona Shores High School

6:15 pm – Warm-Up

6:45 pm – Travel Time

7:00 pm – Perform Monopoly

7:15 pm – Watch Bands

8:15 pm – Awards

8:40 pm – Departure

9:20 pm – Arrive at Coopersville High School

There will be concessions available at the festival.  Gate fee for the festival is $5.00 per person

Saturday, October 15th – Auditorium Show

3:00 pm – Band Room Open

3:15 pm – Change into Uniform

3:45 pm – Set Staging for Show Entrance

4:00 pm – Auditorium Show Begins

5:15 pm – Show Ends (Approx)