WEEK 25 DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER

High School Festival Evaluation Performances are this upcoming Thursday at Grand Haven!

HIGH SCHOOL DRY CLEANING – $25 is overdue.  Please pay asap!

NEW YORK PAYMENT  – The final payment is now past due.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS ALPINE FUNDRAISER – This Sunday, February 24th!  Flyers with the coupon were sent home & can be found by clicking here!

FAMILY FARE RECEIPTS – Keep bringing them in!!

5TH GRADE BAND

  • Student received their first concert sheet music.  Rock It Science!

6TH GRADE BAND

  • Eb Scale Exercise Assessment will begin next week!
  • Oboe and Bassoon tryouts will also begin next week – students must have turned in a permission slip.

7TH GRADE BAND & 8TH GRADE BAND

  • Festival Evaluation Performance on 3/8/19 @ Muskegon High School
    • 7TH GRADE – 9:50 am
    • 8TH GRADE – 11:20 am
    • All 7th & 8th grade band students will be leaving at 8:00am and returning to school at 2:00pm on the day of festival.
  • Thank you to Mr. Klein and Mr. Bush who worked with the band the past couple weeks.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A FEW PARENT CHAPERONES TO GO WITH US TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND FESTIVAL!

HIGH SCHOOL BANDS

  • Festival Evaluation Performance on 2/28/19 @ Grand Haven High School
    • Symphonic Band at 2:00 and Wind Ensemble at 3:35
  • State Solo Ensemble – March 16th at Portage Northern High School
  • New York Rooming Assignments are now due.  Students have links in their email to sign up for rooms.  Please make sure this is done this weekend.

WEEK 24 DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER

WEEK 24 DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER

February 15th, 2019

WELCOME to our 2nd semester Ms. Petrenko. Click here to find out more information about here!

CONGRATULATIONS to all the high school students who performed at Solo & Ensemble on Saturday, February 9th.


DRY CLEANING – $25 is overdue.  Please pay asap!

NEW YORK PAYMENT  – The final payment is due Wednesday, February 20th!  

BUFFALO WILD WINGS ALPINE FUNDRAISER – Sunday, February 24th!  Flyers coming soon.

FAMILY FARE RECEIPTS – Keep bringing them in!!


5TH GRADE BAND

  • Encourage your student to play “Hard Rock Blues” with the play along track for you!
  • A little bit of practice can go a long way. Quality over quantity!

6TH GRADE BAND

7TH GRADE BAND

  • Festival Evaluation Performance on 3/8/19 @ Muskegon High School at 9:50am
  • Festival Pieces include: Royal March,  On the Colorado Trail, To Conquer the Kraken

8TH GRADE BAND

  • Festival Evaluation Performance on 3/8/19 @ Muskegon High School at 11:20am
  • Festival Pieces include: Marzo Zingaro, Ash Grove Fantasy, Moscow 1941

HIGH SCHOOL BANDS

  • Festival Evaluation Performance on 2/28/19 @ Grand Haven High School
    • Symphonic Band at 2:00 and Wind Ensemble at 3:35
  • State Solo Ensemble – March 16th at Portage Northern High School

 

 

 

 

Reminders on Tonight’s Clinic/Concert

One more reminder on tonight’s clinic/concert.

  • ​Begins at 7:15pm (previous report time)
  • Wind Ensemble in Band Room with Mr. Borst (no not a typo – Mr. Borst)
  • Symphonic Band on stage with Mr. Klein
  • This is still a required and graded event the same as the concert
  • ​Concert uniforms are NOT needed
  • Parents are welcome to listen but will not be a formal concert.  Limited seating is available in the Band Room.

We are looking forward to get a lot of great work and comments from our clinicians tonight!

Mr. VanStrien and Mrs. Borst