Music for March Concert

8th Grade Band will be doing an elements theme: H2Overture, Fire Dance, and Crystal Medallion Overture.

9th Grade Band will be doing movie themes: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Concert Band we be doing region selections: Bayside Overture, Abide With Me, and Clear Track Polka.

Pandemonium will be playing selections for Region plus some. We are still deciding what they will play for sure.

Tranquility will be playing 8 selections: Millennium, Katie's Bossa, A Taste of the Classics, The Evening News, Double Dribble, Under the Big Top, Peter and the Wolf, Let the Big Dawg Eat.

The JH Percussion ensemble will be playing several numbers including Fresh Trash, and Mark Time.

JH Jazz Band

The members of the JH Jazz band will be:

Alto 1 : Yeager Alto 2 : Keanoe Tenor 1 : Corbin Tenor 2 : Rachel Bari : Greg

Bones : Christine Brett Stephan Moose

Tpts : Jordan E Robert Jordan J ???

Piano : Harsha Guitar : Rhett Bass : Hayden Drums : Brook Skyler and Janrick

We will meet for the first time Next Tuesday Jan 30 at 2:30. We will then take Thursday off and go from there.

Upcomming Gigs

Jan 30 Pep Band call time 4:30.
Feb 6 Pep Band call time 4:30
Feb 16 - 17 BYU Jazz Festival
Feb 23 - 24 SUU Honor Band
March 8 - 17 Beauty and the Beast
March 21 Region Concert Band / Jazz
March 22 Jazz and Percussion concert @ UHS
March 24 Region Solo & Ensemble
March 27 Concert Band Concert @ UHS
March 30 - 31 State Jazz Festival

Check out the full Calendar here.

U of U Honor Band Members

Finally I have info on the U band. The following were accepted to that band:

Katie Palmer
David Sullivan
Britni Rice
Courtney Evans

Congrats. This one is next week and the info for you is in the mail. As soon as I get it I will give it to you.

SUU Honor Band members

I received today an e-mail from SUU on who they have chosen for their honor bands.

Wind Ensemble: Britni Rice

Concert Band: Katie Palmer, Courtney Evans, Sarah McPhie, and Joseph McPhie

They also sent the following info with more to come:

SCHEDULE:

Friday Feb 23
12:00-1:30 Registration/Auditions Music Lobby
2:00-5:00 Rehearsal South Hall & Auditorium
5:00-7:00 Hotel Check-in/Dinner
7:00-10:00 Rehearsal South Hall & Auditorium

Saturday Feb 24 (All Saturday events will take place at the Heritage Center)
9:00-12:00 Wind Ensemble – Stage
Concert Band – Explorer Room
12:00–1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Wind Ensemble Dress Rehearsal
2:00-3:30 Concert Band Dress Rehearsal
4:30 Call for Concert
5:00 Concert
Concert Band
Wind Ensemble

REGISTRATION FEE: There will be a registration fee of $25 per student. This includes a CD recording of the concert. Checks can be made payable SUU MUSIC DEPARTMENT. Schools can pay as a group or students may pay individually.

Remember that I will be unable to attend this event with you. You will need to start planning now for travel and lodging arrangements.

Congrats to you all. (BTW I still have not heard from UofU and their HB is next week.)

Tales From Band Camp

Check out this great comic. Thanks to Melyssa I found this comic today. It is a great way to kill some time.

December Pictures

I have just published a page with the December concert pictures on it. The link is to the right. I did not take any out. These are all the pictures taken that night on my camera. (The good, the bad, and the ugly.) Enjoy!

Happy New Year

Welcome back. I received many compliments about the last concert. Thanks for the hard work the first half of the school year. I look forward to working with you on new projects this year. Check back often for more blog postings.

Note that there are 2 pep-band gigs this week. See you there.