Parents: On Tuesday night March 9 there will be a Band Parent meeting for ALL parents of band students at 7pm, in the band building. NYC Carnegie Hall will be one of the topics. Recent budget cut proposals and the affects on our Band program will also be a discussion topic. Whether you have a child traveling to NYC or not, PLEASE make plans to attend this very important meeting - thanks!
Congratulations to ALL THREE ENSEMBLES (Symphonic Band II, Symphonic Band I, and Wind Ensemble) for earning the rating of “SUPERIOR” for the second year in a row! We are very proud of each band member - your hard work and dedication produced 3 wonderful performances - well done!!
The next major performance in March 2, 2010 in NYC on the stage at Carnegie Hall!
Please watch the website calendar for Tuesday/Thursday rehearsal schedule beginning next week! Think about it….Times Square - - -Blue Man Group - - - The hottest Broadway Show - - -and Carnegie Hall!!!!!
PARENTS,
Most popular question answered: Carnegie Hall tickets are available from the Carnegie Hall website and are $50 per pass for the entire event. Symphonic Band will perform Friday morning April 2nd at 9:30am; Wind Ensemble at 11:30am.
All State Band is just 1 week away! This means we must pay for hotel NOW. This year we are traveling via motor coach rather than vans (FCS has new rules prohibiting instructors from driving students anywhere without a CDL). The total cost of the all state trip is $186.00, which covers transportation and housing, plus breakfast. You can pull this money from your ISA, donate, or pay out of pocket. Either way, it is due now.
Our hotel has changed - it is the Staybridge Suites on Bay Street. A detailed schedule for this trip has been published.
PARENTS, if you plan to attend the concert on Saturday and bring your band member home with you please email Mr. Walsh to confirm. Otherwise, we will be returning Saturday night after the final concert. ETA will be around 2am ….
Dear Parents/Students:
We are finally at the next step for the Carnegie Hall Performance - it is right around the corner! The total cost of the trip came in at $1100.00. The Symphonic Band will perform Friday April 2 at 9:30am; the Wind Ensemble will perform on Friday at 11:30am. Tickets for the Carnegie Hall performance will be available through the box office on the Carnegie Hall website.
In order to assure tickets for everyone to the broadway show and Blue Man Group as well as the other major attractions (Statue of Liberty, boat ride to the statue and Empire State Building Observation deck), we needed definite travel confirmation by Monday February 8, 2010. Letters went out on February 1st with account totals and balance due along with the opportunity to dispute the totals if they were incorrect. If for some reason you have not paid your balance but will DEFINITELY pay for and are going on the trip, please see, call, or email Mr. Walsh with your intentions. Failure to respond will result in cancellation of your spot on the trip.
AWESOME is the word that best describes Savannah concert. Most parents did not make the trip, so we’ve made CD recordings of the GMEA Svannah performance available THIS WEEK ONLY for $20.00 each. These will be digitally mastered recordings that we will receive in about 2-3 weeks. If you would like to order please send a check payable to AHS Bands; specify the number of CDs and whether you want Wind Ensemble or Symphony recording. THIS IS THE FINAL CALL - CDs WILL BE ORDERED AT THE END OF THIS WEEK (last day of February).
THANKS!
Congratulations to the following Hopewell and Webb Bridge MS students for being accepted into the Georgia All State Band; Alpharetta Band is PROUD of you!!!
From Webb Bridge MS: Kevin Carbone – 3rd chair clarinet, Jane Snyder 6th chair clarinet, Stephanie Bagley – 1st chair bass clarinet, Haiwen Gui – 2nd chair flute (she is only in the 6th grade - WOW!!!), and Esther Hwang 3rd chair flute. From Hopewell MS: Josh Wilkinson - 8th chair trombone.
WAY TO GO!!!!!!
Congratulations to the following Raider Band members for passing the second audition and earning the privilage of being a member of the 2010 Georgia All State Band! You will be traveling to Savannah, GA the first weekend in March to perform with the Georgia All State Band! Details for this trip TBA.
Sarah Balch, Cory Fica, Ben Horne, David Hwang, John Jung, Bomi Lee, Ryan LeQuier, Morgan Minyard, Mandy Schiff, Giovanni Sessoms, Danielle Zervakos, Jessie Zhang.
PLEASE CONFIRM WITH MR WALSH THAT YOU ARE GOING!
Click here for Ensemble and Chair Placement
Please email Mr. Walsh immediately to accept; since results were delayed, the state must contact alternates asap in the event that you cannot participate.
The 2010 Football schedule is on our website calendar NOW. If your child will be marching with the Raider Band, please block out these dates. The competition schedule will be posted as we confirm dates and competitions.
Parents and Students, PLEASE look at the schedule / calendar regularly (DAILY) - be informed. We have several activities and at least one performance every month from now until school is out in May, including a performance on the day of graduation. In the classroom we strive to teach responsibility and commitment; missing events due to lack of planning is counter-productive to our goals.
From performances to clinics to hosting events to 2010 marching band camp, you name it and we have it scheduled. We schedule events as they become known to us; your responsibility is to view the calendar regularly and stay informed.
Scheduled after-school rehearsals are MANDATORY, not optional. We publish all known rehearsals and performances well in advance for one reason - so you can plan ahead. We count on each and every band member in performance. And we cannot perform with students who did not rehearse. Likewise, it is counter-productive to rehearse with students who are not performing.
SPECIAL NOTE IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TO NYC: Please look over the March schedule carefully; everyone has after-school rehearsals this month.
Bottom Line: WATCH THE SCHEDULE - BE INFORMED!