"Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it." -Michelangelo

Auditions: finish up this week. Private lesson forms are due today (Monday). Concert sectionals will begin next week.

McDonalds Fundraiser: Monday, October 27th at the McDonalds at Roselle and Weathersfield (4-8pm). Purchase any food and drink and a percentage goes to the Band Boosters. No flyer required.

Cinnarolls and Pies Fundraiser: order forms are due Tuesday, November 4th.

Jazz Lab Band: rehearsal Monday 3-5pm. Agreement forms due today. Next week: rehearsal Tuesday after school.
Jazz Ensemble: rehearsal Monday 7-9pm. Contracts due back by next week. Next week: normal rehearsal time.
Jazz Combos: rehearsals Wednesday - Quintet @ 3pm, Sextet @ 4:15pm.

IOUs - WS: Deelsnyder ($2),  Krueger ($3), C. Zielinski ($8).
IOUs - SB:  Brossard ($6), Costa ($4), Ross ($11.62), Walton ($4).
IOUs - Cadet: Baker ($5), Courtney ($4), Fernando ($4), Fledderman ($3), Greenberg ($7), King ($4), Khan ($4), Nykiel ($4),  O'Mera ($3), Safakas ($6.50), Singh ($5.50), Tamason ($4), Wood ($4).
IOUs - CB: Allen ($12+$30), Lopez ($23.75), Mallett ($2.50), Montalvo ($6), Pawlikowski ($3), Shachter ($5), Urbanowicz ($3), Worsham ($60).

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." -Edith Wharton

Variety Show: great job to everyone who participated in this year's V-Show. It was a great run!

Jazz Lab Band: first rehearsal today 3-5pm.

Jazz Ensemble/Combos: no rehearsals this week.

Auditions: begin today. No sectionals this week due to auditions. Private lesson forms are due by next Monday.

Orchestra Concert: Tuesday night at 7pm. Free. WS winds/percussion call time is 6:30. Great concert review opportunity.

Choir Concert: Thursday night at 7pm. Free. Great concert review opportunity.

McDonalds Fundraiser: Monday, October 27th at the McDonalds at Roselle and Weathersfield (4-8pm). Purchase any food and drink and a percentage goes to the Band Boosters. No flyer required.

IOUs - WS: Deelsnyder ($2),  Krueger ($3), C. Zielinski ($8).
IOUs - SB:  Brossard ($6), Costa ($4), Ross ($11.62), Walton ($4).
IOUs - Cadet: Baker ($5), Courtney ($4), Fernando ($4), Fledderman ($3), Garwood ($2.50), Greenberg ($4), King ($4), Khan ($4), Nykiel ($4),  O'Mera ($3), Safakas ($6.50), Singh ($5.50), Strohmeier ($2), Tamason ($4), Wood ($4).
IOUs - CB: Allen ($12+$30), Lopez ($23.75), Mallett ($2.50), Montalvo ($6), Pawlikowski ($3), Shachter ($5), Urbanowicz ($3), Worsham ($60).

"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -Harriet Beecher Stowe

Variety Show: come check out this year's Variety Show, Carpe Diem: Saxons Seize the Stage, this Friday and Saturday at 7pm! Lots of bandos will be performing. Tickets can be purchased at the door ($5 students/$7 adults).

Jazz Ensemble/V-Show Drumline/Jazz Quintet: good work at yesterday's runthrough. Call time tonight is 6pm.

Jazz Lab Band: first rehearsal Monday 3-5pm.

Front Ensemble: take home your binders.

Sectionals This Week: work on audition materials (freshmen and upperclassmen split up). Clarinets Friday. This will be the last week of sectionals this quarter.

Auditions: Auditions begin Monday. Private lesson forms are available at the front of the room (submit by Monday, Oct. 27th). Upperclassmen check Schoology for reference recordings. ALL INSTRUMENTS NEED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING TODAY.

IOUs: this list hasn't changed much this week. Can we please pay these debts?
IOUs - WS: Dave ($4), Deelsnyder ($2),  Krueger ($3), C. Zielinski ($8).
IOUs - SB:  Brossard ($6), Cortes ($3), Costa ($4), Jarvis ($4), Ross ($11.62), Walton ($4).
IOUs - Cadet: Baker ($5), Binder ($3), Courtney ($4), Fernando ($4), Fledderman ($3), Garwood ($2.50), Greenberg ($4), King ($4), Khan ($4), Nykiel ($4),  O'Mera ($3), Safakas ($6.50), Singh ($5.50), Tamason ($4), Wood ($4).
IOUs - CB: Allen ($12), Lopez ($23.75), Mallett ($2.50), Montalvo ($6), Pawlikowski ($3), Shachter ($5), Urbanowicz ($3), Worsham ($60).

"The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing." -Isaac Asimov



Addendum - MVP from this Weekend: Ashlee Gniech.

Jazz Ensemble/V-Show Drumline/Jazz Quintet:  after school today and tomorrow 3-7pm. Bring homework...you will have plenty of downtime. Turn in V-Show yellow cards if you haven't already.

Jazz Lab Band: first rehearsal Monday 3-5pm.

Sectionals This Week: work on audition materials (freshmen and upperclassmen split up). Low Brass Wednesday. Flutes Thursday. Clarinets Friday. This will be the last week of sectionals this quarter.

Auditions: Auditions begin Monday. Private lesson forms are available at the front of the room. These must be submitted by Monday, October 27th. Upperclassmen check out Schoology pages for reference recordings.

Variety Show: come check out this year's Variety Show, Carpe Diem: Saxons Seize the Day, this Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Lots of bandos will be performing. Tickets can be purchased at the door ($5 students/$7 adults).

IOUs - WS: Dave ($4), Deelsnyder ($2),  Krueger ($3), C. Zielinski ($8).
IOUs - SB:  Brossard ($6), Cortes ($3), Costa ($4), Jarvis ($4), Ross ($11.62), Walton ($4).
IOUs - Cadet: Baker ($5), Binder ($3), Courtney ($4), Fernando ($4), Fledderman ($3), Garwood ($2.50), Greenberg ($4), King ($4), Khan ($4), Nykiel ($4),  O'Mera ($3), Safakas ($6.50), Singh ($5.50), Strohmeier ($2), Tamason ($4), Wood ($4).
IOUs - CB: Allen ($12), Lopez ($3), Mallett ($2.50), Montalvo ($6), Pawlikowski ($3), Shachter ($5), Urbanowicz ($3), Worsham ($60).

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.”  -Jimmy Johnson

SMB: Thank you for an incredible season. This band accomplished so much over the course of the last 4 months. I hope you realize what a great source of pride you all are to our school and community. Thank you!

MVPs for this Weekend: Max Brito, Andy Feucht, Mavrick Iwanski, Becca Kasner, Jemi Kim, Sydney Rowley, Neeti Joshi, Robert Shachter, Jessica Sorg, Simona Stalev.

Video of Yesterday's Parade: CLICK HERE. The SMB is on camera starting at 10:28.

Bake Sale Competition: Congratulations to the Cadet Band for bringing in the most baked goods per capita.

Jazz Ensemble:  rehearsal tonight 8-9pm in the auditorium (not 7-9pm). V-Show runthroughs after school Wednesday/Thursday...please bring homework...you will have plenty of downtime.

V-Show Drumline: rehearsal tonight 7-8pm. Full runthroughs Wednesday/Thursday.

Jazz Quintet: Act II runthrough Tuesday. Full runthroughs Wednesday/Thursday.

Sectionals This Week: work on audition materials (freshmen and upperclassmen split up). Saxes and Horns today. Low Brass Wednesday. Flutes Thursday. Clarinets Friday. This will be the last week of sectionals this quarter.

Auditions: Auditions begin Monday. Private lesson forms are available at the front of the room. These must be submitted by Monday, October 27th. Upperclassmen check out Schoology pages for reference recordings.

IOUs - WS: Dave ($4), Deelsnyder ($2),  Krueger ($3), C. Zielinski ($8).
IOUs - SB:  Brossard ($6), Cortes ($3), Costa ($4), Jarvis ($4), Mainock ($23.75), Ross ($11.62), Walton ($4).
IOUs - Cadet: Baker ($5), Binder ($3), Courtney ($4), Fernando ($4), Feucht ($7), Fledderman ($3), Garwood ($2.50), Greenberg ($4), King ($4), Khan ($4), Meyer ($4), Monzon ($9), Nykiel ($4),  O'Mera ($3), Safakas ($6.50), Singh ($5.50), Strohmeier ($2), Tamason ($4), Wood ($4).
IOUs - CB: Allen ($12), Lopez ($3), Mallett ($2.50), Montalvo ($6), Pawlikowski ($3), Shachter ($5), Urbanowicz ($3), Worsham ($60).

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game." - Michael Jordan

ILMEA Results: Congratulations to Leilah Petit (flute) and Patrick Ward (jazz trombone) for making ILMEA District 7! This is one of the most competitive districts in the country. Give them a high five today!

Big Band: Today. De-Case outside. Last big band rehearsal of the fall.

Today: 5:45 call time. Senior Night. Senior parents should go to the stadium and wait for the announcement. We will do senior speeches after the concert. Please tell your parents.

ONLINE STORE ORDERS WILL BE HERE 4TH PERIOD: pick up your orders in the band room after class.

Jazz Ensemble:  Thanks for your patience yesterday. Since we don't have school Monday, we will rehearse Tuesday 8-9pm in the auditorium (not 7-9pm). We have V-Show runthroughs after school Wednesday/Thursday...please bring homework...you will have plenty of downtime.

V-Show Drumline: make sure your music is completely memorized for next Wednesday.

Jazz Quintet: Act II runthrough Tuesday. Full runthroughs Wednesday/Thursday.

Columbus Day Parade: call time is 9:45am Monday. Bus rolls at 10am.

Clarinet Sectionals Today: work on show memorization. Saxophones and Horns Tuesday - work on audition materials.

ALL INSTRUMENTS GO HOME AFTER TONIGHT'S GAME.

IOUs: Agopian ($4), Allen ($12), Baker ($5), Binder ($3), Brossard ($4), Cortes ($3), Costa ($4), Courtney ($4), Dave ($4), Deelsnyder ($2), Fernando ($4), King ($4), Krueger ($3), Mallett ($2.50), Mayer ($4), Meyer ($4), Montalvo ($6), Nykiel ($4), Pawlikowski ($3), Safakas (4), Sangani ($2), Shachter ($5), Singh ($3), Urbanowicz ($3), Walton ($4), Wood ($4), Worsham ($51+$1+5+$3), C. Zielinski ($8). ALL SNARES ($11.62), ALL TENORS ($23.75), ALL CYMBALS ($15).

Happy Blackhawks Day! Go Hawks!

ILMEA Auditionees: Congratulations to our ILMEA auditionees! Excellent work last night.

Big Band: Tomorrow. De-Case outside. Last big band rehearsal of the fall.

Jazz Ensemble:  3-6pm today for the V-Show Act I run. Setup jazz fronts and hang out until our time on stage. After our part of the run, break into sectionals for 40 minutes.

Trombone Quartet: 3-6pm today for V-Show Act I run.

V-Show Drumline: 3-6pm today for V-Show Act I run. We start in sectionals.

Jazz Quintet: today 3pm.

Friday's Game: 5:45 call time. Senior Night. Senior parents should go to the stadium and wait for the announcement. We will do senior speeches after the concert. Please tell your parents.

Columbus Day Parade: call time is 9:45am Monday. Bus rolls at 10am.

Flute Sectionals Today: work on show memorization. Clarinets Friday.

A Request from Your Interns: please PRINT (don't sign) your FULL name on sectional attendance sheets. Thank you.

Auditions: Auditions begin Oct. 20th. Upperclassmen check out Schoology pages to find reference recordings.

Earplugs:  $8 per pair. Great deal to start protecting your hearing. See a director if interested.

IOUs: Agopian ($4), Allen ($12), Baker ($5), Binder ($3), Brossard ($4), Cortes ($3), Costa ($4), Courtney ($4), Dave ($4), Deelsnyder ($2), Fernando ($4), King ($4), Krueger ($3), Mallett ($2.50), Mayer ($4), Meyer ($4), Montalvo ($6), Nykiel ($4), Pawlikowski ($3), Safakas (4), Sangani ($2), Shachter ($5), Singh ($3), Urbanowicz ($3), Walton ($4), Wood ($4), Worsham ($51+$1+5+$3), C. Zielinski ($8). ALL SNARES ($11.62), ALL TENORS ($23.75), ALL CYMBALS ($15).

"The noblest search is the search for excellence." -Lyndon B. Johnson

ILMEA Auditionees: Good luck to Wade Behrens, Radek Czech, Kaitlyn Deelsnyder, Akira Di Sandro, Aaron Fradin, Robyn Heitman, Sarah Jaris, Jemi Kim, Elliot Krueger, Griffin Lober, Benita Mathew, Leilah Petit, Vinay Prabhakar, Laura Reyna, Patrick Ward, Colleen Wilkes, Rachel Worazek, Christian Zielinski. If you see these folks, give them a high five and wish them luck on their auditions tonight!

Big Band: Today and Friday. De-Case outside. Last big band rehearsals of the fall.

WS: Orchestra winds/percussion will meet today 3rd period. Do NOT go to Big Band.

Jazz Ensemble:  3-6pm tomorrow for the V-Show Act I run.

Jazz Quintet: tomorrow 3pm.

V-Show Drumline: tomorrow 3-6pm. Let Mr. Graffeo know if you have a conflict.

Friday's Game: 5:45 call time. Senior Night. Senior parents should go to the stadium and wait for the announcement. We will do senior speeches after the concert. Please tell your parents.

Columbus Day Parade: call time is 9:45am Monday. Bus rolls at 10am.

Low Brass Sectionals Today: work on show memorization. Flutes Thursday, Clarinets Friday.

A Request from Your Interns: please PRINT (don't sign) your FULL name on sectional attendance sheets. Thank you.

Food Pantry: we filled an entire car (backseat and trunk) with items from Monday's concert. The donation was greatly appreciated!

Auditions: Auditions begin Oct. 20th. Upperclassmen check out Schoology pages to find reference recordings.

Earplugs:  $8 per pair. Great deal to start protecting your hearing. See a director if interested.

IOUs: Agopian ($4), Allen ($12), Baker ($5), Binder ($3), Brossard ($4), Cortes ($3), Costa ($4), Courtney ($4), Dave ($4), Deelsnyder ($2), Fernando ($4), King ($4), Krueger ($3), Mallett ($2.50), Mayer ($4), Meyer ($4), Montalvo ($6), Nykiel ($4), Pawlikowski ($3), Safakas (4), Sangani ($2), Shachter ($5), Singh ($3), Urbanowicz ($3), Walton ($4), Wood ($4), Worsham ($51+$1+5+$3), C. Zielinski ($8). ALL SNARES ($11.62), ALL TENORS ($23.75), ALL CYMBALS ($15).

"Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident." - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

SMB Indoor Concert: Nice work last night, Band! 

ILMEA Auditionees: meet in the band room after school on Wednesday. I will hand out itineraries today.

Big Band: tomorrow and Friday. Last big band rehearsals of the fall.

WS: Orchestra winds/percussion will meet tomorrow 3rd period. Do NOT go to Big Band.

Drumline/Front Ensemble Sectional: Tonight 7pm. We start on the field.

Jazz Ensemble: rehearsal tonight 7-9pm. We are also meeting Thursday 3-6pm for the V-Show Act I run.

Trombone Choir: Tonight, 6:30pm.

Jazz Quintet: Thursday, 3pm.

V-Show Drumline: We will rehearse the last 45 minutes of tonight's Drumline sectional.

Friday's Game: 5:45 call time. Senior night. Senior parents should go to the stadium and wait for the announcement. ALL: after the performance, senior band members may give 

Columbus Day Parade: call time is 9:45am Monday. Bus rolls at 10am.

Sax and Horn Sectionals Today: work on show memorization. Low Brass Wednesday, Flutes Thursday, Clarinets Friday.

Auditions: Auditions begin Oct. 20th. Upperclassmen check out Schoology pages to find reference recordings.

Earplugs:  $8 per pair. Great deal to start protecting your hearing. See a director if interested.

IOUs: Agopian ($4), Allen ($12), Baker ($5), Bartgen ($5), Binder ($3), Brossard ($4), Cortes ($3), Costa ($4), Courtney ($4), Dave ($4), Deelsnyder ($2), Fernando ($4), King ($4), Krueger ($3), Mayer ($4), Meyer ($4), Montalvo ($6), Monzon ($4), Nykiel ($4), Pawlikowski ($3), Safakas (4), Sangani ($2), Shachter ($5), Singh ($3), Urbanowicz ($3), Walton ($4), Wood ($4), Worsham ($51+$1+5+$3), C. Zielinski ($8). ALL SNARES ($11.62), ALL TENORS ($23.75), ALL CYMBALS ($15).