Welcome Back and Happy 2015!
Jazzers: 3:00 Monday Jazz Lab Band Rehearsal. 7:00 Monday Jazz Ensemble. Combos after school Wednesday (all 3-5pm). Dr. Michael Stryker (Professor of Jazz Piano at Western Illinois University) will be here Wednesday afternoon to work with the combos. All are welcome to sit in and observe.
Pep Band: two games this weekend. Friday @ 6:30 - girls v. Fremd. Saturday @ 5:00 - boys v. Ridgewood.
Auditions: begin Monday. All must be heard before finals next week. If you have period 1/2/6/8 free, we need you to sign up for a time outside of class (you pick the day). Private lesson extra credit sheets are due by the end of finals.
Honors Orchestra Auditions: Monday during 3rd period. Good luck!
Sectionals will resume at beginning of 2nd semester.
IHSA Solo and Ensemble Festival: if you are going to Solo and Ensemble festival, you should have a piece selected by now. If not, you need one by the end of this week. Reminder, this is a class project for WS/SB. We will do event registration later this week. Solo and Ensemble Festival is Saturday, March 7th at Lake Zurich High School.
Section Leaders: I have a gig for you guys this Wednesday during 1st hour. Meet in band room at 7:50am.
Upcoming Performances: Wind Symphony plays at the SHS/D54 Band-O-Rama on Wednesday, January 21st (7 rehearsals including all of this week). ALL BANDS are playing at the Pep Band Concert on Monday, January 26th.
INTEREST IS CHARGED EVERY MONDAY.
IOUs - WS:
IOUs - SB: Sandoval ($3), Staudt ($3).
IOUs - Cadet: Tamason ($7).
IOUs - CB: Lopez ($26.75), Mallett ($2.50).