February 25, 2019 - Spring Supper Volunteers Needed

Dear Band and Orchestra Parents,

In preparation for the Spring Supper (concert and auction) on April 6,   we are asking for some help.  

The AUCTION COMMITTEE needs:  1) 3 or 4 people to visit businesses and PICK UP auction items.    2) 2-3 people interested in helping devise and create auction baskets.  

We have an urgent, short term need.  

PLEASE come to an organizational gathering.    We really need 3-4 people who can run a few daytime errands,   and 2-3 people who can meet 2, maybe 3 times in the next 3 weeks. 

PLEASE.  

MEETINGS (there will be two, please attend one)

Monday, Feb 25   or  Wednesday, Feb 27

LOCATION:  1551 Parmenter Street.  (The Mackey’s home)   TIME:  7:00 to 8:15 pm

See you there.  

RSVP if possible:   MHSBOPAspringsupper@gmail.com

Thanks,

Kim Mackey, Chair.  Spring Supper 2019  (concert and auction)

February 2, 2019 - Solo & Ensemble is Close!

Hi MHS Orch World,

Our Solo & Ensemble Festival is just 1 week away, taking place on Saturday 2/9 from 8am-4pm at MHS.  A few notes about that:

1) A major happening like this (over 1000 musicians in 750+ events!) cannot take place without the marvelous support of the families.  We are in need of volunteers as Door Monitors, Clean Up Crew, Info Desk People, and more.  We need about 75 volunteers over the course of the day, so please chip in and take a shift. 

To volunteer, go the the BOPA WEB PAGE and click on the pop-up or click on the "Volunteer" link.  The shifts are not too long and we have floaters that can fill in for you so you will not miss your important performances.  Thank you!

2) With all of the weather challenges the past 2 weeks, our accompanist schedules have been tossed around.  Please make sure students know when the meet with their ACCOMPANIST and that they bring all of their music along all week.  Thanks to BOPA for supporting our students by funding our S&E accompanist program!

3) The S&E schedule for the day is posted on the BOPA Page already, and that is Draft 1.5.  There have been some significant changes to that, so please check in to the more permanent Version 2.0 which will be posted on Monday.  There will also be downloadable versions available at the web page later in the week and as QR codes at the event itself.  On a related note, if anyone is a programmer and could help us develop a S&E app for iPhone and Android for future years, that would be spectacular!

4) For those families who have some events transferred to other S&E festivals (Mount Horeb 2/23, Waunakee 3/2, Stoughton 3/9): I will be contacting you separately when those schedules come out. 

5) NOT FOR S&E: We are selling cheesecakes again in the next several weeks.  This is mostly for our Iberian Travelers, but all students can join in to boost their travel accounts.  Sales go 2/11-2/24 with orders due no later than 2/25.  Students will earn $6 per cheesecake sold.  Tour folks: any funds you make can either be put into your tour account for later travel or refunded to you right away since you will already have your final payment due.

Ask your student to pay some of their solo for you this week.

SK

829-9870

December 24, 2018 - December Whole Note & Sounds of the Season

Hi folks, 2 quick notes and then I will return you to your regularly scheduled winter break. 1) HERE is a link to the latest Whole Note, the newsletter of BOPA.  While you are on the BOPA web page, check out all of the other great tidbits available there.  Thanks to Laura Guse for the fantastic newsletter and to Danielle Boorstien for the web work! 2) Symphony Orchestra & Sinfonia will appear on the NBC15 Sounds of the Season Program NBC15 Sounds of the Season Program recorded our very own MHS Orchestra! The performance will air on Christmas Eve at 10 pm and Christmas Day at 6 am. It will also be available to view online at  HERE within a week after it airs.  You can also see many other MHS musicians who are members of the WYSO Youth Orchestra! Enjoy the time off of school and see all you students on 1/2! SK