Hello all-
Just a quick reminder for those coming to New Orleans with us over spring break:
5:30 pm - Optional parent/guardian informational meeting
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Final rehearsal for all participating students
See you tonight!
Band Families,
Thursday, March 14th, and we look forward to having all four of our concert bands perform and hosting a number of schools from near and far.
Please see the attached schedule for each band and follow the schedule for your group throughout the day, as directors will be busy with other groups throughout the day.
Please note that students are required to be present to watch other bands as well as for their own performances. Listening to and supporting other bands is an important part of the event!
Things to Know about the event
Our guest clinicians for this year's event are Dr. Andrea Brown, Associate Director of Bands at the University of Maryland, and Dr. Alex Gonzalez, Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each band will receive a 35-minute clinic with one of the guest clinicians after their performance.
In addition to these two clinicians, we will be adjudicated and scored by three state sanctioned judges. Each group will be provided a rating I - V. This rating will be accompanied by recorded feedback and score sheets for student growth.
All students will need to arrive at school in concert attire and ensure that they have both music and instruments. This event is our yearly adjudication and is an excellent opportunity for us to display the hard work and dedication your students spend in music to both our guests and to our state organization.
All instruments stored inside the band room or jazz room (Percussion, Tuba, Bari Sax Contrabass Clarinet) will need to be removed prior to the start of the event at 8:30 AM. As the band room and jazz room will be used as spaces for other visiting groups, we will not have access to them throughout the day; please plan accordingly. Instruments stored in band locker rooms or in halfway lockers can be accessed normally.
Hello everyone, the schedule for Jazz Band performances during Fine Arts Week is below. Please feel free to reach out to your jazz band director with any additional questions.
Students, please come to the band room at the beginning of your performance block for a warm-up and sound check. Please feel free to wear whatever you wear to school that day (that you'd be comfortable wearing while performing in front of the entire PAC).
One Monday night rehearsal before these performances so please be on time to rehearsals on the 18th of March!
Tuesday 3rd block: Arrive at the beginning of Block 3.
Cardinal Big Band
Big Sky
Fancy Pants
Jazz Orchestra
Sophisticated Lady
Such Sweet Thunder
Mood Indigo
Rockabye River
Tuesday 4th Block: Arrive at the beginning of block 4
Jazz Lab
Cold Duck Time
Blues By Five
Bags Groove
Seven O'Clock Jazz Band
Symphony in Riffs
Addi
Rent Party Blues
East St Louis Toodle Loo
Count Bubba
