3/25/22 Band Updates

1. Large Group Festival

Congratulations to everyone on great performances at Large Group on Wednesday. It was so great to hear bands from other schools, present the music we've been working on, and have another clinic with Dr. Cheldon Williams. Performance videos will be available soon on Google Classroom.

2. Fine Arts Week - Jazz Bands & Chamber Winds

A few reminders about Fine Arts week performances. No need to dress up.

Monday, 4/4

• Full Orchestra performs during Block 2

Tuesday, 4/5

• Chamber Winds performs during Block 7

Wednesday 4/6

• Jazz Bands perform as follows:

• Block 3 - 7:00 Jazz

• Block 4 - Jazz Lab, Cardinal Big Band, Jazz Orchestra

3. MHS Brass/Saxophone/Percussion Camp

If you play a brass instrument, saxophone, or percussion, check out the week-long summer camp at Middleton High School from June 13th-17th! Visit www.middletonbandboosters.org or contact Mr. Brown for more information.

4. Marching Band... coming soon!

Stay tuned for the show announcement and registration info coming the first week of April! Note that the summer band camp dates are August 15th-28th.

5. Concert Ensemble Rosters 2022-23

Ensemble rosters are now available for next year's concert ensembles. We are super excited to carry this year's momentum forward into the next school year. All of the groups have many strong musical leaders and will play challenging music at a very high level. Click here for the rosters.

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Michael Ver Voort

Music Teacher & Director of Bands

Middleton High School

3/14/22 Info about March 23 Concert Band Invitational

Middleton High School Concert Band Invitational -

Get excited for our big large group festival on March 23rd! This is our major performance for 3rd quarter and a culminating event for the music we are currently working on.

What: MHS is hosting a large group festival - think solo & ensemble or a marching band competition but for concert band. There will be three judges giving ratings, plus an awesome guest clinician, Dr. Cheldon Williams. Dr. Williams will also be working with the bands on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Who: All of the MHS bands will perform throughout the day, along with bands from a handful of other schools around the state.

When: Wednesday, March 23rd

Cardinal Band/Percussion: come to the PAC after lunch, miss advisory/7th/ASR

Concert Band: come to the PAC after block 5, miss 6th/advisory/7th

Symphonic Winds: eat early lunch (11:32-12:02) and then come to the PAC, miss advisory/7th/ASR. *Done at 5:30pm*

Chamber Wind Ensemble: come to the PAC at the beginning of the day, miss 5th/6th/advisory *Bring a lunch*

Dress Code: Dress like it's a concert -- 10th-12th graders wear all black, 9th graders "dress nice"

Note: Unfortunately, the event is closed to visitors this year, but we will be recording the performances.

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Michael Ver Voort

Music Teacher & Director of Bands

Middleton High School

(608) 829-9680

mvervoort@mcpasd.k12.wi.us

3/7/22 Jazz Jam Info

1. Jazz Ensembles will meet tonight, March 7th.

2. See below for information about the Madison Jazz Jam tomorrow, and consider attending with or without your instrument.

UW-Madison Blue Note Ensemble and MJJ Present a Concert and Jam with Herbie Hancock's Music This workshop/jam will be Tuesday, March 8, 6-9 PM at Arts + Lit Lab This month, our House Band will be the UW-Madison Blue Note Ensemble, Charlie Palm, trumpet; Kahil Droubi, trombone; Brenden Mortensen, guitar; Griffin Beronio, piano; Andy Jones, bass; and Ian Kenney, drums. These superb musicians will treat us to a miniconcert of Herbie Hancock music, followed by a jam to the following tunes: Dolphin Dance Tell Me A Bedtime Story Pinocchio One Finger Snap Little One Survival of the Fittest Cantaloupe Island watermelon man Maiden Voyage Fire Water If you want to practice some of these numbers, music for Dolphin Dance, Little One & Survival of the Fittest may be found on our Facebook page. Our next 4th Thursday jam will be Thursday, March 24, 6-9 PM. The House Band will play a few numbers, followed or joined by musicians who want to sit in. The House Band for that date will be Johannes Wallmann, keys; Mat Rodgers, bass; John Lombardo, percussion; and Sally deBroux, vocals. All 4th Thursday Jams will be at COPA, 2841 Index Road, Fitchburg, WI . (Map) Musicians, friends and interested jazz aficionados are invited. There is no cover charge for this excellent music, but free will donations are encouraged. Please BYO food and drink, as there is no food service available. Please check the excellent new Madison Jazz Calendar website, Finally, Dane County's mask mandate ended Tuesday, March 1. It may still be wise to wear a mask indoors in a relatively small area, but it is no longer a requirement. MJJ only requests that, if you feel ill, please wait until you are well again and join us then. John Wanner, Editor Direct email, biggrnfrog@aol.com Madison Jazz Jam is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. All donations to Madison Jazz Jam are 100% tax deductible. To make a donation, or for further information, please check out our website. And don't forget to "like" us on Facebook. Thank you.