December 27, 2019 - Buy your Jazz Cabaret Tickets!

Hello Band Families,  We hope you are enjoying some time off from school and your usual routines. If you have not yet purchased your tickets for Jazz Cabaret 2020 happening Friday,  January 10, 2020, at the Madison Marriott West, this would be a  great time to do that.  The jazz bands have a great lineup of songs this year. Go to Middletonbandorchestra.org > Jazz Cabaret > Buy Tickets & Guest Registration.  Please note: All tickets must be purchased online and the deadline to purchase tickets is  Friday, January 3, 2020.  Thanks, and see you in the new year!  Buy Tickets

December 20, 2019 - Band Updates

1. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY for Minnesota Trip Registration We hope you can join us on this year's cultural weekend trip to Minneapolis and St. Paul (open to all band, choir, and orchestra students).  Click here for enrollment details. 2. Jazz Cabaret Ticket Deadline 1/3  Make sure to get your Jazz Tracs tickets ASAP.  Don't miss it! 3. Last chance for Pep Band  There is only one remaining pep band this semester!  If you have not yet fulfilled your one pep band requirement for the semester, make sure to show up on January 7th at 6:30pm, or stop by an ASR (both halves) for a make-up. Also check out the pep band calendar for Semester 2. 4.  Don't forget Concert Listening  There are still a number of students who have not fulfilled their concert listening requirement for the semester.  The classical music scene tends to thin out in January.  Check out the Isthmus Calendar for some opportunities.  (Remember that anything in the jazz, classical, or world music genres counts.) 5.  Solo/Ensemble Registration  for the new online registration form for solo/ensemble.  A few details: 

• All registration is now online!  Fees will be posted to FeePay after registration closes - no more bringing checks.

• Participation at solo/ensemble festival is optional, but all students will be preparing at least one performance piece as part of class.  Block 6 and 7 will be preparing solos, Block 1 will be preparing ensembles, and students in Block 3 may choose either a solo or an ensemble.

• If you are performing more than one event, please fill out a separate form for each.

• All registrations are due JANUARY 7TH.  So don't worry if you're not quite ready to register - you can do it after the break.

--  Michael Ver Voort Music Teacher & Director of Bands  Middleton High School 

December 16, 2019 - Band Updates

1. Minnesota Trip Registration Deadline -  Registrations for our 2020 cultural weekend in Minneapolis (March 13-15) are due this Friday, December 20.  Check out the webpage for more information.  Note that the registration fee will not be posted to FeePay until school resumes in January. 2. MHS Concerto Aria Competition Registration -  Registrations for the Concerto/Aria Competition are due before break.  See Mr. V or Mr. Kurr for a form if interested.  Students perform a concerto for a panel of judges, and the winner(s) get to perform their concerto with the orchestra in March.  All instrumentalists and vocalists are eligible. 3. Jazz Cabaret Ticket Deadline -  The deadline to order tickets for Jazz Cabaret is January 3rd - don't miss out! 4.  Fruit Sale Chocolate Covered Nuts -  If you were not able to come back last Saturday for your chocolate covered nuts, please see Mr. Kurr as soon as possible to pick them up. 5. Upcoming Pep Band Opportunities:  Thursday, December 19th  Tuesday, January 7th Remember that all students need at least one pep band before the end of the semester.  If you can't make it to either of those two remaining options, make sure to complete an ASR makeup! 6. Upcoming Concert Listening Opportunities:  December 18 -- Hikarigaoka Girls High School Band (Japan).  Sun Prairie HS, 7:00pm, free and unticketed.  January 7 -- MHS Concerto-Aria Competition.  MHS PAC, 6:00pm, free and unticketed. --  Michael Ver Voort Music Teacher & Director of Bands  Middleton High School  (608) 829-9680  mvervoort@mcpasd.k12.wi.us