- Winter Concert information (all groups)
- Parent help for Winter concerts needed
- Annual Volunteer Holiday Potluck
- Marching Band jacket and shoebag lost & found
- Volunteer opportunities for 2010-2011
- Band Room Availability
- Music Department Event Calendar
FOR ALL GROUPS
Winter Concerts!
Come see Homestead’s outstanding Bands, Choirs and Orchestra at their Annual Winter Concerts.
Choir and Jazz Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 9th, 7:30 P.M.
Homestead Auditorium
Winter Pops Concert
(Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Bands, Concert Band)
Thursday, December 10th, 6 P.M. and 8 P.M.
Homestead Auditorium
Admission to the Choir Winter Concert and the Winter Pops Concerts is free, but we gladly accept donations!
FOR CHOIR GROUPS
Please go to school loop to find out your rehearsal schedule.
FOR INSTRUMENTAL GROUPS
Thursday Concert Rehearsal Schedule
Please take note of what time students are supposed to be at rehearsals on Thursday!
PLEASE REMEMBER:
All concerts are mandatory and students are expected to participate. Parents must let Mr. Burn know IN WRITING if students will not be attending.
All students and members of the audience are expected to arrive before the concert begins and stay for the entire concert. It is impolite and disruptive to other groups for you to leave in the middle of a performance.
The following is the appropriate concert attire:
At formal performances such as adjudicated festivals and formal concerts, students are to wear the following:
- Boys:
- Black dress shoes, dark socks, black pants (no jeans), white button-up collared shirt, black tie and black sport coat. If a coat is unavailable, a black sweater is ok, but no sweatshirts or black shirts please.
- Girls:
- Preferred: Long black dress with shoulders covered, black hose and shoes.
- Ok: Black skirt knee length or longer, or black dress pants, with black top with shoulders covered, black hose and shoes.
- Not Ok: T-shirts, sweatshirts, or tennis shoes.
- Rule of thumb for girls’ formal concert attire: the less skin showing, the better.
Concert Band Rehearsal Schedule Thursday Evening
5:30 DON’T BE LATE!!! Arrive dressed in concert attire
Warm-up/tune in Choir Room
6:00 Fine tuning in Band Room
6:15 Performance!!
6:30 Put Instruments away, enter auditorium from Lobby and sit in
reserved seats in the back of the auditorium. Enjoy Symphonic Band Wind Ensemble. Remain seated until the concert is over. It is impolite and disruptive to other groups for you to leave in the middle of a performance.
7:00 BREAK (snack provided in band quad for performers)
7:30 Warm-up/Tune-up in Choir Room
8:00 Fine tuning in Band Room
8:15 Performance #2!!
8:30 Put Instruments away, enter auditorium from Lobby and sit in reserved seats in the back of the auditorium. Enjoy Symphonic Band Wind Ensemble. Remain seated until the concert is over. .
3rd period Symphonic Band Rehearsal Schedule Thursday Evening
6:00 DON’T BE LATE!!! Arrive dressed in concert attire
Warm-up/tune in Choir Room
6:15 Fine tuning in Band Room
6:30 Performance!!
6:45 Put Instruments away, enter auditorium from Lobby and sit in
reserved seats in the back of the auditorium. Enjoy Wind Ensemble performance. Remain seated until the concert is over. It is impolite and disruptive to other groups for you to leave in the middle of a performance.
Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal Schedule Thursday Evening
3:00-4:20 DON’T BE LATE!!! Rehearse on stage with choir
Orchestra Rehearsal Schedule Thursday Evening
5:30 DON’T BE LATE!!! Arrive dressed in concert attire
Warm-up/tune in Band Room
6:00 Performance!!
6:15 Put Instruments away, enter auditorium from Lobby and sit in
reserved seats in the back of the auditorium. Enjoy performances. Remain seated until the concert is over. It is impolite and disruptive to other groups for you to leave in the middle of a performance.
7:00 BREAK (snack provided in band quad for performers)
7:30 Warm-up/tune in Band Room
8:00 Performance!!
8:15 Put Instruments away, enter auditorium from Lobby and sit in
reserved seats in the back of the auditorium. Enjoy performances. Remain seated until the concert is over. It is impolite and disruptive to other groups for you to leave in the middle of a performance.
Orchestra Wind Percussion Rehearsal Schedule
Thursday Evening
5:30 DON’T BE LATE!!! Arrive dressed in concert attire
Warm-up/tune in Band Room
6:00 Performance!!
6:15 Join the rest of Wind Ensemble in the Choir Room
6:30 Fine tune in Band room
6:45 Performance!!
7:00 BREAK (snack provided in band quad for performers)
7:30 Warm-up/tune in Band Room
8:00 Performance!!
8:15 Join the rest of Wind Ensemble in the Choir Room
8:30 Fine tune in Band room
8:45 Performance!!
Wind Ensemble Rehearsal Schedule Thursday Evening
6:00 Arrive dressed in concert attire. Enter auditorium from Lobby
and sit in reserved seats in the back of the auditorium.
6:15 Warm-up/tune in Choir Room
6:30 Fine tune in Band room
6:45 Performance!!
7:00 BREAK (snack provided in band quad for performers)
8:00 Enter auditorium from Lobby and sit in reserved seats in the back of
the auditorium.
8:15 Warm-up/tune in Choir Room
8:30 Fine tune in Band room
8:45 Performance!!
6th period Symphonic Band Rehearsal Schedule Thursday Evening
8:00 DON’T BE LATE!!! Arrive dressed in concert attire
Warm-up/tune in Choir Room
8:15 Fine tuning in Band Room
8:30 Performance!!
8:45 Put Instruments away, enter auditorium from Lobby and sit in
reserved seats in the back of the auditorium. Enjoy Wind Ensemble performance. Remain seated until the concert is over. It is impolite and disruptive to other groups for you to leave in the middle of a performance.
Parent Help Needed during snack break 7 pm to 7:45 pm
Please contact volunteer coordinator Rene Watkins at 408-739-4867 or randersonwatkins@mac.com if you can help set up, serve, and/or cleanup. Time commitment, 6:45-7:45 pm Thursday, December 10th.
Door Monitors Needed for Holiday Concerts
We need door monitors for next week’s holiday concerts: Choir and Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. on December 9th, and the two Winter Pops Concerts at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., on December 10th. We need two door monitors for each concert. Please contact me, Rene Watkins (randersonwatkins@mac.com), if you would like to help out, and I can give you further details.
Annual Volunteer Holiday Potluck
Come and celebrate the "2059" Marching Season with your fellow band volunteers. Please bring a favorite appetizer, entree, side dish, or dessert to share. We hope you can come. (Sorry no kids at this one)
Date: Sunday, Dec 13th
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
728 W. Fremont Avenue (Corner of Hollenbeck and Fremont) in Sunnyvale
We need help with set-up and clean-up. If you can help out, please contact JoAnn Fitzpatrick joa.fitz@yahoo.com or Carol Heath cmheath64@comcast.net Thank you.
Shoe Bags and Band Jackets, Lost and Found; all gone after Dec 14th
Please remember, you will use your shoe bags and band jackets for your entire marching band career; you do not buy new ones each year.
We plan on making a clean sweep of the band room Monday Dec. 14th.
Lost and found items will be taken to Good Will.
Any shoe bags and band jackets left in the band room will be removed and stored, as grungy and dirty as they are. We will email your parents to let them know we have them, and that it will cost $5 to get them back.
Contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net if you have any questions.
2010-11 Volunteers Needed
Football concessions usually involves a commitment for only five home games, and the season runs from September to November. Our senior parents who have filled these positions for this year are more than happy to talk with you and explain what is needed for each job. Please contact me, (Rene Watkins, randersonwatkins@mac.com), if you are interested in taking on any of the following or if you have questions about what a particular job entails.
BBQ Co-Chair
Potatoes Co-Chair
Concessions Charcoal Starter
Spring Program
Home Show Coordinator
And a huge thank you to those of you who have stepped forward to help out for next year:
Zarina Bhandari—Jamba Juice Coordinator
Nanette Baltazar Winnie Lo—Band Manual
Gabbi Crum—Concessions Coordinator
Marc Membreno Shannon Metoyer—Field Show T-Shirts
Deborah Smith—Lead Bus Chaperone
We are off to a great start!
Band Room Availability
Contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net for band room availability.
The band room will be open after school until 6 pm on the following days:
Mon/Tue/Fri Dec 7/8/11
Mon/Tue Dec 14/15
Reminders, additional schedule highlights –
Santa Clara County Honor Band Auditions, SJSU
Music Dept Event Calendar
Below is a list of performances and activities for the coming school year. Performances are shown in bold italics. The dates and times listed below were accurate at the time of printing, but things can change! Please be sure to read your e-mail to keep up with any last minute changes.
| Date | Time | Activity |
| Dec 3 | Santa Clara County Honor Band Soloist Audition | |
| Dec 4 | TBD | Exchange Concert - 1/2 Day |
| Dec 5 | Delta College Jazz Festival (jazz ensemble) | |
| Dec 9 | 7:30 pm | Winter Choir and Jazz Concert |
| Dec 10 | 6 pm 8 pm | Winter Pops Concert (Concert Bands Orchestra) |
| Dec 11 | Santa Clara County Honor Band Auditions, SJSU | |
| Feb 3-4 | 7:30 pm | Concert Band/Symphonic Band Exchange Concert |
| Feb 6 | All Day | CMEA Jazz Festival, San Francisco |
| Feb 10 | 7:30 pm | Orchestra Exchange with Acalanes HS at HHS |
| Feb 18-21 | CBDA State Honor Band State Honor Jazz Band, Fresno | |
| Feb 26 | TBD | SJSU Choral Festival – ½ day Wind Ensemble @ Chabot College Wind Band Festival |
| Mar 4 | 7:30 pm | Major Work Concert – Choir/Orch |
| Mar 5 | TBD | CMS Exchange Concert - Choir |
| Mar 6 | All Day | CMEA Solo Ensemble Festival @ SJSU St Helena Vocal Jazz Festival |
| Mar 11-13 | CMEA State Honor Band State Honor Orchestra | |
| Mar 26 | TBD | Jazz choir Santa Cruz Jazz Festival – ½ day CMEA Band and Orchestra Festival @ Saratoga HS (Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Bands/Concert Band) |
| Mar 27 | CMEA Band and Orchestra Festival @ Saratoga HS (Orchestra) | |
| Apr 1 | TBA | SJSU Jazz Festival |
| Apr 9-13 | Southern Cal Choir tour during Spring Break (optional) | |
| May 5 | 3:30 - 5 pm | Choir Exchange with Fremont HS and Sunnyvale Middle |
| May 8 | TBD | CMEA Choral Festival at Saratoga HS – 1/2 day |
| May 12 | 7:30 pm | Symphonic Bands/Concert Band Spring Concert |
| May 13 | 7:30 pm | Wind Ensemble/Orchestra Spring Concert |
| May 15 | TBD | De Anza Jazz Vocal Festival |
| May 19 | 7:30 pm | Spring Choir Concert at HHS |
| May 20 | 7:30 pm | Jazz Spring Concert |
| June 5 | 2:30 pm | Jazz Concert California Theater in San Jose |
| June 7 | TBD | Baccalaureate |
| June 10 | Graduation | |
| TBA | Jazz Festivals – Chabot College, SJSU, Santa Cruz, Monterey |
