Congratulations, Mr. Burn!!

Our very own Mr. John Burn will be honored as the recipient of the

Byron Hoyt/Don Schmeer Band Educator Award at the California Music Educators Association (CMEA) State Conference Friday evening.   We’ve always known how special he is, and now his music educator peers will recognize him, too!

Kudos to ……!!

The following students participated in the CMEA Solo/Ensemble Festival Saturday, March 6^th, and did a fantastic job:

Receiving a rating of Excellent:

            Lin Xi, Trombone Solo

            May Zeng, Trombone Solo

            Jonathan Ben-Tzur, Gannon Kim, Shreyas Srinivasen, B. J. Fitzpatrick Peter

Nelson, Brass Quintet

            Jenna Mennen, Flute Solo

            Zubin Bhandari, Trumpet Solo

            Jenna Mennen, Jesse Chen, Jenny Ji, Grace Kim, Mixed Ensemble

            Julie Meyerson, Madeena Siddiqui, Flute Duet

            Julie Meyerson, Basila Nathan, Flute Duet

Receiving a rating of Superior:

            Scott Merritt, Varun Vankatesh, Tyler Jung, Saxophone Trio

            Nicole Washington, Clarinet Solo

            Able Hsu, Cello Solo

            Varun Vankatesh, Diveesh Singh, Saxophone Duet

            Sharon Abada, Able Hsu, Riyaz Faizullabhoy, Andres Gaeta, Clarinet Quartet

And Receiving the highest possible rating of “Command Performance":

            Mark Lee, Trumpet Solo

            Sharon Abada, Riyaz Faizullabhoy, Katy Hillegass, Clarinet Trio

            Mark Lee, Marcus Lee, Yoav Zimmerman, Naomi Nishihara, Jackson Heath, Brass

Quintet

            Christopher Chung, Joey Cox, Danny Kim, Able Hsu, Lisa Lee, Woodwind Quintet

            Sharon Abada, Joey Cox, Erika Johnson, Woodwind Trio

            Mark Lee, Alex Hsu, Lisa Lee, Naomi Nishihara, Jackson Heath, Brass Quintet

            Jessica Chiu, Thomas Chou, Carisa Tong, Emily Yoshimoto, Allison Ma, String

Quintet

            Henry Allison, Violin Solo

Congratulations to all!

Wanted:  Phone Bank Volunteers

It’s time to gear up to pass Measure B and we need your help!

Mr. Burn, Mr. Marra, Dr. Morton, and Vicki Feltman need the company of parents AND students on Wednesday, March 17^th, 6-8:30 pm in the office building at 1309 S. Mary Ave, near the corner of Mary and Fremont.

We need at least 10 bodies manning phones.  We have THREE right now.  It’s pretty simple.  You are given a list of phone numbers to call and a script to read.  You will also have answers to the most common questions and access to someone who can answer the others.

Please contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net by Monday, March 15^th if you can join us on Wednesday.  Your help will be most appreciated!

Drum Major Workshops - Reminder

Drum Major Workshops given by our fantastic drum majors, Chris Chung, Marcus Regidor, and Madeena Siddiqui, started Wednesday, March 10th at 3:30pm in the band room, and will continue until audition time. Any student interested in being a drum major candidate is highly encouraged to attend these sessions.  Learn the drum major skills from the experts!

Please contact Marcus Regidor at mcregi@sbcglobal.net ;   Chris Chung at  b-ballchris@comcast.net  ; or Madeena Siddiqui at madeena93@yahoo.com.

Band Room Availability

The band room will be open during the following days after school until 6 pm:

Tuesday Mar 16th

Friday Mar 19th

Contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net for additional band room availability.

Reminders, additional schedule highlights –

            March 14^th Daylight Savings Time begins – Spring forward; lose an hour of sleep L

            March 15^th – no school

            March 17^th – phone bank for Measure B – come help!

            March 26^th  27^th – CMEA band and orchestra festival

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.