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HHSMB Blast - January 5

 

HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!

January 5, 2012

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

NEW NEWS:

-       County and State Honor Bands

-       Los Altos Town Crier article

REMINDERS:

-       Scrip

-       2010/2011 Music DVDs are now available

-       Volunteers needed for Vanguard Bingo

-       Band room availability

-       School year calendar

 

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Saturday, January 7th

            Winter Guard CCGC evals at James Logan HS in Union City (evening)

            Winter Percussion practice

Monday, January 9th

            6-9pm – Winter Guard practice

            6-9pm – Winter Percussion practice

Tuesday, January 10th

            7pm – Music Booster Board Meeting in Band Room

 

 

NEW NEWS:

 

COUNTY AND STATE HONOR BAND MEMBERS

(VICKI FELTMAN)

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING STUDENTS!

 

COUNTY HONOR BAND MEMBERS

Flutes - Jenna Mennen , Meia Alsup

Clarinets - Aditya Mishra, Jason Chen

Alto Sax - Annie Rak

Trumpet - Paul Gudan

Percussion - Emily Liu, Gwendolyn Wang

 

The County Honor Band Concert takes place on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at 2:00 pm in the Spangenberg Theater, located at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. Admission is $10 general admission, $8 for Students and Seniors.

 

CALIFORNIA ALL-STATE HONOR BAND MEMBERS

Emily Liu – Percussion

Gwendolyn Wang - Percussion

Nicole Washington – Clarinet

Aditya Mishra – Clarinet

Yoav Zimmerman – French Horn

 

The State Honor Concerts will take place on Sunday, February 19th in the Saroyan Theater in Fresno.

 

Great Job!

 

 

LOS ALTOS TOWN CRIER VIDEO REGARDING HOMESTEAD’S NY TRIP

 

http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=125&task=videodirectlink&id=152

 

 

REMINDERS:

 

 

SCRIP NEWS

(Carrie Adelman)


To download an order form, go to: https://homestead.schoolloop.com/mbfund#SCRIP.  Your student, including seniors, continues to receive scrip credit year-round. Scrip credit can be carried over to next year or can be used as reimbursement for this year's band expenses. Consult the band manual.

 

Contact any scrip sales team member:
Carrie Adelman - 
carrie.a@comcast.net 
Jenny Haight – 
TheHaights@aol.com 
Nicolle Sidovar - 
sidovar_nicolle@yahoo.com 
Cora Ustaris - 
ust_family@yahoo.com

 

 

2010-2011 HHS MUSIC DVD’S ARE READY

(Robbin Kawabata)

 

The HHS Music DVD's from the 2010-2011 school year are now all ready! Please contact Robbin Kawabata,robbin.rk@gmail.com or at 650-961-5426.

 

Here is the list of the DVD's:

-  2010 Marching Band (Lacrimosa)

-  2010 Winter Pops

- Orchestra Exchange Concerts (11/2010 and 2/2011)

- CMEA Festival (April, 2011)

- 2011 Spring Bands

- 2011 Spring Orchestras

- 2011 Spring Choir

- 2011 Spring Jazz at De Anza

 

 

VOLUNTEER FOR SANTA CLARA VANGUARD BINGO TO EARN MONEY TOWARD BAND FEES

(Diane Cressler)

 

Santa Clara Vanguard has opened their bingo volunteering calendar for November, December and January. This is a great way to "bank" money in your scrip account to pay for band expenses.

 

For each shift you volunteer, you will earn $40 toward your student’s scrip account. Money in your scrip account can be used toward paying any allowable Homestead Music program costs (Marching Band, Winter Percussion, Winter Guard, Choir, etc). Volunteers must be 18 yrs or older. They do not need to be a parent or relative of the student. They can be a friend working on behalf of the student.

 

If you are new to the program, please refer to the “Fundraising” section of the HHSMB website for details and for sign-up instructions (be sure to read all the information before signing-up):

http://homestead.schoolloop.com/blast100524


To register for Bingo times, please click the link below.

http://www.scvanguard.org/about/events/


To ensure your scrip account is properly credited, please email Diane Cressler (longdogz@pobox.com ) and let her know the dates you actually work and the name of the student scrip account to credit.

 

If you have any questions, contact Diane Cressler, longdogz@pobox.com.

 

 

BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY

(Vicki Feltman)

 

The band room will be open from 3-6pm daily during school days.

 

 

SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR:

(Changes from last week are marked in red)

 
 

Below is a list of important dates for the 2011-2012 calendar year. 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.

 

 

 

HOMESTEAD MUSIC DEPARTMENT

CALENDAR 2011-2012

 

 

Honor Band & Orchestra Dates

1/13, 1/14    County Honor Band Rehearsals+

1/15      County Honor Band Concert, 2:00 pm in the Spangenberg Theater located at Gunn

               High School in Palo Alto

2/19      State Honor Concerts at Saroyan Theater in Fresno

 

Music Department Concerts in Homestead Auditorium.

2/1      Symphonic Band/Concert Band Exchange Festival 6:00 – 9:00 pm

2/2      Homestead/Los Gatos Orchestra Exchange at Homestead, 7:30 pm

2/9      “Major Work” Concert (Choirs combined w/Orchestra), 7:30 pm

5/9      Spring Concert #1: Symphonic Bands & Concert Band, 7:30 pm

5/10    Spring Concert #2: Wind Ensemble & Orchestra, 7:30 pm

5/16    Spring Concert #3: Choirs, 7:30 pm

5/17    Spring Concert #4: Jazz, 7:30 pm

 

Winter Guard Season Schedule

 
     

 

 
 

Weekly Rehearsals

 

January – March

Mon

Wed

Saturdays

 

 

6-9pm

6-9pm

TBD

 
 

 

Winter Guard Performance Schedule

 

1/7      CCGC evals, James Logan High School, Union City (evening)
1/21    CCGC competition, Homestead High School, Cupertino (evening)
2/4      CCGC competition, Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton (evening)
2/11    WGI regional competition, Enochs High School, Modesto (all day)

3/3      CCGC competition, Oak Grove High School, San Jose (evening)

3/10    CCGC competition, Independence High School, San Jose (evening)

3/17    WGI regional competition, James Logan High School, Union City (afternoon/evening)

3/18     WGI regional competition, James Logan High School, Union City (afternoon/evening)

3/24     WGI Western Championships, University of San Diego, San Diego

3/25    WGI Western Championships, University of San Diego, San Diego

3/31    CCGC finals, Independence High School, San Jose (afternoon/evening)

 

Winter Percussion Season Schedule

 
     

 

 
 

Weekly Rehearsals

 

January – March

Mon

Wed

Saturdays

 

 

6-9pm

6-9pm

TBD

 
 

Performances

 

January – March

(some Fridays & Saturdays)

 

TBD

 
 

Championships

 

Percussion – Regional Championship in SoCal

 

TBD: late March/Early April

 
 

 

Jazz Festivals

2/4          CMEA Jazz Festival Jazz Ensemble @ Santa Teresa

2/11        Combos at Monta Vista

3/16-17   Santa Cruz Jazz Festival (Jazz Ensemble, combos & Jazz Choir)

4/27-28   Reno Jazz Festival (Jazz Ensemble, combos & Jazz Choir)

 

Concert Band/Orchestra Off Campus Events

1/25      Orchestra and Music Genesis to San Francisco Symphony Open Rehearsal

3/9        Chabot Band Festival @ Chabot College in Hayward (Wind Ensemble)

3/3        CMEA Solo Ensemble Festival @ SJSU

3/23      WBA Concert Band Festival @ Logan HS, Union City (Wind Ensemble)

3/23      CMEA Band/Orchestra Festival at Saratoga HS (Chamber and Symphony

             Orchestra)

3/30      CMEA Band Festival at Evergreen High School (Wind, Symphonic and Concert)

 

Graduation Ceremony

6/7      Combined Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Bands perform