ADDENDUM:
CONGRATULATIONS, ALL MUSIC BOOSTER STARS!!
(Vicki Feltman)
I am SO SORRY for leaving people off the list of Music Booster volunteers receiving recognition from the Homestead PTSA. They are just as important to us as those already listed. It was unintentional and we hope this special blast will help put things right.
PTSA is recognizing the following Music Booster volunteers for their outstanding service:
Larry Barbano
Diane Cressler
Kelly Giannini
Ken Lamarche
Susie Lamarche
Ken Nelsen
Kristen Nelsen
Dave Papay
They will be honored at the FUHSD Board Meeting to be held in the Homestead Band Room on Thursday, March 1st, and at the PTSA meeting on May 9th.
Both meetings are open to the public. Come support them as they are recognized!
CONGRATULATIONS TO STATE HONOR BAND STUDENTS!
(Vicki Feltman)
We are very happy to report that the following students auditioned into the top two CBDA state honor bands!
Wind Symphony – Emily Liu, Aditya Mishra
Symphonic Band - Gwendolyn Wang, Nicole Washington, Yoav Zimmerman
Concerts will take place in the Saroyan Theater in downtown Fresno on Sunday morning, February 19th.
HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!
February 16, 2012
NEW NEWS:
- Recognition of outstanding Music Booster parent volunteers
- Jazz Ensemble news
- Winter Guard news
- Upcoming chair placement auditions
- Drum Major Workshop
- Changes to Band Room availability
REMINDERS:
- Reminder about CMEA Solo Ensemble date change
- Scrip
- 2012 Band Camp
- Band Room availability
- School year calendar
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
Thursday, February 16th
Band Room closes at 5pm
Friday, February 17th
Band Room is closed.
Sunday, February 19th
All State Honor Band Concerts at Saroyan Theater in Fresno
MONDAY, February 20 – FRIDAY, February 24th
MID-WINTER RECESS – NO SCHOOL
NEW NEWS:
CONGRATULATIONS, MUSIC BOOSTER STARS!!
(Vicki Feltman)
Homestead PTSA is recognizing the following Music Booster volunteers for their outstanding service:
Dave Papay
Ken Lamarche
Susie Lamarche
Diane Cressler
Larry Barbano
They will be honored at the FUHSD board meeting held in the Homestead Band Room on Thursday, March 1st, and at the PTSA meeting on May 9th.
Both meetings are open to the public. Come support them as they are recognized!
KUDOS TO THE JAZZ ENSEMBLE!
(Vicki Feltman)
Both the Homestead Tuesday Jazz Combo and the Thursday Jazz Combo received UNANIMOUS SUPERIOR ratings at the CMEA Jazz Combo Festival Saturday, Feb 11th.
Awesome times two!!
WINTER GUARD NEWS
(Ken and Kristen Nelson)
Congratulations to the Homestead Winter Guard team for qualifying for the competition finals and finishing in fourth place in this past weekend's WGI regional competition in Modesto. Their new show, Pandemonium, was well received by both the judges and fans. They showed poise and grace in spite of a music malfunction that caused them to have to stop in the middle of the show and restart from the beginning. These ladies are pros!
The team's next competition is on Saturday, March 3rd at Oak Grove High School.
AUDITIONS BEGINNING AFTER WINTER BREAK!
(Vicki Feltman)
Remember to practice, practice, practice during your Winter Break. Auditions for chair order for Chamber Orchestra, Jazz, and Wind Ensemble begin when we get back from your week off.
TO ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A DRUM MAJOR
(Jonathan Wong)
The first Drum Major Workshop will be held on March 1st at 3:20pm in the band room. Any student interested in being a drum major is highly encouraged to attend! The only requirement is at least one year as a participant in the Homestead High School Marching Band. Contact: Jon Wong - sirjoniv@yahoo.com: Diveesh Singh -diveesh@gmail.com; Jesse Qin - itzjesse@gmail.com.
Band Room Availability – Note changes!
(Vicki Feltman)
The band room will be closed after school this Friday (Feb 17th). It will be open until 5 pm Thursday Feb 16th.
The band room will be closed down all next week, Feb 20-24th.
The band room will be open from 3-6pm beginning on Monday Feb 27th.
Contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net for additional band room availability.
REMINDERS:
REMINDER – CMEA SOLO ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL DATE CHANGE
(Vicki Feltman)
Homestead students will perform on Saturday, MARCH 3rd, in the Music Building at the San Jose State University. There weren’t enough slots available for the 10th, so CMEA Bay Section opened another day to handle all the additional soloists and ensembles.
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
MARK YOUR CALENDARS – BAND CAMP DATES SET!!
(Vicki Feltman)
Mark your calendars! Band Camp will take place Friday August 10th thru Sunday, August 12th, with pre-camp activities taking place at the beginning of August. Be there!
SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR:
(No changes from last week’s calendar)
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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 2/19 State Honor Concerts at Saroyan Theater in Fresno
Music Department Concerts in Homestead Auditorium. 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
Winter Guard Performance/Competition Schedule For competition times, please go to: http://www.theccgc.org/CCGC/schedule2012.htm
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
Winter Percussion Performance/Competition Schedule 3/3 SJVCGPR Competition at Lemoore HS 3/10 WGI Ceres Regionals 3/17 NCPA Competition in Modesto 3/23-25 WGI Western Championships in San Bernardino
Winter Guard/Winter Percussion Home Show 3/15 7pm at Homestead.
Jazz Festivals 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 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 |
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