Dear Band Parents,
This post is of high importance.
Our first performance it the Fortier/Gerbrecht Invitational at the Manship Theater this Tuesday – involving only the Jazz Ensemble (no combo)
Parents will provide their own transportation for students. The concert begins at 7 PM. St. Michael performs at 8:40. Tickets are $5 plus a service charge.
Our next is this Saturday – the Jazz Ensemble and Combo will be performing at the Loyola University Jazz Festival.
We depart St. Michael at 6:45 AM in a small school bus (I will be driving) and in parent cars.
Combo performs at 9 AM
Big Band performs at 11 AM
Clinics are at 12:30.
We eat (bring money for food) and return after clinics – hopefully be home around 4:30 PM
Our next performance is Sunday – the Jazz Ensemble and Combo will be performing at Grandparents’ Day
Students involved in these ensembles will arrive at school at 1:15 to setup and get a sound check.
We begin our performance at 2 PM.
The event should be over by 4 PM
The next performance is our District Large Ensemble Assessment at Zachary High School, March 26.
All students in the band program will be leaving St. Michael on a large school bus at 8:15 AM.
Our Concert Band performance is at 10 AM
We sightread at 10:30
We pack up and return to St. Michael around 11.
We will stop to eat on the way back home (bring money for a fast food lunch).
Important – Please keep the week of July 22 – 26 open for BAND CAMP. This is a MANDATORY event for all band members where we begin to learn our marching band contest show. By having this week of intense learning, we can limit our after school rehearsals to only two days a week for full band rehearsals.
Thanks in advance for your understanding and help.