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Spectrum Music: Feb.24-28

2/23/2020

 
Hi everyone!


Bravo to the Spectrum Concert Choir, who took part in the 2020 Choral Collaboration this weekend! They were well received, sung beautifully and participated in a very inspiring event. Thank you for spending your Saturday with us. Totally worth it!

Our Main stage musical opens this Friday! Cast, Crew, Pit have been hard at work putting on the finishing touches to a truly hilarious show. Please consider reserving your tickets by calling the office as we sell out almost every show!

***Schedule as per usual: Monday Pit Orchestra is another dress rehearsal. Grade 9-10 Please record Week 24 for Practice Record***

On the Horizon
February 28th,29th: Mainstage Musical
March:14-29th Spring Break
April 8th: Senior Concert Band Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival (Port Alberni)
April 9th: Junior Cnncert Band 
Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival (Port Alberni)
April 17th: An evening of Jazz and Desserts!
April 29th: West Coast Jazz Festival


May 9th: Buccaneers Day Parade
May 18th: Victoria Day Parade
May 27th: Elementary School Music Tour
June 3rd: Spectrum Final Concert
June 6th: Oak Bay Tea Party

Have a great week!

--
Parker Jolliffe

Director of Bands & Choir

Spectrum Community School
957 Burnside Road West
Victoria, BC V8Z 6E9

Tel: 250-479-8271 
pjolliffe@sd61.bc.ca

Spectrum Music: Feb.18-21

2/17/2020

 
Hi everyone,


Another week of hard work in the Spectrum Band Program, well done to all ensembles! We are ramping up towards opening night... which is just two weeks away! This week we will be joining music and acting as 80+ students in the pit, cast and crew start rehearsing together. Exciting!

***Regular Schedule has the following changes: 
Upper voices Tuesday Lunch, 
Full Choir Wednesday as per usual, 
Lower Voices Thursday Lunch, 
Upper Voices Friday at Lunch... 
Friday Morning Post-poned for maximum energy @ first dress rehearsal***

1. Choir Collaboration Saturday, February 22nd.
A letter has gone home to all choir students for Saturdays event. We are excited to meet and work with 5 other choirs (Belmont, Esquimalt, Reynolds, Kwalikum, Uvic, Mount Doug) in a day of singing and fun! Students are to be in the building (Belmont Secondary) no later than 8:30am. We should be wrapping up our festivities by 330pm. *Please bring water bottle, snacks and bag lunch* 

That is all for now folks, thank you for getting your Australia payment in on time!

On the Horizon
February 22nd: Choral Collaboration @ Belmont Secondary 8:30am-3:30pm (Spectrum, Esquimalt, Mt. Doug, Reynolds, Belmont Choirs)
March:14-29th Spring Break
April 8th: Senior Concert Band Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival (Port Alberni)
April 9th: Junior Cnncert Band 
Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival (Port Alberni)
April 17th: An evening of Jazz and Desserts!
April 29th: West Coast Jazz Festival



Have a great week!
--
Parker Jolliffe

Director of Bands

Spectrum Community School
957 Burnside Road West
Victoria, BC V8Z 6E9

Tel: 250-479-8271 
pjolliffe@sd61.bc.ca

www.spectrumband.ca

Spectrum Music: Feb.10-13

2/9/2020

 
Hi everyone!

I hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy the weekend. I huge thank you to all of the parent drivers, coordinators and participants who took part in our 2nd bottle drive. $2699.00 is the new record!!

***Schedule as per usual...Pro D Day Friday***

1. Australia 2nd Payment
The 2nd payment for Australia 2021 is $500.00. Cheques can be made payable to Spectrum Community School Memo: Australia Band Trip. Please make sure Cheque or cash is handed in to Mr. Jolliffe. School Cash Online is available.

To see the payment schedule, please go here: http://spectrumbandvictoria.weebly.com/band-tours.html

2. Country Grocer Receipts
If you shop at Country Grocer, please bring your receipts to Mr. Jolliffe. Collection of receipts go towards gift cards that we then use for events, most recently, our Colquitz overnighter. 

On the Horizon
February 10th: Australia 2nd Payment due $500.00

February 14th: Pro-D Day
February 22nd: Choral Collaboration @ Belmont Secondary. (Spectrum, Esquimalt, Mt. Doug, Reynolds, Belmont Choirs
April 7th-8th: Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival (Port Alberni)
April 23rd: An evening of Jazz and Desserts!
April 28th-29th: West Coast Jazz Festival


Have a great week everyone!
--
Parker Jolliffe

Director of Bands

Spectrum Community School
957 Burnside Road West
Victoria, BC V8Z 6E9

Tel: 250-479-8271 
pjolliffe@sd61.bc.ca

www.spectrumband.ca


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