 Hello everyone, First off, some thank you’s: Thank you to everyone in our Junior Bands that performed on April 15th for our Spring Concert! I thought both bands did very well – both musically AND behaviour-wise. Thank you for modelling good behaviour to the middle school students that were visiting and performing. A huge thank you goes out to the 10 students that helped set up for that concert. With 6 bands from 3 schools and a TON of performers your help was truly appreciated. Our 4th annual “A Touch of New Orleans” jazz night was a HUGE success! Thank you to everyone that came to the show, sold raffle tickets, bought raffle tickets, and to all of the parents who helped behind the scenes! Both jazz bands played SO well – good playing on the charts and some great solos! Thank you to all of the concert band students that helped with set-up (that took approximately an hour – WOW!), tear-down, and serving. I’ve received some wonderful comments from people about how polite, organized and professional you were. Bravo! You all have made me very proud. Band This Week: 1.) Period 1 & 2 Classes No change to schedule. Friday = Band 9 in Period 1. (10s, 11/12s to PE and English) Band 9/10 Practice Cards – Turn in week 32 and 33. Start Week 34. 2.) Morning/Lunch/After-School Rehearsals All lunch rehearsals are running as scheduled. Morning Band (Note change on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday): Monday - Sr. Concert Band Tuesday – Marching Band Wednesday – Sr. Concert Band Thursday - Jr. Concert Band (MusicFest students only) Friday - Marching Band ***Please make sure your student is attending marching band practices. Participation is a graded component in (morning) jr/sr concert band marks. Our first parade is coming up soon. Thank you! 3.) Sr. Concert Band Performance - Thursday, May 1st (7:00pm, Theatre, Admission by donation) The Senior Band will be performing works that we will be taking to the Nationals in May as well as NEW, ORIGINAL compositions and arrangements by Spectrum KIDS including: Alex Bannister (Grade 12), Cam Henderson (Grade 10), Sharon Nasonov (Grade 12), and Sebastian Woodland (Grade 12). Jason Gordon (Grade 10) will also be performing James Curnow’s “Rhapsody for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble” - this is a challenging work (even for professional/university musicians) and Jason is nailing it! ***Student Call Time: 6:00pm in Full Uniform. *** A uniform inspection for all students going to Nationals will also happen this evening. 4.) Upcoming Dates To Note Thursday, 1 May – Sr. Concert Band Performance feat. Student Composers/Arrangers (6pm call, 7pm start, Theatre) Monday, 5 May – Music Monday with Marigold Elementary (Jr. Band, 9am – 10am, Marigold School) 15-16 May – Band Tour to MusicFest “The Nationals” (Jr. and Sr. Concert Bands, Details TBA) Sunday, 18 May – Weekend Marching Band Practice (6pm – 7pm, Spectrum Field) Monday, 19 May – Victoria Day Parade (Marching Band, Mayfair Mall, 7:45am call time) Saturday, 24 May – Bottle Drive (9am-1pm, Parking Lot) Wednesday, 28 May – Band Parent Meeting (7pm, Library) Thanks everyone! Cheers, Jamie Davis Hi Everyone,
Sorry for not emailing you sooner about what’s happening this week… Just had to make sure that I had to green light to run concerts etc. with the teacher job action that is happening. Good to go! :) Here’s what we have for the remainder of the week. 1.) Morning Band Thursday – JR. JAZZ BAND (NOT Marching Band as I had originally planned). Jr. Jazz needs one final rehearsal to prep for New Orleans Night on Friday. :) Friday – JR. CONCERT BAND REHEARSAL FOR STUDENTS GOING TO NATIONALS. If your student is NOT going on the MusicFest trip they do not need to attend. 2.) Lunch Band Thursday – SR. JAZZ BAND Friday – COMBO REHEARSAL 3.) New Orleans Night Please read the running order for more information about this event. We hope to see you there! Admission is $10 at the door for students and adults. Price of admission includes your choice of delectable desserts from our Culinary Arts program (Crème Brûlée, Key Lime tart with crème fresh and blackberries, Dark chocolate Frangelico cheesecake PLUS Level Ground Coffee and Silk Road Tea) as well as music from our junior and senior jazz bands and our newly formed jazz combo. The evening begins at 7:00pm in the Old Gym for audience members. Grand prizes will be announced at the end of the night. Students who are not in jazz band have now been organized into shifts. Please read the running order for call times for these shifts. The uniform for students working the “service shifts” is black bottoms (pants, dress, skirt and shoes) and white top. Thank you for taking part in this – this fundraiser helps to purchase much-needed sheet music, chairs, music stands, instruments, uniforms, and equipment not covered by the school district! Please encourage friends to come to this event. I’m very proud of my students and the hard work that they have put into preparing for this. :) 4.) New Orleans Raffle Tickets Tickets are now overdue. There are a number of students who have not returned tickets yet. Please return ALL sold and unsold tickets first thing tomorrow! 5.) Hanging Basket Pick-Up Hanging basket orders will be ready for pick-up at the New Orleans evening. Congratulations, again, to Ethan Sawyer (Grade 10) who sold $800 worth of hanging baskets this year! Thanks for your support! Hope to see you on Friday night! Cheers, Jamie Davis  Photo Credit: Travis Moore Hi Everyone,
Thank you to everyone that came out to the Bottle Drive on Saturday! Together, you made $1576 for the band program and it’s students. :) A HUGE thank you to everyone involved in the Hampton Little League Opening Ceremonies this morning – what great weather! Thank you to all of the parent volunteers that helped with transporting gear – your help is truly appreciated and we wouldn’t have been able to do this performance without you. To my students – thank you for being flexible and rolling with the changes as they happened. You played well, smiled and laughed, and represented Spectrum so well. Bravo and thank you to all of you! Parents – If you happen to have pictures from this morning’s concert I would love a copy if you can put them on a CD or flash drive. 1.) Period 1 & 2 Classes No change to schedule. Friday = No school (Good Friday!) Band 9/10 Practice Cards – Turn in week 31. Start Week 32. 2.) Morning/Lunch/After-School Rehearsals All lunch rehearsals are running as scheduled. Morning Band (Note change on Thursday): Monday - Sr. Concert Band Tuesday – Sr. Jazz Band Wednesday – Sr. Concert Band Thursday – Marching Band Friday - No school! 3.) Jr. Band/Jr. Jazz Spring Concert - Tuesday, April 15th Our annual Spring concert with Glanford and Colquitz is on Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00pm in the Old Gym. Spectrum Jr. Jazz and Jr. Concert Band students need to be at the school by 6:00pm in full uniform. We hope to see you there! Admission is free and there will be a concession. Thank you to the Grade 11 and 12 students that have volunteered to help run the concession. 4.) “A Touch of New Orleans” Jazz and Dessert Night – Friday, April 25th at 7:00pm Our annual New Orleans Jazz and Dessert Night is our next big focus. The evening features music from both of our Jazz Bands and from our Jazz Combos combined with delectable desserts. This year we are proud to feature inspired dessert creations by our very own Chef Lauri Humeniuk and Spectrum Culinary Arts. Chef Humeniuk is a Red Seal certified chef, a restaurant owner, and we are very fortunate to have her teaching our culinary arts program. Tickets for this evening are $10 each and can be purchased at the door. Your ticket gets you a choice of dessert, beverages, as well as some fine music by our jazz students! All students are expected to participate in this program-wide fundraiser. Jazz Band students perform while non-jazz band students help in the following ways:
5.) Raffle Tickets for New Orleans Night All students should have received a book of raffle tickets for our grand prize draws. We ask for your help in selling at least one book of tickets to help the band program purchase instruments, sheet music, and other music materials. The raffle tickets for NEW ORLEANS are now ready and students can begin selling! We ask that each student try & sell at least one book each to help towards the band program, there are 10 tickets in each book & tickets are $2 each. We have 3 top prizes, return trip for 2 to Vancouver from Harbour Air, Family fun pack which includes, Imax, dinner GC, 2 nights camping, Butterfly Gardens, Mini Golf, Museum passes & books, round trip for 2 adults & car by BC Ferries! As well 11 more prizes will be drawn throughout the evening. Prizes are also available for students, prizes awarded to the 2 top selling students plus for each complete book of tickets sold by a student, they get 1 entry for a prize draw, prizes include bike tune-ups, Starbucks chill cups, Retro game console & gift certificates!!! Happy selling! Please return all sold/unsold books & raffle money by Wednesday, April 23rd. Clearly label all tickets & money together with students name when returning to school. Thank you to all of the parents that have helped organize raffle prizes, gaming licenses, and so much that goes into making this night a success! :) Have a great week! Don’t hesitate to ask questions if you have them. Cheers, Jamie Davis  Hampton Little League! Hi All,
Here’s what we have on the go this week: 1.) Period 1 & 2 Classes No change to schedule. Friday = Band 10 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Band 9/10 Practice Cards – Turn in week 30. Start Week 31. 2.) Morning/Lunch/After-School Rehearsals All lunch rehearsals are running as scheduled. Morning Band (Note change on Wednesday): Monday - Sr. Concert Band Tuesday – Sr. Jazz Band Wednesday - MARCHING BAND Thursday - Jr. Jazz Band Friday - Jr. Concert Band 3.) BCMEA Honour Ensemble Deadline The deadline for submitting BCMEA honour band, choir, and jazz auditions is April 11th. If you need help with recording your audition please speak to me ASAP. Please remember that there is paperwork that needs to be filled out by me and Mr. House if you intend to audition. Visit www.bctf.ca/bcmea for more information. 4.) Bottle Drive – Saturday, April 12th Don’t forget about out Bottle Drive on Saturday from 9am to 1pm. We need lots of students and parents out to continue to make these successful. Remember, if you are a new driver we will need a photocopy of your insurance and driver’s license as well as a form filled out. These are available in the school office if you can do this prior to Saturday. 5.) Jr. Band Performs at Hampton Little League Opening – Sunday, April 13th The Jr. Concert Band will be performing on Sunday, April 13th at the Hampton Little League Opening Ceremonies. This is a rain or shine performance. Please note the times below: 10:30 – Crew Sets Up on Field 11:00am – CALL TIME for all band students in full uniform. (No change rooms on site) 11:20am - Warm–up and tuning 11:30am – Pre Show Music 12:00pm – Ceremonies Start 12:40pm - Pack–up, Go home. Please make sure that you take everything that you need for the concert home on Friday or during the Bottle Drive on Saturday! We are still in need of trucks and vans to help transport chairs, stands, percussion and amps to the ball field. If you can help in any way please email me ASAP. Student volunteers are still needed to help set-up as well. I cannot do this on my own! 6.) Jr. Band/Jr. Jazz Spring Concert - Tuesday, April 15th Our annual Spring concert with Glanford and Colquitz is on Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00pm in the Old Gym. Spectrum Jr. Jazz and Jr. Concert Band students need to be at the school by 6:00pm in full uniform. We hope to see you there! A crew of 12-15 students is still needed to help set-up the gym. If you can help out with this please sign up in the band room ASAP. Click HERE to download the poster for this concert – your help in sharing this via email, Facebook, and Twitter is greatly appreciated! 7.) Dates To Note Wednesday, 9 April – Band Parent Meeting (7pm, Library) Saturday, 12 April – Bottle Drive (9am-1pm, Parking Lot) *** Sunday, 13 April – Hampton Little League Opening Ceremonies (Jr. Band, 11:00am call, 11:30am start) Tuesday, 15 April – Jr. Band and Jr. Jazz Spring Concert with GMS/CMS (6:00pm Call, 7:00pm Start, Old Gym) Friday, 25 April – ‘A Touch of New Orleans’ Jazz & Dessert Night Fundraiser (All Students, 7pm Start) Friday, 25 April - Mother’s Day Basket Pick up During ‘A Touch of New Orleans’ ***Please note that the date for our next Bottle Drive is now April 12th (not the 19th)! Thank you! Jamie Davis |
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