Hi Everyone!
HI Everyone,
Great work Marching Band at the Esquimalt Parade on Saturday! I think this was an excellent end to our marching band season. Thanks to Doug Butler for putting together the following YouTube videos of the band found at http://youtu.be/y150zo1l98s and http://youtu.be/wLAbMWAESI8 Check 'em out! Parents and Students, if you have photos of our events (concerts, parades, band tour, fundraisers) I would love a copy of them on a CD or flash drive to put up in the display case and band room. 1.) Equipment and Uniform Returns As the end of the year is coming closer please note the following dates: Monday, June 10th (by 8:30am) - All BAND MUSIC, MUSIC FOLDERS, and MARCHING BAND EQUIPMENT/INSTRUMENTS/DRUMSTICKS must be returned. Saturday, June 15th (9:00am – 3:00pm) - UNIFORM Return Monday, June 17th (by 3:00pm) - All SCHOOL-OWNED INSTRUMENTS must be returned (regardless of whether you need them for the summer or not) Monday, June 17th (6:00pm – 8:00pm) - UNIFORM Return Thank you for your assistance in following these timelines. 2.) Morning Rehearsals NONE – FINISHED! 3.) Lunch Rehearsals Monday – Jr. Jazz Band – BRING FOLDERS FOR MUSIC SORTING! Tuesday – Sr. Jazz Band – Rehearsal for Awards Night, Jazz Fest (June 30th) Wednesday – Sr. Jazz Band – Rehearsal for Awards Night, Jazz Fest. Thursday - None Friday - None 4.) Band Classes Monday – Band 9 Tuesday – Band 10, Band 11/12 – BRING FOLDERS FOR MUSIC SORTING! Wednesday – Band 9 Thursday – Band 10 Friday – Band 9 5.) Sr. Jazz Band Performs at School Awards Night on Thursday Night Sr. Jazz will be playing for the school awards night on Thursday. Your call time is 6:00pm and we will be playing at 6:30pm. Please keep in mind that we need to stay for the entire awards ceremony. 5.) Requirements Deadline Extended I have extended the deadline to complete Term 4 requirements to Monday, June 17 at 5:00pm. 6.) Saturday Bottle Drive & Message From Spectrum Band Parents Association Final BOTTLE DRIVE, UNIFORM RETURN & YEAR END BBQ, Saturday, June 15th from 9-3. Hoping to see everyone out helping at the Bottle Drive so we can complete Mr. Davis' wishlist for the year. We'll be serving burgers & hotdogs for lunch. Let's have a great fundraising finish for the year, come out, help out and enjoy the company of your peers and say good bye to those graduating:) We need at least 6 more drivers, 4-5 parents for sorting and lots of students for collecting bottles. Have a great week everyone and we'll see you Saturday!! Thanks everyone! Have a good week! Jamie Davis  Hi Everyone,
Thanks to our Marching Band for the spirited performance (complete with dance moves during "You Can Call Me Al" at the Oak Bay Tea Party! Well done, everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting this out to you today. Here's what we have on the go for this week: 1.) Band Classes (Note Changes) Monday - Band 9 and 10 COMBINED CLASS, Band 11/12 Tuesday - Band 9 and 10 COMBINED CLASS Wednesday - Band 10, Band 11/12 Thursday - Band 9 Friday - None (To English and PE classes) 2.) Morning Rehearsals (Note Changes) Monday - Senior Concert Band (Last Rehearsal) Tuesday - Junior Jazz Band Wednesday - None Thursday - None Friday - None 3.) Lunch Rehearsals (Note Changes) Monday - SENIOR JAZZ BAND Tuesday - JUNIOR JAZZ BAND Wednesday - None Thursday - None Friday - None 4.) Year End Concert - Tuesday, June 4th, 7:00pm - Victoria Conservatory of Music Please read the Running Order for the Year End Concert on Tuesday. Students must be at the Conservatory no later than 6:00pm. Please plan accordingly for traffic and parking. This is going to be a great show and all of the ensembles have been working really hard to prepare for this concert - I'm very proud of everyone (including our mass band that will feature all of our band students performing together at the end of the night)! We hope to see you there! Admission is by donation. Donations will be collected by VCM staff, however those donations do go to OUR PROGRAM. :) 5.) Esquimalt Buccaneers Day Parade - Saturday, June 8th, 8:00am - Esquimalt Road Our final parade of the year is on Saturday. Students will need to meet on Old Esquimalt Road at 8:00am. A running order will be released on Thursday when I receive our parade position from the organizing committee. We hope to see you there - this has been an outstanding year for our marching band! Thanks, everyone! Cheers, Jamie |
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