Berrien Springs Band News
Week of April 16, 2017
Jazz Festival at South Haven HS
Our performance is at 5:30pm in the South Haven High School auditorium. We will play three tunes "Come Fly with Me" (Required Swing Number), "That Warm Feeling" (Required Ballad), and "Downtown Tango" (Selected Piece).
Our schedule is:
Rehearse, change, and depart BSHS during our class time Tuesday.
3:30pm - arrive @ South Haven HS, watch 2-3 ensembles
5:00pm - warm up
5:30pm - perform
6:00pm - Dinner at South Haven McDonald's
6:45pm - Honor Jazz Band rehearsal/warm-up
7:30pm - Honor Jazz Band/Southwestern Michigan College Jazz Band Performances
8:30pm - approximate concert end/board bus
9:30pm - approximate arrival at BSHS
Soap Fundraiser
Happy Selling!
HS State Band Festival at Paw Paw HS
Here is the schedule:
9:45am - warm-up and short rehearsal/load trailer
10:30am - change
10:54am - eat 1st lunch
11:20am - final instructions and load buses
11:30am - depart BSHS
12:30pm - arrive at Paw Paw High School/unload trailer
12:45pm - Warm-up
1:10pm - Performance
1:35pm - Sight reading
2:00pm - Concession stand ($) and wait for results
2:30pm (approx.) - depart Paw Paw HS
3:30pm (approx.) - arrive at BSHS
As soon as we are done sight reading, seniors can be dismissed with a parent (or proxy with written permission) so they can get back to school for senior project set up.
Jr. Blossomtime Parade
Tentative Schedule:
2:15pm: report to the MS band room. Change into marching uniform. (Green MB Jacket, black pants, black athletic shoes).
3:15pm: leave BSMS
3:45pm: arrive at St. Joseph High School, unload, warm up
4:00pm: receive line up instructions
5:00pm: Parade begins
5:45pm: approximate parade end time
6:30pm: arrive back to BSMS, parent pick up at the band room.
Grand Floral Blossomtime Parade
I do not have times for the parade yet. Based on last year:
10:00am - call time
11:00am - leave BSHS
11:30am - arrive at parade route
1:00pm - parade begins
2:30pm - approximate end time
3:00pm - arrival back to BSHS
Again, this is an estimate on times based on previous years.
Contact Mrs. Rosselit
Email: krosselit@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Website: www.berrienspringsbands.com
Location: Berrien Springs High School, Sylvester Avenue, Berrien Springs, MI, United States
Phone: 269-471-1748
Facebook: facebook.com/berrienspringsbands
Twitter: @BerrienBand