Winter Park Band Notes
April 23, 2017
From Mr. Blackmer
Dear Winter Park Band Families,
Congratulations to all of our jazz students on their performances this past Friday at the 20th Annual Lakeside Jazz Festival! Jazz Ensemble II earned a straight "Excellent rating" with Edun Kalmar acknowledged as an "Outstanding Soloist." The Freshman Jazz Band earned a mixed "Superior/Excellent" rating for an overall "Excellent," with Liam Negron being recognized as the "Outstanding Soloist" and the saxophone section as the "Outstanding Section." And Jazz Ensemble I earned a straight "Superior rating," with Tommy Davidson receiving the "Outstanding Soloist" award, and the saxophones garnering the "Outstanding Section" award. Thank you to everyone who came out to watch the band perform! A partial recording of the Jazz Ensemble I performance can be found on the Band's Facebook page.
Band Registration Night is just one week away! It is extremely important that everyone get the required paperwork and materials turned in next Tuesday, May 2 (see information below). We are still in need of volunteers who can help out for some or all of that evening!
All the Best!
Mr. Blackmer
Band Registration Night - May 2
Band Registration night is just two weeks away - Tuesday, May 2, from 6 PM - 9 PM. All Registration forms can now be found on the Band website, and, beginning this week, there are hardcopies available in the high school and middle school band rooms.
Please spread the word, especially if you know of an incoming Freshman Band student. The middle schools do not always get all of the information about high school Band as regular as current high school students and parents.
If you have any questions about Band Registration, please contact Mr. Blackmer or Mr. Clemente.
Glass Jars Needed!
We need clean wide mouth glass jars (labels removed), boxes, and cylinders of all sizes for our decoration projects. Please bring them to the work meeting or send to school with your student.
Examples: glass jelly, salsa, spaghetti sauce, pickles, relish jars; small and large soda and drink boxes, food boxes, shoe boxes, laundry detergent boxes, ice cream containers, Clorox wipe containers, etc. Items should be clean with no food particles. Please check your recycle bins and send them in or bring them to the April 25 decorating meeting.
If you have questions, please contact Maureen Dufresne.
Orlando DCI Show - Discounted Tickets
Kaleidoscope Adventures (our New York Tour travel company) is offering discounted tickets to the Drum Corps International show here in Orlando on Saturday, July 8! These tickets are only available for a limited time, and the DEADLINE for placing an order with Mr. Blackmer is Friday, April 28 at 2:15 PM.
The tickets available for purchase are Premium at $28/each, and Super Premium at $48/each. For more details on the show and where the various seats are located, visit the DCI website at www.DCI.org.
The discounted tickets may be ordered through the school HERE. Please remember that you are committing to these tickets once you hit submit! There are no refunds.
Tickets may be paid for through SchoolPay.com (starting Monday afternoon) or by check made payable to WPHS Band.
Band Registration Night Help
We need many volunteers for our Registration Night on Tuesday, May 2, from 5:30 PM - 9 PM! Students and parents can sign-up to help for half or the entire night on the Band Calendar. You are coming to register anyway, so please consider donating your time. Students who volunteer can also earn service hours.
It is easy to sign-up! Go to the Band Calendar > go to May 2 > click on the colored "helping hand" icon > enter your information.
Band Banquet Sign-Up
It is time to prepare for the year-end Band Banquet on Friday, May 12! The evening is for all Band students and families. We will have a pot-luck dinner beginning at 6:5 PM in the West Cafeteria, followed by an awards ceremony in the auditorium. Please join us!
Your ticket to the dinner is a prepared dish to serve 8-10 people. Students who are attending the dinner alone may pair-up with one other student attending alone and bring a combined dish, but we hope to see all of our families there. You must sign-up for a dish and RSVP with the number of attendees on the Band Calendar.
Banquet Set-Up Volunteers Needed
We need help with preparations and decorations for the Band Banquet. We will have a work meeting on Tuesday, April 25 at 7 PM in the Band Room to prepare decorations. The more the merrier! There is no sign-up list for this meeting, but for planning purposes, please email mdufresne5@embarqmail.com to let us know you will be there. Thank you for your help!
We will also need help the morning and afternoon of the banquet day - Friday, May 12. Please sign-up through the Band Calendar if you can help in the morning (9 AM - 11 AM) or in the afternoon (1 PM - 3 PM).
Band Banquet Video
Our year-end video will be created by Dylan Wagg this year. Please help Dylan by sending him some of your favorite band and guard photos for the video via social media or at Dylan.Wagg@gmail.com. Please try to send Dylan a variety of pictures from throughout the school year, not just from the marching band season!
2017/2018 Band Calendar
The 2017/2018 Band Calendar is beginning to take shape! We have several dates already in place for next school year, including Band Camp, home/away football games, Marching Band MPA, Door-2-Door Fundraiser, Jazz MPA, Solo & Ensemble MPA, Guest Conductor Workshop, Concert Band MPA, and much, much more! Please check it out and sync with your family calendars!
Upcoming Auditions
Information is now available for several upcoming audition opportunities for our students:
If there are any questions about any of these auditions, please contact Mr. Blackmer or Mr. Clemente.