LEHS Band Newsletter #18
February 3-14, 2020
Weekly Rehearsal Schedule
*Sectionals will occur from 3:15-4:30 pm each day.
February 3-7, 2020
Monday - Low Brass
Tuesday - Horns & Trumpets
Wednesday - Clarinets & Saxophones
Thursday - Flutes & Double Reeds
February 10-14, 2020
Monday - All Brass
Tuesday - All Woodwinds
Percussion Sectionals (Both Weeks, 3:45-5:45 pm)
Monday - Pyroclastic Steam
Tuesday - Sprint
Thursday - Sprint
Jazz Ensemble (every week)
Tuesdays & Thursdays (4:30-5:30 pm)
Weekly Recordings (Google Classroom)
Wind Ensemble - see Google Classroom (Balkanya - Mvt. I)
Symphonic Winds - no recording this week!
Symphonic Band - see Google Classroom (Tricycle)
*These are DUE on Sunday, February 9th.
Google Classroom Codes:
Wind Ensemble - 0waq12w
Symphonic Winds - 0032tuh
Symphonic Band - 5xavy76
WGI Dallas Regional (Winter Guard)
Dallas Regional Itinerary
9:00 am -11:00 am - Rehearsal
11:15 - Load Trailer
11:30 - Show Prep
1:00 pm - Depart for Coppell HS
4:05 - Prelims Performance - GO LOBOS!!
5:00 - Dinner in Coppell
9:35 - 10:02 - Possible Finals Performance
11:30 - Depart for LEHS
Saturday, Feb 8, 2020, 04:00 PM
Coppell High School, West Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, TX, USA
UIL Solo & Ensemble
Solo / Unaccompanied (this is RARE) - $10 each
Solo / Accompanied (most solos) - $40 each (This also covers 1/2 of the accompaniment costs. Professional pianists will be hired through the band department. These piano accompanists will rehearse at least two times with each student before the performance day.)
Ensembles - $10 per ensemble member
* Band members may only participate in one solo and one ensemble.
** UIL Solo & Ensemble entry fees are PAST DUE. Parents may either send cash payments (please use envelopes on the black mailbox in the band room) or make checks payable to LEBB. Band directors do NOT collect these payments.
*** Please make sure that your child has ordered the original to their chosen solo. Solos may be ordered through JW Pepper Music or Pender's Music. Originals are required on the day of the event.
Saturday, Feb 22, 2020, 08:00 AM
Plano East Senior High School, Los Rios Boulevard, Plano, TX, USA
Dallas Getaway Weekend, May 15-17, 2020
Dallas Getaway Weekend
Package Includes:
2 Nights Lodging in The Dallas Embassy Suites
2 Full Breakfasts
Family Style Dinner at Bucca di Beppo’s
Admission to The Dallas Symphony Concert Including:
a. Symphony No. 2 By Sibelius
b. Piano Concerto No. 21 by Mozart Featuring Artist Stephen Hough
c. Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck
Admission to The Dallas World Aquarium
Admission to The Perot Museum
Admission to The 6th Floor Museum
Dinner Show at Medieval Times
Admission to Six Flags Over Texas Amusement Park
Payment Schedule:
February 7th - $100 (DEADLINE APPROACHING!)
March 6th - $100
April 3rd - $100
May 1st - $60
*All payments must be received by the dates above. If payment deadlines are not met, a student may be removed from the trip.
*Refund deadlines:
100% refundable until 3/6/2020
50% refundable from 3/7/20 - 4/3/20
Non-refundable after 4/3/2020
*All payments will be made to LEBB (Little Elm Band Boosters). These should be placed in an envelope, filled out by the student, and placed in the black box in the Band Hall.
Friday, May 15, 2020, 03:00 PM
Dallas, TX, USA
Upcoming Events
February 8 - WGI Dallas Regional
February 9 - Metropolitan Winds Concert @ Moody
February 22 - Winter Guard @ Red Oak HS
February 22 - UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest
February 29 - Winter Guard @ WGI Regional (Austin)
February 29 - LEISD Percussion Cluster Concert
Please UPDATE Charms Accounts
Go to charmsoffice.com
Enter as the login: LittleElmHSB
Password: Six-digit Student ID# (unless you have set-up another password)
*Please be sure to SAVE all new information in Charms.
Thank you!
Band Hall Phones
Frank Felice (ext. 25108)
Maxwell Atkinson (ext. 25110)
Matt Neal (ext. 25109)
Kristen Zotti (ext. 25109)
Following LEHS Band on Social Media?
Email: ffelice@littleelmisd.net
Website: www.lehsband.com
Location: 1900 Walker Lane, Little Elm, Tx, 75068
Phone: (972) 947-9443
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/351699155716284/
Twitter: @LEHS_Lobo_Band