Winter Park High School Band Notes
March 15, 2019
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Senior Concerto Competition! Maia Ruiz will be performing her concerto at the Spring Concert and Evan Bletz and Jordan Gidus will be performing their duet concerto in California on our LA Tour. Congratulations also to everyone who prepared an audition - Mrs. Bitters, Mr. Parrish, and I were all impressed with the preparation from each auditionee.
Spring Break is a great time to have minor repairs done on your instrument or really get back to fundamentals in your personal practice. I hope that all the students do take full advantage of their down time, but while not completely taking a week off.
The Winter Guard will be performing both Friday, 3/15 at 8:01 PM and Saturday, 3/16 at 4:30 PM at Freedom High School. They would love to have a WPHS cheering section if you're able to make it out to either performance!
Finally, all requirements and etudes for both Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble I are posted on the Band Website. Click HERE to find all audition materials. Wind Symphony auditions will take place after school April 8 - 12, and Jazz Ensemble I will take place after school April 15-17. Utilize your time over break to begin preparing!
Have a relaxing and enjoyable week!
THIS WEEK
Spring Break!
UPCOMING
ALL-COUNTY JAZZ - March 28 - 30
All-County Jazz rehearsals will take place at West Orange HS.
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WIND SYMPHONY AUDITIONS - APRIL 8 - 12
Auditions for the 2019/2020 Wind Symphony will be taking place after school April 8 - 12. Look HERE for audition requirements and etudes.
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JAZZ ENSEMBLE I AUDITIONS - APRIL 15 - 17
Auditions for the 2019/2020 Jazz Ensemble I will be taking place after school April 15 - 17. Audition requirements and etudes will be posted this week.
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INCOMING FRESHMAN ICE-BREAKERS/PARENT INFORMATION MEETING - APRIL 17
Incoming 9th graders will interact with 2019/2020 Leadership. Incoming 9th grade parents will be going through Registration Night paperwork and will have the opportunity to ask questions/get clarification about the Band program at WPHS.
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ROLLER SKATING NIGHT - APRIL 13
A roller skating night is being planned for Saturday, April 13 at Semoran Skateway for all of our Band families. This will be a free event for all Winter Park Band students and their families! Look for an RSVP in the future.
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SWIM PARTY - MAY 3
To conclude the school year, the Band Council is organizing a Band swim party for Friday, May 3, to be held at the home of Maddie Skena. The tentative start-time is 7:00 PM.
FINANCIALS
LOS ANGELES TOUR PAYMENT FEBRUARY AND MARCH
The LA Tour February payment has been updated on the LA Tour section of the Band website. Please see the updated amount HERE.
The LA Tour March payment was due MARCH 10.
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BAND FEES
Please make sure that we are paying Band Fees in a timely manner! If you have financial constraints that are preventing you from making your Band fee schedule, please contact Mr. Blackmer directly so that arrangements and/or a payment plan can be made. In addition to this, make sure that you are actively participating in our fundraisers. These are specifically created to alleviate our fees, but you need to take advantage of them! If you have questions regarding which fees are due and when, please go to our website for the Financial Obligations PDFs.
- GUARD FAIR SHARE #5 was due on Wednesday, December 5.
- GUARD FAIR SHARE #6 was due on Wednesday, January 2.
- GUARD FAIR SHARE #7 was due on Wednesday, February 6.
- BAND and GUARD FAIR SHARE #8 are due on Wednesday, March 6.
SENIOR PICTURES NEEDED!
MISCELLANEOUS
With the holiday season quickly approaching, this is an excellent tool to raise money for the Band every time you shop at Amazon. The Winter Park High School Alumni Band Association is a registered charity on Smile.Amazon.com, so please remember to use this unique link to shop at Amazon every time, and a small percentage of the sale (at no cost to you) will automatically be sent quarterly to the WPHSABAA account and then donated to the Winter Park Band Program. If we all use this link every time, we can raise funds on an ongoing basis to help the band! https://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-0964817
If you have any questions, contact Jane Claus at janeclaus@live.com.
CALENDAR
Winter Park High School Bands
Email: Christopher.Blackmer@ocps.net
Website: www.winterparkhsband.com
Location: 2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, United States
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