This Week in DHS Band and Guard
Week of March 27th, 2023
This Week's Schedule
Monday, March 27th
- Symphonic Band Brass (Meza), 4:45-5:45 pm
- Wind Ensemble Low Brass (Keyes), 4:45-5:45 pm
- Drumline auditions, 5-7:30 pm
- Hosting MS Region Band Clinic and Concert during the school day
- Varsity Winter Guard 5-8 pm
- Region Jazz Band Concert, 6:30 pm, Davenport HS Auditorum
Wednesday, March 29th
- Wind Ensemble French Horns, 8-8:50 am
- Symphonic Band Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal, 4:35-6:30 pm
- Symphonic Band Woodwinds (Meza), 4:45-5:45 pm
- Wind Ensemble Clarinet (Keyes), 4:45-5:45 pm
- Varsity Winter Guard 5-8 pm
Thursday, March 30th
- Wind Ensemble Trumpets, 8-8:50 am
- Concert Band Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal, 4:35-6:30 pm
- Wind Ensemble Flute/Sax, 4:45-5:45 pm
Friday, March 31st
- Hosting Music Festival
- Mr. McDonald in Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Class
- Varsity Winter Guard 5-7 pm
Saturday, April 1st
- Helping Danville MS Host Solo and Ensemble Contest @ DMS, 8:30 am-3:30 pm (looking for 4 volunteers)
- TCGC Winter Guard State, Reed Arena (Texas A&M), 9 am Call Time, Return Sunday
All Region Jazz Concert
The Region Jazz Band Clinic and Concert is Tuesday, March 28th at Davenport HS. Students will wear all black.
Schedule for the day
- 8:30 am - Check in at Black Box
- 9:00 am - Rehearsal begins
- Noon - Lunch break - bring food or eat in cafeteria
- 1:00 pm - After noon rehearsal begins
- 4:00 pm - Dinner break - bring food or have delivered
- 6:00 pm - Check in for concert fully dressed in concert uniforms
- 6:30 pm - Concert begins
- 8:30 pm - Approximate end time
Students will need to have a plan for lunch and dinner - either bring food or make arrangements to have food delivered. Eating lunch in the cafeteria for lunch is an option.
UIL Concert and Sight Reading Itineraries
Symphonic Band goes to UIL on Tuesday, April 11, and Wind Ensemble goes to UIL on Wednesday, April 12. We are having one after school rehearsals per band the week of UIL Concert and Sight Reading to make sure the groups are ready for contest after the 4-day Easter weekend (April 7-10). Please mark your calendars now.
Monday, April 10th (no school)
- 5-6:30 pm - Symphonic Band rehearsal
Tuesday, April 11th (School day, but band directors will be at contest with Symphonic Band during the school day)
- 4:45-6:45 pm - Wind Ensemble rehearsal
- 7:00 am - Call Time - Donuts provided
- 7:15 am - Warm Up
- 7:45 am - Load truck and change into concert uniforms
- 8:25 am - Leave DHS
- 9:30 am - Arrive at Seguin HS
- 9:55 am - Warm Up
- 10:30 am - Concert
- 11:00 am - Sight Reading
- 11:30 am - Change clothes and load
- 12:30 - Peter Piper Pizza
- 1:30 - Leave for DHS
- 2:00 - Back on campus - Go to 6th period :)
Wind Ensemble - Wednesday, April 12
- 6:30 am - Call Time - Donuts provided
- 6:45 am - Change into Concert Uniforms
- 7:15 am - Leave DHS
- 8:00 am - Arrive at Seguin HS
- 8:55 am - Warm Up
- 9:30 am - Concert
- 10:00 am - Sight Reading
- 10:30 - Change clothes and load
- 11:30 - Peter Piper Pizza
- 12:30 - Leave for DHS
- 1:00 - Back on campus - go to 5th period :)
Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Pass Offs
Jazz Band Performance - May 4th
Booster Board Elections
Here is the ballot created at the Nominating Committee meeting last week.
- President - Chris Lachance
- Vice President - Joe Hernandez
- Secretary - Meghan Naizer
- Treasurer - Traci DeGolier
We will be taking nominations from the floor at Band Booster Exec Board Elections at our April Band Booster Meeting on April 19th at 6:30 pm in the DHS Auditorium.
Bond
The Comal ISD School Board called for a bond at their workshop on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. I encourage you to educate yourself and others regarding the bond, and I encourage everyone to vote. Information about the bond can be found by following the link below.
https://www.comalisd.org/apps/pages/BOND2023
Proposition B will benefit the band and color guard by giving us additional seating in our stadium. Comal ISD residents will have the opportunity to vote in the bond election on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The deadline to register to vote is Thursday, April 6. Early voting begins April 24 and runs through May 2.
Texas State Solo and Ensemble Update
2023 Summer Band Dates
Here are dates for next year's Summer Band Camps.
2023 DHS Marching Band Summer Dates (required)
- May 30-June 1, June Camp
- June 3, Band Registration
- July 13-14, Drum Major Camp
- July 17-19, Student Leadership Team Camp
- July 24-28, Drum Camp
- July 24-28, Color Guard Camp (tentative)
- July 27th, Summer Band begins for all (Winds, Percussion, and Guard)
Saxophone Lesson Information
Fee Payments
Fee payments (Use this link for everything except instrument usage fees.)
Upcoming Events
- April 2nd, Woodwind and Brass audition music for 2023-24 school year becomes available
- April 11th-12th, UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation
- April 18th, Student Leadership Team Interest Meeting, 8:00 am
- April 24th, Woodwind and Brass auditions for 2023-24 school year begin during class
- April 25th, Section Leader Try Outs, 5-7, DHS
- April 27th, Drum Major Try Outs, 5-7 pm, DHS
- May 5th, Wind Ensemble Performs at American Classics Music Festival, Seguin HS, 3:10 pm
- May 9th, Spring Concert, 7 pm, DHS Auditorium
- May 13th, Color Guard Solo and Ensemble, Churchill HS
- May 13th, Band Banquet
- May 19th, Percussion/Jazz Concert, 7 pm, DHS Auditorium
- May 23rd, YOSA Invitational, Wind Ensemble Only, Tobin Center
- May 26th, Graduation, Wolf Stadium (Wind Ensemble Performs)
- May 29th, UIL TSSEC, AM, Austin, TX
- May 30-June 1, June Marching Band Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS
- June 3rd, Band Registration, 9 am - 3 pm, DHS
Band Staff
Jeffrey Keyes
Director of Bands
Davenport HS
Dean Ponseti
Associate Band Director
Davenport HS
Kim Booher
Color Guard Director
Davenport HS
Alexis Dillon
Color Guard Assistant Director
Davenport HS
Kelsey Lien
Director of Bands
Danville MS
Nichele Gonzales
Assistant Director of Bands
Danville MS
Email: jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org
Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davenporthsband/
Twitter: @davenporthsband