Winter Park Band Notes
February 11, 2018
From Mr. Blackmer
Dear Band Families,
It has been a very active few days for the Winter Park Band students!
First, congratulations to our three jazz bands on terrific Jazz MPA performances! The Freshman Jazz Band earned a mixed superior/excellent rating for an overall "Excellent," Jazz Ensemble II also received a mixed superior/excellent rating for an overall "Superior," and Jazz Ensemble I earned a straight "Superior" rating. Congratulations to all!
On Friday and Saturday, the Winter Park Band students performed at the Florida Bandmasters Association District 8 Solo & Ensemble MPA with great results! There were 84 events that performed at S&E MPA this year!
Earning a "Superior" Rating with Distinction (performed from memory) on a SOLO: Tyler Stephens (horn).
Earning a "Superior" Rating on a SOLO: Ben Johnston (trombone); Matthew Kuczajda (trumpet); Will Higbie (alto saxophone); Josh McPherson (alto saxophone); Austin Smith (mallet percussion); Samantha Matter (snare drum); Samantha Matter (mallet percussion); Parker Goodwin (snare drum); Chapman Evans (multi-percussion); Jordan Gidus (trombone); Maia Ruiz (clarinet); Harrison Paster (trumpet); David Behrle (trombone); Gabriel Bornstein (trumpet); Adam DeLoach (alto saxophone); Evan Bletz (trumpet); Shay Blackmore (horn); Adam Maulfair (piano); Charlie Schmitt (trumpet); Neftali Bernard (horn); Mitchell Reid (horn); Corinne Guido (alto saxophone); Leon Edge (alto saxophone); Madhav Patil (clarinet); Bradley Ribaric (tuba); Blake Cox (horn); Tina Lu (flute); Adam Maulfair (timpani); Adam Maulfair (mallet percussion); David Johnston (clarinet); William Carpenter (tuba); Daniel Sullivan (tuba); Shay Baker (flute); Mitchell Thomas (oboe); Mary Nazarian (clarinet); Andrew Thomas (trumpet); Evan Jackson (trumpet); Jeremy Fielder (trombone); David Behrle (trombone); and Justin DeLoach (horn).
Earning a "Superior" Rating on an ENSEMBLE: Matthew Kuczajda, Gabriel Bornstein, Tommy Claus, Neftali Bernard, Mauricio Dantas, Samuel Dufresne, Evan Jackson, Tyler Stephens, Daniel Sullivan, Christopher Adams, Shay Blackmore, Evan Bletz, Blake Cox, Justin DeLoach, Patrick DeLoach, Jeremy Fielder, Jordan Gidus, Eli Maulfair, Reese McBurney, Mitchell Reid, Andrew Thomas, Austin Smith, and Jordon Fattore (brass choir); Tommy Claus & Samuel Dufresne (trombone duet); Jordon Fattore & Reese McBurney (snare drum duet); Mauricio Dantas, Wade McCrea, Tony Paredes, and Daniel Sullivan (low brass quartet); Aviva Diamond, Linnel Madarang, and Maleysha O'Fray (saxophone trio); Corinne Guido, Adam DeLoach, Colin Urbina, Leon Edge, and Jordon Fattore (saxophone quartet w/djembe); Mitchell Reid, David Lopez, and Matthew Paray (trumpet trio); David Johnston, Madhav Patil, and Bryan Lopez (clarinet trio); Daniel Sullivan, Jeremy Fielder, Reese McBurney, and Patrick DeLoach (trombone quartet); Adam DeLoach & Spencer Fike (saxophone duet); Samuel Brown, Woody Preston, David Henderson, Jeremey Fielder, Kaden Galanto-Stein, Evan Jackson, and Ricardo Marrero (jazz combo); Max Geller, Ben Johnston, Tony Paredes, and Dario Rico (low brass quartet); and Shay Baker & Jenny Chang (flute duet).
Earning an "Excellent" Rating on a SOLO: Elizabeth Kufrovich (flute); Jackson Riddle (piano); Destiny Bevins (mallet percussion); Austin Smith (snare drum); Jessica Clay (flute); Samuel Brown (snare drum solo); Jessica Clay (flute); Laura Garcia (alto saxophone); Karissa Ashcraft (flute); Patrick DeLoach (bass trombone); and Mitchell Dyen (trombone).
Earning an "Excellent" Rating on an ENSEMBLE: Destiny Bruno, Damir Hartfield, and Alejandro Morales Giorgi (trumpet trio); Matthew Dang, Aliyah Hackett, and Amanda Pham (clarinet trio); Linnel Madarang & Tristan Murray (saxophone duet); Jessica Clay & Emma Spencer (flute duet); Tony Paredes & Seth Paltrow (trumpet duet); Christopher Adams, Blake Cox, Ruben Denis, and Justin DeLoach (horn quartet); Andrew Atallah, Wade McCrea, and Liam Negron (trombone trio); Amanda Pham, Matthew Dang, and Aliyah Hackett (clarinet trio); Maia Ruiz, Nora Doig, and Sarah Chang (clarinet trio); Kevon Jolly, Brennah Flood, and Jaden Craig (clarinet trio); Aidan Moody, Aron Bari, Jarod Griffith, and Dario Rico (low brass quartet); and Evan Jackson, Evan Bletz, and Andrew Thomas (trumpet trio).
Earning a "Good" Rating on a SOLO: Cody Erickson (trumpet); Eli Maulfair (trumpet); Kianna Hemingway (flute); Nijae Thompson (trumpet); Erin Flood (snare drum); and Arianna Gibson (flag).
Earning an "Good" Rating on an ENSEMBLE: Matthew Brietz, Andrew Heard, and Bradley Ribaric (low brass trio); Kathleen Soares, Jack Robinson, and Fabrizzia Cussati (trumpet trio); Osyria Brewton & Trey Barker (trumpet duet); and Daniel Rivera, Anthony Ramirez, and Kendall Willis (trumpet trio).
Those events who earned a "Superior" rating with a grade 5 or higher solo/ensemble are eligible for State S&E MPA to be held on Saturday, March 24 at Lake Nona HS. Soloists and/or ensembles wanting to register for State S&E need to e-mail me no later than this Wednesday. The S&E State assessment is $6/person/event.
Next, this coming week we welcome Michael Kaufman to Winter Park High School for our annual Guest Conductor Workshop! Please review the rehearsal/performance schedule here in the newsletter and be prepared for our after school rehearsals!
And, finally, Concert Band MPA is right around the corner and we need chaperones! The Symphonic Band will be performing on Thursday, March 1, with the Concert Band and Wind Symphony performing on Friday, March 2. No schedules have been posted yet, but the MPA will take place at Olympia HS this year, and I would like to encourage all of our families to come out and be part of the MPA experience. If you can chaperone any of our concert groups, please go to the Band Calendar and click on the helping hand icon for those dates.
All the Best,
Mr. Blackmer
Door-2-Door Share Announcement
As you saw in last week's Newsletter, our Door-2-Door fundraiser was extremely successful this year, earning more than $25,000 in just one day! We are very excited to announce that the Door-2-Door share for each student and parent volunteer will be $90 this year! Please give Mary Beth Johnston a few days to enter this into everyone's account, but this should appear as a credit by the end of this week!
Mattress Fundraiser - March 10
On Saturday, March 10, the Winter Park Bands will be holding our first Mattress Sale Fundraiser in our West Cafeteria!
The Custom Fundraiser Solution's representative, Gregg Wallace, spoke to all of our students this past Wednesday about the upcoming sale. One of the points that he stressed multiple times is that, the success of this fundraiser rests 100% with "selling the idea of buying a mattress" before March 10. It's critical to get the word out to coworkers, family, friends, and neighbors now - either through one-on-one conversations, or possibly through social media. Please consider using the poster below to spread the word!
The other image below is the referral flyer. This flyer is for students and/or parents to give out to potential mattress customers. They do not need to be printed in color, and mattress customers may "dedicate" a sale to a specific Band student on the day of the sale, with or without the flyer.
Every mattress sold benefits the Band students and the Program. For each mattress sold in a student's name, that student will a cash bonus (1 mattress = $25, 2 = $50, and 3 = $100). These cash bonuses are "real money," not credit toward Band fees. Gregg Wallace and CFS will cut a check made payable to the student to use however they'd like. In addition to this, the top selling section will receive a large portion of the total profits into their Band Accounts!
Again, spread the word!
Fair Shares Due Last Week
The following Fair Shares were due last week:
- Guard Fair Share 7
- Jazz Band Fair Share 2
Please make payments through SchoolPay.com or by check made payable to WPHS Bands.
Guest Conductor Workshop/Pre-MPA
The week of February 12 marks our annual Guest Conductor Workshop! Every year the Winter Park Bands invite in a guest clinician to work with the concert bands as they prepare for their Pre-MPA concert on February 17, and ultimately Concert MPA on March 1 and 2. This year's guest clinician/conductor is Mr. Michael Kaufman, retired Director of Bands from Grand Ledge High School (Grand Ledge, Michigan). This will mark Mr. Kaufman's third visit to Winter Park High School, and his first as our Guest Conductor Workshop clinician!
Rehearsal Schedule for the Week:
Wednesday, February 14
- Wind Symphony, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, February 15
- Symphonic Band, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- Wind Symphony, 7 PM - 9 PM
Friday, February 16
- Concert Band, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday, February 17
- Concert Band, 2 PM - 3 PM
- Symphonic Band, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
- Wind Symphony, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Pre-MPA Concert, 6 PM
Earn Band Financial Credit with "Restore the Roar"
4 adults and 8 students are needed to assist in parking cars for “Restore the Roar” at Showalter Field on February 24. You will be shown what to do and part of the donations received will be credited to your Band account. Volunteers will be needed from 5:15 PM - 7:30 PM. Please sign up through the Band Calendar on Charms.
Parents can support WPHS by coming out to Restore the Roar! There will be live music, food, and drinks located right on Showalter Field. Last year there were over 600 people in attendance. In addition to supporting Showalter Field renovations and school projects, the WPHS Band can benefit directly by sales and donations made in our name. Table sales in our name earn 10% back to the Band, donated baskets and items for the silent auction 50%, and sponsorship sales 20%. Information can be found on the Band website.
"Piano & Forte" Tri-M Tutoring
With the Solo & Ensemble coming up and Wind Symphony, Jazz Ensemble I and Drumline auditions just around the corner, Tri-M would to introduce to you the "Piano & Forte" music tutoring program.
As most of you probably already know, upperclassmen and higher-level ensemble students often help underclassmen after-school without asking for any compensation. "Piano & Forte" is meant to recognize these students and expand the available help to more students. Fortes are music tutors who can earn community service/CAS hours for helping the Pianos with anything music-related.
Please see more information and sign up here.
Amazon Fundraising Opportunity!
Even though the holiday season is past us, this is still 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.
Non-S&E Recital
Monday, Feb 12, 2018, 02:30 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Winter Guard Rehearsal
Monday, Feb 12, 2018, 05:00 PM
Winter Park 9th Grade Center, Huntington Avenue, Winter Park, FL, United States
Park Philharmonic Rehearsal
Monday, Feb 12, 2018, 06:00 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, United States
Wind Symphony Rehearsal
Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018, 01:30 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, United States
Winter Guard Rehearsal
Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018, 05:00 PM
Winter Park 9th Grade Center, Huntington Avenue, Winter Park, FL, United States
Symphonic Band Rehearsal
Thursday, Feb 15, 2018, 02:30 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Wind Symphony Rehearsal
Thursday, Feb 15, 2018, 07:00 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Concert Band Rehearsal
Friday, Feb 16, 2018, 02:15 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Pre-MPA Concert Dress Rehearsal
- Concert Band, 2 PM - 3 PM
- Symphonic Band, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
- Wind Symphony, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM