Tonight is our Spring Choral Concert! The concert is being professionally recorded! This is a wonderful keepsake for you and your singer! The link for the order form is posted below. To make things easier this year, CDs will be mailed directly to your home. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks, Devon Gess
Please sign up below to help with uniforms for the Memorial Day parade. We are requesting adult volunteers to assist with the inspection of khaki pants, polo shirts, belts and Dinkles before the parade.
Volunteers should plan to arrive at the High School Band Room Area by 7:15AM.
Mr. Allen’s posted attendance time for the students is 7:30AM.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4ba8a82ea02-memorial1
May 28 Memorial Day Parade 7:30am attendance
June 4th Commencement Band 6:00pm
June 7th Field Commander/Squad leader try-outs 3:30pm
Symphonic Band Auditions/Finals for next year
All students were given a page of music from Light Cavalry Overture. The excerpt that they need to play for their audition/final is listed below. Seniors do not need to do this. Returning Symphonic Band members can email me a recording of this excerpt similar to the midterm. All concert band members must sign-up for a final time during the mornings the last two weeks of school (7:00am-7:40am) or between finals on June 6,7 to play for me live. Sign-up sheets will be on the band room doors soon.
Flute pick ups to N – P
Oboe K – M
Bassoon H – I
Clarinet K – M
B. Clarinet F – H
A. B. Clarinet N – O
Alto Sax K – M
Tenor Sax E – G
Bari Sax E – F
Trumpet M – N
Fr. Horn H – I
Trombone 6 before A – B
Euphonium E – F
Tuba G – End of the Page
Percussion All Bell Part/ Snare N – P
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE INFORMATION
Memorial Day Parade is on Monday May 28th. Marching Band members should plan to be at the High School by 7:30 a.m. Students need to have their:
You do not need gloves or a hat. If you have polo or dinkle issues please contact Tracy Deibel ahead of time. We will have a limited supply of used dinkles, so call or email now if you need a different size. If you need to exchange your polo for a different size or if you have lost one please do not wait until the last minute! Contact Mrs. Deibel ASAP. tjdeibel06@gmail.com or 440-821-3482
Please eat something and make sure you are hydrated. Do not lock your knees while standing at the ceremony. The weather is usually warm but should be a little cooler for us in the morning. We will parade march to Huntington Beach around 8:15 a.m. We will leave for the Cemetery around 8:45 a.m.There will be a ceremony at the Cemetery, followed by the parade to Cahoon Park. We are usually finished around 10:00 a.m.
Students will need to be picked up from Cahoon Park. The High School will be open for a brief window after the parade, to return instruments if needed. Do not expect the High School to be open after 10:30 a.m. Sousaphones and percussion instruments will be taken back in the trailer.
VOLUNTEER STILL NEEDED
We are still in need of another Band Uniform parent for Marching Band next school year. We have two parents, but we will need to train another parent for the following year. Please consider helping. Our band wouldn’t look as awesome as they do if we didn’t have great parents helping behind the scenes! Don’t be shy! Feel free to ask questions if you want to know what is involved: tjdeibel06@gmail.com
We would like to congratulate the 2018-19 Bay Music Boosters Board Members:
President: David Johnson
Vice President: Brian Deibel
Treasurer: Michael McNamee
Recording Secretary: Tracy Deibel
Corresponding Secretary: Kristen Dodd
We would also like to thank Susan Evans for her tenure as President these past two years. Susan -Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to BMB. You will be missed!
Information regarding the date and time for dress and tux collection is below. ALL Seniors MUST turn in their items by the collection date below! IN ADDITION: ALL Tuxes and A Cappella, Treble and Freshman Choir dresses must be returned whether or not you will be back next year.
The only items that do not need to be returned are the Band and Orchestra dresses if you are returning to band and/or orchestra next year.
Wednesday, May 30th
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Choir Room
Tux collection for Band, Orchestra and Choir students: Mrs. Oxilida (cco68@yahoo.com) and Mrs. Beckwith (milkshakke@gmail.com)
Dress collection for Band and Orchestra: Mrs. Holup (virginiaholup@gmail.com)
Dress collection for Choir: Mrs. Surdy (karensurdy@att.net)
Thank you!
FYI for next school year: On Saturday, September 1st the marching band will be performing at a Youngstown State football game. Please plan accordingly and schedule around it.
Thanks, Mr. Allen
If you have been looking for a way to get more involved with the Bay Music Boosters, here is your chance. We have several open positions for the 2018-2019 school year, at various levels of commitment of time. This is a great way to get more involved with the wonderful kids and directors who make our music program so incredible! Please look over the available positions and contact Susan Evans at pres@baymusicboosters.com or 440-364-3526 to volunteer or with any questions.
Marching Band Uniform Co-Chair
Responsibilities include assisting with fitting, distributing and collecting Marching Band uniforms throughout the season; preparing orders for additional uniforms; and ensuring uniforms are in good repair.
Marching Band Chaperone Chair
Chaperones are needed for each away game and band festival. The Chaperone chair ensures that there are sufficient chaperones and assigns chaperones to the appropriate buses.
Choir Chaperone
This person ensures that chaperones are recruited as needed for any off-campus choral events.
Choir Dress Chair
Responsibilities include recruiting volunteers for dress distribution, collection, and cleaning.
Concert Band Blazer Chair
This person fits Concert Band members for blazers prior to their first concert, assigns Blazes, and assists with distribution and collection of Blazers for each Concert Band concert.
July 30th-Aug. 3rd Percussion Camp 8am-3pm
July 30th Squad leader and Field Commander meeting 10am-12pm
July 31st-Aug. 1st New marchers and Squad Leaders 8am-12pm
Aug. 2nd All marchers and Rockettes
Aug. 6-9th Full Band Camp 8am-5pm
Aug. 10th 8am-1pm
Aug. 13th 8am-3pm
Please update your profiles for the 2017-18 school year so that you are only receiving e-mails about the musical groups that you are interested in or that are specific to your family. If your student is in Marching Band you won’t want to miss the Marching Band emails. If your child is in Choir you won’t want to miss the Choir emails and so on and so on…..Please visit the following link to update your profile: http://baymusicboosters.us7.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=b5ba263e41b7931f65aed873e&id=ecc97ca5ee
Thank you!
