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Our band contest preview concert is next week, Tuesday Feb. 25th 7pm. 

Attendance for Concert Band (CB) is 6:30pm.

Dress is khaki pants, white dress shirt, dark socks, dress shoes (no tennis shoes)

Attendance for Symphonic Band (SB) is 6:45pm
Dress is tux and gown.

Band Contest is March 6th at Olmsted Falls HS.

Attendance at BHS for Concert Band is 3:30pm. We play in the OFHS Gym at 5:30pm. We should arrive back to BHS around 7:15pm. I am working to get a snack for these students after school. There is concessions they can use after they perform if they would like to bring money. Otherwise they will not eat until they get home.

Attendance for Symphonic Band at BHS is 6:15pm. They play in the OFHS Auditorium at 8:05pm.  They should eat before attendance. SB should get back to the school around 9:30pm.

We need everyone there.  Every person is important to the success of this event.

Neither of these groups will be attending State band contest regardless of whether they make it or not.  We will focus instead on music for our final concert in May.  

—Darren Allen

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are requesting volunteers to chaperone the Symphonic and Concert Bands at contest on Friday, March 6th.  The contest will be held at Olmsted Falls High School.  The two bands are performing at different times.  We are requesting 3 to 4 chaperones for each musical group.  Concert Band chaperones should report to BHS at  3:10 PM. You should be back by about 7:15 PM.  Symphonic Band chaperones should report to BHS at 5:50 PM.  You should return to the school around 9:30 PM.  Duties will include riding the bus, loading and unloading instruments, and supervising student behavior. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4ba8a82ea02-2020

We are requesting volunteers to chaperone the Orchestra at the state contest on Saturday, February 22nd. The contest will be held at Hudson High School. We are requesting 3 to 4 chaperones. Volunteers should report to BHS at 8:10 AM. Duties will include riding the bus, any help needed behind the scenes, and supervising student behavior.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4ba8a82ea02-20202

Dear Friend of Bay Music Boosters,

Saturday, April 25, 2020 we will be hosting our 28th annual Ballroom Blitz to benefit the Bay Music Boosters. Would you consider providing a gift card, product or service donation to our silent auction, or participating as a corporate or family sponsor?

Our organization, Bay Music Boosters, of Bay Village, Ohio, is a non-profit 501[c](3) organization (tax identification number 34-6558894). The mission of our organization is to support and promote Bay Village public schools’ music education program which consists of more than 1000 students enrolled in band, orchestra, choral, jazz and Rockette programs.

Bay Music Boosters is organized exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. We provide music ensemble uniforms and repairs, school instruments and their maintenance, instructional clinics, scholarships, and more. Your support will help ensure that these budding musicians continue their outstanding reputation as reflected in the NAMM Foundation’s designation of Bay Village as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education” again this year. Our music programs positively affect our students and benefit our community by providing a variety of public performances throughout the year.

This fun-filled evening of dinner, dancing, and live music showcases all of the school district’s Jazz Ensembles, the Orchestra’s Honors Quintet, Choraleers, and features great music from the Big Band era and the Jazz Age. It is unique because students not only provide all musical and dance entertainment, but they also help serve dinner and sell raffle tickets. Tickets are available to the general public and the event is typically sold out. This event provides an evening of fantastic entertainment, raises funds to support our school district’s music programs, and strives to remind our guests to support our donor businesses.

We work hard to showcase our donors. We will include, with your donation, any advertisements, pamphlets, and/or business cards that will showcase your involvement. Not only will you reach the hundreds of supporters who attend the Ballroom Blitz, but your organization will be listed in our program and on the Bay Music Boosters website, https://baymusicboosters.com, for one year.

We appreciate your consideration of our request.  We truly appreciate your support!

To become a sponsor or to provide product donations please contact Tracy Deibel,

email: tjdeibel06@gmail.com, phone: 440-821-3482

Sincerely,

Tracy Deibel

Bay Music Boosters

2020 Ballroom Blitz Chair

Every band member and Rockette who has carried supplies to and from the school for so many practices knows why it would be great to have on-site facilities. Every parent, student spectator and community member who has attended a halftime show or other event at our stadium certainly knows why we need new restrooms and concessions. And every parent of middle school and elementary age students can rest assured that the sooner we can make “Home of the Rockets” a reality the better it will be for those future BHS generations and for the entire community. 
 
We are grateful to those who led the “Field of Dreams” campaign a decade ago to install a turf field, and this is our chance to continue that tradition and pay it forward by supporting the new Home of the Rockets!  Please click https://www.homeoftherockets.org, share it with your friends and family, and donate what you can to support One Rocket Nation!  With your help, we can meet our fundraising goal by April 30, 2020 and break ground immediately following the fall 2020 sports season!

Both Symphonic Band and Concert Band will be participating in district contest this year at Olmsted Falls High School. It is being held on March 6th and 7th. Our times for performing will come out around two weeks before the event. As soon as I have that information I will pass it along. I have asked for both groups to go Friday if possible because of conflicts on Saturdays. 

We will also have a contest preview concert on February 25 at 7pm. Symphonic band and Concert band will perform. The concert will be around an hour long. We look forward to sharing all our hard work with you. Go Rockets!

–Darren Allen

Believe it or not, it is already time to begin preparing for the Ballroom Blitz. For those of you who are new to our program, the Ballroom Blitz is a dinner/dance featuring our Jazz Ensemble, Stage Band, BMS Jazz Band, Choraleers, and Orchestra Honors Quintet. There is an auction and we also raffle off our Bay Rocket Marching Band for a performance. This event is our second largest fundraiser of the year. This year the Blitz will be held on April 25, 2020.

This will be my 5th and final year chairing this event. It has been an honor to be a part of Ballroom Blitz, but it is time to pass the torch. I am looking for someone or perhaps a group interested in learning how to plan this event. I am also looking to fill the following committees for this year’s Blitz:

Fundraising Committee: 3-4 people interested in collecting donations for the auction, making the baskets, and overseeing the auction during the Blitz.

Decorating Committee: Help to plan and execute the decorations for the Blitz. We will work within a budget to transform the high school cafeteria into our theme.  

Beverage Station: 1-2 people to set up and maintain the beverage station during the Blitz and clean up after the event.

If you have any questions about the committees or would like to talk about taking over as Chair for the Ballroom Blitz, please don’t hesitate to email me at tjdeibel06@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Tracy Deibel
Bay Music Boosters

We would like to extend our condolences to the Safarz family and to Bay High School staff and students. Michelle Safarz was a beloved teacher and was a friend to many of our music directors. She will be greatly missed. 

Sincerely, Bay Music Boosters

Congratulations to the new members of Symphonic Band.  We still need another bassoon player if anyone is interested in trying it out, let me know.  If you feel that you made progress over the summer you may re-audition at the end of marching band season.  If you have any questions please email me.  Darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org

Symphonic Band

Flute

Helena Abramov

Elizabeth Holup

Paige Lucas

Samantha Steiskal

Kendall Thomas

Sabrina Duprey

French Horn

Gavin Duwe

Annalise Johnson

Matthew Rising

Joshua Harris

Tuba

Grace Chilton

Fred Spinelli

Grace Beatty

Percussion

Brady Williams

Carter Good

Zach Greenberg

Trevor Ifft

Ava Ernst

Elizabeth Kotora

Mackenzie Deibel

Elijah Deutschman Ruiz

Mitchell O’Brien

Gus Priemer

Michael Muccio

Jonathan Mack

Clarinet

Elisa Renerts

Anya Krumbine

Allysa Bleisath

Levi Wunder

Simon Miedza

Milan Oppewall

Casey Kaminiski

Stephen Douglas

Bassoon

Chani Sobczak

Tenor Sax

Daniel Fitzgerald

Matvey Vatolin

Bass Clarinet

Patrick Brophy

Baritone Saxophone

Maggie Lekan

Oboe

Isabel Porcella

Trumpet

Alex Jensen

Max Linn-Shelton

Mason Hewko

Cal Oster

Jake Dodd

Tommy Lombardi

Sam Gepperth

Casey Bartman

Sam Ferry

Sean Smith

Jacob Grossman

Alto Sax

Khaled Hamil

Abigail Donahue

Anthony McGuire

Josh Dwyer

Norah Hamil

Aden Bergstresser

Trombone

Eric Oxsalida

Eddie Kibe

Peter Appenheimer

Hayden Stratford

Juliana Reising

Patty Yuhas

Courtney Dixon

Timmy McNamee

Hayden Coffman

Jack Rhea

Euphonium

Charlie Baron

Connor Wilson

James Bish

https://baymusicboosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Band-Calendar-2019-2020-2.pdf

Please update your profiles for the 2019-20 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!