HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST! November 28, 2012
WINTER CONCERTS! (Vicki Feltman)
Come see Homestead’s outstanding Bands, Choirs and Orchestra at
their Annual Winter Concerts. Choir Winter Concert Wednesday, December 6th, 7:30 P.M. Homestead Auditorium
Winter Pops Concert (Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble) Wednesday, December 12th, 6 P.M. and 8 P.M. Homestead Auditorium
Admission to the Choir Winter Concert and the Winter Pops Concert is free, but we gladly accept donations!
Contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.com if you have questions.
PLEASE REMEMBER:
· At formal performances such as adjudicated festivals and formalconcerts, students are to wear the following:- Boys:Black dress shoes, dark socks, black pants (no jeans), white button-up collared shirt, black tie and black sport coat. If a coat is unavailable, a black sweater is ok, but no sweatshirts or black shirts please.- Girls:
LADIES, WHY YOU SHOULD HEED THE CONCERT ATTIRE REQUIREMENTS:
1) When you are sitting on stage, the audience is sitting BELOW you, affording them a very unflattering view if you think you’ll look cool/cute/breathtaking in an ultra short mini. Sometimes those unflattering views find their way to Facebook and other social sites. 2) Mrs. Feltman will be taking note of your attire when you file into the lobby, and she will have a supply of roomy black cardigans, black uniform pants and marching band shoes and socks if you can’t figure out on your own what is appropriate concert attire.
CONCERT ETIQUETTE (Vicki Felman)
Parents and students, it’s that time of the year, when we reap the benefits of all the hard work our performers have put in, attending rehearsals and practicing on their own.
Please read the following “Concert Etiquette Reminders” so you know what to expect at all of our concerts. These rules apply to both choral and instrumental performances (just substitute the word ‘choir’ or ‘orchestra’ wherever you see the word ‘band’ below)
Concert Etiquette Reminders *
* Excerpt from “Rude People”, by Trey Reely, in The Instrumentalist, December 2010
COUNTY HONOR BAND APPLICATIONS (Vicki Feltman)
The Santa Clara County Honor Band is comprised of the most advanced band students from over 20 high schools in our county. Homestead has a long reputation of being very well represented in this band and students are encouraged (HIGHLY ENCOURAGED) to participate. The audition date is Friday, December 14th. Interested students should see Mr. Burn and Mr. Weingartner for audition details and application form.
PHOTO MAKEUP DAY (Vicki Feltman)
If you did not have time for your individual and/or buddy picture, you can get it done Monday morning, January 14th. Please contact Vicki Felman at vicki.feltman@gmail.com to schedule your makeup time by Monday, December 3rd.
HOLIDAY POTLUCK & VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION COCKTAIL PARTY--SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM in Los Altos (Connie Viveros & Rita Allen)
Happy Holidays! Please join the HHSMB Board of Directors as we celebrate and honor the dozens of volunteers who have contributed to the success of our 2012 HHS marching band season! The event is open to all our parent volunteers who have given your time and talent to the band this season. No matter how big or small your efforts, we want to celebrate YOU.
Come mingle and share in the accomplishments of another successful marching band season, and enjoy the annual year-end slide show! Please bring an appetizer or dessert dish to share.
Join us on Sunday, December 9th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the home of Rita & Michael Allen, 5760 Arboretum Drive, Los Altos CA 94024 - 650-968-4573
PHOTOS AND YOUTUBE FOOTAGE OF HHSMB EVENTS (Carl Gutekunst)
Video footage from recent performances can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/user/carlsgutekunst. Please note that new videos will be uploaded as the season progresses. As requested by the Band Directors, early-season shows (like Band Expo and TOB) are deleted three to four weeks after performance.]
Photos taken at practices, football games and competitions can be accessed for viewing at: https://sites.google.com/site/homesteadvideo/photos.
Additionally, Moira Thompson has uploaded her entire season’s photos at http://hhsmb.moirastyerthompson.com.
SCRIP NEWS (Suzanna Pedersen)
Scrip
order forms can be found at https://homestead.schoolloop.com/mbfund#SCRIP. Send your order or questions to scrip@homestead-music.org.
BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY (Vicki Feltman)
The band room will be open from 3-6 pm daily during other days school is in session.
SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR: (Changes from last week’s calendar are marked in red)
HOMESTEAD MUSIC DEPARTMENT CALENDAR 2012-2013
MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES 12/6 Winter Choir Concert, Homestead Auditorium 12/12 Winter Pops Concert, Homestead Auditorium
12/13 Jazz exchange concert at Acalanes High School in Lafayette 1/5 Winter Guard Competition, Logan High School 1/11 – 1/13 County Honor Band, Saratoga High School 1/19 Winter Guard Show at Homestead High School
1/26 Winter Percussion Competition at Logan High School 2/1 CMEA Jazz Festival at Santa Teresa High School 2/2 Winter Guard Competition at Amador Valley High School 2/7 Concert Band Exchange Festival, Homestead Auditorium 2/8 Homestead Orchestra Festival, Homestead Auditorium 2/9 CMEA Jazz Combo Festival, Monta Vista High School Winter Percussion NCPA Competition, TBD Winter Guard Competition, TBD 2/23 Winter Guard Competition at Dublin High School 2/24 CBDA State Honor Band Concerts in Fresno
3/8 Wind Band Festival, Chabot College in Hayward 3/9 Wind Band Festival at Sonoma State 3/15 Santa Cruz Jazz Festival 3/22 3/23-3/24 Winter Percussion Competition in San Bernardino 4/5 – 4/7 Orchestra Magic Music Days Performance in Anaheim 4/6 Winter Guard Competition, TBD 4/11-4/14 Winter Guard WGI Competition in Dayton, Ohio 4/17-4/21 Winter Percussion WGI Competition in Dayton, Ohio 4/26-4/27 Reno Jazz Festival 5/8 Concert Band and Symphonic Band performances, Homestead Auditorium 5/9 Wind Ensemble and Orchestra performances, Homestead Auditorium 5/15 Spring Choir Concert, Homestead Auditorium 5/16 Spring Jazz Concert, Homestead Auditorium 6/6 GRADUATION |
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