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Winter Break Begins this Friday December 16th!

December/January Music Calendar

December 12th - Mello-aires - Lions Club Dinner, 7pm, Café Paris on Main Street, Concert Dress.
December 13th -  Winter Concert - 7:30pm In the Great Hall
                                   Concert Band, Symphonic Band, & Wind Symphony 
                                   Students need to be at the school by 6:40pm drop-off
                                  - $2 suggested donation for adults, students/children free
December 14th - Pep Band's Green Squad: Girls Basketball
                                 - EWHS vs. Mariner starts at 7:15pm; meet in the band room at 6:40pm
December 15th - Mello-aires - caroling around the school
January    10th - Music Boosters Meeting - 7pm
January    13th-15th - Jazz I & II -  EWU's Jazz Dialog in Spokane
January    27th - Jazz I - Madrona School's USO Big Band Dance
 
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to the Wind Symphony, Mello-Aires and Jazz I for our first successful In-School-Performance Assembly on Thursday December 9th.  I've received many compliments! - Mr. B

Fees Due This Week
Pep Band and Concert Polo Shirts - Pep shirt is $11, Polo is $17.

December Music Calendar

December   6th  -  Winter Concert - In the Great Hall
                                         Bel Canto Choir, Symphonic, Chamber, and Full Orchestras
                                         - $2 suggested donation for adults, students/children free

December   8th  -  Wind Symphony, Mello-aires and Jazz Ensemble I 
                               Special concert for students during 4th period in the Little Theater. 
                                        All students need to plan ahead to wear get into their uniforms
                                        during advisory on that day.

December   8th  -  Jazz Night in the Little Theater
                                        Jazz I, Jazz II, and Mello-aires
                                        - $5 suggested donation for adults

December   9th  -  Pictures - Concert & Symphonic Bands
                               and Mello-aires - Taken during class 
                               Band students should wear their black pants, shoes, socks and
                                        green polo shirts. Mello-aires should wear concert attire.

December  13th -  Winter Concert - In the Great Hall
                               Concert, Symphonic, and Wind Symphony Bands
                                        - $2 suggested donation for adults, students/children free

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Thank you to Wendy Burson and to all of the parents who helped to make our Craft Fair on Saturday such a success! The room looked wonderful and everyone seemed to have a great time. A very big thank you to the band, orchestra, and choir for playing/singing on Saturday for the craft goers - and being there to set-up early in the morning and tear-down in the evening!  

Choir Schedule for December 
Tuesday Dec 6 - Morning rehearsal with Jazz I on “I Can’t Believe”.  Meet in choir room first. Bel Canto Concert call time at 6:45pm in the band room.  We’ll be singing Carol of the Bells if any non-Canto people want to come sing.
Thursday Dec 8 - AM set up sound system in the theater.  Bring your concert attire and change during advisory- or even better wear it to school and look snazzy.  During 4th period we’ll be performing in the theater.  Wind Symphony will go first then we’ll sing a few Christmas tunes while they reset the stage behind the curtain.  Then we’ll sing “Agua” and “I Can’t Believe”.  After our performance you’ll be free to go back to your 4th period class. Since everything will already be set up for that night the jazz night call time will be 6:45pm.
Friday Dec 9th - Mello-Aires pictures during second period- bring your outfit.  If you’re not in Bel Canto I’ll let you know soon if it will be at the beginning of the period or at the end.  Possible evening performance at Brighton Court 
Saturday Dec 10th - 11am downbeat at Terrace Park in the Cafeteria done by 1130-45, hoodies and jeans
Monday Dec 12th - Lions Club Dinner, 7pm Café Paris on Main St, possible C’est La Vie before.  Concert Dress.
Tuesday Dec 13th - Normal after school rehearsal to start new jazz music 
Thursday Dec 15th - Zero period caroling around the school
Looking Ahead - we will NOT be going to CWU in January.  We will have a rehearsal on  Tuesday January 17th (non-school day) from 12-4. Quad Concert Feb 15th, DeMiero Jazz Fest March 3rd.
 

Jazz I & II trip to
Eastern Washington University's Jazz Dialog
We are planning a big jazz field trip for Friday through Sunday, January 13-15. We will depart from school by charter bus at 6:30 am on Friday, January 13th, and return to EW on Sunday, January 15. We will stay in the Spokane Ramada Inn in Spokane. The cost is $160 per student  with checks made out to 'ESD' and submitted to Mrs. Daines.  Families experiencing financial hardships may submit an application for assistance through the Music Booster Club. 

We will need a number of chaperones. Chaperones pay their own way at a reduced rate ($100 per person). We need parent chaperones who will drive their own vehicles to provide additional space for hauling instruments and for ferrying small groups of students to their performance venues on Friday & Saturday.  If you are interested in chaperoning this trip, please send Mr. Bergevin an email ASAP!

Fees Due Now
Pep Band and Concert Polo Shirts
Students need to turn in their payments for Pep Band and Concert Polo shirts as announced in the fall.  Pep shirt is $11, Polo is $17.