Many thanks to our Jazz Band students for a great final performance at Friday’s Relay for Life! What a fantastic way to share your musical talents with our community, support an important cause, and celebrate the end of another great year. A HUGE THANK YOU to parent volunteers Mr. Fallon, Mr. & Mrs. Griffiths, and Mr. & Mrs. Longo who helped transport equipment and navigate logistics!
Jazz Band participation at Relay for Life is worth 2 community service hours. (5-7pm)
We have a few copies left for sale – $35, checks made payable to the YHS Music Boosters.
If you are not continuing in Band next year, please consider donating your polo! Place your polo in the collection box outside the band room door.
Are available through finals. Please e-mail me if you’d like to set up a time to earn a few points.
Join me this summer as I bring my own family to enjoy the amazing (and free!) West Point concerts. Concerts take place at Trophy Point park – a gorgeous outdoor venue overlooking the Hudson. Bring a blanket and a picnic and arrive at least a 1.5 hours early to get through security and stake out your spot. (If the weather is poor, concerts will be held in Eisenhower Hall). Check out their website for more details.
My family and I are planning to attend:
Saturday 7/6: Independence Day Celebration. This concert is spectacular, with a grand finale of fireworks over the Hudson, and Tchaikovksy’s 1812 Overture with REAL CANNONS!)
Sunday 9/1: Labor Day Celebration – also spectacular and ends with fireworks!
E-mail me if you are planning to attend – I’d love to sit together!
Save the date! All YHS Band students grades 9-12 are requested to attend a day filled with musicianship, friendship, and citizenship. Students will work together in sectionals, and full rehearsals, to jump start our year. Then, we will enjoy dinner and our 23rd annual Music Dept. Ice Cream Social. So excited to use this opportunity to build our Band Family!
The 2024 graduates, and our entire learning community, truly appreciate your time and talents!
Who: Students in the ’24-‘25 Wind Ensemble and/or siblings of graduating seniors.
What: Provide graduation music for the seniors of YHS!!
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024
Place: YHS Stadium
Time: Arrive at the YHS band room by 10:00 AM. Ceremony is at 11:00AM
Attire: Please dress “nicely” (no jeans, t-shirts, or sneakers).
Bring: Your music, your instrument and water.
Students who perform at the graduation are eligible for 3 community service hours.
I’d love to see you all back in Band next year! To make sure Band is in your schedule, and avoid possible scheduling conflicts, please double check with your guidance counselor.
If your student is interested in continuing to practice over the summer (hooray!), some YHS-owned summer rentals are available. Rental fee is $25, check made payable to Yorktown Central School District. Please e-mail me to reserve an instrument.
A big THANK YOU to all the awesome parents who were instrumental in making our year a success! I so appreciate your time, help, creativity, and sense of fun. It is a pleasure to work alongside you to create our calendar of events for our students.
If you are interested in becoming a member of our core group of band parent helpers, please e-mail me. I will be in touch in August to start planning our ’24-‘25 events.
Many thanks to Ms. Rindone for putting together this video of our parade march. Enjoy!