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To celebrate their final concert, it is a tradition for the Seniors to go out to dinner.  This year’s event will take place at Little Sorrento’s on Wednesday, 5/17 (the day of our concert) at 5:00pm.  The cost is $22 per person (cash). Please RSVP with payment to senior Liz Scinto by Friday 5/12.

Our Spring Concert will take place on Wednesday, 5/17 at 7:30pm in the YHS Auditorium. Your students and Ms. Kluga looks forward to performing for you!

• Students will need to arrive early to warm up.  Please have your student at YHS promptly by 7:00PM.  (Jazz Band Students need to be in the auditorium, with their instruments assembled, ready to play promptly by 6:30).

• Concert Dress
  • Girls:
    • Black pants (please no yoga pants, sweatpants, or leggings) or a LONG black skirt  (below the knee).
    • Black Blouse– longish sleeves with an appropriate neck-line (no sleeveless shirts or spaghetti straps, please).
    • Black stockings
    • Black Shoes (please no flip-flops)
  • Boys:

• Black Pants
• Black Shirt (long-sleeved and button down)
• Black Socks

• • • Black Shoes

We all have busy schedules, but every performing group deserves an audience.  Please support our students and stay for the entire concert.

Concert Band students are asked to please stay for the entire concert (similar to JV teams staying to support a Varsity game).  An extra credit sign up sheet will be available at the reception.

To celebrate our student’s performance, and our senior’s final concert, we will host a reception in the cafeteria.  Parent donations and help are needed – please refer to the e-mail from earlier this week (from parent organizer Margaret Serafin) for information on how you can help.

Participating students will receive their playing permits next week – they will need this piece of paper to register at NYSSMA.  Please also remember to purchase an original of your solo on-line at www.jwpepper.com.  NYSSMA will not allow your student to perform using a photocopy.

Participating students will sign up for a 10-minute audition slot next week.  Ms. Kluga will explain the entire process in class.  To prepare, students should be practicing their scales, solo, and sight-reading.  Percussionists should be practicing their solos for timpani, snare, and mallets.

The First Nighters is a parent group whose mission is to support the YCSD Performing Arts programs.  Each year they honor our junior and senior students at a Performing Arts awards banquet.  Junior and senior students should have received an invitation (please let Ms. Kluga know if you have not).   This year’s banquet will take place on Wednesday, May 24^th at 7:00pm at the Putnam National Golf Course, and will include catered dinner, entertainment, and awards presentations. Please look “nice” as this banquet is honoring you and your achievements in the Arts.  No jeans or sneakers.  PLEASE RSVP BY MAY 15^th.

Each year, the YHS Band participates in the town of Yorktown Memorial Day Parade.  This is our most public event of the year, and is an important service for our Yorktown community.  All YHS Band students are required to participate.  Contact Ms. Kluga with questions. FYI: students will wear their YHS Band polo, long black pants (please no yoga pants, sweat pants, or leggings) and black shoes.

After our parade performance, all YHS Band students are invited to the Vespucci home for our 14^th annual YHS Band Memorial Day BBQ.  A sign-up sheet and information on how to contribute food for this event will be available in the coming weeks.

1. The Westchester Symphonic Winds is a professional Wind Ensemble based in Tarrytown.  They will present a concert on May 20^th at 8pm at the Tarrytown Music Hall.  More info at https://westchestersymphonicwinds.org/ Free tickets are available.  If you are interested, please e-mail Ms. Kluga.

2. The Hudson Valley Wind Ensemble is a professional Wind Ensemble based in Sleepy Hollow.  They will present a concert on May 21^st, in conjunction with the Sleepy Hollow HS Band, at Sleepy Hollow HS.  A flyer is attached to the email

Many thanks to the 32 students who attended our social outing this Saturday – it was a fun way to spend time together!  Special thanks to Band Officers Liz Scinto, Dan Rogers, Connor Clarke, Wayne Walsh, and senior Christopher O’Connell for organizing!

Sat 5/13: Concert Band Hershey Festival Trip

Wed 5/17: YHS Band Spring Concert @ 7:30pm (Senior Dinner @ 5pm, at Little Sorrento’s.  Bring $22 cash to class by Friday 5/12).

Fri – Sat 5/19-20: NYSSMA Solo Festival @ Somers HS

Mon – Fri 5/22-26: Wind Ensemble ’17-’18 Auditions

Wed 5/24: First Nighter’s Awards Dinner @ 7pm, Putnam National Golf Course (Juniors and Seniors only)

Mon 5/29: Memorial Day Parade and YHS Band BBQ (at the Vespucci home – more info to follow)

Thurs 6/1: Band Officer Elections ’17-’18

Your YHS Band Senior Bio and/or Senior Will is due by MONDAY 5/8, to be featured in our Spring Concert program/Newsletter.  Please e-mail your completed Bio/Will to Ms. Kluga.  A worksheet on how to write a Senior Bio and a Senior Will is attached.

To celebrate their final concert, it is a tradition for the Seniors to go out to dinner.  This year’s event will take place at Little Sorrento’s on Wednesday, 5/17 (the day of our concert) at 5:00pm.  The cost is $22 per person (cash). Please RSVP with payment to senior Liz Scinto by Friday 5/12.

Our Concert Band Hershey Festival trip is quickly approaching!  Students are asked to report to YHS at 5:00am, wearing their YHS Band polo, long black pants (please no yoga pants, sweat pants, or leggings) and black shoes.  Students are welcome to bring a change of bottoms/shoes for our time in the park.  The band polo must be worn all day.

Our itinerary, permission slip, and medical form are attached.  Please return the permission slip, medical form, and Xerox of your medical insurance card by this Friday 5/5.

Our chaperones will be: YHS Staff: Ms. Kluga and Mrs. Conciatori.  Parents: Mrs. Milhaven, Mrs. Moskowitz, Mr. Oteiza, Mr. Ward, and Mrs. Willis.

Participating students received their assigned performance time last week.  Please remember to purchase an original of your solo on-line at www.jwpepper.com.  NYSSMA will not allow your student to perform using a photocopy.

Participating students will sign up for a 10-minute audition slot next week.  Ms. Kluga will explain the entire process in class.  To prepare, students should be practicing their scales, solo, and sight-reading.  Percussionists should be practicing their solos for timpani, snare, and mallets.