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Congratulations to the Concert Band for earning the rating of “EXCELLENT” at yesterday’s Music Festival! What a fun day we had together – Ms. Kluga is so proud of the students for their performance both on and off the concert stage!

First, at the YHS Music Festival, our ensembles played before a panel of college music educators who adjudicated our performance. The students were focused and worked so hard to play their best – and they did! Then, the judges joined us on stage for a clinic. Each judge offered positive comments, constructive feedback, and praised the students on their coachability. At the end of their clinic, each ensemble had made audible improvements to their musicality.  Bravo on a wonderful performance and experience!

It was a pleasure spending the day with our students!  Ms. Kluga always loves watching the camaraderie that is developed as the students work as a team at the festival, cheer together as they receive their award, enjoy a rollercoaster, and play a few games at the arcade – these are the kind of moments that really help unite and build a strong music program.

Thank you all so much for your help and support! Special thanks to families that were able to send in cases of water and snacks – they were very appreciated!!

Extra special thanks to Mrs. Bose, Mrs. Guven, Mrs. Mezzancello, Mrs. Russo, and Mr. Schumer for chaperoning our trip. We so appreciate your time!

The parade march 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.

Date:  Monday, May 29, 2023

Time/Place: Yorktown TOWN HALL. Please arrive promptly by 10:30am.

Dress: YHS Band Polo, black pants, black shoes, black socks

BRING: Your lyre, charged cell phone, back up charger, and instrument.

Volunteers and food donations are needed, please, for the parade march and BBQ.

After our parade performance, all YHS Band students are invited to the 18th annual YHS Band Memorial Day BBQ at the Bose home. (Many thanks to the Bose family for so generously opening their home to us!).

Click here to access the SignUp Genius and to view BBQ details. Thank you to Mrs. Aoukar for creating the SUG!

To help us get an idea of how many students to expect, an RSVP sign-up sheet is in the band room. Please sign up by this Thursday 5/25.

Seniors – please fill out this Google form to RSVP. Your response was requested by 5/15. Ms. Kluga only has info from 10 of you– please get it done!

The YHS Band has been asked to perform at the 2023 YHS Graduation. Students of the 2023-2024 Wind Ensemble are asked to participate. (If you are not in next year’s WE, but are a sibling of a graduating senior and would like to save your family a ticket, you are also welcome to join us!)

The 2023 graduates, and our entire learning community, truly appreciate your time and talents!

Who:              Students in the ’23-‘24 Wind Ensemble and/or siblings of graduating seniors.

What:             Provide graduation music for the seniors of YHS!!

Date:               Saturday, June 24, 2023

Place:              YHS Stadium

Time:              Arrive at the YHS band room by 9:00 AM. Ceremony is at 10:00AM

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.

5/29 (Mon)                              Memorial Day Parade and Band BBQ

6/5 (Mon) 3-5pm                    First Nighters Senior Celebration

6/9 (Fri) @ 8pm                      Jazz Band performs at Relay for Life

6/9-10 (Fri-Sat)                       NYSSMA Piano Festival at YHS

6/24 (Sat) 9am-11:30pm         YHS Band performs at Graduation

Our Spring Band concert will take place TOMORROW, Monday 5/15 at 7:00pm in the YHS Auditorium.

* Students are asked to arrive by 6:30 to warm up.

* Jazz Band students are asked to arrive by 5:45 for our soundcheck.

CONCERT LIVE STREAM LINK

https://youtube.com/live/obpSV5sFpZU?feature=share

CONCERT RECEPTION – PARENT HELP NEEDED

To celebrate our students’ performance and our seniors’ last concert, we will host a reception in the cafeteria.  

To volunteer your time, or donate an item, please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49a8ac2aa0ffc61-yhsspring#/

Your donations are always so appreciated! Thank you to Mrs. Aoukar for creating and managing the SignUp!

CONCERT DRESS 

A reminder of our concert dress requirements as outlined in the Band Handbook. We call it “Concert Black.” Our goal is to look unified and professional.

Ladies: 

·         Black dress pants or long black skirt. Ladies, long means that your skirt falls below the knee.  (no black jeans/jeggings/tights/yoga pants)

·         Black Blouse with longish sleeves. No sleeveless shirts, spaghetti straps, or crop tops. Please make sure the neckline is appropriate.

·         Black Dress Shoes 

Gentlemen:

·      Black Dress Pants (no black jeans/track pants/sweat pants)

·      Black, Button-Down, Long Sleeved Shirt

·      Black Socks and Black Dress Shoes

Jazz Band Students: add a white tie

Concert Band parents and students, please fill out and return the attached medical form.

For our festival performance at YHS:

Students are asked to be in their seat and ready to perform, by 6:45am. Students should wear their YHS Band polo, long black pants (please no yoga pants, sweat pants, or leggings) and black shoes.  Parents are welcome to attend!

For our time at Hershey:

Please have your student pack a bagged lunch, water, snacks for the bus, sunscreen, a hat, and shorts. The band polo must be worn all day.

We will have a buffet picnic dinner together in the park. The menu will include Chicken Nuggets, Hamburgers (cheese on side), Macaroni & Cheese, Sliced Watermelon, Frozen Novelties and Coca-Cola Products.

HERSHEY ACCEPTS CARDS AND MOBILE PAYMENTS ONLY – NO CASH!

You can either pay for purchases using a Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or a debit card.

Our chaperones are:

YHS Staff – Ms. Kluga and Mr. Schumer

Parents – Mrs. Bose, Mrs. Guven, Mrs. Mezzancello, and Mrs. Russo

The parade march 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.

Date:  Monday, May 29, 2023

Time/Place: Yorktown TOWN HALL. Please arrive promptly by 10:30am.

Dress: YHS Band Polo, black pants, black shoes, black socks

BRING: Your lyre, charged cell phone, back up charger, and instrument.

After our parade performance, all YHS Band students are invited to the 18th annual YHS Band Memorial Day BBQ at the Bose home. (Many thanks to the Bose family for opening their home to us!) A sign-up sheet and information on how to contribute food for this event will be available in the coming weeks.

The First Nighters are excited to invite our Performing Arts seniors to an afternoon picnic in Downing Park. Details below.

The YHS Band has been asked to perform at the 2023 YHS Graduation. Students of the 2023-2024 Wind Ensemble are asked to participate. (If you are not in next year’s WE, but are a sibling of a graduating senior and would like to save your family a ticket, you are also welcome to join us!)

The 2023 graduates, and our entire learning community, truly appreciate your time and talents!

Who:              Students in the ’23-‘24 Wind Ensemble and/or siblings of graduating seniors.

What:             Provide graduation music for the seniors of YHS!!

Date:               Saturday, June 24, 2023

Place:              YHS Stadium

Time:              Arrive at the YHS band room by 9:00 AM. Ceremony is at 10:00AM

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.

5/15 (Mon) @ 7pm                 YHS Band Spring Concert

5/19 (Fri) p.9                           Jazz Band perform for the Class of 2020 meet and greet

5/20 (Sat)                                Concert Band Festival Trip to Hershey Park

5/29 (Mon)                              Memorial Day Parade and Band BBQ

6/5 (Mon) 3-5pm                    First Nighters Senior Celebration

6/9 (Fri) @ 8pm                      Jazz Band performs at Relay for Life

6/9-10 (Fri-Sat)                       NYSSMA Piano Festival at YHS

6/24 (Sat) 9am-11:30pm         YHS Band performs at Graduation

Bandapalooza VIII was a success!  Hooray for a positive musical experience for all Yorktown band students!  Our YHS Band students performed beautifully and acted as fine and helpful hosts for the evening – cheering for and guiding the younger band students.  Mrs. Kluga is very proud!

As you know, Bandapalooza is an incredible logistical undertaking – a huge combined effort of so many forces.  Many thanks to our AMAZING team of student volunteers who helped set up and tear down the 500 chairs, 500 seat name tags, 300 music stands, and percussion equipment – all with a sense of enthusiasm and a sense of fun.  Our event would not have been possible without you!

Many thanks also to all our awesome parent volunteers working behind the scenes to make this event run so smoothly – thank you for your time and food donations!  Special thanks to band parent Mrs. Maria Aoukar for coordinating the parent volunteers.  Our event would not have been successful without all of you!

Students who lead or attend a session receive 1 point of extra credit. Sessions are held period 9. Mrs. Kluga is also always available for help by appointment. 

Monday 5/1	JB Trombones
Tuesday 5/2
Wednesday 5/3	JB Sax, JB Rhythm
Thursday 5/4	JB Trumpets
Friday 5/5

See you at 6:50pm, so that we can begin promptly at 7.

Jazz Band – as mentioned at last week’s rehearsal, we have been asked to perform on Friday, May 19^th during p.9, for the Class of 2020 meet and greet. Please mark your calendars.