Congratulations to our awesome class of 2022 band students! It has been an honor to be your teacher for four years – my love and best wishes to all as you begin your next adventures in life!
One last quote for you (a bit sappy, but lots of truth here…):
5/18 (Wed) YHS Spring Band Concert @ 7:00 pm (Senior dinner at Little Sorrento @ 4:30)
5/21 (Sat) Music Festival Trip 6:45am-11pm (Details below!)
5/30 (Mon) Memorial Day Parade and Annual YHS Band BBQ
6/10 (Fri) Jazz Band Performance at Relay for Life (8:30pm)
6/25 (Sat) Wind Ensemble ’22-’23 performs at YHS Graduation
Offered weekly and hosted by our junior and senior band members. Thank you! Students who lead or attend a session receive 1 point of extra credit. Sessions are held period 9, unless noted otherwise. I am also always available for help by appointment.
| Monday 5/9 | JB Sax p.1, JB Trumpet, JB Rhythm |
| Tuesday 5/10 | JB Trombone p.1, Clarinet with Ethan p.9 |
| Wednesday 5/11 | Clarinet Choir, Low Brass with Ryan, Percussion Ensemble, Tuba, Bassoon p.7, WE Trombones & Euph p.7 |
Our next rehearsal is Thursday 5/12 from 6:50-8:30. Your homework, professional recordings, and sheet music are posted on Dashboard. This is our last regularly scheduled rehearsal of the year (…sniff, I have loved our time together!!)…and the last before our concert!
**Jazz Band Tech Rehearsal is Monday 5/16 from 1:35-3:00**
All Concert Band and Wind Ensemble students – please mark your calendars to attend this rehearsal. We will practice performing our spring concert “grand finale” on stage together.
Our Spring Concert will take place on Wednesday, 5/18 at 7:00pm in the YHS Auditorium. Your students and I look forward to performing for you!
A reminder of our concert dress requirements is listed below. We call it “Concert Black.”
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– longish sleeves (no sleeveless shirts or spaghetti straps)
· Black Dress Shoes
· Jazz Band students will also wear a white tie
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 will also wear a white tie
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 look for an e-mail from parent organizer Sarah Gambetta for information on how you can help.
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, 5/18 (the day of our concert) at 4:30pm. The cost is $25 per person (cash). Please RSVP with payment to senior Trevor Griffiths by Tuesday 5/17.
Your YHS Band Senior Bio and/or Senior Will is due by MONDAY 5/9, to be featured in our Spring Concert program/Yearbook. 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.
Our Music Festival and Six Flags trip is coming up! Students are asked to be in their seat, 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. Students are welcome to bring a change of bottoms/shoes for our time in the park. The band polo must be worn all day.
PLEASE PACK YOUR STUDENT A BAGGED LUNCH, WATER, AND SNACKS FOR THE BUS. We will use our meal voucher for dinner in the park.
Our itinerary is attached. Parents are welcome to attend our performance!
Between Band, Choir, and Orchestra we have 159 students attending.
Our chaperones are:
YHS Staff – Ms. Kluga, Ms. Stock, Dr. Bhasin, Mr. Moore, Ms. Varotta
Parents – Mrs. Bose, Mrs. Campana, Mrs. Federico, Mrs. Gambetta, Mr. Griffiths, Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. Kindler, Mrs. Olener, Mr. Rizzo
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 me 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 17th annual YHS Band Memorial Day BBQ, at the Grabowski home. A sign-up sheet and information on how to contribute food for this event will be available in the coming weeks.
4/23 (Sat) Swing Dance @ 7pm (Set-up & clean-up help needed 8am-4pm & 10:30pm-12am)
4/25-4/29 (Mon-Fri) ’22-‘23 Wind Ensemble Auditions
5/18 (Wed) YHS Spring Band Concert @ 7:00 pm (Senior dinner at Little Sorrento @ 4:30)
5/21 (Sat) Music Festival Trip 7am-11pm (Details below!)
5/30 (Mon) Memorial Day Parade and Annual YHS Band BBQ
6/10 (Fri) NEW! Jazz Band Performance at Relay for Life (8:30pm)
6/25 (Sat) Wind Ensemble ’22-’23 performs at YHS Graduation
Offered weekly and hosted by our junior and senior band members. Thank you! Students who lead or attend a session receive 1 point of extra credit. Sessions are held period 9, unless noted otherwise. I am also always available for help by appointment.
| Monday 4/18 | Percussion Ensemble, JB Trumpet |
| Tuesday 4/19 | JB Trombone, JB Rhythm |
| Wednesday 4/20 | Clarinet Choir, Low Brass with Ryan, JB Sax |
| Thursday 4/21 | Clarinet with Joe |
Our next rehearsal is Thursday 4/21 from 6:50-8:30. Your homework, professional recordings, and sheet music are posted on Dashboard.