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If you are interested in becoming a member of our core group of band parent helpers, please e-mail Ms. Kluga.  We will be meeting in August to start planning next year’s events (finger’s crossed).  A big THANK YOU to all the awesome parents who helped make this year a success!

Sincere thanks to this wonderful parent organization for all you have done to support the Performing Arts for our students!!  And especially for sponsoring and tweeting the beautiful Senior Spotlight portraits, using the talents of local photographer Bob Castner (thank you, Bob!).

If you are interested in volunteering with the First Nighters, please let Ms. Kluga know and she will forward them your information.

The concert is viewable on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/D5DnNj1wS7g

We were so lucky to have a professional photographer on hand to capture moments from our concert. Formal photos of each ensemble, and candid photos of individual performers, will be available.  More info to follow. (Ms. Kluga’s low-quality iPhone versions are attached)

Please return all YHS-owned instruments ASAP. Also, please return any lyres, mutes, or other items you have borrowed this year.   

If your student has rented from ARDSLEY or MUSIC & ARTS, they are also due in the band room.  Please clean out your case, make sure all accessories are present (mouthpiece, ligature, etc.)

If you would like to continue your rental program over the summer, please contact your rental company.

Keep practicing over the summer! If you are interested in renting an instrument from YHS, please see Ms. Kluga (fee is $25, check made payable to Yorktown Central School District).  Instruments will be ready for pick up by the end of exams.  If you are interested in exploring private lessons, she would be happy to provide you with more information.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our core group of band parent helpers, please e-mail Ms. Kluga.  We will be meeting in August to start planning next year’s events (finger’s crossed).  If you are interested in becoming at First Nighter (help for this important parent group is very much needed!), please e-mail her as well, and she will forward your information to them.

Ms. Kluga looks forward to working with you all, in person, for our final rehearsal on THURSDAY 6/3 from 2-3pm. Please arrive by 1:50. Bring your signed attestation. The link for the attestation form is here.

This will be our final Jazz Band rehearsal for the year. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with you all, through the many challenges this year presented. She is so proud of the music you have made together!

To prepare for our in-person performance, all students are asked to attend in-person outdoor rehearsals, each from 1:45-2:30. Remote students, please bring your signed health attestation and see Ms. Kluga to have your temperature checked.

Concert Band Remote and In-Person Students: Tues. 6/1 from 1:45-2:30pm

Wind Ensemble Remote and In-Person Students: Wed. 6/2 from 1:45-2:30pm

WHAT: YHS Spring Band Concert

WHEN: Friday 6/4 @2:30pm (rain date Monday 6/7 @ 2:30pm)

WHERE: The concert will be held outdoors on the YHS Campus

WEAR: Concert Black

Gentlemen- Long sleeved button-down black shirt, black shoes, black socks

Ladies- Black top (appropriate neck-line, with sleeves), long black skirt or black pants.

SENIORS- please wear your senior pin

GUESTS: Seniors (only) will be allowed to bring 2 guests each. The concert will be video-taped and/or live-streamed for the rest of our audience to enjoy.

All students (remote and in person) are asked to arrive to the sidewalk outside the Band Room by 2:00. Remote students, please bring your signed health attestation and see Ms. Kluga to have your temperature checked.

DETAILS FOR MEMORIAL DAY 

WHAT: Perform the National Anthem and Taps for the Yorktown Memorial Day ceremony

DATE: Monday, 5/31

TIME: Meet promptly at 10:30am

WHERE: In front of Town Hall

WEAR: Black pants, the YHS Band polo, black socks, black shoes. We will play with masks and bell covers, and use the FlipFolder app.  Be sure to charge your cell phone!

Please let Ms. Kluga know if you have questions.  Thank you for donating your time and talents to help honor the meaning of Memorial Day!

An opportunity for all of us to honor Memorial Day in a socially-distanced way.  Please consider participating in this National experience.

At 3:00pm on Memorial Day (Monday 5/31), trumpet players and instrumentalists of all types are invited to step outside their homes and perform Taps for their neighborhood. More details and a link to the music can be found below. If you participate, Ms. Kluga would love to see a photo of you or hear your video. She plans to play Taps from her driveway. Her sister, who is a trumpet player in the Air Force, will be playing Taps from where she is stationed in Germany.