Today, 400+ tuba and euphonium players participated in the 51th annual TubaChristmas concert at Rockefeller Center. Congrats to YHS seniors Sharik Bose (tuba), Garrett Jokonya (euphonium) and my daughter Lindy (euphonium) for performing in this fun event!
(Thank you to Mr. Bose for these awesome photos!)
§ Our YHS Band Winter Concert will take place Tuesday, December 10th at 7pm in the YHS auditorium. Students will be asked to arrive by 6:30pm (Jazz Band at 5:45pm) for sound check.
§ Students are asked to wear “Concert Black,” which is all black professional, dressy attire.
o Ladies: Black dressy shirt. No sleeveless shirts or spaghetti straps. Appropriate necklines, please. Black dressy pants or skirt (below the knee when you sit down) and black dress shoes.
o Gentlemen: Black dressy button-down long-sleeved shirt with a collar. Black dress pants. Black dress shoes. Black socks.
o Jazz Band: We will wear concert black with a crazy tie.
§ Concert Reception – Parent help needed, please
o To celebrate our students’ performance, we will host a reception in the cafeteria.
o Please visit our SignUp Genius for ways you can help. Your donations are always appreciated! Thank you to Ms. Rindone for managing our SUG!
Help will be needed on Monday and Tuesday folding programs and decorating the stage. Please stop by during your lunch, study hall, or free periods. Extra credit!
The YHS Band Winter Concert link is here
Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order on Friday 12/13 between 2:30 and 6:30pm at YHS, and then delivering to their customers.
Student and parent volunteers are needed, please, to make this day run smoothly. Our citrus truck will arrive at 7am to be unloaded, we will spend the day stacking and organizing our 500+ boxes, and then distribute orders between 2:30-6:30pm.
Delivery day involves some tricky logistics, organization, (and always snacks!)! Please consider donating your time and/or supplies.
Parents, be on the lookout for a SignUp Genius for ways you can help (thank you again to Ms. Rindone for creating and managing the signup!)
Students, please sign up in the Band Room.
The Ship to Recipient option (delivered via USPS in time for Christmas) is open until December 15th. Thank you for supporting our sale!
Use these links to send to family/friends/colleagues to help support our fundraiser:
YHS Concert Band online store: https://shop.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/837673
YHS Wind Ensemble online store: https://shop.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/498649
Each holiday season we are proud to participate in Operation Santa, using part of our band fundraising proceeds to purchase clothes and gifts for a needy child. Thank you to the Band Officers for purchasing and wrapping our gifts, and to the band families who so generously sent in additional items. Miguel is a 6-year-old student in the Bronx, and we hope that he will have a very Merry Christmas!
If you let us borrow a large gray and blue cooler – thank you! We have it ready for you in the Band Room for pick up.
Also, I found a North Face jacket – does it belong to your student?
Holiday time is the perfect opportunity to replenish musical accessories and plan for musical goals. Does your student need new reeds or valve oil? Is it time to upgrade from a beginner model to an intermediate model instrument? Does your student want to take their playing to the next level? Maybe it’s time to consider private lessons or look into a summer music camp opportunity.
I’m happy to help answer questions!
Flyers are attached for your review and listed below. Some interesting musical opportunities for our students!
§ West Point Band Holiday Show – was spectacular! Here are some pics. The recording will be posted to their YouTube channel.
§ Sunday 12/15 is TubaChristmas in NYC! Some of our YHS Band tuba and euphonium students will be performing.
Sessions are held period 9, unless noted otherwise. I am also always available for help by appointment.
| Monday 12/2 | WE Clarinet |
| Tuesday 12/3 | |
| Wednesday 12/4 | WE Sax Ensemble |
| Thursday 12/5 | WE Percussion Ensemble |
| Friday 12/6 | Concert Dress Rehearsal, Flute Choir p.10, Trumpets for Earth Shall Ring p.10 |
Please join me before school (from 7:10…or whenever you get off the bus… until the first bell) to practice improvising. Help yourself develop your skills and a plan for success!
This is our only opportunity to work with the Tech Crew and set our microphone and lighting logistics. Please arrive by 6:50 so we can be warmed up and tuned to start promptly at 7:00. We thank them for their time!!