Amazingly, we have 2 Jazz Band meetings left until our concert! Make time to practice, and to listen. Schedule and attend a sectional. Let me know how I can help you! Looking forward to our rehearsal this week!

1. Thursday 5/2 – Rehearsal 7:30-9pm

2. Thursday 5/9 – Senior Citizen’s prom 6-7pm. Then Dress Rehearsal from 7:30-9.

SENIOR CITIZEN’S PROM:

Arrive promptly by 5:50. Wear all black and your white tie. We will perform all of our songs from the year.

(Pizza!)

DRESS REHEARSAL:

Dress Rehearsal for our Spring Concert 7:30-9pm in the auditorium with the tech crew. 

Our Concert Band Six Flags Festival trip is quickly approaching!  Students are asked to report to YHS at 6:00am, 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.

We are still in need of one parent chaperone for our Six Flags trip. Please email me if you are able to help!

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, 5/15 at 7:00pm in the YHS Auditorium. Ms. Kluga and your students forward to performing for you!

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

• 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

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 in the coming weeks from parent organizer Margaret Serafin 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, 5/15 (the day of our concert) at 4:30pm.  The cost is $25 per person (cash). Please RSVP with payment to senior Roger Cirone or Cassie Hunt by Tuesday 5/14.

Your YHS Band Senior Bio and/or Senior Will is due by MONDAY 5/6, 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.

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 16th annual YHS Band Memorial Day BBQ, at Roger Cirone’s home. A sign-up sheet and information on how to contribute food for this event will be available in the coming weeks.

A reminder that Jazz Band rehearsal is TUESDAY this week. This is due to the NHS induction Thursday 4/25. See you all at 7:20 on Tuesday evening in the band room.

4/24-4/26                       CB Video Assessment #4 (Festival Readiness)

4/29-5/3 (Mon-Fri)          ’19-‘20 Wind Ensemble Auditions                                    

5/1 (Wed)                       First Nighters Awards Dinner (Juniors/Seniors only) 7:00pm

5/10-5/11 (Fri-Sat)           NYSSMA Solo Festival @ Henrick Hudson HS       

5/11 (Sat)                       Concert Band Hershey Park Festival Trip

5/15 (Wed)                     YHS Spring Band Concert @ 7:00 pm

5/27 (Mon)                     Memorial Day Parade and Annual YHS Band BBQ

6/8 (Fri)                         Jazz Band performs at Relay for Life @ time TBA

The final video assessment of the year will take place during your student’s lesson the week of 4/23. This assessment will determine your student’s readiness to attend and successfully participate in our Six Flags music festival. You should hear your students practicing at home. Ms. Kluga is available for help every day after school by appointment.

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 1st at 7:00pm at Vittoria’Z on the Lake in Jefferson Valley, and will include catered dinner, entertainment, and awards presentations. Please be sure to RSVP!

YHSWE Seniors are welcome to attend our Six Flags trip to cheer on our Concert Band (and help with equipment!). If you are interested, please e-mail Ms. Kluga.   The number of WE seniors attending will determine your cost. The trip is Saturday 5/11.

For interested seniors, your YHS Band Senior Bio is due by MONDAY 5/6, to be featured in our Spring Concert program.  Please e-mail your completed Bio to Ms. Kluga.  A worksheet on how to write a Senior Bio is attached.