Drum Major Announcement

Congratulations to our new drum majors for the 2010-2011 school year! Joining Mallory on the drum major team will be:

Justin Miner
John Kauffman

Thank you to everyone who tried out - we were extremely impressed by the quality of this year's candidates. You will all be great assets to next year's band!

IMEA Band/Choir Honors!

Congratulations to Kayla Bachar and Hannah Knorr!

Kayla and Hannah were selected to participate in the IMEA District I Honors Music Festival! They were chosen after a rigorous audition process that selects the best musicians in the Chicagoland area. Kayla will be in the Honors Band playing flute and Hannah will be in the Honors Choir singing in the alto section.

The festival will be held at Lincoln-Way West HS on Saturday, November 20th. The concert will begin at 4 pm and the general public is invited to attend.

3rd Round Playoffs!

Congratulations to our 10-1 MCHS Football Team! Our band will continue to support our team/school/community at the next game with Belleville East this coming weekend. The game is Saturday, November 13th starting at 6 pm. REPORT TIME WILL BE 5PM!

Your attendance is required for home playoff games. If you have a time conflict with this event, please see Ms. Wych or Mr. Anderson BEFORE FRIDAY.

GO INDIANS!

Important - Band Night Rehearsal Change

The Band Night rehearsal scheduled for 3rd period tomorrow (Tuesday - B day) has been switched to 3rd period on Wednesday (A day) due to a forecast of inclement weather.

Your teachers have been notified of the change. Again - take the bus over to Central on Wednesday, 10/27, NOT Tuesday!

Also - the first playoff game has been scheduled for 1 pm on Saturday, 10/30. Due to the conflict in schedules, the band will no longer be performing in the Minooka Halloween Parade. Call time for Saturday's football game is 12:15 pm.

Great job, band!

Congratulations to everyone on an awesome performance at the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band Festival yesterday!

The band placed 3rd in our class (AAA) and third overall (out of 26 bands), as well as placing third in the Percussion, Auxiliary (guard), and Music caption awards.

What a great end to our competitive season! You have all worked very hard this year and your effort has certainly shown in your performances. On behalf of all the band/guard staff, we are extremely proud of you!

Don't forget though that we do have (at least) three performances remaining this fall.

• Band Night - Wed, Oct. 27th at 7 pm (6:15 call time). The Boosters are also hosting a Chili Dinner before this event, so bring your family, enjoy some chili, and support the band.
  
  
• Football Playoff Game - Fri, Oct. 29th - Time TBA. This is a home game, so attendance is required!
  
  
• Halloween Parade - Fri, Oct. 30th at 2 pm (call time TBA). Wear black pants and drillmasters. From the waist up, you may wear anything orange and black, or a Halloween costume of your choosing.
  
  
• If our team wins the football game on Friday (Go Indians!), stay tuned for information on next week's playoff game performance.

Again, great job on your performances this weekend!

U of I Week is here!

Schedule for Saturday!

9:00 am - 10:45 am -> Band rehearsal
10:45 am - 11:45 am -> Lunch (on your own)
11:45 am -> Load busses/trailor
12:15 pm -> Busses leave MCHS
4:39 pm -> Marching Indians Performance!
8:00 pm -> Marching Illini Performance!
8:30 pm -> Awards Ceremony
9:20 pm -> Busses leave
11:45 pm-> Return home (approx)

The competition is held at Memorial Stadium on Campus.
Bring money for food at concessions stands.
Wear orange t-shirt or band hoody when not in full uniform.

schedule for the all the bands at U of I may be found at:
http://www.music.illinois.edu/illinoisbands/content/schedule.html

*Reminder - there is a regular Wednesday night rehearsal on 10/14 from 6:30-9:15 pm*

IMEA auditions

Good Luck to our band students who are auditioning for the IMEA District I Band this evening!

Hannah Knorr
Kayla Bachar
Sarah Danielson
Kevin Hannon
Anthony Abbonato