Booster Meeting Change

Please be aware that the Band Booster meeting date for May has changed to accommodate Senior Awards Night. May's meeting will be Tuesday, May 4th instead of Monday the 3rd.

Hope to see you there!

Fox Valley Music Festival at MCHS!

CORRECTION: The concert tonight begins at 7:00 pm, not 7:30 as previously stated. We suggest arriving at 6:30 pm or earlier to guarantee parking and a good spot in the audience.

The 81st annual Fox Valley Music Festival will be hosted by MCHS for the first time!

The concert will be in the MCHS Central Campus Gymnasium at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 26th. Eighteen schools from the Chicagoland area will be represented in the choir, orchestra, and band.

Congratulations to the students from our band who were selected to perform in the prestigious event!
Melissa Hallihan, Emily Kratz, Allison Turner, Andrea Aguilera, Kelley Cerovac, Hannah Knorr, Brooke Dugan, Melissa Jepsen, Erin Williams, Anthony Abbonato, John Bond, Kelly Turner, Alex Halaska, Joe Phipps, Zach Friant, Carly Johnson, and NIck Martiniak

Superior Ratings!

Congratulations to all of our bands at IHSA Contest in Morris last Saturday!

All three groups received Division I Superior Overall Ratings for their outstanding performances.

* The jazz band received 2 Superior Ratings and 1 Excellent Rating.
* The symphonic/concert band received 3 Superior Ratings.
* The wind ensemble band received 3 Superior Ratings.

IHSA Band Contest Info!

The IHSA Organizational Music Contest is being hosted by Morris HS on April 16th and April 17th. Our band program will have three performance groups in attendance for adjudication. Performance times include:

Jazz Band I - report time 6:00 pm
April 16th (Friday) @ 7:30 pm performance

Wind Ensemble - report time 1:00 pm
April 17th (Saturday) @ 3:00 pm performance

Symphonic/Concert Band - report time 1:15 pm
Aprill 17th (Saturday) @ 5:00 pm performance

Symphonic/Concert band have 2 required evening rehearsals scheduled for April 13th and April 15th from 7:00 - 8:45 pm.
Jazz Band I - April 12th (7:30 - 8:45 pm) and April 15th from (6:00 - 6:45 pm).
Jazz Band II -April 12th (6:00-7:15 pm).

Keep up with us in San Antonio!

If you'd like to follow along with the band and our activities in San Antonio, visit our special edition trip blog!

www.mchsbandtrip2010.blogspot.com

We'll be periodically posting updates and photos from San Antonio. Feel free to post comments and questions!

Let's have a great trip!

Hey, Jazz Bands!

Attention Jazz Band members:

Jazz II will be performing on Wednesday, March 24th at the Channahon Jr. High Band Boosters' "Italian Pasta Night." This performance will be from 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Call time is 4:30 pm at the band room. That Monday, March 22nd, we will rehearse in the band room from 6-8 pm to prepare for the performance.

Jazz I members -- you are welcome and invited to perform with us to help fill out instrumentation! Trombones are definitely needed, trumpets and saxes are appreciated. Especially if you are a CJHS alum, this will be a fun opportunity to perform!

Jazz II -- this is a required performance! Be there or be square. Jazz I -- please let me know if you'd like to join us!

March 6th !

The band has several activities/performances!

* IHSA Music Contest- 8 am to 4 pm at Ottawa HS
* Annual Craft Fair - 9 am to 3 pm at Central Campus
* Jazz Band I at Sr. Citizen Prom - 7 pm