We’re off an running this semester, but 2nd semester is way less busy than first semester!
Here are all of our performance dates up to spring break at a glance:
Pep band January 11, Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 29, Feb 5. 6pm call time for all of these games, as far as I know.
Pops Concert February 13. 7pm call time, concert starts at 7:30 and it’s just 8th grade and the 2 high school bands.
Big Northern Honor Band participants will be receiving their music this week, they should have all received notification about this. It’s on January 22 at Genoa-Kingston HS. We will rehearse all afternoon with the students from other bands, and then the performance is in the evening. More specific details about bus times, etc will be sent home with those kids.
This Friday for pep band it’s Hawaiian night and alumni are invited to play with us. If you are a Byron band alumni, or you know of any, please pass along the invitation. Alumni from any year are welcome. Please contact me if you need an instrument. And it’s totally ok if you don’t remember how to play… =) Also be thinking about playing with us on another night if you’re not an alumni, I’m thinking of having a parent night with pep band, if the kids let me. Haha.
Jazz Band will start next week on Tuesday mornings at 7.
Also there is no pit for the spring musical this year, for those of you whose kids have been involved in the past. I know some will be disappointed, but I know others will appreciate having that time off.
Finally, the Byron Civic band would love to have high school band members join them on Wednesday nights for their band this semester. I think they rehearse every Wednesday and they have a concert scheduled for some time this spring. I’ll talk to the kids about it, but if you want more information let me know.
Actually one more thing, we will have 2 fundraisers this winter, one is pastry puffins starting this week, and the other is cheesecake. Profits from both of those sales will go towards this Florida trip. There are still a number of Florida payments due, and the final payment for the trip will be due in March once we tabulate all of our fundraisers.