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Winter Jazz Night

Join us in the auditorium at 7pm on Thursday, January 18th for our Winter Jazz Night.  Admission is free.  The Jazz Ensemble will be putting the final touches on the set they’ll perform at the upcoming PIL Jazz Contest.  We’ll also hear from the Jazz Lab and an assortment of combos.

Not too late to join us in LA!

LA Trip registrations will still be accepted, although the deadline has passed.  The window will close soon, but we know there have been a few families on the fence.

This will be an experience your student will never forget!  The bonds your student will form will benefit them and the program for the rest of their high school days and beyond.

If you’re one of those families on the fence, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mr. Riler: griler@pps.net

FOCB Meeting

Join us in the band room tonight at 6:30pm.  Topics to include a director’s report from Mr. Riler, a debrief of the December events, a look ahead to January’s events and more!

Future Warrior Concert

The Future Warrior Concert is Wednesday, January 10th at 7:00 pm. Performances by: Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble, as well as Sellwood and Hosford bands.  All of the students will combine for one large pep band and play a couple rousing charts to close out the night.

With the addition of a combined number at the end, **Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble members must arrive by 6:00pm in all-black concert attire** for a short rehearsal with the Sellwood and Hosford bands.

Please help us capture this event with photos and video!  You can upload them to our photo album or share them with us and we’ll get them uploaded.

All-City Honor Band Sectionals

Students who were accepted into the All-City Honor Band will need to attend sectionals on Wednesday, January 10th (unless they are members of the Jazz Ensemble).

We lost precious rehearsal time with the addition of a school day on Friday, January 26th, so we are trying to make up some of that time with a required sectional on 1/10 from 6-8pm

Locations are:

  • Brass @ Franklin
  • Woodwinds @ Grant
  • Percussion @ the District Office (in the lobby)

OMEA All-State Honor Ensembles

Congratulations to our bandmates who auditioned and were selected to an OMEA All-State honor ensemble.  These students will be traveling to Eugene this weekend for their rehearsals and performances (Jazz on Saturday, all others on Sunday).

OMEA High School All-State Jazz Ensemble
Jesse Broderick – Drums
Drew Sykes – Guitar

OMEA High School All-State Symphony Orchestra
Tai Friel – Trombone
Ansel Harris Crowne – Percussion
Vince Randol – Bassoon

OMEA High School All-State Wind Ensemble
Alice Bokman – Oboe
Maya Faulhaber – Oboe
Luca Haverty – Clarinet
Cooper Headrick – Bass Clarinet
Nathan Julian – Tuba
Annecy Rice – Flute
Jack Schauer – Horn

OMEA High School Symphonic Band
Thatcher Burkart – Tuba
Sebastian Elder – Trumpet
Theodore Hildebrand-Faust – Flute
Avery Hubatch – Clarinet
Anna Rogoway – Flute
Stella Tinker – Euphonium
Remi Vasquez – Horn

Thanks to your generous donations, the FOCB is able to cover the registration fees for this event, leaving the families with only housing costs to cover.