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Congratulations to our ALL-City Band Participants that had great experience with band director legend – Mary Lou Boderman this weekend at Benson HS.
List of students:
Hudson Davies – Trumpet
Marx Keyser – Trombone
Tyler Julian – Tenor Saxophone
Arinn Boonstra – Percussion
Vince Wallin – Percussion
Bee Sobota – French Horn
Max Trimble – Clarinet
Lila Wilcox – Clarinet
Livia Skalberg – Flute
Our solo and ensemble schedule should come out by the end of this week. We will have 35 entries involved, as well as a large contingent of volunteers from the band and choir helping make this a smooth event for all of our PPS music colleagues.
Festival season is right around the corner. Students should be cleaning up and perfecting their parts consistently at home. We will be sharing our hard work with all of you on Wednesday, March 11 @ 7pm.
Come help the band musicians look sharp in their marching band uniforms. No sewing skills necessary! Sign-up is here.
The Cleveland HS Jazz Lab & Jazz Ensemble will be performing at the West Salem Jazz Band Festival at West Salem High School on Saturday, February 7th! Here’s a quick itinerary of the day:
If you are planning on driving down and joining us at the festival, you will need to purchase tickets.
Pre-Sale Tickets are*:
$12 for the general public
$8 for students, seniors, and military.
Kids 5 years old and under are free.
*processing fees are additional
Ticket purchased at the event are:
$15 for the general public
$12 for students, seniors, and military.
Kids 5 years old and under are free.
They prefer tickets to be purchased online so as not to jam the desk, so please do this ahead of time if you can! Here is the link to purchase early! https://ticketstripe.com/WestSalemJazzFestival
Gold Pep band is pulling a double header this Friday, so please note the earlier start time! Students should arrive by 5:15pm. Go Warriors!
Ahead of the regular return to classes on Wednesday, Tuesday the 27th is our Wind Ensemble retreat. Here is a what you can expect of the day:
8:45am – 9am: Arrival – Students enter through the back gate or band door on Powell.
9:30am – 10:25am: Warm-Up & Sectionals
10:40am: Start Clinic – Mary Lou
12:15pm: Lunch
12:50pm: Clinic continues
2:20pm: Section Meetings (in Sectional rooms from this morning)
2:40pm: Treats!
The fun continues on Thursday January 29th with a basketball pep band performance against Franklin! Band members should be there at 6pm for a 7:15 tip off. Let’s go Warriors!
Hopworks on Powell is hosting our next Dine Out for FOCB! They have great pub food and it’s a fun atmosphere for everybody in there – so give yourself the gift of no dishes, and dine out for Cleveland!
If you would like to join the FOCB board meeting, time your visit to be between 6:30 and 8pm, because we will be in there having our February board meeting, too! Stop in and watch us figure things out in real time, and munch on some fries while we do it.
Hope to see you there!
