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Last Pep Band This Tuesday

This Tuesday is CHS Basketball Senior Night & Alumni Hall of Fame—and also the last chance for students who need to make up hours of unexcused missed football games. GOLD and GRAY Pep Bands are scheduled. Call time is 6:15 pm. The Cleveland boys basketball is playing Franklin. Go Warriors!

Disney Marching Practice Starts March 3rd

The Disney trip is fast approaching. Mark your calendars for practices that will start Tuesday, March 3rd 3:30 pm–5:30 pm. The last rehearsal will be Monday, March 16th. Please check the band’s calendar.

All Disney trip students will need to meet after school on Tuesday, March 17th at 3:30pm to load the U-Haul.

Disney Trip Update

All participants and at least on parent are required to meet on Wednesday, March 11, 6:00 pm.

Updated 3:00 am “call time” at PDX to catch our 5:00 am flight. Jet Blue moved departure time from 6:00 am to 5:00 am.

Trip cost is lower than estimated. Every student will receive approximately $45 on a Disney Gift card. This can be used to purchase a MAX PASS each day that we are at a Disney park ($10–$15 a day), and/or meals at any of the brick and mortar restaurants in the park. This allows flexibility for each student to choose where they prefer to spend the money.

 

CHS Kimball Theatre Organ This Friday

The Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), in cooperation with the Columbia River Theatre Organ Society (CRTOS), will be meeting in the CHS auditorium at 7:00 pm on Friday, February 21st, and all members of the CHS community are welcome to attend!

Organ virtuoso Martin Ellis will introduce us to Cleveland’s wonderful Kimball Theatre Organ. He will do a 30-minute-ish presentation about the history and comparisons between theatre organs and classical instruments, and then a 30-minute-ish program of varied repertoire…Bach, Messiaen, Broadway, and Pop are all possibilities! Afterward, there will be time for Q&A and a brief open console/organ crawl.

Friends of Cleveland Bands Needs You!

As mentioned last week, a number of key positions in the Friends of Cleveland Bands organization will be opening up next year as seniors graduate and take their parents with them. We urge parents and guardians whose students are remaining (especially freshmen and sophomores) to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to help steer the program to continued success. It takes a community to build a community!

For a detailed description of positions we are looking to fill please see the attached list. Interested? Please contact volunteer coordinator Jennifer Means at jennmeans@gmail.com. You won’t regret it.

Friends of Cleveland Bands Needs You!

A number of key positions in the FOCB organization will be opening up next year as seniors move on and take their parents with them. We urge parents and guardians whose students are remaining (especially freshmen and sophomores) to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to help steer the program to continued success. It takes a community to build a community!

Please attend the next FOCB meeting TONIGHT (Monday, Feb 10th) at 6:30pm in the band room to find out more information. Can’t make the meeting? Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Jennifer Means at  jennmeans@gmail.com for information about specific openings. You won’t regret it.

Under Gary Riler’s directorship, we have seen the Cleveland band program flourish in ways many of us couldn’t have imagined five years ago. From the revival of the marching band and its resplendent new uniforms to participation (not to mention awards) at festivals and events around the state, the Cleveland band program is a model for what community supported arts programs can be. But none of this would be possible without the tireless support of the greater band community under the guidance of the Friends of Cleveland Bands, who have pioneered so many ways to support our program and our musicians.

Thank you for your support.

PIL Solo and Ensemble Schedule and Rehearsals

The PIL Solo Ensemble schedule will be coming out this week. All students participating in an ensemble are strongly encouraged to find time to meet outside of the school day.

One tried-and-true solution: If you can, why not host your student’s ensemble for a rehearsal and feed them? They’ll be motivated and we guarantee you will enjoy what you hear! Percussion ensembles can meet before school, during lunch and after school in the band room. Then, come join us for a Chamber Concert of our fantastic ensembles on Thursday the 27th.

The actual Solo & Ensemble Contest is Saturday, February 29 at Wilson HS.