Important Dates:
- Friday, March 3rd – Capital Campaign deadline for donations to be included in the MPA Festival Concert Program (see details in the Previous announcements section below)
- Saturday, March 4th – All State Auditions 2023 – see instructions below.
- Friday, March 10th – MPA Concert (all three bands) 7pm
- Monday and Tuesday, March 13th and 14th – LRHS hosts Middle School MPA
- Tuesday, March 21st – Bands Club Meeting, 7PM
- March 22-26th – Disney Trip for Concert and Symphonic Bands
- March 28th and 29th – HS Music Performance Adjudication (MPA) at Apex High School – details to follow
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. We are hosting!
Leesville Road High School Bands Club will host the ECDBA Middle School Music Performance Adjudication (MPA) on Monday and Tuesday, March 13-14, 2023. This year, 22 middle school bands from across Wake County will participate. Bands arrive throughout the day (8am – 3pm), dropping students off in the Middle School carpool loop and enter through the breezeway for registration.Students will then warm up in the dance room, move to the stage to perform, and then finish in the band room for sight-reading. Some bands may watch other bands in the auditorium before or after their scheduled performance. Three guest judges have been hired to adjudicate the event and they will be seated at the back of the auditorium recording their critique, plus an additional judge for Sight-Reading.
We are asking for parent volunteers to fill the following roles and help us make this a successful event.(You can read about these jobs in detail HERE).
Here is the link with the Signup Genius:
2023 ECDBA Middle School MPA Volunteer
Current Events and Information:
1. Announcements from the Directors: The Spring Band season is now in full swing and there are many dates coming up between now and Spring Break that our band families should have on their calendars. Please refer to the following LRHS Band Calendar link and sync the dates with your own Google calendar if that would help you remember all the events.
a) All State NC Honors Band Try-Outs: The try-outs will be held on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem. 7 students are auditioning from Leesville. Please follow ALL the directions on the instruction sheet included with this announcement. Students are responsible for their own transportation. Mr. C. will register the students attending and will provide you with your audition time and number so you will meet him there. Here is the instruction sheet with all the information you will need:
b) Musical Pit Orchestra Schedule of Rehearsals: All students playing in the spring musical pit orchestra should add the following pit orchestra rehearsal dates to their schedules. Please refer to the doc included below in order to know dates, times, and sections planned for each rehearsal.
Musical Pit Orchestra Schedule of Rehearsals
c) All-District Recordings: All-district band weekend recordings are now available and can be found at the following link:
All-District Recordings January 2023
d) 2023 Furman University/Greenville Jazz Collective Summer Jazz Camp: Our directors received the following information about this summer camp opportunity for middle and high school students interested in Jazz performance:
2023 Furman University/Greenville Jazz Collective Summer Jazz Camp will be held at Furman University from June 25-29, 2023! The camp is designed for middle and high school students of all levels, and it will include instruction by the best jazz musicians in Upstate South Carolina. Find all of the information about camp right here:
Students will perform in small and large jazz ensembles and receive instruction on improvisation, jazz history, jazz theory, and instrument-specific topics. Your students will return to school with a greater understanding of jazz theory, more refined improvisational skills, and a better sense of jazz style. We hope they’ll be inspired to continue their study of this great music!
The camp is a partnership by Furman University and the Greenville Jazz Collective, a non-profit organization that has been raising the level of jazz performance and education since 2012.
Summer Jazz Camp runs from Sunday, June 25 to Thursday, June 29, with special clinicians’ concerts every night at 7:30 PM and a final student concert at 4:30 PM on June 29th. All concerts are free and open to the public, and rehearsals and masterclasses are open to all band directors. The cost is $530 for overnight campers and $410 for commuters per student, but the Greenville Jazz Collective is offering scholarships based on need. To apply for or inquire about scholarships, email JazzCamp@greenvillejazzcollective.com.
Registration for this camp opened on February 15th. We look forward to seeing your students in June!
2. Reminder when placing orders the RaiseRightGift Cards:
Please remember to order the digital version of these gift cards when placing your orders. We have to pay extra money when physical cards are ordered. Please see the information about this fundraising gift card program in the Previous Announcements section of this newsletter. If you have further questions regarding this program the contact person for this program is:
Angela Hamilton
(984) 204-9360
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