Jag weekly news, 1/13/18

Good evening band family! Here is the weekly news!

- This is 4 County Honor Band Week! 4 county jazz will rehearse on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6-8:30pm at the fort pierce IRSC campus in the S building! The 4 county concert bands will rehearse on Thursday night from 6-8:30pm, and Friday from 10am-6pm! Students will be excused from school. Due to the St. Lucie county not being able to provide us transportation during school transit hours, students will be responsible for their own rides to IRSC on Friday. There will be car pooling opportunities available from other students who do drive if rides are an issue. Please bring money for dinner! There will also be 4 county concert band rehearsal on Saturday from 12-3pm. The concerts are on Saturday beginning at 5:30pm with the jazz band, 7:15 for the 9/10 band , and 8:00pm for the 11/12 band.
*4 county concert band students will need their own stand for rehearsals.


-Pit orchestra will have rehearsal on Monday - Thursday from 6:00pm-9:30pm. We will need students at 5:30pm on Monday to help set up the pit in the auditorium! Pit will also have reheareal on Saturday from 12-6pm and Sunday from 1-7pm.

- Symphonic band will rehearse on Tuesday from 2:30-4:00pm

- Jazz band will be on Thursday from 2:30-4:00pm

- Winter Guard has practice on Monday and Thursday from 2:30-5:00pm. There will also be practice on Saturday from 8:00am-4:00pm. This is to get ready for the upcoming solo and ensemble performance on February 2nd! Students will need to bring a lunch!

- There will be solo and ensemble help sessions after school on Wednesday’s beginning this week from 2-3pm. Quintets will be required to stay!

- The MLK parade is coming up on Monday the 21st! Call time will be announced later this week! It’s usually from about 8am-12pm! If you’re playing a solo and need a piano accompaniment, you will also have an opportunity to rehearse with the pianist in the afternoon after the parade at the school!

- I know this is a lot of information! Please let me know if you have any questions!