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Arrival Times and Costume Details for FNL

Dear Choir Families, FNL is in full swing, and we are fired up about the show the kids have prepared for you! If you have not purchased your tickets yet, please do that this week. We are about 50% sold out at this point, and this show has sold out the past 2 years. Please see below info re: call times and costumes.

Arrival Times and Costume Details for FNL

The dress rehearsal for all choirs is Thursday and Friday, during the school day. YOUR STUDENT NEEDS TO BRING THEIR COSTUME TO SCHOOL on whichever day their class meets so it can be approved.

Freshman Women’s Choir:

Arrival Time 5:45 pm in the PAC for joint rehearsal with 3rd and 6th Hour.

Costume: Any combination of denim, black and red. Be creative! Jeans (red, black or denim) vests, jackets, layers, hair stuff, have fun! NO SHORTS or TANK TOPS!

Men’s Choir

Arrival Time: 8:00 pm in choir room

Costume: Option 1: Over-the-top 70’s disco (tie-die, afro hair, bell-bottoms, etc.) in the style of “Y.M.C.A.”

Option 2: Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Karate outfits, in the style of “Kung Fu Fighting”

Option 3: Country Bumpkin (jeans boots, plaid, etc.) in the style of “Cotton Eyed Joe”

Women’s choir

Arrival Time: 7:20 pm in Choir Room Dressed in “One Voice” outfit. Since Women’s Choir is performing two different numbers, they will need two costumes.

Costume (One Voice): Denim blue jeans, and shirts in various shades of blue (Sky blue, teal, turquois, etc).

Costume (A Little Party Never Killed Nobody): Black and Bling. Black jeans or pants with metallic colors and accessories (gold, bronze, silver) accents, ONLY BLACK and metallic, no other colors. Go crazy with the metallic, lots of layers, etc. NO SHORTS or TANK TOPS

Concert Choir

Arrival Time: 7:30 pm in Choir Room dressed in Pompeii outfits. Concert Choir is performing two different numbers, they will need two costumes.

Costume (Pompeii): Denim blue jeans with gray and/or black or top. Solid shirts only, no writing, etc.

Costume (Kiss You): British Invasion/British Boy Band. British Flags, Red-Blue-White color scheme, Plaids, etc. Get creative! NO SHORTS OR TANK TOPS

Titan Harmony

Because of athletic events that directly conflict with our normal Tuesday 6-8pm rehearsal, the students chose to reschedule our last rehearsal for Saturday, May 10th from 3-5pm. This is the same day as Friday Night Live. Boys: tennis shoes/sneakers, jeans, black dress shirt, bright solid-colored tie. Girls: black leggings, a reflective top (sequined, glitter, etc.).

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Congratulations to the following band students

I "Exemplary" Rating
Amanda Brobst, Katie Case, Maddie Krause – Flute Trio
Shayla Brown, Courtney Bingham, Allyssa DeJarnette – Woodwind Trio
Michelle Liu – Piano Solo
Katie Case – Flute Solo
Shayla Brown – Piccolo Solo
Allyssa DeJarnette – Clarinet Solo
Courtney Bingham – Oboe Solo
Shayla Brown – Flute Solo
Sawyer Harmon – Tuba Solo

II "Outstanding" Rating
David Burre – Trombone Solo
Justin McKinney – Marimba Solo
Chandler Tennyson – Timpani Solo
Isaiah Carter – Snare Drum Solo
Christine Betts – Oboe Solo
Emma Rae-King – Piano Solo
Amanda Berkstresser, Courtney Kratt, Emily Marsh – Flute Trio

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MSHSAA State Festival Participants – information on POSTING OF RATINGS

We are looking forward to seeing everyone perform tomorrow. A change this year: RATINGS will no longer be posted outside of the Fine Arts Building. Instead, you will need to download a Free QR Reader App onto your phone. See below information from MSHSAA for more details.

In an effort to be more environmentally friendly and provide quicker feedback on ratings we will not be printing off the ratings and hanging on the windows of the Fine Arts Building. Instead we will create a barcode that you can scan that will take you directly to the published scores on the Festival Manager website. We will plan to publish and update ratings every hour. The time it takes to print off all the rooms, sort, tape pages together and hang the results will be eliminated. This should greatly increase the turnaround time in posting results and hopefully save a few trees!

The barcode and instructions will be placed on the window of the Fine Arts building and other buildings used for the festival. Each day will have a different barcode to scan. In order to access this information you will need to make sure you download a FREE QR Reader app on your smart phone. This app will work for all smartphones.

Thanks!

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FNL – required for all choir students – ticket and t-shirt information

Dear Choir Families:

“Friday Night Live” is approaching quickly and it is SATURDAY, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. If you are new to the choral program, “Friday Night Live” is the primary Fundraiser for the Choral Department, and the funds raised at this event sustain the choral department for the next school year. FNL is a student-led variety show that features all of the LSW choirs as well as soloists and small groups. It is a high energy and entertaining night, and the kids have an incredible show this year! We have gone over all of this information with classes, so the kids should be able to provide information as well.

FNL T-Shirts: T-Shirts will be on sale TOMORROW, May 1st and Friday, May 2. The T-shirts are adult sizes Small through XXL. They are $10.00 per shirt. Students ordering a shirt must bring their $10.00 no later than Friday, May 2. Shirts will be delivered to students on Wednesday, May 7. Please make checks payable to LSW.

Tickets: This year we are trying out some new options with tickets to meet the needs of our patrons as well as our Choral Department. There are two types of tickets available: General Admission Tickets and VIP Tickets. Tickets will be ‘pre-sold’ in choir classes the rest of this week, and will open to the general public on Monday.

General Admission Tickets are $7.00 in advance, $8.00 at the door. This is the same type of ticket that we have had in the past. Seats are first come, first served and seating may be limited unless you arrive early to stand in line.

VIP Tickets are $20.00 and are assigned seats in the first several rows of the Center Section of the PAC. Advantages to a VIP Ticket are 1) having the best-available reserved seat, 2) enjoying a front and center view, and 3) no waiting in line or needing to arrive extra early 4) a couple of other fun surprises 🙂

** Performance at FNL is a required part of each student’s semester grade. Students must perform with their choir in order to earn their concert points. Since this is a fundraising event, students who want to watch the show from the PAC must purchase a ticket for themselves. Watching the show from the PAC is not required for a grade.

Thank you for supporting FNL! Please stay tuned for more specific information regarding call times, costumes, and other details. We look forward to seeing you next weekend for a great show!

Amy Krinke and Ryan Sullivan

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Titan Pride Update, End-of-the-year Concerts Edition

Good morning! Hope your Easter weekend was filled with joy and family time.

Here is some general information about the events taking place in the band department over the course of the next few weeks:

Jazz in the Courtyard, THIS Friday, April 25 6:00pm, LSW Courtyard
This is our major jazz concert of the year, featuring our very own Titan Jazz, the SLMS Jazz Band, and the jazz bands from both LSHS and LSN.
Call time for Titan Jazz members is 5:30pm
What a great opportunity for you and your family to enjoy a picnic dinner (provided by you, of course) in our beautiful courtyard along with some wonderful entertainment.
Even if you don’t have a kid in the band, please come enjoy this great evening.

Cavalcade of Bands I – Monday, April 28 7:00pm, LSW Fieldhouse
This is the final concert of the year for several of our groups. It will feature the 5th Grade Band from 7 elementary schools, the SLMS 7th Grade Band, the LSW Percussion Ensemble, and the combined Concert AND Symphonic Band.
This is the first year that the Symphonic Band will join forces with the Concert Band for this concert.
ALL band Titan Pride band members are to report for a 6:45 call time in the Fieldhouse and should be dressed in their concert uniforms.
The Concert Band boys will be handing their tuxedo in after the concert, so they will need to bring a change of clothes. This includes a jacket, pants, and cummerbund.
Also on this evening, we will be recognizing our Senior Class.

Cavalcade of Bands II – Tuesday, April 29 7:00pm, LSW Fieldhouse
This is the final concert of the year for several of our groups. It will feature the 6th Grade Band from 7 elementary schools, the SLMS 8th Grade Band, the LSW Titan Jazz, and the LSW Symphonic Band.
ALL Symphonic Band members are to report for a 6:45 call time in the Fieldhouse and should be dressed in their concert uniforms.
The Symphonic Band boys who are NOT in Symphony Orchestra will be handing their tuxedo in after the concert, so they will need to bring a change of clothes. This includes a jacket, pants, and cummerbund.
Also on this evening, we will be recognizing our Senior Class and handing out the coveted Arion Award.

LSW Music Awards Ceremony – Tuesday, May 6th 6:30pm, LSW PAC
This is the final event of the year for the band
Please come enjoy some fine honor performances by some of our best musicians
This is also the evening where many awards and recognitions are given and received
If your student has earned a music letter this year, this is the night he/she will receive it as well

Have a great week!

Clifton D. Thurmond
Director of Bands, Lee’s Summit West High School