Category: Band

The LSWHS Symphonic Band playing at The Kauffman Center today. What an awesome experience!! You can watch our performance on Christmas Day on 41 NBC and 38 The Spot.

Now that we have moved past the marching season, when you read this email, you can read only the sections that pertain to your child (based on the band in which they play):Percussion Ensemble (1st hour)
Concert Band 2 (2nd hour)
Concert Band 1 (3rd hour)
Symphonic Band (4th hour)

Everybody
The band banquet is next Monday, Nov 23rd. The event officially starts at 7pm, however, we will start serving dinner around 6:30 so the line is not too long at 7. Traditionally, this is a dress-up event, so please have your child dress up for the banquet.
If you RSVP’d for more than 3 people, I will be collecting the additional $10/head at the front of the food line.
If you RSVP’d for less than 3 people, I will be transferring the other $10/head into your son/daughter’s music parents account to be spent on next year’s fees or trip.

A reminder that ALL students in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th hours are required to participate in 5 pep band performances. They have been assigned to one of the bands and have 5 specific dates to get on their calendar now. The first games are in January. Attached you will find the personnel lists AND schedule for each band. Please get these in your calendar now.

Percussion Ensemble
In addition to preparing music for our winter concert as an ensemble, each member of this class is performing WITH one of the three concert bands. This can/will change after each concert. Please make sure your student explains which group they are performing with so you can be aware.
Winter Concert is Monday, December 7th at 6pm.
Boys need to take home their tuxedo THIS Friday!

Concert Band 2
Students in this class have a recording due to me before they leave for Thanksgiving break.
All trumpet players will need to have a straight mute in their possession by Monday, Nov 30th. I will be placing an order THIS Friday on Amazon.com for those that would like me to help with the ordering. They are $15.99.
Winter Concert is Monday, December 7th at 6pm.
Boys need to take home their tuxedo THIS Friday!

Concert Band 1
Winter Concert is Monday, December 7th at 6pm.
Boys need to take home their tuxedo THIS Friday!

Symphonic Band
Monday, Nov 23rd this band will be travelling to Kauffman Center for a recording session.
They should come to school Monday morning with their tuxedo/dress and all necessary accessories. They will change into uniform upon arriving at 4th hour. We will leave at 10:30am and arrive home around 2:45pm. They need to bring money for lunch. This performance is NOT open to the public.
Students in this class have a recording due to me before they leave for Thanksgiving break.
All trumpet players will need to have a straight mute in their possession by Monday, Nov 30th. I will be placing an order THIS Friday on Amazon.com for those that would like me to help with the ordering. They are $15.99.

Winter Concert is Monday, December 7th at 6pm.
Boys need to take home their tuxedo THIS Friday!

Have a great week!
Mr. Thurmond

2016 Pep Band Assignments and Schedule

Congratulations to all our fellow Titan Band members for a great showing at All-District Auditions on Saturday.

And a special congrats to those who will be performing with one of the honor groups in mid-December.

Janine Nunes – 5th chair Flute HM Band
Téa Thomas – 1st Alternate Oboe AD Band, 1st chair HM Band AND 1st Alternate English Horn AD Band, 1st chair HM Band
Patrick Hu – 16th Chair Clarinet AD Band
Julia Krause – 1st Alternate Clarinet AD Band, 1st Chair HM Band
Jillian Kirkpatrick – 2nd Alternate Clarinet AD Band, 2nd Chair Clarinet
Emily Wiencek – 5th Chair Clarinet HM Band
Kinady Allen – 1st Alternate Bassoon AD Band, 1st Chair HM Band
Michelle Liu – 3rd Chair Alto Sax HM Band
Nick Eggleston – 11th Chair Trumpet HM Band
Justin Nitz – 2nd Chair Horn AD Band and Orchestra
David Burre – 7th Chair Trombone AD Band
Peyton Gilbert – 3rd Chair Tuba AD Band

Way to go Titans!

Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight!

What a great season it was, wrapping it all up with the first annual Glow Show. It was a success and memories were made. Now on to celebrating!

Unfortunately, the Titan football team lost their game last night, so we will not be having anymore home games this season.

Future events/information

1. All-District Band Auditions, Saturday, November 7th. For the students who have cleared the screening audition with me, your time is posted on the band room door. There are several kids who will be doing a second screening audition THIS Thursday to determine if they get to move on to Saturday’s audition or not. They MUST know their major/minor/chromatic scales or they cannot move on. In addition, they must be able to play ALL of the etudes and exercises in the audition packet. IF I decide they are not ready to move on, they will need to pay $10 for their forfeited audition spot.
2. Band Banquet, Monday, November 23rd. Our marching season year-end banquet will be Monday, November 23rd at 7pm in the commons here at LSWHS. Look next week for a reservation form for family and friends.
3. Winter Concert, Monday, December 7th. ALL members of Percussion Class, Freshman Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band will be performing in this concert. Please make sure your concert outfit is ready to go. The concert will begin at 6pm.
4. Pep Band. We will begin playing at basketball games in January. Look for more information to come home concerning your group’s performance dates.

Finally, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of the volunteers from the marching season. It was amazing to watch the amount of commitment you all gave to the band. We couldn’t have been successful without you. We are blessed!

Have a great weekend!

Don’t forget to come catch the first annual Glow Show tonight in Titan Stadium at 8pm. Invite everyone you know. It’s the seniors last show!

Well, we made it through another busy week. And, we get a LITTLE reprieve next week.

Here is the update for the week:

Saturday, Oct 10 (this week)
Again, the itinerary for Saturday is attached. Please have kids on campus at 10:45 so rehearsal can start promptly at 11am on the stadium field. Beware, the Race for the Future will be finishing in the 10 o’clock hour, so you MAY run into slight challenges getting in. It has worked every year so far.

NEXT WEEK
Tuesday – NO rehearsal (as always scheduled) There is a choir concert that night and many of our band kids are involved.

Thursday – ONLY evening rehearsal of the week, please be in attendance and on time 6:30-8:30

Friday – Football Game – also Senior Night
Call time for battery is 5pm
Call time for all other band members is 5:45pm
Call time for Seniors and their parents is TBD, please look for invitation in the mail from the school administration concerning logistics for this.

Future Reminders

• FINAL PAYMENTS FOR BAND FEES ARE DUE NEXT THURSDAY, if you need a balance due, please contact me via email
• Possible playoff game on Oct 23 (stay tuned)
• Competition on Saturday, Oct 24 (ALL DAY LONG) 6:30am departure, arriving home late in the night (11pm or later) PLAN AHEAD!
• Make sure your concert instruments are ready to go for the week of Oct 26
• Band Banquet is currently scheduled for Monday, November 23rd
• At this point, all girls in the band should have their concert outfit complete. If alterations are necessary, please take care of them now so they are ready for our concerts in Nov/Dec
• At this point, all boys in the band have been fitted for a tuxedo. We will hold onto that until later. But, remember, it is the responsibility of the student to provide a TUXEDO shirt and bow tie.

Have a great weekend! Go Titan Pride!

Bronco Invitational

Reminders for this busy week in the band world!

1. Pit orchestra rehearsal Monday after school
2. Tuesday: Performance at volleyball game. Call time 6:10pm. Probably finished around 8pm
3. Rehearsal on Wednesday AND Thursday 6:30-8:30pm. We will be learning the last 5 sets of the show, so make sure you are ready for a focused rehearsal.
4. Thursday morning pit orchestra rehearsal before school
5. Saturday, Bronco Invitational. Itinerary on the band room door tomorrow.

Lots of positive results from the Park Hill Marching Invitational:

Titan Pride Drumline – 1st Place

Titan Pride Marching Band – 1st Place

Also, Outstanding General Effect, Outstanding Woodwind Performance (Flute Section), Outstanding Brass Performance (Tuba Trio), Outstanding Percussion Section