Choir Information

Greetings! We just wanted to thank all of you for supporting our students at the Ice Cream Social on Tuesday. We had a great turn out and enjoyed wonderful music in a perfect setting. The big fall concerts are on Monday, Oct 8 (choir) and Tuesday, Oct 9 (orchestra). More information will be coming!

Read on for important information regarding concert attire:

Women’s Dresses (choir, band, orchestra)

Your daughter should have brought home a peach colored sheet of paper two weeks ago regarding our performance gowns. We have measured and ordered dresses for those who need a gown. They are $80.00 (unless they required a larger size) and checks payable to LSWHS. Once your daughter has paid for their gown, we will send it home with her. Below is the information for alterations:

* The skirts come from the factory extremely long. They (both the skirt and its liner) will need to be serged on a serging machine (not a regular hem) so that, when finished, it is 1″ from the floor with their black, close-toed concert dress shoes on.

* Mrs. Annette Helton is available for this, should anyone need her services. They may contact her at: 816-525-1928 or nettles63@gmail.com or www.TheBestEmbroidery.com

She charges $15 if she has the skirt at least 2 weeks prior to our concert Monday,October 8. She charges $30 if she gets the skirt less than 2 weeks from October 8.

* Each girl will need to take her concert dress shoes when she goes for the fitting, be it Mrs. Helton or whomever.

* The blouses’ necklines must either be tacked or a black camisole worn so absolutely no cleavage shows. 

Concert Choir

Concert Choir members will wear a choir robe and stole. Each member also needs to have concert black clothing (solid black) from the waist down. Men must wear a while collared dress shirt and dark colored neck tie. Women wear solid black dress slacks or skirt with black hosiery.

There is a $30 fee per member that pays for the rental of a choir robe & stole, as well as their choir t-shirt. As of now, we have 20 students who still have not paid their fee. We need the fee taken care of as soon as possible. The student may bring cash or a check (made payable to LSWHS) to Mrs. Pabst (not in the safe, please).

Men’s Choir

Each member of Men’s Choir is required to purchase a dress shirt from our distributor and rent their jacket & tie, totaling $30. If your son is new to men’s choir, we have already measured and ordered their men’s choir shirt. If they have been a member of LWSHS Men’s Choir in previous years and own the shirt, they are only required to pay $10 for the rentals.

We have also sent home all members with their rented jacket & tie. There will be an extra charge at the end of the year if either are returned damaged. They will not receive their shirt until their fee has been paid. Again, we need these paid as soon as possible. Cash or checks (payable to LSWHS) should be given to Mrs. Pabst.

Info: All-District Band and Orchestra Auditions

Greetings!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered or supplied a cake for the ice cream social. All of the groups did an outstanding job and have really made great progress in a short amount of time!

Please make sure to put the All-District Band and Orchestra auditions on your calendar. The auditions will be held at Staley High School this year on Saturday, November 3rd. The cost to audition is $10, which is due by October 12th. If your student is interested in earning a music letter, it is required to audition for the All-District Band (making the band is not required to letter). You can go to https://missouribandmasters.org/missouri-all-state-band for information regarding the audition.

Thanks,

Bret Fischer
Instrumental Liaison

Tuxedo Fittings

All male orchestra and band students must see Yvonne Bechtold to be fitted for tuxedo pants. The following times are available for fittings in the band/orchestra room: 

  • Thursday, September 13 from 6pm to 9pm
  • Monday, September 17 from 6pm to 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, September 18 during 4th hour (10:15am to 11:15am) or 5th hour (11:15am to 12:30pm)
  • Tuesday, September 18 from 6pm to 9pm

Drumline Performance

Congratulations to Mr. Braun and the Titan Pride Drumline on a great job at Drummit at the Summit this weekend. The group excelled on and off the field, taking first place in their division. Thanks to everyone who came to support the drumline. We all saw a great show!

Bret Fischer
Band Liaison

Band Update for Sept. 10th

Monday, September 10th
Drumline Rehearsal, 2:30-4:30

Tuesday, September 11th
Ice Cream Social performance
(Food served starting at 5:30, performances starting at 6pm)

Band students should be in the band room for warm up at 5:45pm
They should be wearing khaki or white shorts/pants along with their Aerodynamics tee shirt, which they will receive Monday or Tuesday during class.
All band members should sell ALL of their ice cream social tickets. This is very important to the success of the program and support from the Music Parents.
A reminder that even the students need a ticket to partake in the concessions.

Thursday, September 13th
Full Band Rehearsal, 5:55pm to 9pm

The Homecoming Parade has been moved to Thursday, September 27th at 3:30pm. The football game will remain on Friday, as originally scheduled. Please make note of this change as we march in this parade.

Help Needed

There are several opportunities in the coming weeks to volunteer with the Music Department.

Ice Cream Social:  There is a desperate need for volunteers to grill and serve food.  Please consider volunteering for this event.  It will be a great evening!

Tuxedo Fittings:  Yvonne Bechtold has scheduled six fittings in the next two weeks to fit the young men in the Music Department with their tuxedos.  Even if you can only assist for an hour, please volunteer to help Yvonne.
Tuxedo Fitting times:
  • Monday, Sept. 10th – 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, Sept. 13th – 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m .
  • Monday, Sept. 17th – 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Sept. 18th – 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (4th hour)
  • Tuesday, Sept. 18th – 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (5th hour)
  • Tuesday, Sept 18th – 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thank you!
Nancy Shaeffer
Volunteer Coordinator

Titan Harmony Volunteer Help

Great news! Your students will be performing at the we are performing at the Renaissance Festival on Sept. 22! It would be great to have some parent help in getting kids fitted/assigned costumes in preparation for the performance. If we could have some parents who’d be willing to come during the Sat. (Sept. 8) rehearsal from 9 AM-noon, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Mr. Sullivan at ryan.sullivan@leesummit.k12.mo.us as soon as possible so that he may plan for the rehearsal. Thanks for your help.

Looking forward to seeing you at Tuesday’s ice cream social!

Gay Beth Bingham
LSW Music Parents
Choir Liason

All District Jazz Auditions

There have been a few changes to the format for auditions for district and state jazz bands. The audition information is available here at the MOAJE website:

http://www.moaje.org/index.php/all-state-jazz-band/set-1

The clinicians have been selected, and they’re both great!

  • Gold Band will have Kris Berg – bio
  • Blue Band will have Joe Parisi – bio

The audition process will look like this:

  • Winds will play the head & one chorus of solo on both The Preacher & Kenny’ll Make It. Rhythm section instruments will play the melody first time, comp or walk second time, and improvise third time.
  • Winds will play the etudes with mp3 accompaniment. NO SOLOS. Rhythm section instruments should be prepared to perform with MP3 accompaniment with their track muted on the recording.
  • Drums should be able to demonstrate a variety of styles, including Samba, Bossa, Waltz, and Funk.

Here’s the schedule:

  •  Saturday, November 3 – Auditions at Staley HS
  • Wednesday, November 28 – Sectionals & rehearsal at Lincoln Prep (To be run by us district directors. Similar to the band’s first rehearsal, but with sectionals.)
  • Friday, December 7 – Rehearsal with clinician
  • Saturday, December 8 – Morning rehearsal with clinician. Possible afternoon sectionals, rehearsal, or clinics with the clinicians. Park Hill South HS
  • Saturday, December 8 – Concert at Park Hill South HS.