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Important MCMS Band Dates
September
5-Friday
8th Grade Honors Band Rehearsal w/ Mike Pote, 3:00-6:00PM @MCMS
6-Saturday
8th Grade Honors Band Rehearsal w/ Mike Pote, 10:00-1:00 @MCMS
Concert 1:00PM @MCMS
October
23-Thursday
8th Grade Honors Band Concert, 7:00PM @West Carteret
24-Friday
Band-a-thon, All Grades, 3:00-7:00PM @MCMS
Concert Times TBA
November
6-Thursday
8th Grade Honors Band NCMEA Send-Off Concert, 7:00PM @West Carteret
9/10-Sunday/Monday
8th Grade Honors Band NCMEA Performance, Winston-Salem, NC
December
9-Tuesday
Winter Concert, All Grades, 7:00PM @West Carteret
January
10-Saturday, (1/17=snow date)
All District Band Auditions, Greenville, NC
*7th/8th grade must register to audition
February
6/7 Friday/Saturday
All District Band Clinic, Greenville, NC (usually leave on Thursday night)
March
5-Thursday
PRE-MPA Concert, 7th and 8th grade Band Students, 7:00PM @West Carteret
7-Saturday
All State Band Auditions, Winston-Salem, NC (Only students eligible through All District Scores)
17/18-Tuesday/Wednesday
MPA, 7th and 8th grade bands, Havelock, NC, Times TBA
23-27 Time Frame….TBD
8th Grade Honors Band, Music For All Southeastern Regional Concert Band Festival, Atlanta, GA/Dollywood-Pigeon Forge, TN
April
15/16-Wednesday/Thursday
All County Band 4:00-7:00PM Wednesday, 9:00-3:30 Thursday, Concert 6:30 (Student Nominations)
24/25-Friday/Saturday
Carowinds Trip, 7th and 8th Grade Band Concert Band, Charlotte, NC
May
1/3-Friday/Saturday
All State Band, Greensboro, NC (those eligible through Auditions on March 7
28-Thursday
Spring Band Concert, All Grades, 7:00PM @West Carteret
June
3-Wednesday
6th Grade Band Trip, Sawyers Fun Park, Greenville, NC