12-5-22 Newsletter

General Announcements

Congratulations

Congratulations to 6th graders Valerie Gaffney and Lydia Lauten, who were selected to the District Six Elementary Honor Band!

They will perform with the Honor Band in January at Tulane University.

We are all very proud of you. Great job, Lydia and Valerie!

District Honor Band Auditions

All times for auditions have been posted. See all schedules and audition materials on our website (under the Auditions tab). Contact Mr. Phelan with questions or concerns.

For our ACT students, you may audition whenever you arrive that day. Let Mr. Phelan know that you will be taking the ACT that day, and we will move your audition time back. (No worries :)

Also, the audition fee of $5.00 is now due. Please turn in your payment to Mr. Phelan at your earliest convenience.

Upcoming Musical Opportunities

USM All South Honor Bands

The University of Southern Mississippi will be hosting their annual All South Honor Bands Feb. 10-12 on the USM campus in Hattiesburg, MS. See all the details via the link below, including audition information and fees. (Everyone is welcome to participate; auditions are simply for placement among the three Honor Bands.) This is a wonderful experience for ALL High School Band students! We encourage everyone to participate. There is a discount for registering before Dec. 1, so get moving :)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-usm-all-south-honor-band-registration-419010109517

Home Alone played LIVE this weekend!!!

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing the soundtrack to "Home Alone" LIVE with the movie! See all the details here:

https://lpomusic.com/event/spektrix/31601AJQCKSMKVPVHKSNQGKNCQPTMVGLL

Music Events at Loyola University

Loyola University has several musical performances over the next few weeks. See the complete listing here:

http://cmm.loyno.edu/music/events

College Auditions

It is never too early to begin exploring some of the musical opportunities available at virtually every University on the planet. Students are welcomed into University ensembles REGARDLESS OF MAJOR, and will likely receive additional scholarships in return for their participation. (If you are enjoying High School Band, you will LOVE College Band!). Mr. Phelan is always happy to assist with contacting the college folks, setting up an audition, etc.

Mr. Phelan also collected tons of college flyers and posters at the All State convention. Stop by the Band Room to see all the goodies!

Jazz Band One

Jazz Band One will be joined this Wednesday by Mr. Doug Stone and Dr. Molly Redfield from LSU, for some serious sectionals. Please make arrangements to stay until 6:00 pm this week, so we can get the maximum possible time with these amazing clinicians.

Spring Calendar

Parade Info

By popular demand, the Haynes Band will perform with the Krewe of Mad Hatters this year. Our spring rehearsal schedule has been posted to our Band Calendar. Marching Band members are expected to attend every rehearsal, and we invite our younger members to join us as we prepare for this fun and exciting event!

Closing

We look forward to seeing everyone again soon!!

Mr. Phelan