Several events this week! Thank you Wind Ensemble for a great mini-camp last night and boost to our KMEA Prep! Instruments shipped to London will be delivered on Tuesday, January 17 during the school day.
5th Grade Try-It Night This Wednesday, from 6-8:30 PM we are hosting a try-it night for 5th grade students in our area. This is a fun and important recruiting event. High School band members are welcome to come assist by demonstrating instruments and helping 5th grade students learn how to hold instruments and make sounds! West Students need to wear their red polo and arrive by 5:30 PM for some quick instructions and training. Sign-up in the Band App. Side by Side Concert Our first Side by Side Concert is on Thursday, January 19 at 7 PM in the PAC and features the Wind Ensemble and 8th Grade Bands from Lakewood and Pleasant Ridge. Concert Black Attire. This is a shorter concert, but is an opportunity to present our program to 8th grade parents and students. John Philip Sousa Honor Band Held in Lawrence the weekend of January 20-21. Selected students should receive schedules and other information via email. Basketball Pep Band All band students participate in pep band during the Spring semester. Each member has 3 nights (which is 5 games – 1 single and 2 double headers.) Assignments can be adjusted as needed to accommodate other activity schedules, so long as those potential conflicts are discussed with Mr. Love well in advance – at least 2 weeks of the date. Pep Band Assignments can be found HERE. Dates of our pep band performances can be found HERE. Enrollment Current West Students should enroll in Marching Band for Fall and their current band course (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band) for spring. Color Guard should enroll in Freshman Band. That all said, as long as a band course is listed in your student’s course selections we will get them into the correct class! As always, if students have questions regarding band placements or course offerings please visit with a director. We are happy to assist students in navigating the school schedule to ensure they can continue playing in band while pursuing a range of interests at West! Our enrollment brochure can be found HERE. It is primarily targeted towards rising 9th grade students, but the information applies to all. Performance Schedule All performances can be found on our Google Calendar. Below is a link to a printable list of dates to help with coordinating schedules. BVW Band Spring Performance Schedule Upcoming Events This Week Monday, January 16 BVW Wind Ensemble Mini Camp, 6-9 PM Tuesday, January 17 Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy Wednesday, January 18 8th Grade Rehearsal with BVW Wind Ensemble, during class Thursday, January 19 Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy BVW & LKMS / PRMS 8th Grade Side by Side Concert, 7 PM Friday - Saturday, January 20-21 John Philip Sousa Honor Band, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Next Week Monday, January 23 Future Jag Night – Volunteers needed to visit with 8th grade students – see Mr. Love if interested Tuesday, January 24 Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy Pep Band Game #1 – Red Band, 5 PM Thursday, January 26 Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy Saturday, January 28 Winterguard Competition #1 – Battle HS, Columbia, MO Two Weeks Tuesday, January 31 Pep Band Game #2 – Silver Band, 5 PM Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy Thursday, February 2 Winter Guard Rehearsal – 6-9 PM, BV Academy Friday, February 3 Pep Band Games #3 & 4 – Red Band, 4:45 PM Saturday, February 4 KSHSAA Regional Piano Festival @ Baker University – Times TBD Looking Ahead Comments are closed.
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