Dear BVW Band Families,

Happy Easter and Happy Passover to those who are celebrating this weekend! Congratulations those who submitted videos for the KSHSAA Solo and Ensemble Festival! Critiques and results should be available later this week. Please see below for some additional information about this week.

Placements - A reminder to all band members in Grades 9 - 11 that your 4th Quarter Assessment / Placement Hearing Videos are due in Canvas by Friday of this week. Percussionists needing to use the band room to record mallet or timpani can arrange times with a director. The band room is available during Academic Check and after school.

Parent / Booster Meeting - As we plan band activities for next year, our fantastic Blue Valley West Band Boosters (BVWBBB) are also preparing for a return to many of our normal events and traditions. ALL Band Parents are automatically members of the BVWBB, and you have a unique opportunity to be involved with and experience your student's journey through high school band from a front row seat! On Wednesday, April 7 from 7-8 PM, the BVWBB are hosting an informational meeting where you can learn about plans for the marching and concert seasons, fundraising, and opportunities to support our great band program! The meeting will be held in the Blue Valley West Band Room. For parents not comfortable with attending in person, Mr. Love will have a live Zoom running of the meeting as well. Please take a few minutes to attend and learn more about the 2021-2022 Band Program and our BVW Band Boosters!

Winter Guard - Our Blue Valley West Winter Guard Is finishing up their competitive season. They will record and submit their final video for the MCCGA Championships this coming Tuesday. On Thursday they will perform an encore of their show for parents in the BV West Gym beginning at 7 PM. Good luck Guard!

BVW Musical - This week the BVW Performing Arts Department presents their musical, The Little Mermaid. As with all activities this year, the cast, crew, pit, and directors have had to work around numerous challenges due to COVID, but in spite of any obstacles, they have assembled a fantastic production! We have a number of band students filling roles in the pit, technical crew, and on stage - to them we want to say break a leg! And if you want to watch, we recently learned that tickets are being made available to the public - check out https://bvwestjags.com/event-tickets for more info.

Schedule at a Glance
  
This Week:

Tuesday:
 *Winter Guard: 6:30 – 9:30 PM (BV West Main Gym - Competition Recording)

Wednesday:
*BVWBB Parent / Booster Information Meeting: 7-8 PM, BVW Band Room
 
Thursday:
*Winter Guard Parent Performance and Final rehearsal: 6 – 9 PM (BV West Main Gym)

Friday:
*4th Quarter Assessment / Placement Hearing Videos due in Canvas

Next Week:

​No special events
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Have a great week!
 
Mr. Love

Congratulations to our BVW Winter Guard who have been busily rehearsing and refining their 2021 competition show, Enough of our Machines!

Despite the many obstacles COVID restrictions have thrown at us, the Winter Guard has shown tremendous grit in coming together as a team and sharing their performances!

The Winter Guard has participated in 2 Mid-Continent Color Guard Association (MCCGA) events so far with an improvement in scoring both times. This week the Winter Guard will submit a performance to the national Winter Guard International (WGI) circuit for adjudication. The Winter Guard is then also preparing for Finals competition in MCCGA in early April.

As the show Is completed we will share out videos of their performance, and hope to have a family performance in the coming weeks.

Dear BVW Band Families,

This week is our "Concert" Week. All of our concert ensembles will be recording a virtual concert to be released at the end of the week. See below for schedule details. This will be our last Virtual concert - our Spring Band Concert, scheduled for May 11, will be held in person with a live audience. More details to be shared as we get closer to May.

For our concert recording, students need to wear their concert black attire. All black - neck to and neck to wrist. A long sleeved, collared, black button down shirt and black dress pants or long skirt are preferred along with black socks and shoes.


Schedule at a Glance
  
This Week:
Tuesday:
 *Winter Guard: 6 – 9 PM (BV District Office Gym)
*JPG (MS): 6 – 8 PM
*Symphonic Band Concert Recording: 6 – 7 PM (Please note the time change)
*Wind Ensemble Concert Recording: 7 – 8 PM
 
Thursday:
*Concert Band Concert Recording: 6-7 PM
*Winter Guard: 6 – 9 PM (BV District Office Gym)
*JPG (HS): 6 – 8 PM

Next Week:
Spring Break!
*Color Guard Rehearsals - TBD
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Have a great week!
 
Mr. Love

Dear BVW Band Families,

We hope you are all staying safe and warm with the arctic blast that has descended upon us this week! With that, just a courtesy reminder to make sure you have enrolled in the BAND APP. In the event that inclement weather requires us to alter or cancel activities such as our upcoming evening rehearsals, we will communicate such announcements via the BAND App. If you haven't used the app think of it as a more secure method for group texting or a closed social media platform that enables us to share information within the band very quickly. 

A final reminder that the enrollment process concludes this week. If you haven't yet, please check out our enrollment brochure. Again, we welcome you to reach out with any individual questions you might have related to band. We've had many excellent questions regarding marching band and other aspects of the program. No web blog or brochure can cover every possible question, so again, please feel free to send us an email!

Conferences take place next week. Whether your student is "in-person" or "virtual" for their band experience, we will use the same link for sign-ups. You can access the conference sign-up form HERE.

Best wishes to our BVW Winter Guard as they begin their competitive season this week by submitting their first video performance! We hope to be able to share some of their performances via our BAND APP and social media over the coming weeks, as they have been working VERY hard since November to prepare their show!
 
Schedule at a Glance
  
This Week:
Tuesday:
 *Winter Guard: 6 – 9 PM - Competition Recording
*JPG (MS): 6 – 8 PM
*Symphonic Band Rehearsal: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
*Wind Ensemble Rehearsal: 7 – 8 PM
 
Thursday:
*Concert Band Rehearsal: 6-9 PM
*Winter Guard: 6 – 9 PM
*JPG (HS): 6 – 8 PM

Next Week:
Parent / Teacher Conferences - see additional communication for sign-ups

Tuesday:
*Winter Guard: 6 – 9 PM (exact times TBD)
 
Thursday:
*Winter Guard: 6 – 9 PM

 
Have a great week!
 
Mr. Love