Upcoming Events:
May 9: 7th and 8th Grade Spring Concert at SCHS May 10: Hart's Alive (7th ONLY) May 12: Hart/SCHS Orchestra Concert (8th ONLY) May 15: Chamber Music Night at SCHS (ALL BAND STUDENTS) May 17: 6th Grade Spring Concert at Hart June 6: Harmony on the Hill at SCHS (6th ONLY) June 7-9: Mini Camps (8th Grade ONLY) CONGRATULATIONS again to all our students on an outstanding Festival Season. Our Pre-Festival performances and Festival Performances showed such tremendous progress across the board and I am so, SO very proud of our students' efforts. It's hard to believe we're in the home stretch of the school year and things will go REALLY quickly after we return from Spring Break. Please read on for more information and make sure all our spring events are on the family calendar! 7/8 Spring Concert Our concert will be on May 9 in the Stoney Creek auditorium. Students should plan on arriving by 6:30 in uniform. Hart/SCHS Orchestra Concert The 8th Grade Band will be combining with the Hart 8th Grade Orchestra at their spring concert on May 12. Students should arrive by 6:30 in uniform. We'll also hold a couple of after school rehearsals to prepare. Stay tuned for those dates! Hart's Alive Our annual school wide open house will be May 10. Along with displays from classes, all of our school performance ensembles put on short concerts as well. While the event goes from 6:00-7:30, 7th Graders do not need to be in attendance for the whole time. More details of our exact performance times will be available ASAP. 6th Grade Spring Concert Students will meet in the Hart band room, dressed nicely, at 6:30 for our 7PM performance in the gym on May 17. Chamber Music Night ALL band students will be participating in Chamber Night on The Hill at SCHS on May 15. Students will sign up for a performance time within the 5-8PM block that night. Following the small group performances, the SCHS Jazz band will perform at 8:00. It's a fun and relaxed night of great student performances! Please keep an eye out for sign ups as we get closer to the event. Harmony on the Hill This is the second year for this amazing district wide event! Details are still being finalized, including performance times, but I'm looking forward to the 6th Grade performing on June 6! 8th Grade Band/SCHS Freshmen! Following our last three half days in June, students participating in Marching Band will head across to SCHS for mini-camps to prepare them for Marching Season with a possible performance that Friday night! Supplies Students need supplies including reeds, band books, valve oil, etc through their final performances. An order form for additional supplies can be found under the Important Documents tab. Orders can also be called directly into A&G Central and will be delivered on Tuesdays. Additional Performance and Musical Opportunities: Athena Summit-April 8 at Western Michigan University Day long event for female student musicians and educators. Oakland Youth Orchestras Local symphony orchestra with spaces for string, wind, and percussion. Click the link for audition information for the 23-24 Season. Civic Youth Ensembles Youth Symphony Orchestra sponsored by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Click the link for audition information for the 23-24 Season. Summer Camp: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Summer music camp in Michigan (with guests and students attending from around the country). We'll have a guest out sometime in April to audition students for scholarship opportunities. Private Lessons This is a great way for students to keep up with their playing over the summer too and we have a lot of excellent private teachers in the area! Please check out THIS LIST for teacher information.
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