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MAY 15, FRIDAY - SPRING CONCERT
(6th grade/Cadet band)
Dan F. Long Cafeteria, 7:00pm
Program order-------------------------------------------------------
7:00pm - 6th grade & Cadet band ONLY
****BRING FOLDING MUSIC STAND FROM HOME IF
YOU HAVE ONE****
Organization times-------------------------------
Dress is band shirts and jeans (no
shorts).
6:10 arrive and unpack
6:20 warmup in cafeteria
MAY 26, TUESDAY - SPRING CONCERT
(Symphonic/Concert)
Dan F. Long Competition Gym, 7:30pm.
Program order-------------------------------------------------------
7:20pm - Band Club general meeting (brief)
7:30pm - All bands perform in a "random" order
- Concert Band
-
Symphonic Band
****BRING FOLDING MUSIC STAND FROM HOME IF
YOU HAVE ONE****
Organization times for each
group-------------------------------
Concert Band-----Dress is black and white uniform.
6:25 arrive and unpack
6:40 warmup in Room 7
Symphonic Band-----Dress is black and white uniform.
6:30 arrive, unpack
6:45 warmup in band hall
May 19, Tuesday - Audition
tapes due from ALL 6th & 7th grade band members. Remember
to turn in a symphonic
application if you are interested. Also, school instruments
should be returned. (You will still have access to the
instruments, but they must be in the band hall for inventory and repair
checks.)
May 29, Friday - Pool
party for band/choir/orchestra (more details below).
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May 16, Saturday - 8th graders attending
NSHS will have a introductory
marching camp & picnic to prepare for next year.
May 21, Thursday -
Creekview HS band parent and student meeting. Creekview HS
auditorium, 6:00-7:30pm. (www.creekviewband.org)
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June 1 - Symphonic, concert,
cadet audition results posted by
this date.
June 4 (3-6pm), Thursday - School instrument check-out for the
summer. You may also be able to receive some music and the August
practice schedule. (Sooner if possible)
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Summer band:
Symphonic -
August 12, 13, 14, 15
Concert - August
12, 13, 14, 15
Cadet - first day of school
Schedule to be announced or check
the web site (www.DFLBAND.com).
CD RECORDINGS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This concert will be recorded.
All band performances will be included on the CD. Cost is $5
(includes tax). Checks should be made payable to "DFLBC". This
recording is being made by the staff so all proceeds will go to the Dan
F. Long band lesson scholarship fund. Orders must be turned in no later than
Monday, June 2. Please be sure the student's name is on the memo
line of the check.
The CD will include the Symphonic Band at
the DC Festival and/or UIL, Concert Band at the DC Festival and /or UIL,
Cadet Band, Sixth Grade Band, and some of the new selections from
Concert and Symphonic Bands performance on the May 27 concert.
This information is subject to change. More information will be announced at the
concerts May 16 and 27.
SCHOOL INSTRUMENT
RETURN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Oboe, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass
Clarinet, Tuba, Baritone, Euphonium, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, and miscellaneous
others)
If you have a school instrument at home, it needs to be returned the
night of the concert to the band hall. Be sure your name is on
the case! Other school instruments will be checked the day following the concert.
Instruments must be returned May 27 or 28 since the repairman will be checking all
instruments.
If you have any outstanding fees before the end of school.
If you will be at Dan F. Long next year, you may checkout an
instrument for the summer on June 4 (WED.) after 3:00 (tentative).
We will try to have these ready sooner.
POOL PARTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT DEFINITE AT THIS TIME...The pool party date is
Friday, May
29,
6-8pm at Rosemeade. 6th
gd. brass and percussion bring a bag of chips; 6th grade clarinets bring
cups; 6th grade flute/oboe/basson bring cookies; 7th & 8th
grade band members bring one liter of soft drink. The fee is
$1 per student/child with a maximum of $4 per family. Parents are
admitted FREE.
This is a closed party. Band/choir/orchestra members may
attend.
Immediate family (brothers/sisters) in the same home
may attend only if a parent is present at the
pool.
AUDITION TAPES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Remember 6th & 7th grade audition tapes are due May 19.
(Symphonic applications turn-in by the deadline of the tape.)
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