Jazz Band

Jazz Band for 2011-2012 school year members have been selected.  Congratulations to our new Jazz Band.

I would also like to thank seniors for all your time and dedication to the Jazz Band while you were in high school.  Best wishes with your future.

WHS JAZZ BAND SCHEDULE 2011-2012 (as of 6-7-11)

 JULY

July 7, 2011 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

AUGUST

August 4, 2011 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

SEPTEMBER

 September 1, 2011 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

OCTOBER

October 1, 2011 SAT

 October 6, 2011 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

NOVEMBER

 November 3, 2011 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

November 5, 2011 SAT

November 8 and 9 Parent Conferences

November 10 No School High School

November 16, 2011 Jazz Night

 November 19, 2011 Holiday Craft Fair

WHS Cafeteria 3:30 set up November 18, 2011

WHS Cafeteria November 19, 2011 8:00am-7:00pm

DECEMBER

 December 1, 2011 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

December 3, 2011 SAT

December 10, 2011 Jazz Band Opry Concessions

December 15, 2011.   WHS Winter Concert.  All Bands and Choirs

Powers Auditorium 6:30pm

JANUARY

 January 5, 2012 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

January 19, 2012 Jazz Night

January 21, 2012 WHS Jazz Band Oregon Jazz Festival

January 25-26 WHS Semester 1 Finals

January 27 WHS Grading Day Semester 1

January 28, 2012 SAT

FEBRUARY

 February 2, 2012 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

February 11, 2012 Opry performance

February 15, 2012 Jazz Night

February 23-26, Jazz Band and Topnotchers to University of Idaho Jazz Festival

MARCH

 March 1, 2012 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

March 9, Grading Day WHS

March 10, 2012 SAT

APRIL

 April TBA, 2011 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm Conferences

April 11-12 WHS Parent Conferences

April 13, 2012 No School WHS

April 21, 2012 WHS Jazz Band and Topnotchers Pleasant Hill Jazz Festival

April 27, 2012 WHS Grading Day

MAY

 May 3, 2012 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

May 5, 2012 SAT

May17, 2012 Spring Band Concert, Powers Auditorium 7:00pm

May 31, 2012 Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm WHS Band Room

JUNE

June 2, 2012 SAT

June 2 We Are Bethel

TBA

Rotary Events :

Senior Center Performances

Other performances as requested during the school year


Jazz Combo:

TBA

Jazz Band 2011-2012

 

Saxophones:

Kristina Sherry          Alto 1*

Brett Moffatt               Alto 2

Eli Barnes                   Alto 2

Ben Latimer                Tenor 1

Chris Dehart               Tenor 2

Phillip Suth                   Bari

 

Trumpets:

Dylan Mckeithen          Trumpet 1*

Asten Bates                  Trumpet 

Stephanie Diller            Trumpet 

 Brice Hileman              Trumpet 

Jenna Kretsinger           Trumpet 

 

Trombones:

Caleb Dixon                 Trombone 1*

Julian Clunane              Trombone 

Kyle Strasdas               Trombone 

Justin Ambron              Bass Trombone   

 

Drums:

Monique Kiefer

Daevon Cleveland

 

Piano:

Anna Hickey                Piano*

Hailey Schug                Piano 

 

Guitar:

Ferrin Barr

 

Bass:

Jeff Krestsinger                 Bass 

Cameron Whitehead         Bass 

                    

* Section leader

 


 Idaho JAZZ FESTIVAL 2012 ITINERARY

University of Idaho Jazz Festival

February 23-26, 2012

 

General Information:

 Our Hotel:   Holiday Inn Express
 Pullman, Washington            
  509-334-4437           

 

Bus:   Coachway Tours, (541) 607-4492. Baxter Shaw, (driver).

 

 

Itinerary

 

THURSDAY February 23 , 2012

 

7:20 AM - Arrive at WHS with:

            Luggage (1 bag plus backpack)

            Concert attire in hang-up bag

            $60.00-$70.00 food money

            Instrument

            Music

            WHS Ambassador Mode

 

7:30 AM - Free Breakfast at Willamette High School Cafeteria

 

8:00 AM - Load the bus. Everyone needs to assist with this

 

8:30 AM - Depart via Coachway Tours Charter Service

 

Late-morning: Lunch stop along the way at Multnomah Falls. Food provided by tour. (Deli sandwich, chips, and, water.) 

After lunch - continue on to Pullman.

Mid-afternoon: - Rest stop along the way.

5:30 PM - Arrive at Hotel. Check into hotel rooms.  

10:00 PM - in your rooms

10:30 PM - lights out


FRIDAY February 24, 2012

VOCAL PERFORMANCE/CLINIC DAY

 

SATURDAY February 25, 2012

INSTURMENTAL PERFORMANCE/CLINIC DAY

 


 

SUNDAY February 26, 2012

 

8:00 AM - Wake up

 

8:30 AM - Breakfast at hoteL

 

9:30 AM - Leave for home.

 

Midday - Lunch along the way 

 

6:00 PM - Arrive at WHS (approx.)

 

Dinner when you get home to your house

 

REMEMBER TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH THIS SCHEDULE.  IF A TIME NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, GO WITH THE FLOW

 

ALL STUDENTS WILL OBSERVE THE OTHER WILLAMETTE ENSEMBLES.

 

CHAPERONES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

            Supervision on the bus

            Supervision in the Hotel

Assisting the performers and directors at the festival with any thing that may occur

            Each chaperone will be assigned a group of students, which they will be                     keeping communications with during the trip

            Being there if students need you

            Having a good time

            Taking lots of pictures, videos, etc

 

BUS RULES

            Keep the bus clean

            If you want music, use your headphones

            Respect the driver

            Be on time when the bus is ready to leave

            Find a seat, any seat and stay there

 

HOTEL RULES

     You are not the only ones in the Hotel. 

            No running in the halls

            Keep the music, TV, Talking down in your rooms

            Keep your rooms clean.  Each room will be inspected before we leave.  If they are a mess, you will go back and clean them up before we leave.  (That is food on the floor, sunflower seeds, pop cans etc.) We would like to go on other trips and possibly use that hotel another time.



 

 
     
     

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