The CHS Pep Band will play at the OSU men’s basketball game on Sunday, Dec 30th at 7 pm. T-shirts and pizza will be provided by OSU. CHS alums and current CHS band members in the OSU band are invited to participate with us.
We will play our pep band music plus the National Anthem and the OSU fight song.
We now have their version of the fight song sent to us to use.
This will be an exciting evening for the CHS program to provide the music for the whole game.
Monday
CHS BLUE TONES AND THE 'ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON' JAZZ PROGRAM
The CHS Blue Tones Jazz Band is participating in the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Program at Lincoln Center later this year.
Wynton Marsalis, jazz trumpeter extraordinaire, is behind this fabulous program for high school jazz bands. Recordings are made and sent in and reviewed by Winton Marsalis and his jazz band members. Their comments are sent back to the Blue Tones for a fabulous learning experience.
The Blue Tones will make their recordings in January for the February 1, 2008 due date.
Participating bands receive 6 Ellington charts. The charts are an assortment of various Ellington pieces transcribed as close as possible to the Ellington changing styles between 1931 and 1962. For example, one piece is written for 3 clarinets, 2 trumpet, 2 trombones, piano, bass, drums and banjo. What an exciting sound this piece has for us to learn about. Another piece, the theme song to the TV show Asphalt Jungle and titled Asphalt Jungle, is a great 60’s ‘noir style’ of the black and white detective shows of that era.
An important aspect of this music is the reliance upon solos from clarinet, to piano, second trumpet or bari-sax. The pieces were written to ‘show case’ the members of the Ellington band and the CHS jazz students will have the opportunity to learn about those solos and the music. Each piece has ‘rehearsal notes’ from Wynton Marsalis explaining the nuances of the music: rhythms, interpretation and chord colors.
This is a very exciting program for the Blue Tones to participate in this year. They will also be performing at the December 13 and December 14 CHS Holiday Concerts.
The website at which you can listen (and download) the songs is
http://www.jalc.org/jazzED/ee/f_repertoire.html
Wynton Marsalis, jazz trumpeter extraordinaire, is behind this fabulous program for high school jazz bands. Recordings are made and sent in and reviewed by Winton Marsalis and his jazz band members. Their comments are sent back to the Blue Tones for a fabulous learning experience.
The Blue Tones will make their recordings in January for the February 1, 2008 due date.
Participating bands receive 6 Ellington charts. The charts are an assortment of various Ellington pieces transcribed as close as possible to the Ellington changing styles between 1931 and 1962. For example, one piece is written for 3 clarinets, 2 trumpet, 2 trombones, piano, bass, drums and banjo. What an exciting sound this piece has for us to learn about. Another piece, the theme song to the TV show Asphalt Jungle and titled Asphalt Jungle, is a great 60’s ‘noir style’ of the black and white detective shows of that era.
An important aspect of this music is the reliance upon solos from clarinet, to piano, second trumpet or bari-sax. The pieces were written to ‘show case’ the members of the Ellington band and the CHS jazz students will have the opportunity to learn about those solos and the music. Each piece has ‘rehearsal notes’ from Wynton Marsalis explaining the nuances of the music: rhythms, interpretation and chord colors.
This is a very exciting program for the Blue Tones to participate in this year. They will also be performing at the December 13 and December 14 CHS Holiday Concerts.
The website at which you can listen (and download) the songs is
http://www.jalc.org/jazzED/ee/f_repertoire.html
12/21 @ 7pm CHS ALUMNI PEP BAND AT CHS BASKETBALL GAME
The annual CHS Alumni Pep Band basketball game this year will be Friday, December 21, 2007 at 7pm. The evening will begin at 5:00pm with alumni getting together with the current CHS band members for pizza, soft drinks and cookies.
The alums will also choose the music and make copies for the 6 pm rehearsal. CHS alums are to RSVP and reserve a band instrument, if needed. This event is put on by the Friends of CHS Band. Alums; please tell your old band friends about this event!
The alums will also choose the music and make copies for the 6 pm rehearsal. CHS alums are to RSVP and reserve a band instrument, if needed. This event is put on by the Friends of CHS Band. Alums; please tell your old band friends about this event!
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