REMINDER:

PROPOSED DISNEYLAND TRIP MEETING

for All Band Students and Their Parents

Wednesday, October 28th at 6pm!

Mr. Price will have a presentation about the proposal for our band members to travel to the Heritage Music Festival in Anaheim, California this coming April 14-18, 2010.

This is a large band festival with bands traveling from around the United States to attend.  

There will be a short informational video from the Heritage Festival and the details for the proposed trip will be outlined.  

 Be sure to mark your calendar to attend!

Congratulations to the Corvallis High School Marching Band!  

Thanks to all who came out to support the Marching Band this past Wednesday.  The concert was a huge success.  Two years back to back with beautiful fall evening weather for our music celebration!

Wonder what next year has in store?  Way to go, Sparts!

Be sure to check our Band Photo Link for:  MB Outdoor Concert Oct. 09 for many great photos contributed by the digital talents of Yuki Tanaka.  Many, many thanks, Yuki!  They are wonderful and sure to be treasured by many grateful parents and students in the years to come.
  Parents and students who would like to share their photos from a band event on our blog are encouraged to submit them to our email address:  friendsofchsband@gmail.com.
  We will see that they are included in our photo gallery.

2nd Annual CHS Outdoor Marching Concert!

Wednesday, October 21st

The talented CHS Marching Band will perform an evening concert at 7:30pm, Wednesday evening.  The show will begin with the Linus Pauling 8th grade band.  Concert attenders will then be treated to this year's halftime marching program, featuring memorized music from Earth, Wind and Fire.

Students, section leaders and our student directors have been preparing this show since last August and have put many hours of hard practice in preparation of this event.  Let's applaud their efforts with a good attendance so their success can be heard!  This performance will also be recorded as an audition submission to perform at Disneyland in April.

During the concert, CHS Band Seniors will be recognized, as well as the 24 student musicians who qualified to participate in this year's WIBC convention, which will be happening November 20-23.

This is an exciting time in CHS Band History, please join us!

Band HALFTIME Show 

Friday, October 16th

5:00pm:  Meet in the band room then move to field for a mass band rehearsal halftime show!

5:45pm:  Band room for pizzas; Please remember to bring drinks and cookies, etc.

6:30pm:  TO THE FIELD!


6:50  Senior Marching Band members and their parents will be introduced before the start of game.


REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR T-SHIRTS, BLACK PANTS AND SHOES,
 SO THE BAND LOOKS UNIFORM!


THE BAND HALFTIME SHOW WILL BE
PRESENTED AFTER HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES


SEE YOU THERE!

  

FOOTBALL THIS EVENING

SEPTEMBER 25TH

 CHS VS. DALLAS!

KICKOFF AT 7PM.  PLEASE ARRIVE BY 6:30!

Band performs at Saturday Market

tomorrow morning

September 26th

Please arrive by 10:45am

Sunday:  9/27

An All Band Rehearsal
3PM @ CHS Stadium

Where everyone is sure to get a 
T U R N !

UPCOMING CHS BAND EVENTS

09/25/09 FRIDAY
Football: CHS vs. Dallas: Arrival @ 6:30pm**

09/26/09 SATURDAY Saturday Market; Arrival @ 10:45am

09/27/09 SUNDAY All Band Rehearsal @ CHS Stadium: 3pm

09/29/09 TUESDAY VB: CHS vs. CV; Arrival @ 5:45pm

09/30/09 WEDNESDAY
1st Jazz Rehearsal 6:30-8:30pm; Downbeat @ 6:30pm

10/08/09 THURSDAY WIBC AUDITIONS DUE!

10/09/09 FRIDAY MARINE BAND performance at OSU

10/09/09 FRIDAY ALL STATE DUE!

10/17/09 FRIDAY Football: CHS vs. Silverton

Senior Nite Halftime Show: Arrival @ 6pm**

10/21/09 WEDNESDAY
Outdoor Concert in Stadium; Arrival @ 6:30pm**

11/20/09 FRIDAY - 11/23/09 WEDNESDAY: WIBC IN SEATTLE

12/10/09 THURSDAY Winter/Choir/Band Concert**

12/18/09 FRIDAY BB: CHS vs. Sheldon; Arrival @ 6:30pm

Pep Band Alumni Basketball and Pizza Night
Parent Volunteers Needed

** = REQUIRED ATTENDANCE

BAND PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY

SEPTEMBER 23RD AT 6:00 PM

THERE WILL BE A BAND PARENT MEETING PRIOR TO THE CHS

OPEN HOUSE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THIS EVENT IS HOSTED BY FRIENDS OF CHS BAND,

WILL INCLUDE REFRESHMENTS AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR'S

BAND ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS ELECT THIS YEAR'S BOARD.

MEETING WILL END PROMPTLY TO ALLOW PARENTS TO JOIN THE

"OPEN HOUSE WELCOME" IN THE AUDITORIUM.

PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR WONDERFUL BAND PROGRAM

AND JOIN US!

PEP BAND CAMP IS HERE!

PEP BAND CAMP BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH!

HOURS FROM 9 AM TO NOON

CAMP DATES:

AUGUST 24 - AUGUST 28

AND

AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 3

SEE YOU THEN!

News From Band Alumni

Dear CHS Band Family

This fall OSU Trumpet choir ( Directed by Jay Chen ) will perform in China.

Our Alumni, Brian McFadden is one of the members.

They are going to have a farewell concert on Sunday, August 23rd at 7:30 pm in Benton Hall (Room 202/Band Room).

The concert should last about an hour with no intermission.

Please come and enjoy their performance.

Since it is a fundraiser, they charge a $5 admission fee.

Summer Band Camp Update

The 3rd Annual Summer Youth Band Camp was held at CHS July 20-July 29, 2009. Forty students, 6th-11th grades participated from Linus Pauling Middle School, Memorial Middle School, Crescent Valley High School and CHS.
The band followed four evenings of rehearsals by presenting concerts locally at Central Park, Gracewinds Music, Corvallis High School and concluding with a finale at the Benton County Fair.
Featured selections included: "The National Anthem", "Proud Mary", "California Girls", "Washington & Lee Swing", "Rumba Numba", "Swedish Folk Rhapsody", "Billboard March" and "A Day at Disneyland"....a medley highlighting the Mickey Mouse March, Great Outdoors, It's A Small World, You Can Fly, You Can Fly, Best Time of Your Life and Yo ho-A Pirate's Life for Me. The four concerts were well received by audiences. The commitment demonstrated by band members and their families is much appreciated!
Many thanks to Mr. Price and the Friends of CHS Band for sponsoring this summer's band events. Special THANKS to Sharon Oefelein of Gracewinds Music for graciously hosting our group amid a very hectic Saturday morning of "crazy daze" festivities! Our appreciation to Yuki Tanaka for her beautiful graphics featured on the 2009 t-shirts, as well as her talents in capturing the amazing photos now available for download on the blog. You won't want to miss them!

2009 Pep Band Camp

Save your Calendar !!

CHS Band Director and 2 New Students Directors are working hard to set Pep band camp.

Dates are :

Aug 24 ~ 28 & Aug. 31 ~ Sept. 3

Details are coming later.

Please share this information with your family and other band members.

See you then.

Have a great summer !!

Last Band Concert

Please join us for the last band concert of the school year. It will be at CHS on Wednesday, May 20th beginning at 7pm. The seniors will have their moment in the spotlight. Hope to see you there!

Congratulations Wind Ensemble

May 14th

CHS Wind Ensemble participate OSAA State Band Championships.

They are 4th Place in State !! 

May 14th, State Competition at OSU

Hi Parents,

Please be sure to sign the permission slip for the state band competition being held Thursday morning, 9am at La Sells.

You are welcome to join the audience, but there is a small entrance fee.

There will be a van available to carry the heavier instruments.

7:40 Wind will gather at CHS Band room

8:30 Warm up at OSU

9:00 Perform

9:30 Sight-read

MPG BIG BAND is coming to CHS

MPG BIG BAND

MAX PLANCK-GYMNASIUM

SCHORNDORF, GERMANY

The German Jazz band will be arriving for home stays with the CHS families on Thursday, May 14th, They will be with us Thursday night ~ Sunday morning. (Itinerary is below) 

 CHS has been asked to house the 28 students between the ages of 15 and 21 for 3 nights during their stay in Corvallis.  All CHS band member families are invited to host two German students.  The CHS students have had an opportunity to see pictures of each German musician and read their ‘bio’s’ written in English.  Housing assignments will be concluded this week and the CHS students may contact by email the Germans before they depart for the US. 

On the day they arrive ( time ...?), the CHS Wind Ensemble will perform at OSU at the OSAA State Band Championships !! 

7:40 Wind will gather at CHS Band room 

8:30 Warm up at OSU

9:00 Perform 

9:30 Sight-read

Itinerary (Plan B or 2.0 )

May 14 Germans arrive at CHS greeted by CHS students/families/housing assignments

 

May 15    7:30a   Germans to CHS. MPG concert in West Albany HS and at Cascade HS.

Shopping at Woodburn.

5:30 back to Corvallis.

                

May 16   Breakfast with host family.

             10:00a  Drop off at Farmers Market

             12:00p  Lunch Downtown

              1:30  Hike MacDonald forrest

              Dinner with Host Family  

May 17th  Breakfast with Host family.

                  11:00 Drop off at OSU LaSelle (last CHS host activity )

                   3:00~5:00 CHS, OSU, MPG Jazz Bands   concert

May 19    MPG shadow CHS band students at CHS, meet other Germans.            

                     

Mr. Price will meet with the OSU profs this week to finalize the event. 

Thank you !!

The Pancake Breakfast for the Wind Ensemble was a great success (after an initial power crisis)!!!
We want to thank all the parents who contributed food and drinks and/or their time!!
It couldn't have happened without all of you!

FCB

UPDATE - League Band Festival - Wind Ensemble

The CHS Wind Ensemble will participate in the Mid-Willamette Valley League Band Festival at LBCC Thursday, April 9, 2009.
The schedule for the day will be:
11:45 Arrive at CHS
11:55 Rehearsal
12:35 load bus and leave to LB
1:35 Warm up
2:10 Performance
2:45 Sight-read
3:15 return to CHS
3:45 Unload bus at CHS

Mr. Price will be at conferences on Thursday evening at LPMS and Friday Morning at CHS until 12.

Wind Ensemble at League Band Festival April 9th

There are no classes on Thursday 4/9 or Friday 4/10 due to parent teacher conferences.

The Wind Ensemble will be performing at the League Band Festival on Thursday, April 9th. Performance time is 1pm. Departure time by bus from CHS to be announced.

Look for the permission slip being issued Wednesday 4/1 and return to Mr. Price as soon as possible.

The performance will be held in Takena Hall at LBCC.

Please note: we need a couple vehicles (pickup trucks or minivans) to help transport tubas and other equipment.

PLEASE CONTACT MR. PRICE IMMEDIATELY IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF EQUIPMENT!

Thank you!

Spring Band Concert TONIGHT 7pm

Hope to see everyone there!

Jazz Dance, May 1st at CHS

Valley Youth Summer Band Camp 2009

It's time to think about summer activities! Gather your friends to participate in the summer band camp July 20th - August 1st at CHS. It includes 4 days of two hour rehearsals and 4 performances around town culminating with free admission to the Benton County Fair!

Visit the link to the summer camp for all the necessary information.
We hope to see lots of new and returning musicians this year to make it a really fun experience!

Pep Band at Saturday's game

The basketball playoff game will be on Saturday, 2/28 with the time still to be determined.

We need as many musicians as possible to support the team!

Band Photo 09

Hello all

All 3 bands took group & friends pictures today.

80 pictures are available for everyone.

Please feel free to download yourself from Band Photo link~ Band Photo Feb 09.

If you have problem downloading pictures, please e-mail to

FCB<friendsofchsband@gmail.com>.

Yuki

Band Photos this Friday, 2/6

Group band photos will be taken this week.
Bring your formal concert dress on FRIDAY.
Students who forget will not be in the photos this year.

New Pep Band T-shirts

There is no theme for Tuesday night's game.

Wear your new Pep Band t-shirt.

If you haven't picked it up yet, see Jenna or Mr. Price.

Pep Band Schedule

Use the Calendar link in the sidebar to find the current pep band schedule.