Happy Summer Break!!!
This website contains information about the parent group "Friends of CHS Band" that exists to support the Corvallis High Band Program. It contains many valuable resources in one place for the PARENTS of a CHS band student! Links for band clinics and all the current info for WIBC, Allstate or All Northwest can be found here, as well as Summer Music Camps and related materials! If you are looking for details for your student about current happenings in the Corvallis Band Program, their website is: www.corvallisbandprogram.com

Tuesday

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!

Friday

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

Yuki

Monday

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.

Tuesday

No game tonight

The basketball game has been cancelled.

Alum Pizza Party 12/19- CANCELLED

Enjoy the snow and long break from school instead!

Friday

Pep Band for December

There's Pep Band tonight at 7pm! Pep band is not mandatory, but lots of fun! Hope to see you there!
Note to parents: the home varsity games are scheduled to start at 7 and usually end 8:30-8:45 pm (unless the game is delayed--keep in touch with your family in the event of schedule changes). The musicians are not supervised after the games, so please pick them up on time. We don't want them sitting out in the cold dark night alone!

The games for December are tonight the 5th, December 16, 19th and the 23rd.

Monday

Concert Dress Link

For those who have questions about formal concert dress please click on the link "Concert Dress" (located in the right sidebar) and you will be able to read the same information distributed as a handout at the beginning of the year.

Thursday

Holiday Parade, Nov. 28th

The Holiday Parade is Friday, November 28th at 7 pm and the CHS band members and the LPMS 8th grade band will join together to provide band music for the parade.

Band members are to dress in lights, antlers, santa hats, etc. for the parade. This is a very joyous occasion for the Corvallis community with lots of people and we will be the only live band.

The band will meet at SW 4th and Washington across the street from Baskins Robbins.

Students are reminded to take their instruments home next Wednesday, Nov 26th, from school.

5:30 p Load sousaphones and drums (but not in Mr. Price's truck so he can greet the bands)
6:00 p arrive at parade site
6:15 p warm up, place in ranks and rehearse the music
7:00 p The parade begins and will end at the court house at Jackson and 4th streets.

This year the band will march up 4th street, and periodically pull over to the side and play our set of 4 pieces in each block, then get back into the parade and march to the next block.

We will play the whole parade and it will last about one hour.

After the parade, equipment will be returned to CHS.

Drum line members will hopefully have enough members to pull off some of their routines as we march.

See you Friday, the day after Thanksgiving!

Remember: 'Tis the season...band concerts are Thursday, Dec 11th at CHS and Tuesday, Dec 16th at LPMS, both at 7 PM.

Wednesday

Bus loading at 7am, WIBC, Friday 11/21

WIBC musicians should arrive by 7am to load their instrument and luggage on/in the bus. This process takes time and your cooperation is appreciated!

WIBC Meeting 9:30am, Thursday 11/20

WIBC attendees must attend the meeting Thursday, 11/20 at 9:30am to pick up their shirt that must be worn for the trip Friday!

Two qualifiers for All Northwest Honor Band!

Two CHS Wind Ensemble members have qualified for the All-Northwest Honor Band in February in Spokane, Washington. It is very special to have two CHS band members qualify for this wonderful event. Jenna Miller, bass clarinet, and Stephanie Hao, Clarinet, have qualified this year. Congrats to two wonderful musicians who are also very nice young ladies. --Marshall

Friday

Band trip to Hermiston Nov. 14th

Parent permission slips and an information letter were handed out in the classes this week. The permission slips need to be returned by Wednesday Nov 12th. The OSAA will provide a band bus. This is a long, long trip. It is voluntary and good for service learning hours.

Friday Nov 14th:

12:00 Band students leave class, board the bus.

12:30 Depart CHS

6:00 arrive at Hermiston

9-9:30 Game over

3-3:30am arrive back in Corvallis

Students are to bring warm clothing, pillows and food. The temperature will be at least 10-15 colder than Corvallis, maybe even snow. The bus is free to the band students and admission is free to band students.

Monday

CHS Field Show on YouTube

Check out the video of the Field Show.
Copy & past into your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9K9Z_pwx2E

Thursday

2008 WIBC QUALIFERS!

The CHS band program proudly announces the 2008 WIBC qualifiers.

Qualifying students need to check their emails for additional information. The qualifiers will gather together and choose roommates, etc. on Friday after the Wind Ensemble rehearsal.

Congratulations to all CHS band members who auditioned and those who qualified this year. The trip to Seattle will be Nov 21-24, 2008. The bus leaves at 7:30 am on Nov 21st. The CHS band members will again join the CVHS band members on the bus.

1. MATTHEW BRAUN TUBA(3) SUNBIRD
2. NATHAN CHRISTOPHER HORN(2) SUNBIRD
3. JENNY FLANNERY OBOE(2) THUNDERBIRD
4. DANIEL FRASER-CESPEDES BARI-SAX(1) FIREBIRD
5. CLAIRE FROELICH CLARINET(1) SUNBIRD
6. ANNIKA GILRAY FLUTE 1(2) THUNDERBIRD
7. AARON GULLERUD TUBA(8) PHOENIX
8. STEPHANIE HAO CLARINET 2(7) THUNDERBIRD
9. EMILY HARVEY FLUTE 2(3) THUNDERBIRD
10. JOSEPH KLEINHENZ CLARINET2 (3) FIREBIRD
11. MARCUS KWONG BARI-SAX (5) PHOENIX
12. BECCA LOEWEN HORN 4 (1) SUNBIRD
13. TYLER MCFADDEN PERC (1) SUNBIRD
14. JENNA MILLER BASS CLAR(1) FIREBIRD
15. JASON MOCK TRUMPET2(2) PHOENIX
16. RACHEL MOORE BASS CLAR(2) PHOENIX
17. DANIEL RUNYON CLARINET 3(10) SUNBIRD
18. EMILY SCHROFF ALTO SAX 2(7) PHOENIX
19. EMILY SMITH TRUMPET 1 (5) PHOENIX
20. MASAKI TANAKA TRUMPET 1 (5) FIREBIRD
21. NATHANIAL VALLENCY TROMBONE 2(1) FIREBIRD
22. ALISSA WALL ALTO SAX 2 (7) SUNBIRD
23. FORREST BICE TRUMPET
24. ROSE BAUNACH OBOE

Tuesday

CHS Disney Show rehearsals and Shows Schedule:

Oct 8/9: On the field, rehearse all shows
Oct 10: Friday, 11am-12:30pm, rehearse all shows on the field
Oct 13, 14, 16 On the Field (no marching band on Oct 15)
Oct 17 Field Show parts I and II, Game Part I and Part II
Oct 20/21 Rehearse Part I, II, III
Oct 22 Wednesday: Pre-concert Spaghetti Feed and Concert
6:00 pm
7:00 pm Concert
8th grade band
Pep band music Disney Shows

Friday, Marching band practice 11-12:30

Be there!

Thursday

Seeking Sponsors!

Friends of CHS Band is still looking for a few more sponsors for the band t-shirts and programs. For $100, your logo, event, special dedication will be prominently displayed on the back of the WIBC t-shirt, the basketball pepband t-shirt and in all the concert programs.

Do you own or know of someone who owns a business? Do you have a special someone or event you would like to recognize in place of a logo? Not only will you receive advertising, you will be supporting CHS's growing band program.

The money raised by sponsors also helps provide t-shirts for those students who may not be able to contribute the entire cost of their t-shirt.

For more information, please contact Yuki Tanaka at: yuki.fcb@mac.com

Oct 22nd - Spaghetti Feed & Field Show

Please join the Friends of the CHS Band for a family spaghetti feed on Wednesday, October 22nd. The dinner starts at 5:30 pm in the CHS cafeteria and concludes before the field show at 7pm. We have important information to distribute for the school year. Please plan to attend as we have very few opportunities to connect with band families!

We are looking for 10 volunteers to bring spaghetti sauce in a crockpot and/or 12 loaves of french bread. An easy sauce recipe will be provided or bring your own favorite sauce. Salad and pasta will be provided by Friends of the CHS band.

Please RSVP to friendsofchsband@gmail.com how many will be attending and if you can bring bread or sauce.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Anne Loewen
Co-Chair
Friends of CHS Band