Important Dates:
- Thursday, May 11th – IB/CB/Jazz Band Spring Concert, 7PM.
- Friday, May 12th – SB Spring Concert, 7PM.
- Tuesday, May 16th – SB 2023-2024 Clinic – See details below
- Thursday, May 18th – SB 2023-2024 Clinic – See details below
- Saturday, May 20th – Senior Picnic 11am-1pm – see announcement below
- Tuesday, May 23rd – SB 2023-2024 Clinic – See details below
- Thursday, May 25th – Colorguard auditions
- Tuesday, May 30th – Bands Club Meeting
- Friday, June 2nd – Senior Assembly (Symphonic Band Performs) – morning assembly
- Friday, June 2nd – Band Banquet, 6P
New Bands Club Announcements:
- Concert(s) Reception Hospitality Committee Request: We need volunteers!!!
Our bands’ Spring concerts are this Thursday and Friday. Once again, the Bands Club Hospitality Committee is hosting a reception after each concert. We need help to make these receptions successful and we ask you to please look at the sign up sheets below and see how you can help us out.
* Thursday, May 11th – Intermediate Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band perform. Sign up to help HERE
* Friday, May 12 – Symphonic Band performs. Sign up to help HERE!
Thank you! Please email lrhsbandhospitality@gmail.com if you have any questions.
- An important message from the Bands Club Board re: Bands Club Board and Committee Chair positions:
Hello band families,
If you currently hold a Bands Club Board or committee chair position and do not plan to continue in that role for the 2023-24 school year, please email Allison Bullard (abullard2@wcpss.net) as soon as possible and let her know.
If you are interested in supporting our band program next year, watch this space! We will announce available volunteer opportunities via email and the weekly Band News and Notes newsletters. Please consider taking on a volunteer role next year – there are lots of ways to get involved. If you have questions, email or talk to any of the current volunteers. We’re more than happy to help you find something that’s a good fit. Thank you!
- Parents of Graduates/Volunteers “graduating” from their Bands Club service:
Are you a parent who is “graduating” LRHS band and has served on the board or as a committee member?
If so, please email Allison Bullard (abullard2@wcpss.net) to let me know the following:
- Your name:
- Your child’s name:
- What position (s) you have served during your time at LRHS:
Announcements from the Directors:
- The Spring Band season continues now that break is over and there are many dates coming up that our band families should have on their calendars. Please refer to the following LRHS Band Calendar link and sync the dates with your own Google calendar if that would help you remember all the events.
- Band Concerts are next week! The Spring Band Concerts for IB, CB, Jazz Band (Thursday night, May 11th) and SB (Friday night, May 12th) are next week. Tickets for these popular events are already on sale and you can get yours at the following links:
- IB, CB, and Jazz Band Concert tickets, Thursday, May 11th at 7PM: https://gofan.co/app/events/985272?schoolId=NC1303_1
- SB Concert Tickets, Friday, May 12th at 7PM: https://gofan.co/app/events/985274?schoolId=NC1303_1
- Band Concerts Information Sheets: The information sheets have all the details you need for the upcoming Spring Concerts. They can be found at the following links:
IB/CB/Jazz Band Concert Information Sheets for Thursday, May 11th
SB Band Concert Information Sheets for Friday, May 12th
- Clinics for Next Year’s Symphonic Band Students: Are you a Symphonic Band student interested in Colorguard, Front Ensemble, and Drumline for next year? We will be hosting CLINICS for those interested students and we will meet on May 16th, 18th, and 23rd from 2:30-3:30pm. Only Colorguard will meet on the 25th for auditions. Percussion will submit a video to us for their audition.
- Senior Picnic:
SENIORS – Mrs. Colburn and Mr. Cvijanovic would like to invite you to the SENIOR PICNIC at Mrs. Colburn’s Home. It will be held from 11am to 1pm on Saturday, May 20th. We would love your input on NEXT YEAR’S officers for each ensemble. Please RSVP REGRETS only.
- All-District Recordings: All-district band weekend recordings are now available and can be found at the following link:
All-District Recordings January 2023
Summer Music Camp Opportunities:
1. ***New Camp Opportunity***: We have received information about a Summer Band Camp at ECU. The camp runs from June 18-23, 2023. It has options for Middle School and High School Bands, Jazz Band and also a Colorguard track option.
Please see the following website link to find out all the details:
Here is some specific info about the Colorguard Track:
“I am excited for this new and exciting opportunity for students to learn from some of those who I think are some of the best in the colorguard business. Led by long-time instructor and ECU Colorguard Coordinator Lynda Kachman, the new colorguard track that is a part of the ECU Summer Band Camp is a deep dive into both the elements of movement and expression in this essential facet of the outdoor AND indoor visual performing arts. Lynda and her team of instructors bring a vast wealth of knowledge and experience that promises to help provide avenues for students to continue to grow in a relatively low-pressure environment. The colorguard track is meant to create a more immersive learning environment that is built on the abbreviated “Spin Clinics” that are offered throughout the spring and summer. The emphasis on fundamentals and applicable skills will both help shape each student’s learning efficiency on the relatively short timelines we experience in the competitive season, as well as enrich their performance experience. Whether they want to develop their skills for the upcoming fall and winter season, or they want to explore their curiosity in the art with friends and like-minded peers, there’s going to be something for everyone. I sincerely hope that you’ll consider spending some time spinning with us this summer!”
Joe Busuito, DMA
Associate Director of Bands
Director of Athletic Bands
East Carolina University
102 A.J. Fletcher Music Center
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Loyal and Bold – GO PIRATES!
2. 2023 Furman University/Greenville Jazz Collective Summer Jazz Camp
2023 Furman University/Greenville Jazz Collective Summer Jazz Camp will be held at Furman University from June 25-29, 2023! The camp is designed for middle and high school students of all levels, and it will include instruction by the best jazz musicians in Upstate South Carolina. Find all of the information about camp right here:
Students will perform in small and large jazz ensembles and receive instruction on improvisation, jazz history, jazz theory, and instrument-specific topics. Your students will return to school with a greater understanding of jazz theory, more refined improvisational skills, and a better sense of jazz style. We hope they’ll be inspired to continue their study of this great music!
The camp is a partnership by Furman University and the Greenville Jazz Collective, a non-profit organization that has been raising the level of jazz performance and education since 2012.
Summer Jazz Camp runs from Sunday, June 25 to Thursday, June 29, with special clinicians’ concerts every night at 7:30 PM and a final student concert at 4:30 PM on June 29th. All concerts are free and open to the public, and rehearsals and masterclasses are open to all band directors. The cost is $530 for overnight campers and $410 for commuters per student, but the Greenville Jazz Collective is offering scholarships based on need. To apply for or inquire about scholarships, email JazzCamp@greenvillejazzcollective.com.
Registration for this camp opened on February 15th. We look forward to seeing your students in June!
2. UNCG Summer Music Camp: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is pleased to again announce plans for Summer Music Camp, the largest university music camp in America! This summer we will offer two one-week camps, serving over 2,040 musicians, with programs in band, mixed chorus, orchestra, and piano.
Students at camp are under the leadership and guidance of the artist-faculty of the UNCG School of Music, long recognized as a national leader in musical excellence. In addition, distinguished music teachers, performers, and conductors from throughout the state and nation will join the staff of Summer Music Camp to ensure that each student receives the highest quality instruction available.
Ensemble performance in band, chorus, or orchestra will be emphasized and each camp will conclude on Friday evening with a concert for parents, relatives, friends, and area residents. Classes in basic musicianship, as well as recital performances and sectional rehearsals by the camp staff members will serve to balance the total program. A private lesson on your instrument, in voice, or on piano is an available option to all campers.
The UNCG Summer Music Camp application process is entirely ONLINE! Parents must make the online application for their child. You must utilize a laptop computer or a desktop computer. Sorry, your tablet or smartphone will not work for the application process! Allow three (3) weeks for the processing of your online application.
UNCG Summer Music Camp Brochure
3. Appalachian State Cannon Music Camp: Join us for the 55th Season of Cannon Music Camp
June 24- July 15, 2023
Cannon Music Camp is the premier comprehensive music camp in the Southeast. The camp is a three-week music-filled retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with intensive college preparatory work in performance and music theory. Campers participate in daily ensemble rehearsals and music theory classes in an atmosphere that elevates everyone’s musicianship. Equally important is the direct instruction each camper receives in weekly one-hour lessons.
Attending Cannon Music Camp is a great way to learn about the Hayes School of Music, our faculty, staff, the campus, and surrounding area of Boone, North Carolina. Campers learn and perform with the Hayes School of Music Faculty. Finale Performances are held in Rosen Concert Hall.
- Cannon Music Camp is open to dedicated and inspired student musicians who are rising high school freshmen to rising college freshmen.
- Applications close three (3) days before the start of camp.
4. Brevard Music Center Summer Institute and Festival – Jazz Institute: Under the direction of Michael Dease, the Jazz Institute @ Brevard is committed to providing an authentic, immersive experience in the jazz aesthetic while refining the elements of musical and personal discipline, integrity, and passion. If you are seeking to take your musical abilities to the next level, look no further, you are in the right place.
5. UNC Summer Jazz Workshop: The UNC Summer Jazz Workshop is a unique five-day jazz program (Monday, June 26 through Friday, June 30, 2023) catering to students of a variety of ages—from middle school (rising 8th grade) and high school students, to college students and adults who want to study and be immersed in a high-paced jazz program which provides instruction in jazz theory, improvisation, small group playing, and group lessons.
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