Daily Archives: March 31, 2015

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Winter Percussion Parent Meeting April 4th 9am

  By Carrie Jachimczyk • March 31, 2015 ,

We will have our last Winter Percussion meeting Saturday morning at 9am to distribute the Dayton itinerary and to answer any questions.  Information from WGI for parents on how to watch the competition live on TV will be passed out.  Diane and George have requested that at least one parent from each family attend.

Please bring in your donations of snacks and water for the bus ride at this time.  There will be another meeting for the chaperones and family members who will be attending the trip on Monday, April 6th at 8:30pm to go over last minute instructions on how to get the equipment on and off the floor during the performances.  Then the truck will be loaded for the long ride to Ohio.

 

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The All District Concert at Westhill High School

  By Carrie Jachimczyk • March 31, 2015 ,

 

Stamford Public Schools presented their Citywide Band Concert that featured bands from AITE, Cloonan, Dolan, Rippowam, Rogers International, Scofield, Stamford High, Turn of River and Westhill High Schools.  The combined 8th grade band opened the show with the Star Spangled Banner followed by Jungle Dance, a piece by Brian Balmages.  The high school bands were joined by students from their respective feeder schools followed by the combined Westhill and Stamford High School Honors Band who played Pictures at an Exhibition by Moussorgsky, In a Gentle Rain by Robert Smith and ended the evening with the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky.

Not only was this a fun and entertaining event, it was important for middle school students to see what it is like playing in a big high school band.  Our hope is for more 8th graders to sign up for band and continue to play in high school.

 

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