Band Notes 6–8–2021
Here’s the news! This issue is JAM PACKED with all manner of great goodies! Please read all!!!
Welcome New Members!
This is the first Band Notes Newsletter that will be copied to our new members & their parents. You will receive this newlestter every week or so from now, moving forward…
Welcome to a very special group!
Please follow us:
Facebook Page for all PARENTS & STUDENTS & ALUMNI
https://www.facebook.com/groups/889464014469920/ — please join (send request to join) and subscribe
Twitter — (follow)
https://twitter.com/BunnellBand
Medium (newsletter)
https://medium.com/@bunnellband — then click follow.
Coming Soon: Remind Text Message Service for Parents & Students Fall 2021
Congrats to Aditya Gowd
Please check out this very short video on Aditya, a current Band Senior, that was poster by CIAC. He is the BHS winner of the CAS Arts Award:
htthttps://twitter.com/ciacsports/status/1401237296234516483?s=20&fbclid=IwAR1n_unUbBc01GPC8HhUUxlLQJTRTrrwdrF1RmlhG1Uj1jHnaM6HG2ajAHs
Each day until our June 13th (1pm) Arts Awards special on
@FOX61News
- we’ll spotlight one of the students being honored.
Today it’s Bunnell High School Valedictorian Aditya Gowd who was also one of the school’s CIAC Scholar-Athletes.
Marching Band 2021
Our first practice will be June 21 at the BHS Band Room from 9a-12p. No worries, if you are already out of town, just email me and let me know. Masks (music performing masks) are still required.
We are currently approaching 80 members! (Group 3 ends at 79)
We are, however, in desperate need of Drummers, Flutes & French Horns.
Here’s the current Instrumentation — it’s actually quite balanced!
1 Flute
7 Clarinets, 2 Bass Clarinets
7 Alto Sax, 5 Tenor Sax, 1 Bari Sax
9 Trumpets
1 French Horn
3 Baritones, 5 Trombones, 2 Tubas
7 Battery Percussion
11 Pit Percusion
16 Color Guard
2 Drum Majors
so — the rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated!!!
Please — register now if you haven’t yet — and PLEASE share this link with friends that you think might be interested. Remember — current 7th & 8th graders can participate!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNhAsopUJeuy4qWrG5blcfpabiaDk6Eov0e6m0gosUR5G1AQ/viewform
Marching Band Music & Audio Files 2021
Please download your Sheet Music & Play Along Audio file (your part with a click track) here (all first year members should take a 2nd part, or 3rd for the trumpets… the only difference between 1st and 2nd, or 3rd, is how highg the notes go).
The show is called “Heroes” and is a tribute to all essential workers from 2020 & 2021.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GEEF2U_LPhlfkJ9szjwPwomBAmbdB0Pe?usp=sharing
Summer & Fall Schedule Available
http://bunnellband.org/Schedules/
Spring Concert Video
This is processing at the time of publication. The video should be prepared for you to view at about 6p EST
Band Election Results
Congrats to our newly elected officers!
President — Rayhan Negedu
VP — Kyra Ligas
Secretary — Stephen Calzone
Treasurer — Frank Ramos
Librarian — Candace Mack
Historian — Sofia Calzone
Band Officers 2021
Drum Majors
Paige Jockers & Farah Hamada
Band Managers
Baeram Alfreh & Mason McCreary
Brass Caption Head
Rayhan Negedu
Woodwind Caption Head
Devon Dupray
Drumline Caption Head
Mitchell Vieira
Section Leaders
Flutes & Clarinets — Eliza Hart
High Saxes — Devon Dupray
Low Saxes — Sam Harrington
Trumpets — Rayhan Negedu
Low Brass & Horns — Ceedel Samson
Battery Percussion — Mitchell Vieira
Pit Percussion — Riley Cook-Jimenez
End of Year Awards/Recognition — 6/24/2021
We will hold our annual End of the Year Awards Celebration and Recognition at the Short Beach Pavilion on June 24th, 2021.
This is for all students who participated in the Fall 2020 Marching Band & Color Guard.
Seniors and all 2nd-4th year members will receive their “Stars” and all First Year members will receive their Varsity Letter. I will have extra awards available for those who didn’t receive their award last year.
I will also have Senior plaques for the SHS students as well.
Here’s the schedule:
Band Celebration — June 24, 2021
5:00p — arrive at short beach
5:15p — pizza dinner
5:45p — awards for Underclass and senior stars
6:15p — ice cream
6:45p — Parent Meeting
Thank you,
J. Miller
