Junior High Honor Band

Congratulations to the following students who have made it into the Junior High Honor Band:

Hannah Berglund - 2nd trombone

Katie Cook - 5th trombone

Josh Nostrand - 2nd baritone horn

Cameron Sewell Snyder - 3rd alto saxophone (4 accepted, 15 auditioned!)

Marc Anderson - 2nd tenor saxophone

Cayce Douglas - 3rd tenor saxophone

Celine Brundridge - 7th clarinet
Chloie Newsome - Baritone saxophone

Thank you to everyone for putting in the effort to try out, it was much stiffer competition this year than in the past.

We should be receiving the music shortly. Our director this year will be Dan Neece, and he is very excited to work with you.

Honor Band will be held on January 16th and 17th at Chico State University. The Oxford Suites has a block of rooms set aside for honor band students and families, as you will need a room for Friday night, January 16th. The room includes a complimentary breakfast, and snacks Friday evening. The hotel has a nice pool so you can relax after a long day of playing. 

Please let us know if you are in need of directions to Chico State or Oxford Suites. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from Chico, and are always welcome to sit in on rehearsals. Regular school clothes are fine for rehearsals; dress clothes for the concert on Saturday: Dresses, nice pants/shirts, guys wear a tie. There is no charge for the concert, and it is a truly amazing experience. 

Congratulations to all!

For a complete rehearsal schedule, click here: 2015 Honor Band Schedule.

Spring Events

Our Disneyland trip was a huge success. Thank you to all the chaperones who helped keep kids organized and safe. We are working to get a photo album together to post on our website and Facebook page, and have already had a great response. If you haven't submitted yours, please send them to sequoiamiddleschoolband@gmail.com and we will get the pictures (and videos!) posted over Spring Break.

This Thursday, April 10th, we will have our annual Open House pizza dinner fundraiser. The Jazz Band will play, and we will be serving dinner from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. We are in need of donations, as well as volunteers to set up, clean up and help serve. Some volunteer spots are even open to students, so please check out the Sign Up Genius for this event and see what spots you could fill. 

After we come back from a relaxing Spring Break vacation, we will head into our always-busy month of May. Make sure to have your calendars marked for all these events, and refer back to our website calendar and/or Facebook page for updates.

• Our next Band Parent Booster Meeting will be held in the band room on Wednesday, May 7th. We will review the open house fundraiser, and work through details of our May events.
• On Tuesday, May 13th we will have a Beginning Band Concert in McLaughlin Auditorium. More information to come after the booster meeting.
• Thursday, May 15th is the Kiddie Parade in the mall. This annual event happens at 4pm in the Mt. Shasta Mall, and is a cute parade of children and their pets parading through the mall. The Asphalt Cowboys traditionally ask our band to lead the way.
• "Outlaws and Petticoats" is the theme for this years' Redding Rodeo Parade, which is on Saturday, May 17th. Our attire will be jeans, our cowboy t-shirts, and cowboy hats.
• The Spring Concert will be on Thursday, May 22nd in McLaughlin Auditorium. Our programs will once again have ad space available, and students who sell ads will have money credited in their band accounts. Forms for ad sales are available in the band room, and the deadline to turn these in is Friday, May 2nd.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Spring Break.

Solo & Ensemble Festival

We have a fantastic set of participants playing in the Solo & Ensemble Festival tomorrow at Chico State University.

Please go to our Documents page to access the schedule. Make sure you arrive at least one hour before your scheduled time. Find a practice room to warm up and tune up before your performance. Look nice, wear dressy clothes, they do not have to be black and white.

 The festival takes place in the Performing Arts Center at Chico State University. The building is on the corner of W. 2nd Street and Chestnut Street, and there is parking available across the street with no charge on Saturdays.

Directions from Hwy 99 South in Chico: Take the E. 1st Ave. exit; Turn right onto E. 1st Ave.; Turn left onto Esplanade; Turn left onto Broadway Street; Take the 1st right onto W. 2nd Street. Continue three blocks and you will see the Performing Arts Center on your right. If you get lost or if something else comes up, contact Mrs. Wiseman on her cell phone at 941-9320.

CSU Chico, Performing Arts Center