On SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017, the Beach Park Band Booster Organization will be holding its 10th Annual Festival of Fine Arts. This event has evolved into a district wide showcase, featuring all of the fine artistic offerings of Beach Park Schools for an evening of musical, artistic, and cultural entertainment. The Festival of Fine Arts will be taking place at Beach Park Middle School.
The Beginner, Cadet, Concert, and Symphonic Bands will be playing, as well as the choir. We will also be featuring musical performances from Howe, Oak Crest, and Kenneth Murphy grade schools, and we will have art displays from all district schools. We are thrilled to be able to bring the district together for this event! This is also the only program during the year in which all the bands perform together. It is an excellent opportunity for the band members and parents to see and hear how the students progress in our district’s band program. The Band Boosters and BPMS Family and Consumer Science classes will have a variety of foods to tempt your taste buds. We also have several vendors this year, including Scentsy, doTerra, LuLaRoe and many other amazing artisans who will be selling their products. Please bring cash or check, as we are unable to process credit or debit cards. We ask that all parents attend this program, and feel free to bring along any friends or relatives as well! This is an informal concert, and there is no charge. The doors will open at 9:00 A.M. We do ask that you please do not leave your child at the doors – this is a family event, and there will be a couple thousand people at BPMS. Beginner and CONCERT Bands needs to report to their seats in the gym by 10:20 AM and be ready to play at 10:30 AM. CADET and Symphonic Band members need to report to their seats in the gym by 1:00 PM for their 1:15 performance. The raffle drawing will be held immediately following our final performance of the day. All band students must wear the appropriate band shirt designated for their band. This means BLUE band shirts for Beginner, Cadet and Concert Band, and RED band shirts for Symphonic Band. STUDENTS NEED TO ARRIVE EARLY TO INSURE A TIMELY PERFORMANCE. THANK YOU!! If a student is unable to attend, please contact us as soon as possible at Beach Park Middle School. As per our grading policy, all performances are required.
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Congratulations to the BPMS Symphonic Band for their FIRST PLACE RATING at the Northern Illinois Music Conference Organizational Contest on Friday, March 10, 2017! Way to go. Continuing the tradition of first place ratings for Beach Park Bands!
Our Mid-Winter Concert is coming up quickly. Here are the details!
1. Concert is Thursday, Feb. 23 at Beach Park Middle School in the Gym. Performance starts at 7:00pm. 2. Concert Attire: Symphonic Band - Uniforms. Concert Band - Black Pants/Shoes/Socks and White Shirt 3. Symphonic Band students need to be ready to go in the Band Room at 6:30pm (band room opens at 6:00 for uniforms) 4. Concert Band students will meet in the cafeteria at 6:30pm. 5. We have all worked very hard to insure a quality performance. Attendance is required of each band member, and is a significant part of your child's grade. If you student becomes ill before the concert, PLEASE contact us immediately. Each child plays an important part in the ensemble. We look forward to seeing you all at our concert! -Mrs. Grabot & Mrs. Eikenberry Terra Herberger, an 8th grade bass clarinet player at Beach Park Middle School, was selected to participate in the second annual All-Illinois Junior Band, which took place at the University of Illinois Campus in Champaign, Illinois during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
While hundreds of students from all over the state applied, only 80 were accepted to participate in this highly selective ensemble through a rigorous blind audition process. These students spent many hours in rehearsal on Friday and Saturday, January 13 and 14th, with prolific composer, arranger and director, Douglas Akey. The students performed an amazing Saturday afternoon concert in the Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, with guest performance by the Vernon Hills High School Wind Ensemble. The All-Illinois Junior Band performed Triumphant Fanfare by Richard Saucedo, Appalachian Morning by Robert Sheldon, Blue Ridge Reel by Brian Balmages, and Tales of the Emerald Isle and Wild Dance, both composed by Douglas Akey. Congratulations, Terra!! 90 pounds of pasta, 80 pounds of beef, 70 pounds of salad, 30 gallons of sauce and 190 musicians - NOW we are talking about a good time!!!
Dinner Concert Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00pm. All-you-can-eat pasta and more music than you can shake a baton at!! $9 in advance, $10 at the door. See you on Thursday at Beach Park Middle School! Good morning, Happy New Year, and welcome back!
We have a few quick items of note: 1. Cadet and Beginner Band have their first concert of the year NEXT THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 at 6:30 in the BPMS GYM. Cadet students need to wear jeans and their blue band shirts, and be in the band room ready to warm up at 6:00. We have spent a lot of time preparing music this year! Please note that band is a performance based class, so concert attendance is required; concerts also make up 40% of your student's grade. 2. Please mark your calendars also for Thursday, January 26 for the Beach Park Band Boosters Annual Spaghetti Dinner. This is a HUGE fundraising event, for parents and students alike. The event takes place from 5 - 8 PM, with all-you-can-eat spaghetti and salad, with drinks and desserts included. Our BPMS band students will be providing small group entertainment for the evening, with all 6th grade Cadet Band students performing between 5 and 6:00 PM. Tickets will go on sale for this event soon, and each band student will be given 5 tickets to sell, $9 in advance or $10 at the door. Students all have music that they need to be preparing, so please do not be afraid to ask to hear it! Thank you and have a great week! Just a quick reminder, the pizza and poinsettia pick up is at BPMS today, Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 4 - 6PM, north entrance by the cafeteria.
PLEASE be timely - we do not have a freezer anymore to store unclaimed pizzas and the plants cannot be stored over the break. ALSO - Trumpet Choir is meeting this Wednesday after school. It's not too late to sign up! A few quick reminders:
CONGRATULATIONS TO TERRA HERBERGER WHO AUDITIONED AND WAS SELECTED TO PLAY BASS CLARINET IN THE ALL-ILLINOIS JUNIOR BAND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IN JANUARY! GO TERRA!! With Winter Break approaching, it got us thinking about some music activities you can do during break. Obviously, practicing your instrument is the #1 thing we recommend to do at home, but after that, and especially for the tech and computer-savvy student, he or she might enjoy playing some online music games. Check out these fun music games to review some important musical concepts in a fun way: http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm SOLO & ENSEMBLE
The time has come to start preparing for NIMCon Solo and Ensemble Contest (Saturday, February 25, 2017). If you are interested in playing a solo, duet, or trio for contest, please fill out a permission form with your payment as soon as possible. Forms are due November 29. PIZZA & POINSETTIA FUNDRAISER The band is currently selling pizzas and poinsettias to raise money for the Band Boosters and the upcoming band trips. See a band student or contact Mrs. Grabot ([email protected]) if you want to buy some and support our band! Student fundraiser forms are due November 30. HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS & BAND STOCKING STUFFERS 'Tis the season! Assorted musical instrument supplies make great gifts for the holidays. See our stocking stuffer list for more info if you're looking for a gift idea for the musician(s) in your family! |
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