Sunday, March 14, 2010

3/14/10 UPDATE



CONCERT BAND SCHEDULE UPDATE

Here is the concert band schedule for the two weeks after spring break, as the band prepares for the state festival on April 1:

Monday, 3/22 - Band Class 2:00 - 3:00, Woodwind Sectional 3:00 - 4:00
Tuesday, 3/23 - Band Class 2:00 - 3:00, Full Band Rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30
Wednesday, 3/24
- Band Class 2:00 - 3:00, Percussion and Brass Sectional 3:00 - 4:00
Thursday, 3/25 - Band Class 2:00 - 3:00
Friday, 3/26 - Band Class 2:00 - 3:00

Monday, 3/29 - Band Class 2:00 - 3:00, Woodwind Sectional 3:00 - 4:00
Tuesday, 3/30 - Band Class 2:00 - 3:00, Full Band Rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30
Wednesday, 3/31
- Band Class 2:00 - 3:00, Percussion and Brass Sectional 3:00 - 4:00
Thursday, 4/1 - MAIS Concert Band Festival, JA PAC, 2:00 Performance Time

All rehearsals and sectionals during these two weeks will be on the stage in the Performing Arts Center.

Please note that class each day will be from 2:00 - 3:00 (not 2:45), and that sectional rehearsals have been consolidated. Also, although there are no other classes on campus on Wednesday, 3/24 due to ABC testing, we WILL have band class and the sectional rehearsal that day.

As we explained to the students in class last week, these are the two most important weeks of the concert band season. Please ensure your student is at every rehearsal and applicable sectional.

The MAIS State Concert Band Festival will be at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 1. Here is the performance schedule for the event:

9:00 - Jackson Prep
9:30 - Canton Academy
10:00 - Starkville Academy
10:30 - Hillcrest Christian School
11:00 - Copiah Academy

12:00 - Pillow Academy
12:30 - Heritage Academy
1:00 - Oak Hill Academy
1:30 - Washington School
2:00 - Jackson Academy

This event is free and open to the public. Please come to support our students.

MISSISSIPPI ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND

Congratulations to JA Band seniors Will Commarato, Jonathan Sandlin, & John Humphreys for their selection as members of the All-State Concert Band. This ensemble is comprised of the top musicians from each section of the 2010 Lions Band, from both public and private schools around the state. With three members, JA is tied for third among all the high schools in the state in representation in the band.

Will, Jonathan, & John will be attending a clinic and performing at the final concert on Saturday, March 27, at 11:00 am in the William Dodson Performing Arts Center on the campus of Pearl High School. The concert is free and open to the public.




Saturday, April 10 - The JA Jazz Band will perform at the Township Jazz Festival at the Township at Colony Park in Ridgeland. The JA band will play from 12:00 - 1:00. Click on the logo above for more information about this event, spearheaded by prominent local musician Raphael Semmes.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, May 4 - JA Band Program Spring Concert, PAC, 7:00
Thursday, May 13 - JA Band Program Banquet

BAND CAMP - July 26-30 and August 2-6, JA campus, 8:30 - 5:00 each day

JACKSON INDEPENDENT WINTERGUARD



FLORIDA TRIP

Good luck to the Guard as they head to Florida to compete at the Patriot Classic, a Gulf Coast Guard Circuit event. Here's the schedule for the weekend:

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

3:00 - 6:00 - Practice

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

8:30 – Report to band hall
9:00 - Depart JA
10:30 – Restroom stop, Hattiesburg
1:00 – Lunch stop, Mobile, AL
3:00 – Arrive at hotel, check in

Hilton Garden Inn Orange Beach
23092 Perdido Beach Blvd
Orange Beach, AL 36561

5:00 – Weapons meet for rehearsal (location at hotel will be determined when we arrive)
5:30 – Full guard meet for rehearsal
5:45 – Depart hotel for competition at

Pace High School
4065 Norris Road
Pace, FL 32571

6:45 – Arrive at Pace HS, check in, unload
7:30 – Warmup
8:15 – Performance
9:00 – Retreat
9:30 – Depart Pace HS for hotel
10:30 – Arrive at hotel, Pizza in lobby (provided)

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

7:00 – 10:00 – CafĂ© in hotel open for breakfast
12:00 – Check out, Depart hotel for

Lambert's Cafe
2981 S McKenzie St
Foley, AL 36535

# 12:15 – Arrive Lambert's, lunch stop, then ½ mile to

Tanger Outlet Mall
2601 S McKenzie Street
Foley, AL 36535

4:00 – Depart Mall
7:00 – Fast food dinner break, Hattiesburg
9:00 – Arrival at JA

# NOTE: In the case of rain on Sunday, we will visit an indoor mall in Mobile instead of the outlet mall.

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