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Hi Everyone,

Here are some more specific details about the upcoming events that I hope you find useful: 

• The Student Leadership selection process for 2025-26 has begun:  Help us make our band program the best that it can be!!  This is an optional process.  Leadership is a time commitment that has many rewards, including rounding out your college and job applications, growing as a person, improving teamwork, learning new skills, and having fun. Students interested in a leadership position for 2025-26 should read the Leadership Tryout Information and Job Descriptions in Google classroom and sign up on or before Wednesday, April 9th.

• Our Spring/End of Year Concert will be on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:30 pm: A link to purchase tickets will be available soon. We hope you’ll join us!

• Auditions for the 2025-26 Wind Ensemble (advanced band) and Jazz Band will be through video audition: Students auditioning for these groups will submit a video of themselves performing the required audition materials on or before Friday, May 2, 2025 for Wind Ensemble and Friday, May 9, 2025 for Jazz Band. Materials can be found at Audition Information.

• Seniors Last Day, Thursday, May 8, 2025: Congratulations Seniors! Please make sure to return all school-owned items (instrument, music books, etc.) on or before this date and make sure your band account is paid in full.

• Important Parent/Student Meeting and Annual Band Lock-In/Invitational on Friday, May 9, 2025: This is for everyone planning to be in the SRHS Band/Guard next year. We will have a very important meeting for parents and students from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm in the SRHS band room, followed by a social event for all Band/Guard students from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. If you know band students planning to attend Spanish River next year please tell them about this very important event!

• Percussion Placement Night will be the evening of Thursday, May 15. Everyone planning to play percussion at SRHS next year must attend this important event. This event will help determine which band class the student will be enrolled in for next year as well as their placement for the marching band season. Materials and more information will be available soon.

• Required After-School Rehearsals:  Rehearsals for all students in the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Tuesday, May 13, 2025 and Tuesday, May 20, 2025  from 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm. The two bands will combine to form one group which will be performing at graduation on Wednesday. May 21, 2025. In order to prepare we must have some group rehearsal time.

• Graduation, Wednesday, May 21, 2025: Performing at the graduation ceremony is required for all students in Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. This performance, and the two after-school rehearsals (5/13 and 5/20), will be considered the final exam for the band classes. Students are still required to attend class the day of the final exam. We will be meeting at SRHS at 10:00 am the morning of 5/21, taking busses to and from the graduation ceremony in West Palm Beach, and returning to SRHS for dismissal at 4:30 pm.  More details and permission forms will be out soon.

• 2025-26 Marching Band Season: In an effort to encourage students and parents to participate in the fall marching band season, we are making some significant changes in our after-school band program. We realize students at SRHS are very academically focused and spend many hours every night on schoolwork and other activities. Therefore, we are planning to have only one after-school rehearsal per week (Thursdays 3:30-6:30) once school begins until the end of October (the exact schedule will depend on the football schedule which is not yet available). We will perform at all of our home football games and the Boca Holiday Parade. We will have a half day of student leadership training on Monday, July 28 from 9:00 am -12:00 pm and a band camp (required) from July 29-31 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. More information will be discussed at the parent meeting on Friday, May 9. Students in marching band earn an honors credit for their Band class, a PE waiver of the Team Sports graduation requirement, community service hours, get great exercise, and have a lot of FUN!

I look forward to sharing these fun events and making Music together! If you have any questions please contact me at craig.white@palmbeachschools.org

Congratulations All County Honor Band!

Congratulations to Band members Chase Ewell, Luke Jaffee, and Nicholas Liebig who have been selected to the Palm Beach all County Honor Band! The students performed a challenging audition last Saturday and will combine for a rehearsal and a concert with other selected students from throughout Palm Beach County in January.

Great Community Events

It’s a wonderful season for music in our community – here are a few opportunities for you and your family to enjoy! 

Randy Corinthian, Saxophone

• Sunday February 2, 2025 at  3:00-4:00 PM, Boca Raton Public Library

Enjoy a FREE musical performance with saxophonist, producer and educator Randy Corinthian. Reservations not required and drop-ins welcome.  Randy Corinthian has been an integral and innovative part of the Music Industry for more than a decade. He is currently the CEO of RC Music Group. A native Floridian, Randy graduated from Florida A&M University, receiving his BS Degree in Music Education. He also obtained his Masters Degree from Florida State University, focusing in Jazz Studies and Commercial Music.  From his formative years as musician & bandleader, to his present recording artist status, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer, Randy Corinthian is identified by his charismatic and scintillating personality and musical style. Appreciated as both musician and performer, Randy always had the dual personae of master improviser and vibrant entertainer.  As a performer, Randy has shared the stage with many notable names and his original compositions have been featured in a wide variety of programming. As an avid Musician, Randy still manages time for community service by honoring both his civic and social responsibilities. He attributes his passion for service to the many community pioneers that have impacted his own life. Randy’s soulful sounds are sure to be an inspiration to a diverse and sophisticated audience as he continues to excel to new heights. 

Chris Botti, Trumpet

• Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM, Parker Playhouse (Ft Lauderdale)  Chris Botti | The Parker

• Monday, February 3, 2025 at  8:00 PM,  Kravis Center - Dreyfoos Hall (West Palm Beach) CHRIS BOTTI | Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

For over two decades, Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the largest selling instrumental artist in the United States. There’s nothing like a Chris Botti concert. He’s the complete package: a dazzling trumpeter at home in everything from jazz to pop to rock, a brilliant bandleader who lets his players shine, and a born showman whose joy at being onstage is infectious. See him live and you’ll understand why some of the world’s biggest musical stars have been eager to share his stage. His mesmerizing performances with a stunning array of legends such as Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, and Andrea Bocelli have cemented his place as one of the most brilliant and inspiring forces of the contemporary music scene. Whether he’s performing with illustrious symphonies or at renowned venues around the globe, his unparalleled crystalline and poetic sound transcends musical boundaries.

Orchid City Brass Band with Joe Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra!

• Friday, February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM (Master class),  FAU (registration: Joe Alessi Clinic Registration - Orchid City Brass Band)

• Saturday, March 1,  2025 at 7:00 PM (Performance) , FAU Theatre (reserve tickets here: Virtuosity Showcase)

Sign up to attend the masterclass with Joe Alessi at Florida Atlantic University on Friday, February 28 at 5:30 PM. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and tickets are FREE for students! Students who attend the masterclass will have the opportunity to perform with Orchid City Brass Band on Saturday evening’s concert.

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