Band-O-Rama!

Dear Parents, 

What a week it has been!  If you were able to make the long drive to Fallon, you were rewarded greatly with a phenomenal Honor Band performance.  Congratulations to the 21 band members who represented our school!

Band-O-Rama, Feb. 25

With over 500 band members in the district performing together, this event is one you don't want to miss!  Band-O-Rama is on Thursday at 7:00 PM in the Carson High School gym.  Bring your friends, family, co-workers, and let's fill the gym!  Here are some details for the kids:

• Wednesday, 2/24: All band members must bring their instruments home after school.  
• Thursday morning, 2/25: 7:30 AM call time at the Carson High School gym (in seats, ready to play).  They must find their own way there. Parents are welcome to listen.  Bring instruments, music, and all schoolwork they need for that day.  Wear SSA.  Following rehearsal, students will travel back to CMS on buses for the rest of their classes.  
• Thursday afternoon: All band students must bring their instruments home after school.
• Thursday evening: 6:30 PM call time at the Carson High School gym (in seats, ready to play). Students need to wear concert dress.  Leave large instrument cases in your cars.
• Concert begins at 7 PM and should end around 8:00 PM.  
• Any students that can stay after the event to help with tear down are welcome.  

Washoe County Band Festival, March 9 and 10

Intermediate Band and Advanced Band, along with Carson High School's wind ensemble, were the only groups from outside of Washoe County that were invited to perform at this band festival! This will take place during the school day.  Here's the schedule as I know it for each group:

Advanced Band - March 9

They will meet at the beginning of the school day and take a bus to Damonte Ranch High School.  We perform at 9:35 AM.  After our performance, we will have lunch and observe the UNR Wind Ensemble and get a clinic by Dr. Reed Chamberlin, director of bands.  After the clinic, we'll go back to Damonte Ranch HS to listen to other groups, including the Carson High School wind ensemble.  We should be back by 5:30 PM.

Intermediate Band - March 10

They will meet at the beginning of the school day and take a bus to Damonte Ranch High School.  We perform at 9:35 AM.  After our performance, we'll stay for a couple hours to listen to several other bands from Washoe County.  Students will have lunch out and return to CMS around 12:30 PM.

I will share more details immediately after Band-O-Rama.  Here's to another great week!

-Mr. Jacques-