Mr. Iwinski is in need of 3 chaperones for the Lemont Fest next Saturday, February 25th. Chaperones will need to arrive at school by 7:00 am. The buses are expected to leave by 7:30 am and the estimated return time is 12:00 pm. If you are interested in chaperoning, please let me know by Tuesday. You can contact me at mkrysztopik@comcast.net.
Thank you for your help.
Marta
Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony
Midwest Music Festival
Saturday February 25th, 2012
Our large ensemble festival for the Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band is coming up on Saturday, February 25th. The festival is a required event for each performing ensemble and will take place in the morning. Information, a schedule, and directions are attached in this letter.
Description of event:
The Midwest Music Fest is one of the largest concert band festivals in the Chicago-land area. There are 40 high schools represented at the festival and the judging is outstanding. The festival is competitive in nature with caption awards for percussion, brass, woodwinds, and esprit de corps.
Location and time:
The symphonic band will perform at 9:30AM and the wind symphony will perform at 10:30AM. The early performance times are to allow winter percussion students to return to school to leave for their IPA show. We are also performing early so that students can return to help out with the craft fair.
All students should arrive at school at 7:00AM. The bus will leave at 7:30 for Lemont.
Lemont High School is located at 800 Porter St. Lemont, IL.
Parent attendance and chaperones:
Ticket prices for the day are $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for students. Performers do not need to buy tickets. This event will take place on the Saturday of our Spring Craft Fair, so any parents that would like to attend that are also volunteering for the craft fair might want to work their schedules accordingly.
Student dress:
Dress for the performance is full concert uniform.
Please return the permission form on Tuesday, February 21st.
We still really, really need Parent help for the craft show. If you haven’t signed up for a shift yet, please do so as soon as you can!
As spring draws near, there is just one thing on the hearts and minds of us all:
The VJA Music Parents Spring Craft Show
The craft show is February 25-26, 2012, which isn’t that far away, so it’s time to start signing up to volunteer. We will need volunteers for Friday the 24th, Saturday the 25th, and Sunday the 26th.
Now, of course, we look forward to seeing the “usual suspects” who always help out but we’d love to see some new faces too! So, whether you’re an old hand or a newbie, please consider donating your time to this fundraiser which helps to fund the music programs at our school!
Volunteers can sign up for one of the following shifts up by contacting:
Kathie Aures
708-407-8813
vjampsecretary@att.net
Friday, February 24th
4:00P.M. – 10:00P.M. Everyone we can get, for set up
Saturday, February 25th, 2011
6:00A.M. – 9:00A.M. Anyone willing to work the parking lot
8:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. 14-16 people, including Parking Lot duty
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. 14-16 people, including Parking Lot duty
Sunday, February 26th, 2011
8:00A.M. – 9:00A.M. Anyone willing to work the parking lot
8:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. 14-16 people, including Parking Lot duty
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. 14-16 people, including Parking Lot duty
4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Everyone we can get, for take down
I wanted to send out a reminder that the next Andrew Music Parent meeting will be held at 7:30pm this Thursday, February 9th in the choir room. Also, I wanted to take a moment and mention to all members of the Music Parent Association that nominations for next year’s Officers will begin after the Music Parent meeting scheduled for March 15th. A member of the Music Parent Association is considered a parent or legal guardian of a student participating in either the music or guard programs offered at Andrew High School.
All Officer positions are open to nominations including, President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. In order to be eligible for a nomination, or if necessary to vote in an election, the member must have attended and signed in at least 3 Music Parent meetings during the school year. Attendance at the Music Parent meetings scheduled for Thursday, February 9th and March 15th will count towards the minimum requirement. Attached is a list of the members who have attended the Music Parent meetings thus far during the 2011-2012 school year and the number of meetings attended.
Please consider attending all the upcoming meetings not only to be eligible for a nomination but to get the inside scoop first hand regarding upcoming concerts, musicals, winter percussion competitions and fundraisers. I hope to see everyone on Thursday, February 9th.
Sincerely,
Marta Krysztopik
President – Andrew Music Parent Association
Its that time again! Time to get together in the Choir Room for our Parent Meeting to discuss just what our kids are doing in the music department lately. So, be sure to join us:
February 9, 2012
7:30pm in the Choir Room
The VJA Music program has completed another very successful first half of the season and feedback is important on how you felt things were handled and any suggested improvements. There will be a forum as part of the upcoming meeting and topics can range from band camp to competitions, props, chaperoning, craft fair, fundraisers, choir, musicals, and/or communications.
We look forward to your participation at the meeting as hearing from you only helps strengthen the VJA Music Program as an organization in continual support of our children.
All those involved in the Golf Outing Committee please see Rich Szilagyi or Mario Nicasio immediately following the meeting!
There are many exciting events coming up in the band calendar:
2/7 District 230 Jazz Festival, Jazz ensemble will participate in a collaborative three school clinic and concert at Stagg High School. The concert is at 7:00 PM and the students will leave school right at 3:15 to go to Stagg.
2/9 Wind Symphony will travel to Lincoln Way Central for the SWSC Festival for a clinic with Richard Saucedo, Band director at Carmel HS.
2/17 NEW EVENT The first annual District 230 Band Festival will take place at VJA in the PAC. Dr. Steve Steele from ISU will come up to clinic an honor band of students from Sandburg, Stagg, and VJA. There will be a concert in the evening at 7PM featuring Sandburg Symphonic Band I, VJA’s Wind Symphony, and the first District 230 Honor Band. This should be a very exciting event!
2/27 Monday, This is our Wind Audition Day for next year. See www.vjabands.com for all information and printable music.
2/25 Lemont Midwest festival. The second place wind symphony will compete again this year in Lemont as well as symphonic band. The groups will return to VJA no later than 12:00PM.
2/29 Jazz Ensemble at Hackneys! Make reservations ahead of time. More info will be posted on www.vjabands.com
3/3 Solo Contest at Sandburg. This will be an earlier morning time for most entries. Please check www.vjabands.com for the registration form and see Mr. Iwinski if you need help finding music. If you take private lessons, it might be good to choose a solo with your teacher.
Lastly, wind symphony will do a recording session on 1/31 to make a CD to audition to perform at the U of I Super State this year on May 5th and for the IMEA conference in 2013.
We have two students traveling to Peoria this weekend for All-State: Wes Frye on voice and Ben Clemons on Trumpet. Many congratulations for their fine accomplishments!
The date for the final Winter Percussion community show has been changed to April 14th. Be sure to mark your calendar with the date change as the first show was so good that the last one can only be spectacular!
Are you looking for something fun the whole family can do together this Saturday that won’t break the bank?
Then come to the
Andrew Percussion Community Show
Saturday, January 28 at 8:00 p.m.
in the VJA Main Gym
Free Admission
Andrew will perform their show “Until Tomorrow”,
featuring the music of Sigur Ros and One Republic.
The Lemont, Minooka, and Andrew indoor percussion
lines will all be performing their shows.
And if you can’t make it this Saturday…
mark your calendar for the final show scheduled for Saturday, April 7th.
