Things we likeWinter camp is officially in the books and was a huge success! Thank you to all the guest instructors who poured their hearts into our students. This was such a great opportunity to build on the incredible talent that we already have at Huntsville High School Band. Here is a link to the rest of the pictures: huntsvillehsband.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Concert-Performances/2024-02-03-Winter-Camp-Concert Marching uniformsThe due date for marching uniforms to be turned in has officially past. If you haven't turned yours in, please do so as soon as possible. A dry cleaning receipt must be attached to the jacket or a $15 fee will be applied to your Charms account. Any question, please contact a member of the uniform committee at hhspantherbanduniforms@gmail.com Pictures available for downloadDarlene Hall has so graciously made the photos she has taken this year available for download for free!! Thank you so much Darlene for giving of your time and talents. You are very much appreciated! Once you open the link, the download pin is 6044. Here is the link: Huntsville High 2023-2024 Band by Darlene Hall Artist (pixieset.com) Schedule for the weekMonday- Symphonic Band 4 - 5:30 Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30; Winter Guard 4-6 Wednesday-Off Thursday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30 Friday-Winter Guard 4-5 Saturday-Winter Guard Competition at Green Hills HS (Nashville) Wind Ensemble - Memphis This past summer the Wind Ensemble was one of 3 high school ensembles selected from 11 states to perform at the College Band Director's National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference in Memphis. It is crucial and required that every wind ensemble member attend this performance. It is a huge honor and a great way to put our organization in front of some very valuable audience members. We have already received notable mentions including in the national school band and orchestra magazine. Cost $100 per traveler. Hotel / Rooming Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway (east Memphis/Germantown) Students will be 4 to a room. Chaperones will be 2 to a room (1 per bed). Schedule Departing at 8 am on Thursday, February 29th by bus. Lunch and the Zoo 11:30-4:00 pm (Zoo included in cost - Bring $$ For lunch) Dinner at Rendezvous (included in cost) 4:15 Evening performance by LSU Wind Ensemble and University of Memphis. Friday, March 1st 8:00 am depart for performance in tuxedo/dresses 9:00 - 10 am rehearsal/warm up on stage 10:30 am PERFORM! 11:30 am - change out of clothes and go eat lunch at UM Student union food court (bring $$ for food) 1:00 pm Visit to the pyramid in Memphis 3:00 pm Depart for home We will be back at school by 7:00 pm on Friday, March 1st. US Navy Band Concert - Tuesday, February 13th The United States Navy Band from Washington DC is performing a concert in the Huntsville High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 13th. The event is FREE, but you must acquire an e-ticket to attend. To get your e-ticket, go to the following link: U.S. Navy Band Concert Band - Huntsville AL - 2024 National Tour Tickets in Huntsville, AL, United States (ticketleap.com) Upcoming 9th grade Meeting Our upcoming 9th grade meeting will be held Thursday, February 15th at 6:00 pm in the HHS Band room. This is for any student currently in 8th grade and their parent to come learn about the HHS Band including the process of joining for next school year. If you know any 8th grader in band coming to HHS, make sure they attend! Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird" Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Competition Schedule Green Hill 11:30 am Meet at school 12:00 pm School bus departs 2:00 pm Meet at Green Hill HS 2:30 pm Unit Check in 4:05 pm Warm up process begins 4:30 pm Performance 8:15 pm Awards 10:30 pm Arrive back at school Competition Schedule (open to the public with purchase of a ticket) February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Summer Schedule 2024 April 29-May 3-Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11-Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30-July 2-Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12-Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15 - 19-Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26-Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. Juily 29-31-Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26-optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Upcoming Events February 13 - Navy Band Concert 7:00 pm Auditorium (must have ticket) February 15 - 8th grade Band Meeting at 6:00 pm in Band room (HHS Band interest meeting) February 16-17-District Honor Band at Grissom (for those that make it) February 17-Winter Guard Competition at Bob Jones February 24-Mattress Sale!! 10-5 in the Freshman Cafeteria. February 29-March 1 - Wind Ensemble CBDNA performance in Memphis March 5-7-MPA at James Clemens High School for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band HHS Band would like to thank our sponsors:
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Good luck to the Color guard, this Saturday, at their first competition of the season!! GBR!!!!
Marching Uniform collection information
Marching season is officially over, therefore starting January 16, 2024 students may start returning their marching uniforms to the uniform committee. Only the following items should be returned:
Uniform Jacket Gauntlets Shako Red or White garment bag **Exception: Those individuals that were fitted for a marching uniform specifically for the London Parade only, must return ALL items. To include bibbers and shoes. If these items are not returned, the cost of these items will be charged to your Charms account. Uniform jacket should be dry cleaned and dry-cleaning receipt should be pinned to the jacket. If no dry-cleaning receipt is attached, a $15 cleaning fee will be charged to the students charms account. Deadline to have all items returned is January 31, 2024. Very important: DO NOT dry clean the gauntlets! Spot clean the gauntlets with a solution of mild detergent(woolite or non-chlorine stain removers) and water. They should NOT be fully immersed and they should NOT be dried in the dryer, but laid flat to air dry. If additional items are returned, such as bibbers/shoes (see exception above), socks, dri-fit shirts and gloves; they will be returned to the student. The uniform committee does not accept these items as they are yours to keep and have been paid for via your Charms account. If your intention is to donate any of these items to an under classmen, that should be coordinated between individual parents. The uniform committed does not have the capacity to coordinate donated items at this time. Any question, please contact a member of the uniform committee at hhspantherbanduniforms@gmail.com Attention Senior Parents
Class of 2024 parents, you should have received an email from huntsvillehsband@gmail.com this past Thursday or Friday with the topic: Band Banquet Video. If you did not receive it, we may have the wrong contact information for you and need you to send an email to huntsvillehsband@gmail.com with your Senior's full name.
Interest Poll for Spring Pictures-Deadline is Monday January 29th
Huntsville High School Band wants to know if you would be interested in having a formal picture of your child taken in their concert uniform by a professional photographer. We are trying to determine if there is enough interest in this service at this time. Only 1 response per family/student please. Deadline to respond is no later than Monday, January 29, 2024. Please respond to the poll with the link below:
Concert Uniform Picture Interest Survey (google.com) Volunteers needed for the mattress sale Feb 24th. Sign up in CharmsSchedule for the week
ââMonday-Symphonic Band 4 - 5:30
Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30; Winter Guard 4-6 Wednesday-Off Thursday-Winter Camp 4:00 - 9:00 pm Friday-Winter Camp 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday-Winter Camp 8:30 am - 1:30 pm. Winter Guard Competition at Mortimer Jordan. All State and District Honor Band Congratulations to the following students for making district honor band and all state. All State (April 25-27 in Huntsville at the VBC) Jody Shaw, Flute - Blue Band Tori Smith, Oboe - Unassigned Calen Miller, Alto Sax - White Band Jayne Hansberger, French Horn - White Band Daniel Starnes, Trumpet - Blue Band Kianna Thomas, Trombone - White Band Matthew Hutcherson, Euphonium - Red Band District Honor Band (February 16-17 at Grissom) Jody Shaw, Flute Tori Smith, Oboe Calen Miller, Alto Sax Jayne Hansberger, French Horn Daniel Starnes, Trumpet Lila Boyd, Trumpet Cole Long, Trumpet Aidan McDavid, Trumpet Kianna Thomas, Trombone Matthew Hutcherson, Euphonium Winter Camp 2024 - Feb 1-Feb 3 All Band students except color guard are required to participate in Winter Camp Thursday, February 1 through Saturday, February 3rd. We have guest clinicians come in and this camp is crucial to our success, just like band camp in July is for marching band. Schedule Thursday, February 1st 4:00 - 9:00 pm 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Rehearsal (Wind Ensemble on Stage, Symphonic Band in Band room) 6:00-7:00 pm Provided dinner from Taco Mama 7:00 - 9:00 pm Rehearsal (Wind Ensemble on Stage, Symphonic Band in Band room) Friday, February 2nd 8:30 am - 6:00 pm (students excused from classes this day) 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Rehearsal (Wind Ensemble on Stage, Symphonic Band in Band room) 12-1 pm - Lunch (normal school lunch!!) 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Rehearsal (Wind Ensemble on Stage, Symphonic Band in Band room) 3:30 - 4:00 pm Break 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Masterclasses Saturday, February 3rd 8:30 am - 1:30 pm 8:30 am - 10:00 am Masterclasses 10:15 am - 11:45 pm Rehearsal (Symphonic Band on Stage, Wind Ensemble in the bandroom) 12:00 pm CONCERT!!!! 1:30 pm - Dismiss About the camp and clinicians This camp is required of all band members (except color guard) allows students to learn and be conducted by some of the best teachers and musicians in the country. It also huge in our spring semester preparation! The days are long, but WELL worth it!! Alex Kaminsky is the Wind Ensemble conductor. He is the band director at Vandercook College in Chicago. You can read about him here. Jerrell Horton is the Symphonic Band conductor. He is the band director at Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham and works with our leadership team at our camp every summer. You can read more about him here. Our masterclasses will be done by faculty at UAB, UAH, UNA, and a few free lance professional musicians. Food Thursday Dinner - Taco Mama (provided) Friday lunch - School lunch as normal. Saturday - no meals Concert only students and anyone else who didn't pay for the summer band camp lunch plan (which included winter camp dinner) will be charged $11 in your charms account for Thursday night's Taco Mama dinnerââ. Concert and Attire We will do a concert to end the camp at 12:00 pm on Saturday in the auditorium with our guest conductors. Our students would love a huge crowd of parents and family at this event as we prepare for the rest of the semester and to show off what we did at camp! This concert is more informal - we will announce early in the week. It will not be tuxes/dresses. We typically wear band polos, but we are navigating an issue that some concert only students do not have these and we are low in our supply of extras. Wind Ensemble - Memphis This past summer the Wind Ensemble was one of 3 high school ensembles selected from 11 states to perform at the College Band Director's National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference in Memphis. It is crucial and required that every wind ensemble member attend this performance. It is a huge honor and a great way to put our organization in front of some very valuable audience members. We have already received notable mentions including in the national school band and orchestra magazine. Cost $100 per traveler. Hotel / Rooming Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway (east Memphis/Germantown) Students will be 4 to a room. Chaperones will be 2 to a room (1 per bed). Students will sign up for rooms will be on Monday! Schedule Departing at 8 am on Thursday, February 29th by bus. Our performance is 10:30 am on Friday, March 1st. We will be back at school by 7:00 pm on Friday, March 1st. A Full itinerary will be released in the next couple of weeksââ and will include some fun/educational attractions in Memphis as well. US Navy Band Concert - Tuesday, February 13th The United States Navy Band from Washington DC is performing a concert in the Huntsville High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 13th. The event is FREE, but you must acquire an e-ticket to attend. To get your e-ticket, go to the following link: U.S. Navy Band Concert Band - Huntsville AL - 2024 National Tour Tickets in Huntsville, AL, United States (ticketleap.com) Upcoming 9th grade Meeting Our upcoming 9th grade meeting will be held Thursday, February 15th at 6:00 pm in the HHS Band room. This is for any student currently in 8th grade and their parent to come learn about the HHS Band including the process of joining for next school year. If you know any 8th grader in band coming to HHS, make sure they attend! Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird" Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Mortimer Jordan Competition Information How we are getting there: Carpooling (if you do NOT have a ride or need assistance email Pam Rogers rogers.pamela99@yahoo.com Where are we going: Mortimer Jordan High School. 1920 Blue Devil Drive, Kimberly, AL 35091 You are responsible for making sure your equipment and uniform gets to the competition! Schedule (tentative) 1:00 pm - Meet at Mortimer Jordan High School near the unit check in area. 1:45 pm - Check in and go to our "home" location in the school 3:15 pm Official Warm up Time 3:40 pm PEFORMANCE!! After performance change out of uniform and watch other winter guards 7:40 pm Awards Competition Schedule (open to the public with purchase of a ticket) February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Summer Schedule 2024 April 29-May 3- Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11-Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30-July 2-Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12-Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15-19- Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26- Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. Juily 29-31- Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26-optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Upcoming Events February 10- Winter Guard competition at Green Hills HS (Nashville) February 13-Navy Band Concert 7:00 pm Auditorium (must have ticket) February 15-8th grade Band Meeting at 6:00 pm in Band room (HHS Band interest meeting) February 16-17- District Honor Band at Grissom (for those that make it) February 17-Winter Guard Competition at Bob Jones February 24-Mattress Sale!! 10-5 in the Freshman Cafeteria. February 29-March 1-Wind Ensemble CBDNA performance in Memphis March 5-7- MPA at James Clemens High School for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band HHS Band would like to thank our sponsors:Things we like
Click on the link above to follow the HHS Flutes on Instagram. Flutes are cool!!!
Volunteers still needed for All-State
We still need volunteers for All State this Friday evening and Saturday! Please use Charms to sign up. Our current need is for the registration tables. Some instruments will have more students than others and their registration will last longer, so the shifts have been split. If you are only available for certain times, please sign up as a floater and make a note of your availability in Charms. Let's get these spots filled to help this event run smoothly!
Volunteers also needed for the mattress sale Feb 24th. Sign up in CharmsInterest Poll for Spring Pictures
Huntsville High School Band wants to know if you would be interested in having a formal picture of your child taken in their concert uniform by a professional photographer. We are trying to determine if there is enough interest in this service at this time. Only 1 response per family/student please. Deadline to respond is no later than Monday, January 29, 2024. Please respond to the poll with the link below:
Concert Uniform Picture Interest Survey (google.com) Attention Senior Parents
Class of 2024 parents, you should have received an email from huntsvillehsband@gmail.com this past Thursday or Friday with the topic: Band Banquet Video. If you did not receive it, we may have the wrong contact information for you and need you to send an email to huntsvillehsband@gmail.com with your Senior's full name.
Marching Uniform Collection Information
Marching season is officially over, therefore starting January 16, 2024 students may start returning their marching uniforms to the uniform committee. Only the following items should be returned:
Uniform Jacket Gauntlets Shako Red or White garment bag **Exception: Those individuals that were fitted for a marching uniform specifically for the London Parade only, must return ALL items. To include bibbers and shoes. If these items are not returned, the cost of these items will be charged to your Charms account. Uniform jacket should be dry cleaned and dry-cleaning receipt should be pinned to the jacket. If no dry-cleaning receipt is attached, a $15 cleaning fee will be charged to the students charms account. Deadline to have all items returned is January 31, 2024. Very important: DO NOT dry clean the gauntlets! Spot clean the gauntlets with a solution of mild detergent(woolite or non-chlorine stain removers) and water. They should NOT be fully immersed and they should NOT be dried in the dryer, but laid flat to air dry. If additional items are returned, such as bibbers/shoes (see exception above), socks, dri-fit shirts and gloves; they will be returned to the student. The uniform committee does not accept these items as they are yours to keep and have been paid for via your Charms account. If your intention is to donate any of these items to an under classmen, that should be coordinated between individual parents. The uniform committed does not have the capacity to coordinate donated items at this time. Any question, please contact a member of the uniform committee at hhspantherbanduniforms@gmail.com Schedule for the week
Monday-No school
Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30; Winter Guard 4-6 Wednesday-Off Thursday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30 Friday-Hosting All State and District Honor Band Auditions Saturday-Hosting All State and District Honor Band Auditions Wind Ensemble - Memphis (updated with cost) This past summer the Wind Ensemble was one of 3 high school ensembles selected from 11 states to perform at the College Band Director's National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference in Memphis. It is crucial and required that every wind ensemble member attend this performance. It is a huge honor and a great way to put our organization in front of some very valuable audience members. We have already received notable mentions including in the national school band and orchestra magazine. Cost $100 per traveler. Hotel / Rooming Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway (east Memphis/Germantown) Students will be 4 to a room. Chaperones will be 2 to a room (1 per bed). Students will sign up for rooms will be on Monday! Schedule Departing at 8 am on Thursday, February 29th by bus. Our performance is 10:30 am on Friday, March 1st. We will be back at school by 7:00 pm on Friday, March 1st. A Full itinerary will be released in the next couple of weeksand will include some fun/educational attractions in Memphis as well. All State and District Honor Band Audition - Info for those auditioning All students and parents who are attending the audition should read through the student information sheet found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0GMhOm9t_23W1EBZk55x6teVJdkndhHiHWqOhlx5XY/edit?usp=sharing Here are approximate audition times:
US Navy Band Concert - Tuesday, February 13th The United States Navy Band from Washington DC is performing a concert in the Huntsville High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 13th. The event is FREE, but you must acquire an e-ticket to attend. To get your e-ticket, go to the following link: U.S. Navy Band Concert Band - Huntsville AL - 2024 National Tour Tickets in Huntsville, AL, United States (ticketleap.com) We will share this link with the public sometime next week. We are giving our students and families the first opportunity to get a ticket. Hosting All State Auditions The Huntsville High School Band, for the 2nd year in a row, is hosting All State/All District Honor Band Auditions on Friday, January 26th in the evening and Saturday, January 27th in the morning and afternoon. We will be serving over 700 middle school and high school band students from Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties and their families. We require all students to volunteer at least 1 time slot to serve and we will also need plenty of adult help. Adult volunteers can sign up to help with registration in Charms! We need 10-13 adults helping at any one time! Please email Michelle McNabb if you have questions. mtmcnabb@bellsouth.net Students can sign up using this sign up genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BA4A72DA0F85-46887872-allstate. On Monday, we will print this list out and place it on the white board. After that, all changes or additions should be made in the band room. Students should not sign up in the same room they are auditioning in or in a room where another family member is auditioning. Winter Camp 2024 - Feb 1-Feb 3 All Band students except color guard are required to participate in Winter Camp Thursday, February 1 through Saturday, February 3rd. We have guest clinicians come in and this camp is crucial to our success, just like band camp in July is for marching band. Here is the basic schedule: Thursday, February 1st - 4:00 - 9:00 pm (dinner included) Friday, February 2nd 8:30 am - 6:00 pm (students excused from classes this day) Saturday, February 3rd 8:30 am - 1:30 pm (concert at noon for family and friends to attend). Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird" Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Exception - Friday, January 26th 4-6 Small Gym Competition Schedule (open to the public with purchase of a ticket) February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Summer Schedule 2024 April 29-May 3-Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11-Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30-July 2-Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12-Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15-19-Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26-Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. Juily 29-31-Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26-optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Upcoming Events February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend) February 3 -Winter Guard competition at Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) February 10 -Winter Guard competition at Green Hills HS (Nashville) February 13 -Navy Band Concert 7:00 pm Auditorium (must have ticket) February 15 -8th grade Band Meeting at 6:00 pm in Band room (HHS Band interest meeting) February 16-17-District Honor Band at Grissom (for those that make it) February 17 -Winter Guard Competition at Bob Jones February 24 -Mattress Sale!! 10-5 in the Freshman Cafeteria. February 29-March 1 -Wind Ensemble CBDNA performance in Memphis March 5-7-MPA at James Clemens High School for Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band HHS Band would like to thank our sponsors:Things we like
Click on the link above to follow our awesome color guard on Instagram. They are less than three weeks away from to their first competition in Birmingham. You guys are going to rock it!! GBR
Marching Uniform Collection
Marching season is officially over, therefore starting January 16, 2024 students may start returning their marching uniforms to the uniform committee. Only the following items should be returned:
Uniform Jacket Gauntlets Shako Red or White garment bag **Exception: Those individuals that were fitted for a marching uniform specifically for the London Parade only, must return ALL items. To include bibbers and shoes. If these items are not returned, the cost of these items will be charged to your Charms account. Uniform jacket should be dry cleaned and dry-cleaning receipt should be pinned to the jacket. If no dry-cleaning receipt is attached, a $15 cleaning fee will be charged to the students charms account. Deadline to have all items returned is January 31, 2024. If additional items are returned, such as bibbers/shoes (see exception above), socks, dri-fit shirts and gloves; they will be returned to the student. The uniform committee does not accept these items as they are yours to keep and have been paid for via your Charms account. If your intention is to donate any of these items to an under classmen, that should be coordinated between individual parents. The uniform committed does not have the capacity to coordinate donated items at this time. Any question, please contact a member of the uniform committee at hhspantherbanduniforms@gmail.com Schedule for the week
Monday-No School (MLK Day)
Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30; Winter Guard 4-6 Wednesday-Off Thursday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30 Friday-Off Wind Ensemble - Memphis This past summer the Wind Ensemble was one of 3 high school ensembles selected from 11 states to perform at the College Band Director's National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference in Memphis. It is crucial and required that every wind ensemble member attend this performance. It is a huge honor and a great way to put our organization in front of some very valuable audience members. We have already received notable mentions including in the national school band and orchestra magazine. Cost We are finalizing the cost in the next week or so. Hotel / Rooming Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway (east Memphis/Germantown) Students will be 4 to a room. Chaperones will be 2 to a room (1 per bed). Students will sign up for rooms later next week. Chaperones We would love to have 6 chaperones join us on this trip! Please email Karen Hansberger if you are interested karen.hansberger@icloud.com Schedule Departing at 8 am on Thursday, February 29th by bus. Our performance is 10:30 am on Friday, March 1st. We will be back at school by 7:00 pm on Friday, March 1st. A Full itinerary will be released in the next couple of weeksâ. US Navy Band Concert - Tuesday, February 13th The United States Navy Band from Washington DC is performing a concert in the Huntsville High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 13th. The event is FREE, but you must acquire an e-ticket to attend. To get your e-ticket, go to the following link: U.S. Navy Band Concert Band - Huntsville AL - 2024 National Tour Tickets in Huntsville, AL, United States (ticketleap.com) We will share this link with the public sometime next week. We are giving our students and families the first opportunity to get a ticket. Hosting All State Auditions The Huntsville High School Band for the 2nd year in a row is hosting All State/All District Honor Band Auditions on Friday, January 26th in the evening and Saturday, January 27th in the morning and afternoon. We will be serving over 700 middle school and high school band students from Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties and their families. We require all students to volunteer at least 1 time slot to serve and we will also need plenty of adult help. Students can sign up using this sign up genius. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BA4A72DA0F85-46887872-allstate Students should not sign up in the same room they are auditioning in or in a room where another family member is auditioning. Adult volunteers can sign up to help with registration in Charms! We need 10-13 adults helping at any one time! Winter Camp 2024 All Band students except color guard are required to participate in Winter Camp Thursday, February 1 through Saturday, February 3rd. We have guest clinicians come in and this camp is crucial to our success, just like band camp in July is for marching band. Here is the basic schedule: Thursday, February 1st - 4:00 - 9:00 pm (dinner included) Friday, February 2nd 8:30 am - 6:00 pm (students excused from classes this day) Saturday, February 3rd 8:30 am - 1:30 pm (concert at noon for family and friends to attend). Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird" Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Exception - Friday, January 26th 4-6 Small Gym Competition Schedule February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Summer Schedule 2024 April 29-May 3 -Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11- Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30-July 2-Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12- Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15-19- Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26-Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. July 29-31-Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26 - optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Upcoming Events Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 - hosting All State Auditions February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend) February 3 - Winter Guard competition at Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) February 10 - Winter Guard competition at Green Hills HS (Nashville) February 13 - Navy Band Concert 7:00 pm Auditorium (must have ticket) February 15 - 8th grade Band Meeting at 6:00 pm in Band room (HHS Band interest meeting) February 24 - Mattress Sale!! February 29-March 1 - Wind Ensemble CBDNA performance in Memphis HHS Band would like to thank our sponsors:Things we likeWelcome back from London! You all represented Huntsville City Schools and this band program with great enthusiasm and class. The memories that were made will last a lifetime! A huge thank you to all the staff and parents that made this trip so successful. Marching Uniform CollectionMarching Season is officially over, therefore starting January 16, 2024 students may start returning their marching uniforms to the uniform committee. Only the following items should be returned: · Uniform Jacket · Gauntlets · Shako · Red or White garment bag *Exception: Those individuals that were fitted for a marching uniform specifically for the London Parade only, must return ALL items. To include bibbers and shoes. If these items are not returned, the cost of these items will be charged to your Charms account. Uniform jacket should be dry cleaned and dry-cleaning receipt should be pinned to the jacket. If no dry-cleaning receipt is attached, a $15 cleaning fee will be charged to the students charms account. Deadline to have all items returned is January 31, 2024. If additional items are returned, such as bibbers/shoes (see exception above), socks,dri-fit shirts and gloves; they will be returned to the student. The uniform committee does not accept these items as they are yours to keep and have been paid for via your Charms account. If your intention is to donate any of these items to an under classmen, that should be coordinated between individual parents. The uniform committed does not have the capacity to coordinate donated items at this time. Any question, please contact a member of the uniform committee at hhspantherbanduniforms@gmail.com Schedule for the weekMonday-Symphonic Band 4-5:30 (even those whose instruments are in shipping!) Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30; Winter Guard 4-6 Wednesday-Off Thursday-Wind Ensemble 4-5:30 Friday-Off US Navy Band Concert - Tuesday, February 13th The United States Navy Band from Washington DC is performing a concert in the Huntsville High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 13th. The event is FREE, but you must acquire an e-ticket to attend. To get your e-ticket, go to the following link: U.S. Navy Band Concert Band - Huntsville AL - 2024 National Tour Tickets in Huntsville, AL, United States (ticketleap.com) We will share this link with the public sometime next week. We are giving our students and families the first opportunity to get a ticket. Hosting All State Auditions The Huntsville High School Band for the 2nd year in a row is hosting All State/All District Honor Band Auditions on Friday, January 26th in the evening and Saturday, January 27th in the morning and afternoon. We will be serving over 700 middle school and high school band students from Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties and their families. We require all students to volunteer at least 1 time slot to serve and we will also need plenty of adult help. Students can sign up using this sign up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BA4A72DA0F85-46887872-allstate Students should not sign up in the same room they are auditioning in or in a room where another family member is auditioning. Adult sign up information will be coming soon! Winter Camp 2024 All Band students except color guard are required to participate in Winter Camp Thursday, February 1 through Saturday, February 3rd. We have guest clinicians come in and this camp is crucial to our success, just like band camp in July is for marching band. Here is the basic schedule: Thursday, February 1st - 4:00 - 9:00 pm (dinner included) Friday, February 2nd- 8:30 am - 6:00 pm (students excused from classes this day) Saturday, February 3rd- 8:30 am - 1:30 pm (concert at noon for family and friends to attend). London - medicine pick up Medicine given to the nurse for London needs to be picked up any time from 8:30-3:30 Monday - Friday of next week. What is not picked up by the end of the day on Friday the 12th will be wasted. You can also coordinate by emailing Logan Gibbs at logan.gibbs@hsv-k12.org Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird" Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Exception - Friday, January 26th 4-6 Small Gym Competition Schedule February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Summer Schedule 2024 April 29-May 3-Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11-Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30-July 2 - Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12 Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15-19 Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26 Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. Juily 29-31 Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26 - optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Upcoming Events Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 - hosting All State Auditions February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend) February 3 - Winter Guard competition at Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) February 10 - Winter Guard competition at Green Hills HS (Nashville) February 13 - Navy Band Concert 7:00 pm Auditorium (must have ticket) February 15 - 8th grade Band Meeting at 6:00 pm in Band room (HHS Band interest meeting) February 24 - Mattress Sale!! HHS Band would like to thank our wonderful sponsorsThings we likeWhat a wonderful Christmas concert we had with the Huntsville High School Choir! The music and the voices combined for a very unique concert to get everyone in the Christmas spirit. Thank you to Stuart Tankersley, Andrew Kirk, and Sarah Coleman for coordinating the efforts to make this a successful event. London HoodieThere is one size medium London hoodie still available for purchase for $35. If you would like to snag this up, please contact Kelly Parrish. kelly_parrish@hotmail.com Schedule for the weekMonday-Off Tuesday-Off Wednesday-Off Thursday-Off Friday-Winter Guard Camp 1:30 - 5 at HJHS Gym Saturday-Winter Guard Camp 9 -5 at HJHS Gym (Bring a lunch) Band Midterm Exams The band midterm is a combination of your audition and the Christmas concert. Students are not required to attend your band midterm exam time during exam week. We will not be doing anything during that time. We encourage you to use that time to study for your other exams at home. Band students who are on campus during your scheduled band exam must be in the band room during that time (school rule). In other words, you can't just be wondering around campus during your band exam. The final exams in May are required to attend as we will be rehearsing for graduation during that time. January - Beginning of Semester All students going to London are excused from school on Wednesday, January 3rd and Thursday, January 4th. After school rehearsals will resume starting on Monday, January 8th. London Instrument/Equipment Shipping Detailed shipping instructions were sent out last week in an email to those going to London and a copy of the instructions were handed out to each student. Thank you for getting shakos in! They are boxed up and ready to go! Most equipment was put in the shipping area on Friday. If you still have something that needs to be shipped, it needs to be in the band room by 8:30 am on Monday at the latest! Our equipment is tentatively schedule to be picked up on Wednesday, December 13th. Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird" Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Exception - Friday, January 26th 4-6 Small Gym Competition Schedule February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Summer Schedule 2024 April 29-May 3 Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11 - Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30 - July 2 - Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12 Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15 - 19 Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26 Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. Juily 29-31 Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26 - optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Upcoming Events Wednesday, Dec 27 - Thurs, Jan 4 - London Trip! Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 - hosting All State Auditions February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend) February 3 - Winter Guard competition at Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) February 10 - Winter Guard competition at Green Hills HS (Nashville) February 15 - 8th grade Band Meeting at 6:00 pm in Band room (HHS Band interest meeting) HHS Band would like to thank our sponsors:Things we likeSchedule for the week
Monday-Christmas Concert Rehearsal (Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band) 4-5:30 pm
Tuesday-Christmas Concert - 7:00 pm in the Auditorium. Free and open to the public! Wednesday-Off Thursday-London parade rehearsal 4-5:30 Friday-Off. Band Midterm Exams The band midterm is a combination of your audition and the Christmas concert. Students are not required to attend your band midterm exam time during exam week. We will not be doing anything during that time. We encourage you to use that time to study for your other exams at home. Band students who are on campus during your scheduled band exam must be in the band room during that time (school rule). In other words, you can't just be wondering around campus during your band exam. The final exams in May are required to attend as we will be rehearsing for graduation during that time. Christmas Concert - Tuesday, December 5 Combined Concert with Band and Choir. Concert starts at 7:00 pm Students should arrive at 6:15 with warm up around 6:30 pm. Dress is formal concert tux/dress with Christmas decorations/accessories encouraged. Holiday bow tie, Santa Hat, antlers, etc. as long as it doesn't affect how you perform. Silent Auction will start before the concert and go through intermission. London Instrument/Equipment Shipping Detailed shipping instructions were sent out last week in an email to those going to London and a copy of the instructions were handed out to each student. All shakos must be brought to the band room table by the end of the day on Wednesday, December 6th. They should contain your black socks, black gloves, and black gauntlets. Your name should be put on a piece a tape and written clearly with a sharpie. We will have extra tape and sharpies in the band room. All other equipment must be put in the assigned spot by the end of the day on Friday, December 8th. We have parade rehearsal on Thursday, so you can do this after rehearsal or anytime on Friday! Our equipment is tentatively schedule to be picked up on Wednesday, December 13th. Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 - "Bluebird" Winter Guard Show Camp December 15-16th Friday 1:30 - 5:00 pm Saturday 9-5 (bring lunch). Huntsville Junior High School Gym Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Exception - Friday, January 26th 4-6 Small Gym Competition Schedule February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Summer Schedule 2024April 29-May 3 Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11 - Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30 - July 2 - Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12 Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15 - 19 Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26 Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. Juily 29-31 Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26 - optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Upcoming Events Friday, December 15-Saturday, December 16 - Winter Guard Camp at HJHS Gym Wednesday, Dec 27 - Thurs, Jan 4 - London Trip! Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 - hosting All State Auditions February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend) â HHS Band would like to thank our wonderful sponsors:Things we likeMarching Uniforms
Marching uniforms will not be collected until sometime mid January. Even if you are not going to London, please hold on to your uniform. More information will be given as the time to turn them in gets closer.
Uniform for London
It is highly encouraged that you have your uniform dry cleaned before going to London. Packing a clean uniform is going to be much nicer than packing a stinky one in with your clean clothes. And we all want to be looking top notch for the parade!
Schedule for the week
Monday-Christmas Concert Rehearsal (Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band) 4-5:30 pm
Tuesday-Wind Ensemble 4:00-5:30 Wednesday-Off Thursday-London parade rehearsal 4-5:30 (we will go to 5:30 today and next Thursday) Friday-Off. Deadline to sign up for all state / district honor band auditions. Christmas Concert - Tuesday, December 5 Combined Concert with Band and Choir. Concert starts at 7:00 pm Students should arrive at 6:15 with warm up around 6:30 pm. Dress is formal concert tux/dress with Christmas decorations/accessories encouraged. Holiday bow tie, Santa Hat, antlers, etc. as long as it doesn't affect how you perform. Silent Auction will start before the concert and go through intermission. All State / District Honor Band Auditions Registration - Due by Friday, December 1st (optional) When: All State Auditions are Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27th at Huntsville High School! Generally all high school students audition Friday evening except for Flutes and Bb Clarinets. Cost: $30 per student. You can choose your method of payment, but clearly label it as all state audition for your student. If you are using a credit, you must inform Mrs. Tapia by the deadline! If you audition, you must be able to attend district honor band (February 16-17 at Grissom HS) and/or All State Festival (April 25-27 at the VBC) in it's entirety (every rehearsal + the concert) if you were to be selected. Everyone auditioning must own a copy of the book from which the audition music comes from (this is a copyright issue and a state rule). Please let us know if you need help with this! Audition music has already been shared with all students. Deadline is Friday, December 1st. London Instrument/Equipment Shipping - Important There are many details that go into the shipping process. We provided a manifest to the shipping company with every piece of equipment we are taking (weight, dimensions, value, serial number) - this is due to the shipping company Wednesday, November 15th and no changes are possible after that date. We outline who's exact instrument, equipment, or shako is in each shipping container. We believe that alto saxophones and trumpets should be able to be shipped with our other large equipment instead of being taken as carry-on luggage!! This is good news and should make your airport travel easier. Clarinets, flutes, and majorette baton will still take instruments in checked luggage If there are any changes to what was submitted to the instrument form, I need to know BEFORE Wednesday, November 15th. All equipment will be shipped the week of December 11-15 and will return by January 15th. What can I do to help? Please make sure instruments being shipped is labeled with your full name on the outside (instrument tag or just get a piece of tape and write it with a sharpie). Also - please put a peice of tape and write your name on your SHAKO BOX! Take extra things out of your case and make sure it's secure for shipping before you turn the instrument into the band room to ship! We will be giving further instructions on dropping off equipment in the band room as we get closer to the week of December 11-15. Please adhere to our deadlines! We will have very little wiggle room! Summer Schedule 2024 April 29-May 3 Color Guard Auditions 4-6 pm. May 10-11 - Marching Percussion Auditions - Fri - 4-8, Saturday 8:30-12:30 (required for all percussion in marching band). May 28-31 (Tuesday - Friday) Rookie Camp 8 -12 (required for new members and leadership team), Color Guard Camp. June 30 - July 2 - Leadership Camp. Sunday, June 30th will be afternoon/evening. July 1st and 2nd - all day. (leadership team only) July 10-12 Make up Rookie Camp 8-12. Marching Percussion Camp 12-4. (required for percussion in marching band) July 15 - 19 Band Camp Week #1. All Day. (required for all marching band students) July 22-26 Band Camp Week #2. All day (required for all marching band students). Band Camp on July 26th will dismiss at noon. Juily 29-31 Additional rehearsals 6-9 pm. July 26 - optional trip to DCI in Murfreesboro for additional cost. Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 Our color guard is transitioning into their winter guard season and working on their production called "Bluebird." Winter Guard Show Camp December 15-16th Friday 1:30 - 5:00 pm Saturday 9-5 (bring lunch). Huntsville Junior High School Gym Rehearsal Schedule Tuesdays from 4-6 pm and Fridays before competitions from 4-5 pm. Exception - Friday, January 26th 4-6 Small Gym Competition Schedule February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Upcoming Events Tuesday, December 5 - Christmas Concert (combined with Choir!) Monday, December 11 - Friday, December 15th - Large instruments and equipment being shipped to London Friday, December 15-Saturday, December 16 - Winter Guard Camp at HJHS Gym Wednesday, Dec 27 - Thurs, Jan 4 - London Trip! Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 - hosting All State Auditions February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend) HHS Band would like to thank our generous sponsors:Things we likeBoth the Symphonic Band and the Wind Ensemble played an awesome Fall concert on Tuesday night! Such great talent was on full display. It was a great week which included the Bandies and was capped off with the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday. Marching UniformsMarching uniforms will not be collected until sometime mid January. Even if you are not going to London, please hold on to your uniform. More information will be given as the time to turn them in gets closer. Food for thought on the uniform for LondonIt is highly encouraged that you have your uniform dry cleaned before going to London. Packing a clean uniform is going to be much nicer than packing a stinky one in with your clean clothes. And we all want to be looking top notch for the parade! Schedule for the weekMonday-Christmas Concert Rehearsal (Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band) 4-5:30 pm Tuesday- Wind Ensemble 4:00-5:30 Wednesday-Off Thursday-London parade rehearsal 4-5. LONDON MEETING 6:00 pm - Bandroom! Friday-Off. London Instrument/Equipment Shipping - Important There are many details that go into the shipping process. We provided a manifest to the shipping company with every piece of equipment we are taking (weight, dimensions, value, serial number) - this is due to the shipping company Wednesday, November 15th and no changes are possible after that date. We outline who's exact instrument, equipment, or shako is in each shipping container. We believe that alto saxophones and trumpets should be able to be shipped with our other large equipment instead of being taken as carry-on luggage!! This is good news and should make your airport travel easier. Clarinets, flutes, and majorette baton will still take instruments in checked luggage. If there are any changes to what was submitted to the instrument form, I need to know BEFORE Wednesday, November 15th. All equipment will be shipped the week of December 11-15 and will return by January 15th. What can I do to help? Please make sure instruments being shipped is labeled with your full name on the outside (instrument tag or just get a piece of tape and write it with a sharpie). Also - please put a piece of tape and write your name on your SHAKO BOX! Take extra things out of your case and make sure it's secure for shipping before you turn the instrument into the band room to ship! We will be giving further instructions on dropping off equipment in the band room as we get closer to the week of December 11-15. Please adhere to our deadlines! We will have very little wiggle room! All State / District Honor Band Auditions Registration - Due by Friday, December 1st (optional) When: All State Auditions are Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27th at Huntsville High School! Generally all high school students audition Friday evening except for Flutes and Bb Clarinets. Cost: $30 per student. You can choose your method of payment, but clearly label it as all state audition for your student. Checks should be made out to HHBPA. If you are using a credit, you must inform Mrs. Tapia by the deadline! If you audition, you must be able to attend district honor band (February 16-17 at Grissom HS) and/or All State Festival (April 25-27 at the VBC) in it's entirety (every rehearsal + the concert) if you were to be selected. Everyone auditioning must own a copy of the book from which the audition music comes from (this is a copyright issue and a state rule). Please let us know if you need help with this! Audition music has already been shared with all students. Deadline is Friday, December 1st. Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 Our color guard is transitioning into their winter guard season and working on their production called "Bluebird." Winter Guard Show Camp December 15-16th Friday 1:30 - 5:00 pm Saturday 9-5 (bring lunch). Huntsville Junior High School Gym Rehearsal Schedule Tuesday, January 9th - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym (basketball away @Albertville) Tuesday, January 16th - 4:00-6:00 pm FA Cafeteria Friday, January 26th - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym (basketball away @Grissom) Tuesday, January 30th - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym (basketball away @Sparkman) Friday, February 2 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, February 6 - 4:00-6:00 pm FA Cafeteria Friday, February 9 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, February 13 - 4:00-6:00 pm Location TBA (Cafeteria/Gym) Friday, February 16 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, February 20 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, February 27 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, March 5 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Friday, March 8 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, March 19 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, March 26 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, April 1 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Friday, April 5 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Competition Schedule February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Upcoming Events Tuesday, December 5 - Christmas Concert (combined with Choir!) Monday, December 11 - Friday, December 15th - Large instruments and equipment being shipped to London Friday, December 15-Saturday, December 16 - Winter Guard Camp at HJHS Gym Wednesday, Dec 27 - Wed, Jan 4 - London Trip! Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 - hosting All State Auditions February 1-3 Winter Camp (all Symphonic and Wind Ensemble students required to attend) Thank you to our Sponsors:Things we likeA special ending to a spectacular season! What a great ride it has been for these seniors. Thank you for your commitment to the Huntsville High School Marching Panther Band! Schedule for the weekMonday- Symphonic Band 4-5:30 pm Tuesday- Fall Concert - 7:00 pm Auditorium Wednesday- Off Thursday- Off. Leadership performing in the morning at HCES. Halloween and Bandies after school until 5:30 pm. Friday - Veteran's Day (observed). No School Saturday - Veteran's Day Parade - Downtown Huntsville. See schedule Thursday, November 9th - Hampton Cove Elementary On Thursday, November 9, our leadership team will perform for the Hampton Cove Elementary Veteran's Day Parade in the morning. We will meet at Hampton Cove Elementary at 8:30 am and should be done around 9:30. Please plan to carpool. You will miss band class only this day. Fall Concert - Tuesday, November 7th Students should arrive dressed at 6:15 pm. Warm up starts at 6:30 pm 7:00 pm - Concert Begins in the Auditorium. Wear your tuxedo/concert dress with black shoes (long black socks for tuxes) Tuxes should make sure you have your tuxedo shirt, cummerbund, and bowtie! Pull hair back out of your face. The concert is free and open to the public! Veteran's Day Parade - Saturday, November 11th Required for all marching band members! ParkingBe aware parking can be an issue in downtown for the parade. You may have to walk a little bit to get to our meeting location. Carpooling is encouraged. Schedule 10:15 AM - Meet in the parking lot across from the Clinton Ave post office (near the VBC). We will be on the north side of that lot (close to the intersection of Woodson and Holmes Ave.). Warm up and prepare for the parade. 11:11 AM - Parade Steps off. We will be #137 in the Green Row. At the conclusion of the parade route, we will load any equipment needed on the truck. The truck will move to furniture factory area during the parade. They will have an assigned area for the truck to go. We will dismiss from this point. Students have 3 options after we dismiss:
Winter Guard Schedule 23-24 Our color guard is transitioning into their winter guard season and working on their production called "Bluebird." Winter Guard Show Camp December 15-16th Friday 1:30 - 5:00 pm Saturday 9-5 (bring lunch). Huntsville Junior High School Gym Rehearsal Schedule Tuesday, January 9th - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym (basketball away @Albertville) Tuesday, January 16th - 4:00-6:00 pm FA Cafeteria Friday, January 26th - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym (basketball away @Grissom) Tuesday, January 30th - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym (basketball away @Sparkman) Friday, February 2 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, February 6 - 4:00-6:00 pm FA Cafeteria Friday, February 9 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, February 13 - 4:00-6:00 pm Location TBA (Cafeteria/Gym) Friday, February 16 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, February 20 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, February 27 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, March 5 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Friday, March 8 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Tuesday, March 19 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, March 26 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Tuesday, April 1 - 4:00-6:00 pm Small Gym Friday, April 5 - Run through for competition and pack/load 4-5 Competition Schedule February 3 - Mortimer Jordan (Birmingham Metro) - carpool February 10 - Green Hills High School (Nashville Metro) -school bus February 17 - Bob Jones (Madison, Al) - carpool March 9 - Columbia Central (Columba, Tn) - carpool April 6 - SCGC Championships (Bowling Green, Kentucky)-school bus Schedule Changes for November and December / London Parade Because we are combining bands (and the choir joining us) for the Winter Concert and because we are adding parade rehearsals for London, we are editing the November and early December schedule. Thank you for understanding as we navigate our London trip and the wind ensemble's CBDNA performance in Memphis on March 1st. Week of November 13-17 Monday - All band students (no color guard) - Winter Concert rehearsal 4:00-5:30 Tuesday - Wind Ensemble - CBDNA rehearsal 4:00 - 5:30 Thursday - London parade rehearsal 4-5 pm (London students only). London meeting at 6! Week of November 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break Week of November 27 - Dec 1 Monday - All band students (no color guard) - Winter Concert Rehearsal 4:00 - 5:30 Tuesday - Wind Ensemble CBDNA rehearsal 4:00 - 5:30 Thursday - London Parade rehearsal 4-5 pm (London students only) Week of December 4 - 8 Monday - All band students (no color guard) - rehearsal for Winter Concert with choir 4:00 - 5:30 pm Tuesday - Winter Concert with Choir Thursday - London parade rehearsal 4:00 - 5:00 (London students only) Week of Dec 11-15 - No rehearsals. Large instruments being shipped to London this week. Upcoming Events Thursday, November 16th - London Meeting at 6:00 pm Tuesday, December 5 - Christmas Concert (combined with Choir!) Monday, December 11 - Friday, December 15th - Large instruments and equipment being shipped to London London Connection! London emails are now being sent through a separate email/newsletter. If you are going and not receiving these, please let us know. HHS Band would like to thank our wonderful sponsors: |
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