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| CVHS Instrumental Music Email Newsletter | date 4-23-06 / issue #4.29 | ||
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FALCON NOTES Well, we did it again! Congratulations to Symphony and String Orchestra for their Superior ratings at the Cal State San Bernardino SCSBOA Regional Festival on Friday. More Instrumental performing groups have received superior, or gold ratings this year than any year in CV's History! The music department continues to get busier and busier as we prepare for our upcoming concerts. Symphony has their Spring Ensemble Concert this Tuesday at the La Crescenta Prespyterian Church, Jazz Band has their last festival of the year this Saturday at Royal High School in Semi Valley. In addition, every class is preparing for the Pops Concert on May 19th. Our theme this year is "Heroes" and I will guarantee that this is one concert you will not want to miss! This Thursday is dine-out night at Dominicks. Eat out and support your music program! Our Spring Car Wash is slated for May 13. Start saving that date so you can help out the music department! As of last Tuesday, not one senior has turned in an application for the Blinoff Memorial Grant. We have $$ to give away to a deserving senior(s). The deadline is this Friday. |
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ENSEMBLE CONCERT 4-25-06 Come listen to CV music students perform ensemble pieces on Tuesday, April 25, 7pm at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church. Students chose their own groups and music and have been working on their pieces since February. Students performing in this concert also have a rehearsal tomorrow, April 24 from 3:15-5pm at the church. |
CSUSB REGIONAL FESTIVAL RESULTS String and Symphony all arrived early in their concert finest and boarded two buses with little confusion as we headed out to the middle of nowhere...ok, Cal State San Bernardino. The buses took different routes and arrived at different times so String Orchestra had to rush to the warm-up room to quickly prepare since they arrived a few minutes late.  They
weren't fazed at all. After tuning and practicing some rhythms,
String Orchestra quickly crammed on the small, hot stage and
performed their music amazingly well!Symphony entered the auditorium so they could support their peers and then left quickly so they could prepare for their performance. While Strings went to sight-read, Symphony headed for the warm-up room and even though their were no stands, they got down to business as they spot-checked Dvorak's 5th symphony, a piece they've only worked on seriously for about 8 days. Symphony confidently walked on stage knowing that they were about to tackle their last festival of the year. For some, the last festival of High School. Both groups were spectacular as they received unanimous superiors from all three performance judges. They also received Excellent ratings from the sight-reading judge, which is a great accomplishment since at the Regional Level, groups sight-read music at their performance level, not a level below like in district 
festivals. With spring break being a week earlier, neither groups
had time to truly prepare for sight-reading. Everyone did a wonderful job! I, your parents, peers and all of CV am extremely proud of you! | ||
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DINE OUT AT DOMINICK'S 4-27-06 Support the Instrumental Music Department by dining out at Dominick's Restaurant (on the corner of Foothill and Ramsdell) this Thursday, April 27th! Mention "CV Music" or "Fundraiser" anytime between 2pm and 9:45pm and the department will receive 15% of your bill. You can now download a flyer for this event. |
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2006-7 AUDITION FORMS Start practicing for auditions! Audition forms for next year's Jazz Band and Symphonic Orchestra groups are now available online and from Mr. Schick. Auditions will take place during the first 2 weeks of May and priority for audition days/times are given in order of the applications received. Forms are due by Friday, April 28th. |
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JAZZ BAND FESTIVAL 4-29-06 The Jazz Band will be participating at their last SCSBOA Festival of the year at Royal High School on Saturday, April 29. Call time is 1:45 at CVHS. We will be staying to watch other jazz band, including Hoover. The awards ceremony is at 8:00. We should be back at CV by 9:30. |
ADS AVAILABLE FOR THE POPS CONCERT This year, we will be selling ads in the pops concert. This is a great way to get business support and for parents to publicly recognize their graduating seniors. We are asking each student to sell one add for the concert program. A flier is available online. Click here or go to www.falconmusic.org and click on the front page link. Deadline is May 5. |
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MARK BLINOFF MEMORIAL GRANT Graduating seniors who have been in the Instrumental music program at CVHS for 3 or more years may apply for grants up to $300.00. Click here for an application or see Mr. Schick. Applications are due April 28. As of last Tuesday, we have not received one application. Don't forget that the deadline is this Friday! |
INSTRUMENTAL AWARDS BANQUET 5-26-06 The annual Instrumental End of the Year Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, May 26, 2006 from 6pm-11pm at the La Caņada Country Club. Don't miss all the fun! In addition to awards, dinner will be served and there will be a special slideshow, a DJ and a dance floor. Prices are $25 before May 5, and $30 after May 5. Students may use earned credits to help pay for their tickets. Check with the credit list in the Music Room to find out how much credit you have earned. Tickets MUST be reserved no later than Wednesday, May 10 and forms are now available from Mr. Schick and online. |
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music. - George Eliot |
UPCOMING DATES April 24 - Ensemble Concert Rehearsal, 3:15-5pm April 25 - Ensemble Concert, 7pm April 27 - Dine Out Night @ Dominick's April 29 - JB - Royal HS Jazz Festival May 9 - Booster Meeting, 7pm May 13 - Car Wash May 17-18 - Pops Concert Rehearsals, 3-5:30pm May 19 - Pops Concert, 7pm, Auditorium May 26 - End of the Year Banquet, 6pm-11pm • For detailed Information on dates click here | ||
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| If you have questions regarding this newsletter email Mr. Schick at mozmatt@charter.net | |||