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King
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Camiel
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Port Huron Northern HS
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Bassoon
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Ort
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Summer
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Port Huron Northern HS
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Flute
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Wight
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Timothy
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Port Huron Northern HS
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Trombone
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Garneau
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Kathy
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Port Huron Northern HS
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Bass Clarinet
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Dewey
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Nick
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Port Huron Northern HS
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Clarinet
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Louks
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Owen
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Port Huron Northern HS
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Tuba
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Congratulations!
This letter is to confirm your selection to the 2013 Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association District XVI Honors Band. Your talent and hard work have earned you the nomination by your director and your acceptance by the District XVI Honors Band Selection Committee.
As a member of this group you are required to attend the full length of the rehearsal, at each rehearsal on Saturday, April 20, Monday, April 22, and Tuesday,April 23 to be eligible to participate in the Tuesday evening concert at Troy High School. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED! Please review the attached schedule for further details regarding rehearsals and the evening performance. Parents are welcome to attend the rehearsals and are encouraged to attend the evening concert on Tuesday. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the rehearsals and concert at Troy High School. Attire for the evening concert will be the concert attire for your individual school band.
As a reminder, you will need to bring your instrument (brass instrumentalists should bring mutes and percussionists will need to bring sticks and mallets) and a PENCIL to all rehearsals. For the chair placement auditions on Saturday, April 20, students in the 9/10 band will be expected to perform Proficiency I scales for memory and sight read an excerpt. Students in the 11/12 band will be expected to perform Proficiency II scales for memory and sight read an excerpt. For the rehearsal on Tuesday, April 23, you will need to bring your instrument and music, and if you do not plan to return home prior to the concert, bring your concert attire.
Congratulations on your selection and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, April 20!
M.S.B.O.A. District XVI High School Honors Band
Rehearsal and Concert Schedule
All Rehearsals and Concert will take place at Troy High School
(4777 Northfield Pkwy, Troy, 48098)
Saturday, April 20, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration 9/10 band: Students need to bring instruments, mutes, sticks & mallets for rehearsal
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Chair Placement and Sectionals for 9/10 band: Students will be asked to sight read a selection of music and perform a number of scales from Proficiency I
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Full Rehearsal for 9/10 band
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration 11/12 band: Students need to bring instruments, mutes, sticks & mallets for rehearsal
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chair Placement and Sectionals for 11/12 band: Students will beasked to sight read a selection of music and perform a number of scales from Proficiency II
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Full Rehearsal for 11/12 band
Monday, April 22, 2013
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Check In for 9/10 Band and 11/12 Band
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Full Rehearsal for both bands.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
8:00a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Check In for 9/10 Band and 11/12 Band
Students staying for entire day & evening need to have their concert uniforms with them for the evening performance.
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Rehearsal with breaks included
1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. BREAK - Students may choose to return home, bring their lunch/dinner, or eat at one of the local restaurants. Lunch and Dinner will NOT be provided.
6:00 p.m. Report for concert warm-up and preparations
7:00 p.m. District XVI 24th annual Honors Band Concert in the Troy HS auditorium
8:30 p.m. Afterglow: Refreshments following the performance will be served in the atrium.
