QACHS's Band Blog » Alumni http://qachsband.edublogs.org An Open Communication Vehicle for the QACHS Bands Past and Present Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Week of November 30 – December 4, 2009 http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/30/week-of-november-30-december-4-2009/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/30/week-of-november-30-december-4-2009/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:44 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=179 Here is a repost of the post from last week that includes the schedule for this week:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be Marching Band Rehearsals in preparation for the Winter Concert and the Centreville Christmas Parade.

Tuesday will be the final Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal and the recording session for the Ensemble Spotlight for the December Podcast.

Wednesday, December 2nd – Dress Rehearsal for the Winter Concert during 4th Period.

Thursday, December 3rd – Winter Concert beginning with the Jazz Ensemble in Lobby at 7:00PM and the formal concert in the John F. Andrews Performing Arts Center at 7:30PM.  Jazz Ensemble Students need to arrive at 6:30PM and Marching, Concert, and Symphonic Band Students need to arrive at 6:45 PM to get dressed in Tuxes and Gowns.

Friday, December 4th - Centreville Christmas Parade will step off from QACHS at 6:30PM.  Students will need to report back from dinner at 5:45PM to get dressed and ready for line-up.

]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/30/week-of-november-30-december-4-2009/feed/ 0 Happy Thanksgiving! and Upcoming Events http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-and-upcoming-events/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-and-upcoming-events/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:38:29 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=177 I just want to take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.  I feel very thankful for the wonderful group of students that I teach everyday that are a part of the QACHS Band Family and to all of the parent volunteers that give of themselves to help us do what we do each year.  I hope everyone will have a very Blessed Thanksgiving Holiday and will take time to reflect on how fortunate we all are to have the freedoms that we do.

Now for the upcoming events:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of next week will be Marching Band Rehearsals in preparation for the Winter Concert and the Centreville Christmas Parade.

Tuesday will be the final Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal and the recording session for the Ensemble Spotlight for the December Podcast.

Wednesday, December 2nd – Dress Rehearsal for the Winter Concert during 4th Period.

Thursday, December 3rd – Winter Concert beginning with the Jazz Ensemble in Lobby at 7:00PM and the formal concert in the John F. Andrews Performing Arts Center at 7:30PM.  Jazz Ensemble Students need to arrive at 6:30PM and Marching, Concert, and Symphonic Band Students need to arrive at 6:45 PM to get dressed in Tuxes and Gowns.

Friday, December 4th - Centreville Christmas Parade will step off from QACHS at 6:30PM.  Students will need to report back from dinner at 5:45PM to get dressed and ready for line-up.

]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-and-upcoming-events/feed/ 0 Episode Two of From the Band Room has finally posted! http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/12/episode-two-of-from-the-band-room-has-finally-posted/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/12/episode-two-of-from-the-band-room-has-finally-posted/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:13 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=167 From the Band Room – Episode Two – November 6, 2009

In this show we will take a look back at what the band accomplished in October. Brittany and Becca join me once again to bring our coming events. I will share more moments in both Classical Music History as well as Pop Music History. This month our spotlight is on the Freshman Concert Band as they go through one of their last rehearsals for the Veteran’s Day Ceremony that they will play for on November 11th in front of the Queen Anne’ s County Courthouse in downtown Centreville. The final selection also features that Queen Anne’s County Concert Choir as we did a combined rehearsal of the patriotic piece that we will perform together.

  

 

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]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/12/episode-two-of-from-the-band-room-has-finally-posted/feed/ 0 Week of November 2-6, 2009 http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/02/schedule-for-the-week-of-november-2-6-2009/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/02/schedule-for-the-week-of-november-2-6-2009/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:00:46 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=164 The schedule for this week is a little thinner than the past few weeks as we begin to slow things down just a bit.

Thursday – Full Marching Band Rehearsal (After School)

Friday – Home Football Game (Report time 5:45)

]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/02/schedule-for-the-week-of-november-2-6-2009/feed/ 0 2009 Atlantic Coast Invitational Championship Champions!!!!!!! http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/01/2009-atlantic-coast-invitational-champions/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/01/2009-atlantic-coast-invitational-champions/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:13 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=158 This morning, the Marching Lions Band competed in the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Invitational Championship Competition for the fourth consecutive year in a row.  The band finished their competition season with a season high score of 82.00.  This earned them the title of the “2009 Atlantic Coast Invitational Championship Group 1 Champions” as they took first place over all.  They also were awarded the Specialty Awards of 1st Place Music, 1st Place Visual, 1st Place Drum Major, and 1st Place Color Guard.

]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/11/01/2009-atlantic-coast-invitational-champions/feed/ 0 ACC’s Details and Schedule http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/29/accs-details-and-schedule/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/29/accs-details-and-schedule/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:27 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=156 Here is a copy of our Itinerary for the weekend:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009

11:45 A.M.        Report

12:00 P.M.        Rehearsal

2:00 P.M.          Pack/Load

3:00 P.M.          Depart QACHS.

6:00 P.M.          Dinner (Old Country Buffet – Harrisburg)

7:00 P.M.          Continue to Hotel

                        Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

7:15 P.M.          Arrive at Hotel

10:00 P.M.        Lights out!  Everyone get a good night’s sleep, we have to be up early tomorrow to get ready for our performance.

 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009

6:00 A.M.          Buffet Breakfast at the Hotel

6:30 A.M.          Room check, Check out, Load.

7:00 A.M.          Leave for Hershey Stadium

7:30 A.M.          Arrive at Hershey Stadium

7:40 A.M.          Prep

7:50 A.M.          Move to Warm-up

8:00 A.M.          Warm-up

9:00 A.M.          Move to Gate

9:12 A.M.          Gate

9:22 A.M.          Performance

9:50 A.M.          Awards

10:30 A.M.        Depart for QACHS

1:00 P.M.          Arrive back at QACHS – Centreville, MD

Tickets can be purchased in advance at a discounted rate over the gate price.  Adults $15 and Students $12.

For those Parents that have reserved a room in our hotel block, the total cost of each room will be $76.59.

We have also included all of those staying with us in our dinner reservations and that cost will be $13.03 per person.

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]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/25/chapter-9-championships-results-2/feed/ 0 2009 William Penn HS “Tournament of Champions” Results http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/2009-william-penn-hs-tournament-of-champions-results/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/2009-william-penn-hs-tournament-of-champions-results/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:00:51 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=140 Last night, the Marching Lions Band traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to participate in the William Penn High School “Tournament of Champions” TOB Competition held at Frawley Stadium.  Although they Marching Lions were once again the only Group 1 band to perform, they went out and gave it all they had in hopes of increasing their score over two weeks ago.  As a result, they did just that.  They finished the night with a score of 75.55.

We will be working this week to improve that as we travel to Salisbury, Maryland to compete in the Parkside HS “Delmarvacade of Bands” TOB Competition held at Wicomico County Stadium next to Wicomico High School.

]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/2009-william-penn-hs-tournament-of-champions-results/feed/ 0 Details for Saturday, October 10, 2009 http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/details-for-saturday-october-10-2009/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/details-for-saturday-october-10-2009/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:00:19 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=131 William Penn High School
2009 “Tournament of Champions”
TOB Competition
6:00 PM
Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE

Rehearsal @ 9:00AM – 1:00PM

LUNCH @ 1:00PM

Pack/Load @ 1:45PM

Leave @ 2:30PM

Arrive @ 4:00PM

Dress/Prep @ 4:00 – 4:30PM

Warm-up @ 4:30PM

Move to Gate @ 5:35PM

Gate @ 5:50PM

Perform @ 6:00PM

Awards @ 10:45PM

Leave @ 11:15PM

Return @ 12:45AM

*Tickets are $5 per person if purchased in advance from Mr. Wright.  This will be a savings of $4 per ticket over the gate price of $9.  The proceedes of all pre-purchased tickets also benefits the Band Program at QACHS.*

#If a student will be traveling home from the competition after the awards are complete, they must turn in the Travel Release form to Mr. Wright before bording the bus to leave.  NO EXCEPTIONS!  The form is available in the band room and on the homepage of the band website for download.#

]]> http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/details-for-saturday-october-10-2009/feed/ 0 Week of October 5-9, 2009 at a Glance http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/04/week-of-october-5-9-2009-at-a-glance/ http://qachsband.edublogs.org/2009/10/04/week-of-october-5-9-2009-at-a-glance/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:00:31 +0000 Mr. Wright http://qachsband.edublogs.org/?p=129 Monday – Pops Concert Dress Rehearsal during 4th Perod

Tuesday – 8th Annual Pops Concert, 7:30 PM in the Jon F. Andrews Performing Arts Center.  Students should report to get dressed in tuxes and gowns at 6:45 and ready for warm-up at 7:00.

Friday – Musical Theather Workshop (2nd – 4th Period)

Saturday – William Penn HS Competition at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE.  Frawley Stadium is home to the Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball team.  The show will start with QA’s performance at 6:00 PM.  Awards will be at 10:45 PM.  Complete details will be posted tomorrow morning.

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