Update for the Week of 3/25/25-3/29/24

This week we are on the countdown to Spring Break that will begin on Friday.  The Concert and Symphonic Bands will continue their preparations for both, their performance on the Spring Concert in four weeks and in Tennessee in five weeks.  The Jazz ensemble continues its preparations for the Jazz Concert in six weeks for the QACHS Night of Jazz.  The Marching Band is also preparing for the Spring Concert, its Parade Review performance in Tennessee, as well as the Chestertown Tea Party that will be May 25th.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – Marching Band Rehearsal (2:35 – 4:45PM)

Tuesday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (2:35 – 4:45PM)

Wednesday – No After School Rehearsal

Thursday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (2:35 – 4:45PM)

Friday – No School – Spring Break!

Update for the Week of 3/18/22 – 3/22/24

This week the Concert and Symphonic Bands both continue preparations for their performances on the Spring Concert in six weeks and in Tennessee in seven weeks.  Today, the Marching Band will begin their rehearsals for all of their upcoming performances.  The Jazz Band will begin to prepare for the Annual QACHS Night of Jazz in May.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – Marching Band Rehearsal (2:35 – 4:45PM)

Tuesday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (2:35 – 4:45PM)

Wednesday – No After School Rehearsal

Thursday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (2:35 – 4:45PM)

Friday – No After School Rehearsal

Update for the Week of 3/11/24-3/15/24

The 2024 musical production of “Beauty and the Beast” had another great set of performances this past weekend. Today the Concert and Symphonic Bands will have their final rehearsals for District Band Festival, which is on Tuesday. Below you will find our schedule for the day. Last Friday was the due date for the District Festival Permission Slip.  If it has not been turned in, it needs to be done today.

Looking ahead to next week, we will begin our Marching Band rehearsals after school on Monday and Jazz Band rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday after school.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – No After School Rehearsal

Tuesday – District Band Festival (please see the schedule for the day below)
No After School Rehearsal

Wednesday – No After School Rehearsal

Thursday – No After School Rehearsal

Friday – No After School Rehearsal

District Band Festival Daily Itinerary for Tuesday 3/12/24

11:05AM – Report to Band Room

11:10AM – Attendance

11:15AM – Dress

11:45AM – Year Book Group Pictures

11:20AM – Pack/Load

11:50AM – Leave QACHS

12:50PM – Arrive @ NDHS

1:05PM – Performance Prep

1:35PM – Watch Kent County High School Concert Band

2:00PM – Watch St. Michaels High School Concert Band

2:25PM – Warm-Up

2:50PM – Performance

3:15PM – Sight Reading

3:40PM – Pack/Load

4:00PM – Leave NDHS

5:00PM – Return to QACHS

5:30PM – Dismissal

Update for the Week of 3/4/24 – 3/10/24

HAPPY NATIONAL MARCHING ARTS DAY….MARCH FORTH!

We had a very successful opening weekend for “Beauty and the Beast” with the performances held on both Friday and Saturday nights.  This week we will perform a daytime show for Elementary students on Thursday.  We will then close the show next weekend after giving a performance on Saturday evening and then on Sunday afternoon.

The Concert and Symphonic Bands will continue their preparations for District Band Festival, which will be next Tuesday.  Permission slips are going home today and are due back by this Friday so that they can be put on file in the office before we go next week.  We will have our monthly Band Parent Meeting on Thursday night.

The final trip payment was due this past Friday.  If that final payment, full balance, or remaining balance has not yet been mailed in, we need that taken care of right away so that we can take care of our rooming list and confirm all of our numbers for our various reservations.

Taking a look ahead, we will begin our Marching Band rehearsals on Mondays and Jazz Band rehearsals on Tuesdays and Thursdays, after school, starting in two weeks.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – No After School Rehearsal

Tuesday – No After School Rehearsal

Wednesday – No After School Rehearsal

Thursday – “Beauty and the Beast” Elementary School performance during the day.
No After School Rehearsal
Band Parent Meeting @ 7:00PM

Friday – No After School Rehearsal

Saturday “Beauty and the Beast” – (Report for picture call @ 2:30PM.  Dinner will be provided afterward with Dress/Warm-up @ 5:00PM and Show @ 6:00PM)

Sunday “Beauty and the Beast” – Report for Dress/Warm-up @ 1:00PM and Show @ 2:00PM

Update for the Week of 5/8/23 – 5/12/23

This week we continue our push to the end of the year.  We will begin our playing exams on Wednesday as a part of the upcoming final exams.  At the same time, we will be preparing for the written exam, by reviewing and studying the concepts together in each of the ensembles classes.  In the evenings this week we have the Jazz Concert on Wednesday and a Band Parent Meeting on Thursday.

Looking ahead: Next Wednesday, May 17th,  the Marching Band Leadership Interviews and Auditions will be held after school with the Percussion and Color Guard Clinic from 6 – 8PM that evening.  In two weeks our final Marching Band rehearsal will be held on Monday, May 22nd for the Chestertown Tea Party Parade on Saturday.  Also on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, May 23, 24, and 25, we will have the 2023 Marching Lions Band Mini Band Camp from 6 – 8 PM. We will have our awards day during each band’s class time on Wednesday, May 24th.  Then the seniors will take their final exam on Thursday, May 25th.  The following week, the 2023 QACHS Graduation will be at 10:00AM on Thursday, and the rest of the students will have an Asynchronous day that day.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – No After School Rehearsal

Tuesday – No After School Rehearsal

Wednesday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (After school)
18th Annual QACHS Night of Jazz with the QACHS and CMS Jazz Ensembles in the QACHS Cafeteria @ 7:00PM. (Report @ 6:15 PM)

*Jazz Band Members need to bring the following items (Saxes = Baked Goods / Brass = 1 [2 Liter] Bottle of Soda, Tea, or Lemonade, or a Gallon of Water / Rhythm Section = Assigned Paper Products)

Thursday – No After School Rehearsal
Band Parents Meeting @ 7:00PM in the Band Room

Friday – No After School Rehearsal

Update for the Week of 5/1/23 – 5/5/23

Congratulations to the Combined Concert Band for earning an “Excellent” Rating at the Music in the Parks Busch Gardens Williamsburg Festival.  Also congratulations to the Marching Lions on their performance at the festival as well.  This week the Concert and Symphonic Bands will put the finishing touches on the selections for the Spring Concert.  They will have normal class rehearsal today and tomorrow, dress rehearsal during 3rd period on Wednesday, and the Spring Concert at 7:00PM on Thursday.  The Jazz Band will only have rehearsal on Tuesday as they prepare for their own concert next week.

Looking ahead to next week, we will have the 18th Annual Queen Anne’s County Night of Jazz on Wednesday at 7:00PM in the QACHS Café and will feature the CMS Jazz Ensemble and the QACHS Jazz Ensemble.  On Thursday evening at 7:00 will be the May Band Parents meeting.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – No After School Rehearsal
State S&E Festival Recording Session

Tuesday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (After school)

Wednesday – Dress Rehearsal (3rd Period)
No After School Rehearsal

Thursday –No After School Rehearsal
Spring Concert @ 7:00PM (Report @ 6:15PM)

Friday – No After School Rehearsal

Update for the Week of 4/24/23 – 4/30/23

This week we have a very busy but exciting week as we hold “B” Lunch combined rehearsals for the Combined Concert Band members that will be a part of this ensemble in Williamsburg on Friday.  Today we will have our last Marching Band rehearsal in preparation for their performance on Saturday.  The Jazz Band will have its first of the last two regular Jazz Band rehearsals in preparation for the QACHS Night of Jazz in two weeks.

Looking ahead to next week, we will have our Spring Concert at 7:00 PM on Thursday.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – Marching Band Rehearsal (After school)

Tuesday – Jazz Band Rehearsal  (After school)

Wednesday – No After School Rehearsal

Thursday – Depart for Newport News, VA @ 1:00 PM

Friday – Visit Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin in the AM
Combined Concert Band Performance at Bruton HS, Williamsburg, VA @ 5:15 PM

Saturday – Marching Band Performance at Bruton HS, Williamsburg, VA @ 9:10 AM
Spend the day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Sunday – Return from Virginia @ about 1:30 PM.

Update for the Week of 4/17/23 – 4/21/23

Congratulations to all of the members of the 2023 Senior All-Shore Honors Band, including those from QACHS, that was under the direction of guest conductor, Dr. Christopher Heffner, this past Saturday. It was an outstanding afternoon of Music presented by both the Junior and Senior bands.  Thank you to those parents that helped out on Friday and Saturday making everything run so successfully.  The Concert and Symphonic Bands will continue their preparations for both of their performances in Williamsburg, Virginia next week and the Spring Concert in two weeks.  The Jazz ensemble continues its preparations for the Jazz Concert in three weeks for the 18th Annual QACHS Night of Jazz.

The final trip information packet was sent home with all the students that will be attending before spring break.  Included in this packet is the Emergency Medical Form that needs to be filled out and returned by the end of this week so that we can get them all organized in our medical binder that we are required to carry.  Each person attending the trip must have one of these forms turned in and included.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – Marching Band Rehearsal (After school)

Tuesday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (After school)

Wednesday – No After School Rehearsal

Thursday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (After school)

Friday – No After School Rehearsal

Update for the Week of 4/10/23 – 4/15/23

Today is our last day of Spring Break.  When we return tomorrow, we will have a busy week ahead as we look forward to hosting all of the members of the 2023 Jr. and Sr. All-Shore Bands as they rehearse throughout the day on Friday and again Saturday morning with the concert late Saturday afternoon.  The Concert and Symphonic Bands will continue their preparations for both of their upcoming performances in Virginia in two weeks as well as the Spring Concert in three weeks.  The Marching Band will continue its preparations for their performances at the Parade Review in Virginia, on the Spring Concert, and the Chestertown Tea Party Parade.  The Jazz ensemble continues its preparations for the Jazz Concert in four weeks for the QACHS Night of Jazz.  Thursday we will have the April Band Parents meeting where we will go over the final details for the All-Shore events this week as well as the trip to VA at the end of the month.  Below is the schedule for All-Shore Rehearsals on Friday and Saturday as well as the concert.

Here is what our schedule looks like this week:

Monday – No School – Spring Break!

Tuesday – Jazz Band Rehearsal (After school)

Wednesday – Marching Band Rehearsal (After school)

Thursday – No After School Rehearsal (We will need students to help set up the Band Room and Stage for Friday)
Band Parent Meeting @ 7:00PM

Friday – All-Shore Rehearsals (Details in the schedule below.)
No After School Rehearsal

Saturday – All-Shore Rehearsals/Banquet/Concert (Details in the schedule below.)

All-Shore Schedule

FRIDAY

7:30               Arrive to School
8:30-9:00    Registration
9:00-1:00    Rehearsal
1:00-1:30     Lunch (Bring your own Lunch as the cafeteria will be closed at this time)
1:30-4:00     Rehearsal
4:00               Dismissal

SATURDAY

8:30-9:00     Arrive (Bring needed items for your Tuxes and Gowns)
9:00-1:30      Rehearsal
1:30-2:00      Dress for Concert
2:00-3:30      Banquet
3:30                 Warm-Up
4:00                 Concert ($5 Adults, $3 Students, under school age free)

Update for the Week of 4/3/23 – 4/7/23

This week we are enjoying a much-needed week off for spring break after the busy weeks that we have had over the past couple of months.  This will give us a chance to recharge just a bit and be ready for the final push into the end of this year.   We have a busy set of weeks coming up as we work to get ready for the trip to Virginia, the Spring Concert, and our Night of Jazz.  We will then begin to shift gears and look forward to the excitement of what next year can bring as we begin our spring clinics and training camps for the 2023-2024 Marching Lions Band.

Here is what we have coming up when we return.

Tuesday, April 11th – Jazz Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Wednesday, April 12th – Marching Lions Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Thursday, April 13th – Band Parents Meeting @ 7:00

Friday/Saturday, April 14th/15th – All-Shore Rehearsals and Concert @ QACHS

Monday, April 17th – Marching Lions Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Tuesday, April 18th – Jazz Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Thursday, April 20th – Jazz Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Monday, April 24th – Marching Lions Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Tuesday, April 25th – Jazz Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Thursday, April 27th – Sunday, April 30thh – Music In the Parks Trip to VA

Monday, May 1st – Marching Lions Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Tuesday, May 2nd – Jazz Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Thursday, May 4th – Spring Concert @ 7:30 (Students report @ 6:45)

Wednesday, May 10th – Jazz Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45 / Night of Jazz Concert @ 7:00 (Students report @ 6:15)

Thursday, May 11th – Band Parents Meeting @ 7:00

Wednesday, May 17th – 2023 Marching Lions Band Percussion and Color Guard Clinics

Monday, May 22nd – Marching Lions Band Rehearsal @ 2:35 – 4:45

Tuesday, May 23rd – 2023 Marching Lions Band Mini-Camp @ 6:00 – 8:00

Wednesday, May 24th – 2023 Marching Lions Band Mini-Camp @ 6:00 – 8:00

Thursday, May 25th – 2023 Marching Lions Band Mini-Camp @ 6:00 – 8:00

Saturday, May 27th – Chestertown Tea Party Parade @ 10:00