Band Schedule

BENTON HIGH SCHOOL CARDINAL BAND SCHEDULE

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012/2013

THIS CALENDAR IS MEANT FOR YEAR-ROUND USE. ALL DATES ARE CONSIDERED MANDATORY FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING!

JULY

19-21 Competition Drumline Camp 9 AM- 4 PM

23 Competition Drumline Final Summer Rehearsal 9 AM- Noon

Section Leader Training Day 1 PM- 4 PM

24 Freshmen and Section Leader Day 1 PM- 4 PM

25 Woodwinds Rehearsal 1 PM- 4 PM

26 Brass Rehearsal 1 PM- 4 PM

27 First Summer Band Rehearsal 1 PM- 4 PM

30-31 Summer Rehearsals 1 PM- 4 PM

AUGUST

1-3 Summer Rehearsals 5 PM- 8 PM

4 Band Car Wash 9 AM- 2 PM

6-8 Summer Rehearsals 5 PM- 8 PM

9 SPAM Awards Barbecue and Parent Performance Night 5 PM- 8 PM

16 First Day of School

17-19 TrailsWest Fundraiser Volunteers needed (Parents and students)

21 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

28 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

31 HOME FOOTBALL GAME Report Time 5:30 PM in Bandroom

SEPTEMBER

4 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

6 BAND BOOSTER MEETING (PARENTS PLEASE ATTEND!!!!) 7:00 PM

11 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

14 HOME FOOTBALL GAME Report Time 6:00 PM in Bandroom

15 SOUTHSIDE FALL FESTIVAL PARADE Report Time 9:00 AM at Kovac’s Parking Lot

14-16 Southside Fall Festival Fundraiser Volunteers needed (Parents and students)

18 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

21 HOME FOOTBALL GAME Report Time 6:00 PM in Bandroom

25 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

OCTOBER

2 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

9 Tuesday Evening Rehearsal 6:30-8:30 PM

11 BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00 PM in Bandroom

12 HOME FOOTBALL GAME Report Time 6:00 PM in Bandroom

13 MWSU HOME-COMING PARADE 8:00 AM- Noon

16 MWSU TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS 3:00-10:00 PM

19 HOME FOOTBALL GAME Report Time 6:00 PM in Bandroom

20 TRENTON FIELD DAY All Day Event

NOVEMBER

3 All-District Band Auditions @ Central Only those auditioning

8 BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00 PM in Bandroom

9-10 School Musical Those participating

12 VETERANS DAY PARADE Report Time will be during school or directly after

13 All-District Jazz Rehearsal TBA

16-17 School Musical Those participating

17 All-District Jazz Concert TBA

27 HOME BASKETBALL GAME Report Time 6 PM, 7 PM game

DECEMBER

1 All-State Auditions in Columbia, MO Those that qualify

6 HOME BASKETBALL GAME Report time 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM

8 All-District Band Day @ Platte County HS Those that qualify

14 HOME BASKETBALL GAME Report time 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM

17 WINTER CONCERT Report time 6 PM, 7 PM

JANUARY

10 BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00 PM in Bandroom

17 HOME BASKETBALL GAME Report time 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM

28 HOME BASKETBALL GAME Report time 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM

FEBRUARY

1 HOME BASKETBALL GAME Report time 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM

2 MWSU Jazz Festival

5 BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00 PM in Bandroom

7 HOME BASKETBALL GAME Report time 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM

14-19 Orlando Trip Those participating

23 Jazz Band to Omaha

MARCH

2 NWMSU Jazz Festival

8 BAND BOOSTER MEETING 7:00 PM in Bandroom

12 PRE-CONTEST CONCERT @ CHS Report time is 5 PM at CHS

16 BENTON BAND SECTIONAL DAY 9 AM- 1 PM

22 District Solo/Ensemble Contest @ CHS Those participating, All Day Even

APRIL

4 STATE LARGE GROUP CONTEST in Maryville TBA

18 Benton Fine Arts Day Those qualifying State

25-26 State Solo/Ensemble Contest in Columbia Those that qualify

MAY

4 APPLE BLOSSOM PARADE Report Time is 8 AM

6 SPRING JAZZ CONCERT Band reports 6:30 PM, Concert begins @ 7 PM

14 SPRING CONCERT BAND CONCERT Band reports 6:30 PM, Concert begins @ 7PM

26 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY TBA

JUNE

24^th- 27^th 2013/2014 BENTON DRUMLINE CAMP I

2012 MARCHING BAND SUMMER SCHEDULE

JULY

THURSDAY, 19^th- SATURDAY, 21^st

Competition Drumline Camp 9 AM- 4 PM

MONDAY, 23^rd

Competition Drumline Final Summer Rehearsal

9am- noon

Section Leader Training Session

1 pm- 4 pm

TUESDAY, 24^th

Freshmen Camp

1 pm- 4 pm

WEDNESDAY, 25^TH

WOODWIND SECTIONAL

1 PM- 4 PM

THURSDAY, 26^TH

BRASS SECTIONAL

1 PM- 4PM

FRIDAY, 27^TH

FIRST FULL BAND REHEARSAL

1 PM- 4PM

AUGUST

(july) 31- Friday, 3^rd

Marching Band Night Rehearsals

5 pm- 8pm

Saturday, 4^th

Band Carwash

9 am- 2 pm

Monday, 6^th- Wednesday 8^th

Marching Band Night Rehearsals

5 pm- 8 pm

Thursday, 9^th

SPAM Awards Barbecue and Parent Performance Night

5 pm- 8pm

(Sparks Field)

State Large Group Festival Itinerary- THURSDAY, March 29th

11:15 AM- 11:40 AM Band students who have first lunch, eat first lunch.

11:40 AM- 12:10 PM Band students who do not have first lunch, eat second lunch.

12:10 PM- Report to bandroom. At this time, you may change into performance attire. Gather your instrument and music, head to the buses.

12:30 pm- Buses depart for Maryville, NWMSU campus

1:45 pm- Buses arrive at NWMSU. Band unloads quickly and quietly. We may be standing in the hallway for some time waiting to go in the warm up room. Be prepared.

1:55 pm to 3:15 pm- Student and director cellphones will be powered off and turned in to avoid any "accidents" while we're in contest.

2:15 pm- Benton Concert Band goes into warm-up room.

2:40 pm- Benton Concert Band will make music in Charles Johnson Theater at NWMSU.

3:05 pm- Sight-reading session.

Upon conclusion of sight-reading, we will be waiting for our scoresheets to come out before our return. This normally takes around a half hour. During this time, it is appropriate to change out of performance clothes, get your phone back, and watch other bands (with your phone still off), or converse outside of performance buildling.

~3:45 pm- Buses depart NWMSU campus

~5:00 pm- All students are dismissed from a clean Benton bandroom.

Schedule for March 23rd Solo and Ensemble Day at CHS

Students should report at least 30 minutes before their scheduled performance time.

Time	Event	Room
4:03	Kayleigh Peregrine, sax solo	144
4:10	Kaitlyn Porter, sax solo	144
4:24	Marissa Dasta, clarinet solo	141
4:52	Aaron Guyer, euph solo	139
6:07	Mike Sewell, sax solo	144
6:14	Benton Trumpet Trio	135
6:14	Benton Sax Quartet	144
6:30	Mark Sewell, SD solo	132
6:49	Mikyla Murphy, trombone solo	139
6:51	Lindsday Williams, mallet solo	132
6:56	Spenser Miller, tuba solo	139
7:05	Benton Percussion Ensemble	132
7:17	Sean Sherlock, clarinet solo	141
7:59	Benton Clarinet Quartet	141
8:13	Jackenzie Todd, trumpet solo	135
8:34	Steven Harris, trumpet solo	135
8:55	Sydney Hawkins, bassoon solo	144
9:02	Benton Sax Trio	144
9:09	Eric Oliver, F Horn solo	135

Itinerary for Omaha

Benton Jazz Band
Omaha Itinerary

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
7:30 AM - Student report time to Benton
8:00 AM- Bus departs for Omaha, NE
~9:00 AM- Short snack/breakfast stop in Rockport, MO
*This is not included in the trip cost. If you would like to purchase food, you will need extra money for this stop.

11:30 AM- Bus arrives at Holland Center
11:45 AM- Benton to assigned homeroom for cases
DO NOT PLAY IN THIS ROOM!

12:00 PM- Benton Jazz in warm-up room
12:30 PM- Benton Jazz Band in Performance
*Performance is in Scott Recital Hall inside Holland Center
*Following the performance, we will have a clinic in a separate room.
*Following clinic, we will take a group photos. Students may also order individual photos from this event. They were given an order form two weeks ago.

1:30 PM- Lunch at Spaghetti Works in Old Market District (covered in trip cost)
3:00 PM- Back to Holland Center for Doc Severinsen clinic and Awards ceremony/concert
5:30 PM- Depart for Westroads Mall for dinner
6:00 PM- Dinner at Westroads Mall (Students receive $5 for meal in mall)
7:15 PM- Depart for Holland Center and Doc Severinsen Big Band Concert
8:00 PM- Doc Severinsen Big Band Concert
10:30 PM- Check in to hotel (Omaha Executive Suites)
11:00 PM- Room check and Lights out

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
7:30 AM Wake up call
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Complimentary Breakfast in hotel
9:00 AM Bus Departs for Benton
~Noon- Students are dismissed from Benton when all instruments are stored correctly


PACKING LIST:
___ Instrument ___Jazz Band Music/Folder ___Band Polo and Black Slacks
___Pencil ___Formal attire for concert attendance Saturday night
___Tolietries ___Travel clothes for Sunday

Schedule for State Large Group Festival Thursday, March 31st

10 AM- Band is dismissed from class

10:30 AM- Bus departs from Benton to Maryville

11:30 AM- 12:30 PM- Lunch in Maryville

(your choice of Burger King, Taco John’s, Hy-Vee)

12:50- Unload at NWMSU

1:25- Benton in Warm-up room

1:50- Benton in Stage Performance

2:15- Benton in Sight-reading

~3:00- Depart for Benton

~4:00- Arrive at Benton

Everyone is dismissed after bus and bandroom are clean

Notes:

Dress for tomorrow’s performance is White dress top, black dress bottom, all black belt/socks and shoes. Be responsible to the group’s professional appearance and wear only all dress white on top and all dress black on bottom!

WATCH YOUR MUSIC AND YOUR INSTRUMENT MAKE ITS WAY ON TO THE BUS!!!!

You will need to bring money for lunch.