Winter Concert - Sunday, December 11 - 2:00pm
Pre-Festival Concert - Sunday, February 19 - 2:00pm MSBOA Band Festival - Tuesday, March 5 - TBD Spring Awards Concert - Sunday, May 7 - 2:00pm GRADUATION - SUNDAY, MAY 21 - 1:00PM Student Report Time: 45 minutes prior to concert start time Dr. Chris Chapman, Director of Bands at Central Michigan University, works with the Clare HS Symphonic Band (February 2019)
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The Clare High School Symphonic Band is the preeminent wind ensemble at Clare Public Schools. Comprised of students grades 9-12, this ensemble has garnered accolades and excellent ratings at local and community events, MSBOA District and State Festivals, and national festivals. As the centerpiece of the Clare Bands, this ensemble performs high quality, ability-level wind band literature, maintaining focus on National and State Arts Standards and Benchmarks. Special interdisciplinary events are held frequently, and are regarded as highlights of the school year in the community.
All performances are considered natural outgrowths of the school day activities.
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MSBOA Band Festival Timeline
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022 - STANDISH-STERLING CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
- 8:00AM - Load trailer for Festival
- 8:20AM - Depart CHS for Standish-Sterling Central HS (SSCHS)
- 9:50AM - Arrive SSCHS
- 10:30AM - Warm-Up
- 10:30AM - Performance on stage
- 10:45AM - Clinic on stage
- 11:15AM - Load equipment trailer; wait appropriately for Rating
- 11:30AM - Depart SSCHS; Bring your lunch, eat en route to CHS
- 1:00PM - Arrive CHS
Grading FormatClassroom Participation 20%
Three minutes after the tardy bell will be allotted for preparation for class. Rehearsal preparation means always having a working instrument, all appropriate related materials (reeds, mallets, sticks, mutes and/or oil), music, and general responsibility. All students should be seated and ready to participate in rehearsal following the first three minutes of class. This portion is earned on a weekly basis. Written Work 25% Classroom grades may consist of, but not be limited to, worksheets relating to performance music, reviewing rating sheets, journals or portfolios, reports, and individual or group assessment assignments. Quizzes, while infrequent, will test student’s individual theoretical knowledge and musical abilities. Performance Skills 25% While a great deal of growth occurs during class, it is the structured experiences outside the classroom that will truly enhance a musician’s growth. Performance assessments will occur frequently during each marking period to ascertain musical goals and individual aptitude. Pep band and community performances at the high school level will additionally show growth musically as well as a community engagement that is important to program and school identity. Concerts 30% Our performances are our tests. They are a natural outgrowth of our music classroom. While band class does not solely exist for the sake of performance, music is a listening art. Therefore, the greatest musical satisfaction is when performers know their music has reached an audience. For this reason, we schedule a concert performance once per quarter that serves as a demonstration of their accomplishments. Due to the limited number of concerts in contrast to the number of games, athletic contests are not considered excused absences for concerts. |
Attendance Policy
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Uniform
Gentlemen: Tuxedo jackets
White tuxedo shirt
No perfume or cologne No accessories allowed except black belt Shirts must be tucked in |
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Past Repertoire
2019-20 Season
(bold faced denotes Festival selections) Alan Silvestri: A Night at the Movies - arr by Brown Bobsled Run - Conley 'C' Rhapsody - Conley Concert Suite from 'The Polar Express' - Silvestri/arr by Brubaker Froehliche Weihnachten - Conley Great Themes from Great Italian Movies - arr. Cacavas Into The Raging River - Reineke March from Original Suite - Jacob Midway March - Williams/Moss Postcard from England - Buckley Prayers At Ville-Franche - Perkins Scenes from 'The Louvre' - Dello Joio Te Deum - Gounod/arr by Conley The Two-Minute Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky/arr by Conley Where Words Cannot Go... - Piunno |
2018-19 Season
(bold faced denotes Festival selections) Abba on Broadway - arr Brown Carnival of Venice - Arban/Leidzen The Empire Strikes Back - Williams/Brubaker Great Themes from Great Italian Movies - arr. Cacavas The Greatest Showman - arr Murtha Mancini! - arr Bulla On the Wings of Swallows - Sweeney Peace Jubilee March - King/Swearingen Ruckus - Standridge Salvation is Created - Tschesnokoff/Housknecht Second Suite in F - Holst Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson Songs of Old Kentucky - Karrick |
2017-18 Season
(bold faced denotes Festival selections) A Christmas Festival - Anderson Clown Act - Kahelin The Complete Harry Potter - arr Brubaker Great Themes from Great Italian Movies - arr. Cacavas A Marshamallow World - The Red Covered Bridge - Sheldon Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky - RWSmith Sonus Ventorum - CTSmith O Store Gud - arr Mitchell Pixar Movie Magic - arr. Brown The Trombone King - King/Paynter Winter Games - Foster/Moss |
2016-17 Season
(bold faced denotes Festival selections) American Riversongs - LaPlante Aventura - Swearingen December 7, 1941 - Ployhar The Empire Strikes Back - Williams/Brubaker A Fresh Aire Christmas - arr Custer Great Themes from Great Italian Movies - arr. Cacavas Northwoods: Of Might and Mettle - Smith Pixar Movie Magic - arr. Brown The Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa The Vikings - Boysen Wonderful Christmastime - arr. Dawson |