HC Band INFO & Calendar Reminders

02/20/2012 — wkite

Dear HC Band Family,  I hope everyone is enjoying President’s Day!  I wanted to pass along a few reminders for everyone while I have a minute before a very busy stretch hits for the HC Band.

First, congratulations to all who participated in Solo and Ensemble Festival on Saturday at Lexington Catholic High School!  We were represented very well through approximately 35 events and all students in our program scored distinguished or proficient ratings with the majority in the distinguished category!  Individual results will be released to individual students and ensembles tomorrow during band classes.

Also, congratulations to James Piper, Ginny Smith, and Andrew Osborn on an outstanding performance with the UK Honor Band yesterday at the Singletary Center!  This was truly one of the finest honor bands I have heard.

To all, please stay up to date with the online band calendar at www.henryclayband.org

There will be many events approaching quickly that students AND parents will have to be aware of as we enter the heart of the semester.

SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:  TUESDAY, FEB. 21- 
Disney Rehearsal 3:45-5:00 PM
PEP BAND A- call time 5:00 PM for district basketball tournament game at HC (All students wear Blue Devil Band shirt)
Booster Meeting at 7:00 PM in band room (Parents please join us to learn about the great opportunities for your band student)

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22-
Steel Band 3:45-5:30 PM
PEP BAND B- call time 7:00 PM at HC (All students wear Blue Devil Band shirt)

THURSDAY, FEB. 23-
Disney Rehearsal 3:45-5:00 PM
All District Jazz Band Audition at HC…Parent/Helper/Judge Meeting 5:00 PM
(Auditions begin at 5:30 PM, check assigned times…will conclude around 8:30 PM)
EKU Honor Band Begins (Briana, Lyndsey, and Kristin)

FRIDAY, FEB. 24-
PEP BAND C- call time is either 5:00 or 7:00 (depending upon whether boys/girls teams win earlier in week…possibility of 2 games that evening)

SATURDAY, FEB. 25-
EKU Honor Band Concert 6:00 PM Brock Auditorium

REGIONAL Basketball tournament next week at EKU McBrayer Arena…draw will occur on Sat. Feb. 25 and details will be released as soon as Mr. Bayerle and I are notified.

See Calendar for upcoming weeks!

Key Rehearsal or Performance Dates (end of Feb. and March)
UK Trombone Choir with Pete Ellison performs at HC:  Mon. Feb. 27 at 9:30 AM
HC Jazz Band rehearses with Ron Carter (Lincoln Center Jazz Artist):  Wed. March 7 at EJ Hayes MS 5:30 PM
All District Jazz Band Event: Thurs. March 8 through Sat. March 10 (Concert Sat. 3/10 at 2:00 PM at HC)
Disney Trip: March 14-18
Guest conductor, Dr. Bersaglia rehearses WE: Fri. March 23 at 11:30 AM
1st/3rd period Percussion Ensembles rehearse with guest artist, Brian Mason:  Fri. March 23 4:00-6:00 PM (ALL percussionists MUST attend)
Percussion/Jazz Extravaganza featuring guest, Brian Mason:  Tues. March 27 at 7:00 PM at HC

We have an exciting semester plan through April and May as well!  Mr. Bayerle has secured composer, arranger, and conductor, Brant Karrick to come in to work with the concert band on Friday evening, April 13th.  The CB will be performing Songs of Old Kentucky by Mr. Karrick at District Concert Band Festival in late April.

Thanks to all for your continued support and enthusiasm!  Mr. Bayerle, Justin, and I are working to provide the HC band program with the best opportunities available so the students will have life long lasting experiences.

Sincerely,  Bill Kite  william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us  Director of Bands  Henry Clay High School

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Attn: Disney Participants Revised Rehearsal Schedule

02/17/2012 — wkite

Dear Disney Participants,  I have made a change to the Disney rehearsal schedule to get another rehearsal in with the orchestra and will take away the one earlier that week.

We are CANCELLING the rehearsal on Monday, March 5 and ADDING a rehearsal on Thursday, March 8 from 3:45-5:30 PM with the orchestra.

Thanks to all for your work so far! We need everyone travelling with us to be performing their part at a high level.

Sincerely,  Bill Kite  william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us  Director of Bands  Henry Clay High School

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GREAT Concert Opportunity and Solo and Ensemble

02/15/2012 — wkite

Dear HC Band Family,  Please see the below message from UK Director of Bands, Cody Birdwell:

Colleagues:  The United States Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus will be presenting a Free Concert at the UK Singletary Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, February 29, 7:30 p.m.  Although this is a free concert, tickets are required and can be obtained by contacting the SCFA Ticket Office at UK.  Please follow this link to reserve your tickets and to find out more about this event:

http://www.uky.edu/SCFA/upcoming.php?EventID=E8

Please spread the word about this concert to your students, parents, etc.  It will be a memorable show!  Thank you so much.  Cody Birdwell

We may have a regional basketball tournament game with one of the 3 pep bands, but it may be worth reserving a free ticket through Singletary Center if you are interested.

Also, Solo and Ensemble Festival is this Saturday, Feb. 18 at Lexington Catholic High School.  Students performance times have been hanging in various locations in the band room for a couple of weeks.  Unlike the middle school band experience, the high school students must be very self motivated to practice on their own with all of the other activities going on currently. 

Please be sure your child is prepared as they are representing themselves and the Henry Clay Band Program.  All students must have original parts/scores with the measures numbered for the judges to receive a rating.

Good luck to all on Saturday!  I will be there until approximately 11:00 AM and then have to trade roles with my wife, who needs to be there in the afternoon.

Please keep up to date on the band calendar at www.henryclayband.org This spring is very busy and we are expecting each family to be responsible to any commitments. 

I still need parent volunteers to help with the All-District Jazz Audition next Thursday, Feb. 23.  Please consider helping to support this great opportunity for the band students in this district.  We are providing a new opportunity to students.

Sincerely,  Bill Kite  william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us  Director of Bands   Henry Clay High School

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PEP BAND ROSTERS AND INFO!

02/14/2012 — Tom Bensberg

Dear Henry Clay Band Family,  Click link below for the Pep Band Rosters. All Students enrolled in a 1st-4th hour band class must attend their assigned game. This is a performance grade! Also, due the large amount of student will will have 3 Bands this year. We will know the regional schedule after Districts are completed.

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE!

Tuesday February 21st – PEP BAND A: Call time in Band Room is 5:00 PM

Wednesday February 22nd - PEP BAND B: Call Time in the Band Room  7:00 PM

Friday February 24th – PEP BAND C – Call Time is Either 5:00 or 7:00 (Depends on if the teams win/lose)

Regionals will be the following week.

Sincerely,   Jeff Bayerle   jeffrey.bayerle@fayette.kyschools.us

PEP BAND ROSTERS 021412

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Pep Band and other IMPORTANT INFO

02/13/2012 — wkite

Dear Band Family,  First I want to congratulate all of the All State students on a remarkable week last week and some outstanding concerts on Friday and Saturday!  The All State Bands continue to amaze me year in and year out and I appreciate the hard work, professionalism, and behavior of our students at the annual KMEA conference.  I certainly hope it was an enjoyable experience for all!

Please continue to stay current on the band calendar for this spring online as we are entering a busy stretch that will carry us to the end of the year.  I received the following information concerning district basketball games just a couple of hours ago:

Below is the schedule for the district basketball tournament at HC: 

Tuesday, February 21st  6:00 (girls) HC vs Scott County 

Wednesday, February 22nd    8:00 (boys) HC vs Bryan Station

 Friday, February 24th    6:00 (girls)  8:00 (boys)

Mr. Bayerle will release Pep Band assignments tomorrow.  Pep Band A will play Tuesday and Pep Band B will play Wednesday next week.  We will continue the rotation on Friday and into the Regional and State Tournament rounds.  Every student is required to participate in pep band as one of our duties is to support the school community at the home football games and tournament basketball games. 

Also, I still need a few parents to help us run the All-District Audition Jazz audition next Thursday evening Feb. 23rd. If you could be here around 5:00 PM that would be a tremendous help.

Currently, I have the following volunteers and need roughly 6 more:  Russell Edwards, Kathy Edwards, Tom Bensberg, Angie Parrish, Bill Smith, Debbie Varble

Please let me know if you are able to help.

Thanks to all for your support and effort!  It takes a family effort to run the program.   Sincerely,  Bill Kite   william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us  Director of Bands  Henry Clay High School

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Pep band T-shirts

02/04/2012 — Tom Bensberg

Basketball pep band will be starting soon. Students are required to wear the blue, Blue Devil Band t-shirt that they wore for marching and football pep band. If a replacement is needed I must have your size request and payment by Friday, February 10. Shirts will be given to those requesting the week of the 13th. No shirts will be available on the nights of the games. 

 Those in need, send me your name and size.  

Place payment – $10 – in band box indicating the payment is for a t-shirt. No shirts will be handed out without payment.

 Leigh Grossman  Lag830@insightbb.com

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Congrats and Summer PE Info!

02/01/2012 — wkite

Dear HC Band Family,   Congrats to Briana Bush, Kristin Darland, and Lyndsey Mefford on being selected to participate in the EKU Honor Band on the weekend of Feb. 23-25!  They will get a great opportunity to rehearse and perform in some outstanding bands!

Also, I recently received some info about Summer Health and PE.  For those participating in our marching band program next year, please select one of the options during the weeks in June.  Camp will begin July 23, times and specific schedule will be announced soon.

If you would like a copy of the Summer Health and PE flyer, please email me.  Dates have yet to be determined by the counseling office and are based upon the closing dates for this school year.

Thanks to all for your support!   Sincerely,  Bill Kite  william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us  Director of Bands  Henry Clay High School

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Important Info for ALL students and parents – Pep band

01/23/2012 — jeffbayerle

Dear Henry Clay Band Family,  I hope everyone is off to a great start for this abnormal winter! I wanted to touch base with everyone concerning Pep Band. All Students participate in pep band. It is a part of being enrolled in an HC Band/Percussion Class. This is part of their grade and will count as a performance. We only play at the post season District, Regional and State Tournaments. This begins towards the end of February and have been on the Band calander since last June. Unfortunaly, the exact dates and times are not released until the regular season has concluded. With that being the case, we have blocked off the weeks in which the tournaments are held. Students will be assigned to one of three pep bands.  Students and families need to be flexable and students must be present at the time of the assigned game.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR BLUE DEVIL BAND SHIRT AND IT STILL FITS!! If you are need of a shirt please contact Leigh Grossman ASAP. Her email is lag830@insightbb.com The shirts are $10. This needs be taken care of before February 13th.

Please stay up-to-date with everything this semester. Mr. Kite and myself have spent many hours making sure we are scheduled ahead with plenty of time for people to make adjustments. The calander is located at henryclayband.org. You can also keep updated via the Henry Clay Band Facebook page, twitter, and attending monthly booster meetings.

 Sincerely,  Jeff Bayerle    jeffrey.bayerle@fayette.kyschools.us

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Disney Participants – Rehearsals Added

01/23/2012 — wkite

Dear Disney Participants,  Please review the online calendar.  I have added Tuesday rehearsals for the next month as it became clear last week during Thursday rehearsal that we will need extra pratice on this orchestra music.  We are working to rearrange some pieces and will be distributing music to students this week for individual practice.  It is essential that students practice as this requires skill and style and not all students have had the opportunity to perform in this genre before.

Thank you for your cooperation.  Sincerely,  Bill Kite  william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us  Director of Bands  Henry Clay High School

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All-District Congrats and UK Honors WE

01/22/2012 — wkite

Dear HC Band Family,  I hope all are getting a chance to rest today after a busy week! 

First, I have to congratulate all of our students who participated in the all district bands last week concluding yesterday with one of the most memorable concerts in my memory! 

The work the all district concert band students did with Mr. Boulden was astounding and the performance of “Night” followed by “Ave Maria” was the most moving concert band performance I have ever heard or seen!  I literally worked hard to “keep it together” during the slide presentation and quote at the end.  Very rarely, do we witness that kind of power in a musical performance including the audience reaction.  Bravo!

BIG kudos to the symphonic band as well!  Your program was of the highest caliber and quality literature and is easily the most demanding and difficult program I have ever seen at any level honor band!  Your work ethic and professionalism should never be under estimated and should be credited as collegiate ensembles and all state bands across the country would have tremendous difficulty with the program you presented yesterday!  I appreciate the attentiveness and respect paid to Dr. Price, who is a world renowned conductor, composer, and percussionist!  He challenged you (in a very matter of fact manner) with a tremendously ambitious program and I recently learned that he will attempt this exact program NEXT weekend with the Missouri all state band.  Congratulations on an amazing performance!

I’m very proud of all of the students who participated this weekend!  Parents, thank you for your unwavering support of the arts and for pushing your children even when tasks seem insurmountable!  The reward in an appreciation, family teamwork experience, and the power music has on us as humans is everlasting!

HUGE thanks to Mr. Bayerle for working to organize, maintain, and run this operation as district 7 band chair!  He gave up hours and hours of time and effort for this great experience for the students in this region of KY.

Also, another terrific honor band opportunity has arrived for a few students in our HC band family.  CONGRATULATIONS to James Piper, Ginny Smith, and Andrew Osborn for being selected the University of KY Honors Wind Ensemble!  They will get a chance to work with a world renowned conductor in late February and perform with another collection of amazing student musicians.

Thanks to all….please continue to plan and prepare for HC band events this spring by viewing our online calendar on our website at www.henryclayband.org

Sincerely,  Bill Kite  william.kite@fayette.kyschools.us  Director of Bands  Henry Clay High School

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