Pomp and Circumstance – A collaborative virtual project with our Wind Ensemble and Orchestra students, the attached recording will be used at this Saturday’s YHS Graduation Ceremony. Congratulations to our music students on another successful virtual ensemble project! Thank you for your time and talents in support of our seniors! Mp3 is attached in the weekly email for you to enjoy!

When I’m 64 – Ms. Kluga’s brass quintet from undergrad at Ithaca College. They met at the freshman orientation Ice Cream Social (sound familiar?), decided to form a BQ and performed together throughout their years at IC. They called ourselves the “Barefoot Brass” because we performed without shoes (to show off our crazy socks).

https://mixcord.co/acapella/p/K1quGbNpuphBDcVVRIR0GA/

Tuesday – 6/16 – Band Yearbook pick up. Details below.

Wednesday – 6/17 at 3PM – Band Snack Time. Zoom details below.

Thursday – 6/18 at 7PM – Full-Band Family Zoom meeting to view our senior/alumni virtual ensemble presentation. More info below. Zoom details TBA.

Ms. Kluga will be at YHS between 9am-12pm tomorrow, Tuesday, 6/16. If you are able to stop by to pick up your student’s book, and drop off a check, please e-mail me with the time you will be arriving. Do not get out of your car. She will meet you curbside by the Band Room driveway. If you are not able to meet, please e-mail her and we can figure out a different arrangement.

If you have not yet reserved a book, please sign up on this Google form https://forms.gle/VbVQGfoG2q94s7UU9. The cost is $30 each (checks made payable to the YHS Music Boosters). 

This week, please join the Band Officers Wednesday 6/17 at 3:00pm for band snack time. Again, many thanks to our very dedicated YHS Band Officers (Connor Townes, host) for setting up these weekly band social events!

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84478903300?pwd=a0o5YjRwcEgvQ0lrUmJLRElTeGkvdz09

Meeting ID: 844 7890 3300

Password: 1df1Eu

Please join us on Thursday 6/18 at 7:00pm via Zoom to view our Senior/Alumni ensemble virtual performance of “You’ll Be In My Heart.” All current YHS Band families and our extended alumni family are invited, and there will be a chance for social time after the performance. Ms. Kluga so looks forward to honoring our seniors one final time! Zoom information will be sent out the day of the event.

Looking ahead to next school year, please save the date for YHS Band Ice Cream Social #19. Whether it will be a virtual experience, or socially-distanced in person, we look forward to welcoming our freshmen and welcoming back our returning band students! Ice Cream Social 2020 is scheduled for Wednesday 9/2, 6-8pm.

If you are a graduating senior, or if you are not returning to our program next year, please consider donating your band polo. Ms. Kluga will put a drop-off bin in the band hallway. Seniors, you can drop off your polo when you return school materials next week. Underclassmen, you can drop off when you are invited to return your materials.

Reimbursements for our Disney Festival and Six Flags Festival are moving along slowly. Our district is working with the vendors and Ms. Kluga will continue to keep you posted as more information is available. Thank you for your patience, we understand this is a frustrating situation.

Ms. Kluga is excited to share that the audio version of our virtual of God Bless America project will be used in our YHS Virtual Graduation Ceremony! And, our version of Pomp and Circumstance (a collaborative project with our Wind Ensemble and Orchestra students) will be completed this week and used as the music behind the “Graduation for One” video montage.

This continues our Music Department’s annual tradition of providing music for our graduation ceremony; Ms. Kluga is so happy that our music students can continue to support our seniors!

  Sun 6/14 at 3PM – YCSD Neighborhood Jam (details below)

Wed 6/17 at 3PM – Band Snack Time. Zoom details TBA.

Thurs 6/18 at 7PM – Full-Band Family Zoom meeting to view our senior/alumni virtual ensemble presentation. More info below. Zoom details TBA.

Thursday’s full band zoom meeting was a wonderful tribute to our seniors! Thank you to our underclassmen for delivering such kind words and fun paper plate awards. For a group of students who have had so much taken away from them, you gave our YHS Band seniors a feeling of pride, and a glimpse into the positive influences they have had on our program and the people in it. The smiles on their faces were SO wonderful to see!

Thank you again to Abbie Ellison (current CB President and Webmaster) and Trevor Griffiths (WE Vice President 20-21) for their time organizing these awards!

Congratulations to Kayla Howell on being elected to the position of Band Librarian, we are excited to welcome you to our leadership team! Thank you to Raka Bose, Sarah Sachs, and Chinmay Satpute for their interest in being a part of our Band Executive Board. Again, as a reminder for everyone, you don’t need a title to be a leader.

Fill your neighborhood with music! Choose a piece to perform from your porch or front lawn. Participation is not mandatory, this is just meant to be a fun activity for you, your family, and your neighbors.

Please join us on Thursday 6/18 at 7:00pm via Zoom to view our Senior/Alumni ensemble virtual performance of “You’ll Be In My Heart.” All current YHS Band families and our extended alumni family are invited, and there will be a chance for social time after the performance. Ms. Kluga so looks forward to honoring our seniors one final time!