Glenn Band News - Evening with the Arts & May Concert
Glenn Band News: May 15 - May 22, 2023
The Week Ahead (May 15th-20th)
The year is getting closer to an end, and the Glenn Band has a lot coming up! See below for upcoming events:
- Monday-Wednesday, May 15th-17th: SPRING CAMP!
- 5-8pm on Monday-Wednesday.
- Join us at 7:30pm on Wednesday for our Music Debut of our 2023 marching show!
- Monday, May 15th: Band Letter Jacket Packets DUE
- Please turn in to Mr. Fig
- Saturday, May 20th: Evening with the Arts
- See below for more details, and to buy tickets!
Please click here to check the Glenn Band Calendar for events
Click here for a link to a "fridge calendar" for remaining events this year.
Congratulations to our 2023 Leadership Team!
- Congratulations to our leadership team for next year, including our 2023 Drum Majors: Kaiana Entrekin, Jesse Antwi-Appah, and Brenden Neely!
- Full results can be found in the Google Classrooms.
Evening with the Arts: Saturday, May 20th
Mark your calendars for Evening with the Arts!
This awesome night will include performances from ALL of our fine arts programs here at GHS, including Guardians, our very own Gems, Visual Arts, Choir, Theatre, and Band!
- 6:00pm - Gymnasium performances (including Indoor Percussion)
- 6:30pm - Union performances (including Gems and small ensembles)
- 7:30pm - Auditorium performances (including Gems and Wind Ensemble)
There is a small fee ($10) for admission to this event as it showcases all of our events. Proceeds go towards the entire Fine Arts department.
Call Times for EwtA
- Union performances: Call time will be 6:00pm
- Auditorium performances: Call time will be 7:15pm
EwtA Donation Form 23 Corrected
May Concert next Monday, May 22nd
Our final concert of the year will be on Monday, May 22nd at 6:00pm in the GHS Auditorium. We hope you will join us!
- 5:15pm Call time for all students to change into formal attire
- 5:30pm Warmups - Sym Band in Auditorium, Wind Ens in Band Hall
- 6:00pm Concert Begins!
- Please join us afterwards in the Union for a light reception!
Upcoming
Performances
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Mark Your Calendar!
Spring Camp, Evening w/t Arts, May Concert, and Graduation
- Spring Camp: May 15-17th, 5:00-8:00pm; includes all 2023-2024 band students.
- Marching Show Debut: May 17th, 7:30pm; in the GHS Gym
- Evening w/t Arts: May 20th, beginning at 6:00pm; includes Pit Orchestra students, Indoor Percussion, all Wind Ensemble, and Gems Dance Company. More information will be shared this week!
- May Concert: May 22nd, 6:00pm, for all band students!
- Graduation Band: All Wind Ensemble Students, plus selected Symphonic Band Students. More information will be announced from GHS soon and will be shared here.
Europe Trip Information
We held our informational meeting about the Europe trip (through MHI, not through LISD or the Glenn Band) this past Sunday. If you weren't able to catch the meeting, you can find more information by clicking the links below!
- Missed the meeting at GHS? Try to catch another upcoming meeting!
- Remember, you will want to attend a "Star of Central Texas" meeting!
- Click here for upcoming Star of Central Texas meetings
- General Trip Information
- MHI Europe Trip: Summer 2024
- Registration Information & Details
- Click here
REMINDER: Calendar for 2023-2024
At their January 26th meeting the LISD School Board approved the school calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year. You can find the calendar at the "Board Brief" listed here.
With this in mind, we have begun planning the dates and times for next summer and fall. These can be found on our Google Calendar at GlennBand.org. Please note that these dates and times may change and changes will be communicated to families and posted to the Google Calendar.
Summer Band 23-24 Overview
- DCI San Antonio Trip (details below): Saturday, July 22
- Leadership Training Camp (leaders only): Monday-Tuesday, July 24-25
- UPDATED: Percussion Camp: Monday-Friday, July 17-21
- Summer Band Week 1 (FULL BAND): Wednesday-Friday, July 26-28
- Summer Band Week 2 (FULL BAND): Monday-Friday, July 31-August 4
- Summer Band Week 3 (FULL BAND): Monday-Friday, August 7-11
- Summer Band & First Week of School: Monday-Friday, August 14-18
Marching Band Contests 2023-2024 (Preliminary Dates)
- BOA Austin - September 23
- Vista Ridge Marching Contest - October 7
- Region Marching Contest - October 10
- UPDATED: Texas Marching Classic - October 14
- 5A Area Marching Contest - October 28
- BOA San Antonio - November 3 & 4
- 5A State Marching Band Contest - November 6 & 7
**Some events, like Festival of Bands, rehearsal calendar, and stadium dates are still TBD from LISD. Some events may also be subject to change based on local contest calendars. I'm very confident in the above contest dates, please start planning now!
Summer Band Rehearsals & Contest Day Notes
As with all Texas high school bands, please plan for your student to be at all of the above events. Look ahead now for SAT and ACT dates, as well as for vacation planning. I'll be heading to my log cabin in Wisconsin in June for a while so that I can be back for summer band! Please begin planning your summer/fall calendars for travel and testing now - we are SO EXCITED for next year's marching season and a big part of our success is having 100% attendance!
Conflicts are sure to come up - if you see these, please email me or Mr. Travis to let us know so that we can try to help with any possible solutions. Thank you!
The year is getting closer to an end, and the Glenn Band has a lot coming up! See below for upcoming events:
- Monday-Wednesday, May 15th-17th: SPRING CAMP!
- 5-8pm on Monday-Wednesday.
- Join us at 7:30pm on Wednesday for our Music Debut of our 2023 marching show!
- Monday, May 15th: Band Letter Jacket Packets DUE
- Please turn in to Mr. Fig
- Saturday, May 20th: Evening with the Arts
- See below for more details, and to buy tickets!
Please click here to check the Glenn Band Calendar for events
Click here for a link to a "fridge calendar" for remaining events this year.
