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FLOTA and Family Concert

WOW is time flying here in the Band Program.  Super successful Brandon Jazz tour where are very own Aidan Clarke was named as the top rhythm section player of the festival.  Way to go Aidan.  With this honour, Aidan also receives a $150 Scholarship to the University of MAnitoba summer jazz Camp.

Now on to FLOTA (For the Love Of The Arts) and Family Concert.

This year we are featuring the Grade 10 Concert Band and the Sr. Jazz for back to back nights April 10 and 11th.

Heres how it all plays out:

April 9 (Sunday) at 4:00PM we will do set-up.  This should take approximately 30 min(or less)

April 10 -  FLOTA - Dress Rehearsal - Sr. Jazz Period 1, 10 Concert band Period 2

6:15PM - 10 Concert band meet in the Band Room.  Can leave after performance if they wish… should be done before 8:00PM

8:00Pm - Sr. Jazz meet in the band room - should be done around 9:30PMish

NO TEAR-DOWN

April 11 - Family Concert - everyone meet in the band room at 5:15PM

6:00PM  Concert starts and features music from: Pheonix, Sansome, Robert Browning, Lincolna nd Westwood.  Concert should be done by 7:30PM

ALL WESTWOOD STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEAN-UP.

Download our Optimist photos for FREE

Optimist Festival 2017 Group photos from JJ Ali Photography Hello Mr. Edwards JJ Ali Photography is proud once again to be the official photographer for the 2017 Optimist Festival. We will provide a download of the group photo of your band(s) to you and all your musicians. DOWNLOAD GROUP PHOTOS Prints will also be available for purchase at JJAliPhotography.com after the completion of the event. One 8x12 print of each band will be sent to your school. Your musicians won't have to worry about bringing money to order photos at the festival! All they'll have to worry about is being a musician. All the group photo files will be available within a week of the end of the festival. An email will be sent to you once the files are ready to be downloaded. They will be available to download for 30 days only! Please share this email with your students and their parents. And if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us. Copyright © 2017 JJ Ali Photography, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are participating in a Manitoba Band Association Band Festival. We will be sending you information on how to download your group photos. Our mailing address is: JJ Ali Photography 541 Harstone Rd Winnipeg, Mb  R3R 1C8 Canada Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Brandon Jazz Final Payment Due

Final payment for Brandon Jazz Tour is due this Friday - March 10th. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask Mr. Edwards.

Band News

1.  Good luck to all of our Jazz bands as they make their way to the  Optimist Jazz festival at the Franco Manitoba Cultural Centre this week.  For more info click on the Optimist Tab above.

2.  Congratulations to all of our Concert Bands for "sweeping" Optimist festival.  Check out Instagram for more pics and vids of their dramatic performances.

3.  Date Change:  we are moving the final band concert to the 30th of May in the gym at 7:00PM

4.  Final payment of $95 for Brandon Jazz Festival is due by the 10th of March.  See your cash online account for more information.

5.  Jazz Parents: next week keep an eye out for Brandon Jazz permission forms and medical forms coming your way.

6.  The band listening site has been moved to a TAB above for easier access.

7.  This year I have chosen the Gr. 10 Concert Band and Sr. Jazz to perform at FLOTA and Family Concert.  More information to follow.

Optimist Information

Looking for Optimist information, click on the banner link above and you can see it all including downloadable forms.

Brandon Jazz Festival Update

Loads of exciting information has been posted in the Brandon Jazz 2017 link above.  If you are involved, check it out! And as always, feel free to contact Mr. Edwards or Ms. Russell if you have any questions.