Parents & Students,

Thank you for a great semester of making music and friends!! As an update to our adopted family, through the generous donations at our concert and from the students in class all last week we raised over 1,100 dollars to provide Christmas for those in need. Some of our officers did some shopping last Saturday and our adopted family received everything on their wish list and some extra resources for food and supplies during the holiday vacation.

As we look ahead to the New Year, we have even more to be excited about. We have 23 students auditioning for the final round of All-State on January 7th, many students selected for our District Honor Band on February 3-4, and a terrific concert camp planned for December 11th. We will also be hosting our LGPE February 27-March 1 and look forward to expanding our jazz weekend with Music Under The Moon on May 5, and a jazz festival hosted at Cambridge on May 6. 2017 PROMISES TO BE A BLAST!

First, we will bring 2017 in with many students as we travel to New Orleans. A final itinerary is available on our newly designed website and we have our final rehearsal and packing of instruments on Thursday, December 29th (one week from today) from 1-4 pm. We meet on December 30th at 7:00 AM to check-in with section leaders and begin loading buses.

Whether we see each other again on December 29th or January 9th . . . Enjoy a well-deserved break, turn off your phones and spend time with family and friends, make music for fun when you get a chance (the holidays are great for this), and recharge for a challenging and memorable 2017!!

Happy Holidays Cambridge Band Family!!

Ryan Borger & Katie Groves

Band Directors