Hello all!

We had a great week last week and are looking forward to another fun filled week of performance. I have attached our 2023 Starts Now flyer to this email with important dates for next season! Below is some important information for all parents/needs of the band program for this upcoming week!

Here is this email in a snapshot:
~April Parent Meeting, Tuesday, April 18th - 6:30pm
~Mattress Fundraiser Postponed
~Week of Rehearsals/Clinic
~Music Under the Moon
~Solo and Ensemble LGPE
~Upcoming Recording Sessions/Concert Rehearsals

April Parent Meeting, Tuesday, April 18th - 6:30pm:

We will be having our monthly parent meeting on Tuesday, April 18th, at 6:30pm in the Cambridge High School Band room. We will be sharing the Fall Schedule, as well as discussing registration day, and the fee structure for next year. Please make plans to attend!

Mattress Fundraiser Postponed:

The mattress fundraiser will be postponed to a new date in May due to a personnel issue. We will reach out to let you know when the new date has been set! Be sure to share the flyer and information to all who may be interested!

Week of Rehearsals/Clinic:

Improv Class: Monday, April 17th, 7:00am
Jazz Lab: Tuesday, April 18th and Thursday April 20th rehearsal, 4pm - 5:45pm
Jazz Ensemble: Tues - Thurs rehearsal, 7am
Fall Drumline Clinic: Monday, April 17th, 4:30 - 6:30pm

Music Under the Moon:

Our annual MUTM jazz concert is on Saturday! Our two jazz ensembles have been working hard over the past four months to prepare a selection of music you'll be sure to enjoy outsoors in the CHS courtyard. We're happy to have students from the Northwestern Middle School jazz band join us as our opening act! Tickets will be available at the door, but we encourage you to buy them in advance here: https://bit.ly/mutm2023

We need your help to make this evening a great success. If you can donate your time, we need help setting up the courtyard on Friday and Saturday, as well as some parents to help during the event on Saturday. We have more information on this sign-up sheet: https://bit.ly/MUTMVolunteer. We're also looking for food and drink donations for our bake sale; homemade or store-bought items are both great: https://bit.ly/MUTMBakeSale

Last but not least, we are holding a Silent Auction to raise money to support the band program! You'll have the chance to bid on Braves tickets, Ameris tickets, original art work, delicious bakery confections, and much more! As part of this, we're putting together four grade-level themed baskets. We would appreciate donations towards any of these baskets: https:/href=/fundraisers/music-under-the-moon. Please send donations to the band room with your student by Wednesday.

All funds raised from this event go towards all of our CHS band programs so that we can offer our students great opportunities. Please spread the word about MUTM to your friends, neighbors, and everyone in the Milton and Alpharetta communities!

Solo and Ensemble LGPE:

Solo and Ensemble LGPE will be at Johns Creek High School. Time slots will be given to students this week, however, Cambridge High School students will be going in the window of time from 9:00am - 9:30am on Saturday, April 22nd.

Upcoming Recording Sessions/Concert Rehearsals:

Wind Ensemble Recording Session: Monday, April 24th, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Jazz Ensemble Recording Sessions: Thursday, May 4th 4 - 5:30pm, Friday May 5th, 4 - 6:00pm

*This will be the second we will be scheduling concert ensemble rehearsals the week of exam week to rehearse for our upcoming Spring Concert due to the sporadic exam week schedule. Each ensemble will have a time in the morning to rehearse during the 2-3 hour exam period. We will try to choose days that the LEAST amount of students for each ensemble will be in an exam, however, if there is a conflict the student will need to be sure to take their exam rather than come to the scheduled rehearsal. We will announce those dates this week!

That's all for now! Let me know if you have questions.

Best,

DMS