From pemcg at pacbell.net Mon Dec 3 07:37:24 2012 From: pemcg at pacbell.net (Patrick McGuire) Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:37:24 -0800 Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] DHS Band Boosters December Newsletter Message-ID: <201212031537.qB3FbQeY005621@nlpi176.prodigy.net> Greetings Band Boosters, alumni, and friends, Attached is the December edition of the Band Boosters Newsletter. We've had a delay in getting it posted to the Band Boosters website, so we're sending it by email attachment once again. Our goal for the next one is to be able to send the link and not the pdf file. If you have items you would like to include in the next edition, please send them to me by December 28. We expect to distribute it on January 4. Photographs especially welcome (200+ dpi resolution, please). Thank you, Pat McGuire Newsletter Editor pemcg at pacbell.net -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Sue From seebeler at ucdavis.edu Tue Dec 4 08:06:20 2012 From: seebeler at ucdavis.edu (Sue Ebeler) Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 08:06:20 -0800 Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] jazz band uniform payments Message-ID: Dear Jazz Band Families Just a reminder--we are still missing a few payments for jazz band uniforms--$17 for ties only and $39 for shirt+ties. Please make checks to DHS Band Boosters and send via mail to the following address or drop off with Deepali, John or I when you see us. DHS Band Boosters c/o Jazz Band Uniform PO Box 73522 Davis, CA 95617 Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! sue From seebeler at ucdavis.edu Tue Dec 4 20:57:05 2012 From: seebeler at ucdavis.edu (Susan Ebeler) Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 20:57:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] Band Boosters Meeting Wed Dec 5 Message-ID: <201212050457.qB54v5Ib005671@melipona.ucdavis.edu> Reminder Our December Band Booster meeting will be tomorrow, Wed. Dec 5 at 7:30 pm in the Band Room. On the agenda will be discussions of the December band events, the spring trip to Disneyland, Coconut Grove and many other activities. A full agenda was provided in the Dec newsletter sent out earlier this week. The newsletter can also be found online at the following link http://groups.dcn.org/dhsbandboosters/download-forms-information/newsletters-2012-2013/ We hope to see many of you there. Sue and John dhsbbpresident at gmail.com From seebeler at ucdavis.edu Wed Dec 5 23:58:41 2012 From: seebeler at ucdavis.edu (Susan Ebeler) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 23:58:41 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] December Concerts Message-ID: <201212060758.qB67wfAg016795@syrphus.ucdavis.edu> Dear Band Families Here's information about our upcoming concerts in December: December 20, 7:30 pm, IPAB--Winter Rhapsody Concert, featuring performances by the Concert and Symphonic Bands. Come hear some great music before the students take their Holiday Break! December 29, 7-9 pm, IPAB--Alumni Jazz Concert, featuring alumni of the DHS Bands including: Colin McDaniel, Jon Hatamiya, Erik Maroney, Neil Heaton, Oscar Garibay and others. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the DHS Band Program. Tickets $10, $5 for DHS Students; purchase at the door. Please spread the word to friends and family. We hope to see you at these events. John and Sue Ebeler dhsbbpresident at gmail.com From taktman at comcast.net Fri Dec 7 16:37:43 2012 From: taktman at comcast.net (Taktman) Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:37:43 -0800 Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] Commission Announcement Message-ID: <0A8B131C-66D2-449D-A989-DAA43C53E4D8@comcast.net> Hi all, In conversation with a Ph.D. Composition friend at UCD, I mentioned how I would love to have him write a piece for the DHS Symphonic Band. Not only has he agreed, but he will be coming by next week to listen to the band in rehearsal and make some preliminary sketches for the work. He is also in contact with Jeff Hudson and we are interested in asking him write an article about the commission, the complete process, and the eventual performance! We don't know when the work will be completed, but this is very exciting news for the program. If you like to know more about the composer, follow this link: http://garrettshatzer.com/news/ Have a great weekend! Mr. Slabaugh ------------------------ Thomas Slabaugh II Director of Bands Davis Senior High School -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seebeler at ucdavis.edu Wed Dec 12 21:36:37 2012 From: seebeler at ucdavis.edu (Susan Ebeler) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:36:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] Play-A-Thon Volunteers needed Message-ID: <201212130536.qBD5abg4006422@phaenicia.ucdavis.edu> Dear Band Families In past years we have had a Play-A-Thon event held shortly after the Holiday Break. The Play-A- Thon has been an all night event where the band students spend the night playing lots of fun music with guest conductors. Interspersed with the music is time for fun and games and spending time with band friends. The students also can raise money for the band program and band trip by getting pledges for the number of hours they participate/number of songs played etc. Mr. Slabaugh has been talking with the students about whether they want to do this event this year and the overwhelming vote is YES, the students want to do this. However, we currently do not have a Parent Coordinator or volunteers to help with this event. In order to do this event, we will need some volunteers to step forward to help plan and run the Play-A-Thon. The Emerson MPR is already reserved for the night of January 18 starting at 7 pm. There is information from last year's coordinator that can be used as a starting point for this year. And the students and Mr. Slabaugh have some ideas too......so now all we need are parents to volunteer to help. This event can't happen without some additional parent assistance. If you are interested in helping to plan and coordinate this event, please contact John and Sue Ebeler by next Wed., Dec. 19. Thanks! Sue and John dhsbbpresident at gmail.com From seebeler at ucdavis.edu Mon Dec 17 08:38:52 2012 From: seebeler at ucdavis.edu (Sue Ebeler) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:38:52 -0800 Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] Fwd: Flyer for Winter Rhapsody References: <8CFAA12D5D57BC3-1E84-188CF@webmail-d138.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4E9AAB49-E953-467E-8B37-41A19D79677A@ucdavis.edu> Dear Band Families, Friends, and Alumni Attached is a flyer about our upcoming Winter Rhapsody Concert on Thursday Dec 20 at 7:30 in the IPAB. The concert features performances by the DHS Concert and Symphonic Bands. The students have been practicing hard and the concert should be a great lead in to our Holiday Break! Please feel free to distribute the flyer to your friends and family. We hope to see many of you there. Also, a reminder about the 2nd Annual DHS Alumni Jazz Concert on December 29, 7-9 pm in the IPAB. This concert will feature alumni of the DHS bands including Colin McDaniel, Jon Hatamiya, Erik, Maroney, Neil Heaton, Oscar Garibay and others. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the DHS Band Program. Tickets are $10, $5 for DHS students; purchase at the door. It should be an evening of great music. We hope you all have a wonderful Holiday season! Sue and John dhsbbpresident at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Winter_Rhapsody_Flyer.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 352017 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tslabaugh at djusd.net Tue Dec 18 15:14:11 2012 From: tslabaugh at djusd.net (tslabaugh at djusd.net) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:14:11 +0000 Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] FW: School Band & Orchestra Magazine essay contest, deadline, Dec. 31 Message-ID: Please read and consider participating in this essay contest! Mr. Slabaugh ________________________________________ From: HSJackson at aol.com [HSJackson at aol.com] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 12:44 AM To: Clyde Quick III; Nancy Sanchez; Thomas Slabaugh Cc: seebeler at ucdavis.edu; richthand at gmail.com; ibrustmascher at ucdavis.edu Subject: School Band & Orchestra Magazine essay contest, deadline, Dec. 31 I sent this message to orchestra listservs just now. Perhaps your group(s) would be interested? Hiram Greetings: The School Band & Orchestra Magazine has announced this year's annual essay contest: http://www.sbomagazine.com/essay-contest/ Write in 250 words (or less) "If You Were The School Principal What Musical Ensembles Would You Include In Your Curriculum and Why?" Deadline is December 31, and entries can be posted online or sent by U.S. postal service. Scholarship prizes ($1000 check) are awarded to student finalists, and the school gets a contribution of musical equipment from music merchants. Last year, a 7th grade Harper orchestra student was one of the finalists, and the essay was very good. You can read it here: http://www.sbomagazine.com/163333/essay/2012-essay-contest-winners/ Note that there are two categories -- grades 9-12 and grades 4-8. Please consider submitting something. Regards, Hiram Jackson From seebeler at ucdavis.edu Tue Dec 18 20:35:07 2012 From: seebeler at ucdavis.edu (Susan Ebeler) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:35:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] treats for Thursday Concert Message-ID: <201212190435.qBJ4Z71a022994@phaenicia.ucdavis.edu> Dear Band Families, Winter Rhapsody concert is coming this Thursday, December 20, at 7:30 P.M. As always, families are requested to drop off baked goods in the lobby before the concert. The Bands benefit directly and greatly from donations collected. Thank you for your generosity throughout the year. We are all happy to see and hear the DHS Bands thriving! If you are planning to bring treats or if you would like to assist at the treats table, please let me know at cellomama1222 at aol.com. Many thanks, Julie Hochman, Band Booster volunteer From tslabaugh at djusd.net Wed Dec 19 07:37:48 2012 From: tslabaugh at djusd.net (tslabaugh at djusd.net) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:37:48 +0000 Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] FW: Enterprise article: Tom Slabaugh & DHS Band In-Reply-To: <1768.61ee516b.3e03375e@aol.com> References: <1768.61ee516b.3e03375e@aol.com> Message-ID: FYI From: HSJackson at aol.com [mailto:HSJackson at aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 7:30 AM To: Thomas Slabaugh; Angelo Moreno; Karen Gardias; William Zinn Cc: sheilaallen530 at yahoo.com; SLovenburg at sbcglobal.net; gdaleiden at att.net; seebeler at ucdavis.edu; john.a.horn at intel.com; smkporter at gmail.com; margneu at pacbell.net; chreynolds at ucdavis.edu Subject: Enterprise article: Tom Slabaugh & DHS Band Nice article in the Enterprise on Tom Slabaugh. Congratulations! Hiram http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/schools-news/slabaugh-settles-in-as-davis-high-band-director/ Slabaugh settles in as Davis High band director [Tom Slabaugh works with students in the Davis High School Bands, preparing for Thursday's "Winter Rhapsody" concert. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo] Tom Slabaugh works with students in the Davis High School Bands, preparing for Thursday's "Winter Rhapsody" concert. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo By Jeff Hudson From page A1 | December 19, 2012 That?s the ticket What: Davis High School Bands? ?Winter Rhapsody? concert When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday Where: Brunelle Performance Hall, Davis High School, 315 W. 14th St. Admission: Free, but donations to the DHS Band Boosters are welcome Longtime Davis High band director Fred Lange retired last June, and Tom Slabaugh was hired over the summer to take the baton. Slabaugh?s now had several months to settle in, and he and his band students will be showing off their music-making at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the annual ?Winter Rhapsody? concert in the Brunelle Performance Hall at Davis High, 315 W. 14th St. ?We?re excited about the concert for several reasons,? Slabaugh said. ?This will be the first performance of the current academic year for the Concert Band. They?ve made tremendous strides since we started back in August.? The Concert Band includes about 60 students, including quite a few sophomores. The Symphonic Band is an auditioned group that includes more juniors and seniors, with a little over 60 members. And then there?s the Jazz Band, with about 25 students, focusing on that particular branch of music. ?The Jazz Band is preparing to audition for the Next Generation Jazz Festival, organized through the Monterey Jazz Festival,? Slabaugh said. ?The Symphonic Band is preparing to audition in March for the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, which is the only international clinic of its type.? The band will be preparing Percy Grainger?s ?Lincolnshire Posy,? a 16-minute masterpiece composed in 1937, incorporating folk songs that Grainger heard on a trip through that part of England in 1905-06. ?It?s an extremely difficult piece, and the kids are excited about playing it,? Slabaugh said. The director also is working with composer Garrett Shatzer of UC Davis, who will create a new piece of music for the Davis High band program. ?It?s a process that is really cool,? Slabaugh said. ?(Shatzer) is taking the kids through the commissioning process, rather than just giving them the finished piece. He?s already come in and started listening to the group, and then he?ll be bringing things in as he starts to work on the piece. The students are going to be integrated into the whole process, so the music is going to be representative of the student ensemble as well as the composer.? Another project is the new band scholarship, named in honor of Lange, Slabaugh?s predecessor. ?The Band Boosters wanted to honor Fred?s legacy, and they figured the best way they could do it would be to offer scholarships for students in grades 9-12 who are interested in learning instruments that are particularly needed in the band,? he explained. ?This year, those instruments were tuba, French horn, bassoon and oboe. ?We provide the students who qualify with an instrument and scholarship money for lessons. An outside adjudicator picks the kids. It?s a great way to honor Fred?s legacy and grow the band program.? For the past 15 years, before joining the DHS faculty, Slabaugh had been working with college bands. Teaching high school students is different, he?s discovering. ?What?s best about it is that I get to spend more time with them (the high school students). With college kids, they were really busy every day, trying to balance their lives, and the band only meets a few times a week. Here at the high school, I get to see the students every day, and experience more of them because of that constant daily connection. ?And I also teach band at Ch?vez Elementary and at Emerson Junior High/Da Vinci Charter Academy. I had forgotten how much I like teaching all those different ages. Introducing the younger kids to an instrument is such a joyful experience, and seeing them grow in junior high and then high school, as they understand the breadth and depth of music, is a whole other level. ?It?s refreshing.? ? Reach Jeff Hudson at jhudson at davisenterprise.net or 530-747-8055. [Tom Slabaugh works with students in the Davis High School Bands, preparing for Thursday's "Winter Rhapsody" concert. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo] [Tom Slabaugh, who took the reins of the Davis High School Bands from a retiring Fred Lange, is settling in at DHS after spending several 15 years at UC Davis. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo] [The Davis High School Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Jazz Band will perform at Thursday's "Winter Rhapsody" concert. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From taktman at comcast.net Wed Dec 19 12:32:33 2012 From: taktman at comcast.net (Taktman) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:32:33 -0800 Subject: [Dhsbb-jazz] Folsom Jazz Festival Schedule 2013 121912 Message-ID: Hi all, Attached is the schedule for the Folsom Jazz Festival. We have an 8:00am slot for the festival. More to follow! Mr. Slabaugh -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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