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2008-2009 JEROME BAND HIGHLIGHTS
Still to come... four home football games, three competitions, and trips to Sun Valley and California for the Ambush of Tigers! THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!
2007-08 Jerome Band Highlights
[77 performances – 27 bus trips – 3154 miles!]
Shriner's All-Star Football Game at Twin Falls HS June 2
Shriner's All-Star Football Game at Twin Falls HS June 2
Jerome Centennial Veteran's Celebration and Air Show at Jerome Airport June 9
Color guard at Cavalcade USA flag camp July 9-13 @ BSU
DCI show in Ogden, UT July 30th
Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps stays and rehearses at JHS July 31
Jerome County Fair Parade and standstill performance at the fairgrounds July 31 (and recognition at BSU)
Field show camp and entire show on the field August 18
Ambush perform for entire school district August 21
Field show premiere at football game August 24
Ambush performance for freshman day August 27
Wagon Days parade in Ketchum Sept 1 (cancelled - fires)
Magic Valley Speedway performance Sept 8 (and pizza)
Ambush performance for JMS Sept 14
- Falling directors zone - stay clear of stage... -
Homecoming parade (HS, 8th, 7th graders) Sept 21
Football game field show at game vs. Burley Sept 21
SCCAP Ambush concert in Twin Falls band shell Sept 22
Dr. Wells comes to clinic with the Ambush Sept 25
Founder's Day Celebration presentation Sept 29 at Jerome City Park (anthem; centennial show frozen out)
Football game field show at game vs. Buhl Oct 4
Ambush to SE Washington Cavalcade of Bands in Kennewick (4th out of 7) -- October 5-7
Football game field show at game vs. Minico Oct 12
Idaho State U Invitational (6th out of 10) - Oct 13
Battle of the Marching Machines in Ontario, OR (Ambush wins "Spirit Of JSU" award) - Oct 15
Horizon Elementary Carnival (40 workers!) Oct 26
Pep Band rehearsals start Oct 30
Middle school Fall Concert Nov 1
Ambush to Pocatello for state playoff football Nov 2
Sixteen members accepted into the District IV HS honor band (up from six last year!) Nov 7-8
106 middle school members to Bowl-A-Drome Nov 9
Barnes And Noble Book Fair (20 workers!)
Seagraves Foundation $4000 grant for uniforms!
Winter Concert December 17 (webcast!)
Help move Central to Summit Elementary Dec 26, and the middle school on Mar 17.
Dallas Brass rehearsals, clinic and concert Jan 14 --
multiple news coverage, virtual sell-out, huge profit!
...and an additional visit the next morning from Michael Levine!
Skateland & Gertie's trip Jan 18 (93 members)
Twenty members perform with the District IV Middle School Honor Band (about fifteen percent of the band!)
24 Pep Band games...
Last concert at Central (Beginning Band, February 12)
Pep Band to state girls' tourney in Boise Feb 14-16, plus boys playoffs... five games in five days, plus time w/BSU music.
Evening Of Fine Arts - twice as big as last year!
Fourteen performances at the D4 Solo Festival - All I's & II's!
Our first Music Boosters Auction and Spaghetti Feed!
High School performances at Jefferson and Summit.
7th grade band plays for the fifth grade class April 9th.
Symphonic Band performs with the Idaho State U Wind Ensemble April 14 at JHS.
Three MS bands perform for Jerome MS assembly Apr 18
MS Dedication April 21 (7th & 8th grade band performance)
Spring Concert April 22
Excellent ratings for HS Symphonic Band at D4 festival
Magic Valley Marching Band starts April 26th
"Annie Get Your Gun" pit orchestra May 1-2-3
Superior ratings for two of three MS bands at D4 festival
(and excellent for the third -- and great HS workers as well!)
Tigermania performance for HS pep band May 9
HS rehearses with the three MS bands May 12
Awards Concert May 19th
Graduation May 29th
Magic Valley Marching Band in TF Western Days May 31st
Shrine All-Star Football Games June 4th
Magic Valley Speedway performance June 7th
2006-2007 Jerome Band Highlights
74 performances -- 21 bus trips -- 1900 miles -- 204 members!
New director of bands hired April 19, 2006.
First flag team rehearsals in June (thank you, Lohnes family!)
First rehearsals for the marching band – July 24.
First performance: Jerome County Fair Parade, August 1.
First field show performance: Varsity football game (JHS 35, Twin Falls 34, OT).
Enrollment in beginning band = 80 sixth graders!
Enrollment in varsity band up 20% each trimester from May roster numbers.
Entire field show premiered October 4 at JV FB game (“Band… Jerome Band…”).
“Ambush Of Tigers” marching unit travels to Ontario, Oregon for the Battle Of The Marching Machines, places second in small band classification.
“Ambush” places fourth in small band class at ISU, second in District IV by less than one point to Burley HS.
Middle school band trips bowling, skating, and pizza.
Six high school members perform with District IV Honor Band in Twin Falls.
Sixth grade Beginning Band performs twice for Central Elementary School.
Pep Band performs at 25 basketball games from November to February.
First concert broadcast on the Internet January 23 by all four concert bands.
“Ambush Of Tigers”, Pep Band, and Color Guard all perform for Middle School.
Fifteen 7th & 8th grade band members perform with District IV Middle School Honor Band in Twin Falls.
Mr. Smith voted president-elect of the Idaho District IV Music Educators Association.
JHS Pep Band makes four trips to Burley for basketball playoffs.
Over two thousand dollars contributed to Ambush 2007 field show production by local businesses.
Twenty-two students perform at District IV Solo-Ensemble Festival.
WinterGuard performs at home basketball, Idaho Falls and CSI competitions, Tigermania.
Dallas Brass sign to perform for, rehearse with, and put on a clinic for our band next January.
Eighth Grade Concert Band performs for fifth grade class.
“An Evening Of Fine Arts” at the High School April 16.
Jerome Band website up and running (http://bands.banddirector.com/jerome).
JHS Symphonic Band exchange concert at Burley HS April 23.
Spring Concert April 24.
District IV High School Festival April 25 -- ratings of "Excellent" on stage and "Superior" in sight-reading.
Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands perform for Middle School April 27.
Boondocks (Meridian) trip - 110 members!
District IV Middle School Festival at Jerome HS May 2 (run by the HS band and choir members) -- Superior rating for the Beginning Band, Excellent ratings for the Intermediate and Concert Bands.
“Kiss Me Kate” performances May 17-19.
Awards Concert May 21.
Graduation May 26.
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