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Newsletter Editor: Mona Wong
APRIL/MAY 2007
President’s Message….
Spring has sprung! Our 1st annual Sweet Jazz Night was a huge success thanks to the many
helping hands of our parents and students. What a great evening of performances from all the South
High Jazz Band groups. A big thank you to everyone who attended, brought something sweet to
share, helped serve coffee and tea, helped with set-up and decorations, donate raffle items, wrap
donated items, or stayed to help clean-up. Everyone went home a winner that night. Job well done
Spartans!
All our musicians are doing a fantastic job, capturing top awards during last month’s competitions.
Jazz Band and Drumline took first place in their last tournaments. The 5th period Wind Ensemble did
an outstanding job at the Thousand Oaks SCSBOA festival, scoring another superior in sight reading.
Both the Wind Ensemble and the Concert Band hit the ball out of the ball park during their Spring
Concert at the Armstrong Theatre. Keep up the great work! There is still time to catch a performance
of your favorite ensemble; keep an eye on the calendar.
We made it back safely from England and Scotland! Congratulations to all the participating students
for their outstanding performances and great representation abroad of our South High music program!
This was an experience of a lifetime for both young and old. Thank you to Mr. King and all of the
chaperones and parent attendees who worked so hard to make the trip a success.
Congratulations to our 2007-2008 executive board members:
Co-Presidents - Bruce Chew and Kelly Rogers
Secretary - Mike Griffiths
Treasurer - Carol Button
VP Marching Band - Dianne Reyes
VP Jazz Band - Janet Hubert
VP Concert Band - Glenda Chiang
INSIDE THE NEWSLETTER
VP Drumline - TBD
2006-2007 Committee Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
2007 European Tour Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6-7
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Sincerely Yours,
Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Community Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Dianne Reyes
Concert News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2-3
&
Kelly Rogers
Dianne Reyes & Kelly Rogers Co-Band Booster Presidents 2006-07
Fundraising Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Jazz Band Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Photo Galley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3-4
Summer Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Thank you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
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SUMMER CAMPS
the college. Berklee’s summer programs vary in
emphasis and range in length from one weekend
to five weeks, or even a full twelve-week summer
semester. One or more may be right for you.
UCLA Music Department—UCLA’s Department of
Music invites experienced high school musicians
to participate in a new college level summer
music academy in Los Angeles. Led by UCLA
Department of Music faculty, the Summer Music
Academy will offer students programs in band
(including piano) and a strings program focusing
on chamber music.
Biola Youth Instrumental Music—BYIM resents Summer
Music Camp on campus at Biola University.
The camp is for students ages 10-18. Based on
audition, students will be placed into Concert
Band, Wind Ensemble, and/or Jazz Band.
Students will also participate in music theory
and history classes, games, guest musician
concerts, and special outings including a trip to
the Hollywood Bowl. Early registration discount.
California Music Academy—High School Music Camp
CMA for Wind Symphony Orchestra, Jazz
Ensemble and Combos will resume at California
State University, Fullerton. Instructors include
professional educators, solo artist, composers
and conductors. The tuition is $200.00 and
covers the camp and its regular activities, with
the final concert. Students must be able to
stay for the full session including all rehearsals
and performances. For application deadline
and audition/chair placement dates, contact
California Music Academy, Elizabeth Champion,
Camp Administrator c/o Department of Music,
California State Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850,
Fullerton, CA 92834 or call (714) 278-2434.
CONCERT NEWS
SPRING CONCERT SEASON
IS HERE AND WE’RE OFF
TO A GREAT START!
SOUTH AREA FESTIVAL!
We had great performances by Richardson, Calle
Mayor, and South, and an enormous amount of
support from our friends, family, and neighbors.
I can’t say enough about how important it is that
we support our band students, so Thank you ALL
for coming out that night!
UCSD Summer Jazz Camp Jazz Musicians—Spend a week
with some great local artists. Participate in small
ensembles covering standard jazz tunes and
music classes ranging from theory to private
lessons. This is a wonderful and very local
opportunity for TPHS jazz musicians.
I personally want to give a BIG thank you to all of
the parents and students that pitched in to help
me that night with the concession stand and
clean up afterwards. Also, thanks go to Jack’s
Pizza and Starbuck’s who gave us substantial
discounts, enabling us to make a small profit of
$50.00.
Arrowbear Music Camp—Arrowbear Music Camp is
now in its 6th decade of providing a music camp
experience. Located in the San Bernardino
Mountains, all campers are involved in musical
and social experiences encouraging beautiful
music, great friends and timeless memories.
Sessions offered include elementary (grades
4-6), intermediate (grades 6-8), and advanced
(grades 9-11). Discounts and scholarships are
available.-
SPRING CONCERT
Our most recent performance was our Annual
Spring Concert on March 28th at the James
Armstrong Theatre. ONCE AGAIN, our concert
band and wind ensemble gave a spectacular
performance!
Berklee Summer Program—You probably know that
Berklee College of Music is the premier institution
in the world for the study of contemporary music.
But you might not realize that in addition to its
full-time degree and diploma programs, Berklee
also offers a wide selection of summer programs
for qualified participants who are not enrolled at
Even though our ticket sales were a bit
disappointing this year we still managed to make
a profit of $187.00. However, NEXT YEAR we
need to really push ticket sales!
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Message from Concert News, continued from Page 2:
Thank you to Nina Lenders for her coordination
with the concession stand and to the many
parent volunteers who helped with snack sales,
ticket sales, and clean up afterwards!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Glenda Chiang
2007-2008 Band Booster Board
The votes are in and our new 2007-2008
Executive Board members are:
Co-Presidents—Bruce Chew and Kelly
Rogers
Secretary—Mike Griffiths
Treasurer—Carol Button
VP Marching Band—Dianne Reyes
VP Jazz Band—Janet Hubert
VP Concert Band—Glenda Chiang.
Open committee positions. (Please see page 8
for detail list)
Editor‛s Note
If you have any information that you would like to include in the newsletter, please contact Mona Wong at andrew_mona_family@yahoo.
com. The deadline for the June/July Issue is Mon, 06/04/2007.
PHOTO GALLEY
The South High On-line Photo Gallery is
operational once again! On Page 4 are a few
pictures from our recent trip to the United Kingdom
and the Sweet Jazz Night. Please feel free to add
additional pictures on-line, or you can send them
to Kelly Rogers at [email protected]. Note that
we are planning on putting a DVD together for the
London trip and the 2006-2007 Band Season, so
any contributions will be helpful.
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2007-2008 Executive
Board members! We are still looking for someone
to fill the VP of Drumline position and a few more
open positions. Please consider giving back to your
community by supporting the South High School
musicians! If you have any questions about any of
these positions, please contact Bruce Chew or Kelly
Rogers.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Kim Snodgrass
Tommy Piedad
Sabrina Harowitz
Justin Lee
Adrianne Natividad
Joe Black
Morgan Hix
Samantha Chiang
Canako Arai
Lisa Osada
Mar 5
Mar 8
Mar 10
Mar 11
Mar 12
Mar 12
Mar 23
Mar 27
Mar 30
Apr 4
Enoch Teng
Kevin Kim
Meagan Callahan
Ryan Woodring
Yuka Yamagata
Joshua Choe
Leonard Hatch
Mike Wilcox
Seajin Hong
Jackie Fong
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Apr 11
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JAZZ BAND CORNER
Written APRIL 5, 2007
Jazz Band News…..
First of all, I would like to thank all of you who came to our inaugural “Sweet
Jazz Night” The night kept its promise of being the place to be with good friends,
good desserts and the best Jazz music in the South Bay. Everyone seemed to
have a wonderful relaxing time. We plan on this to be a yearly event.
CONGRATULATIONS to our “A” Band for achieving first place in their division at the Irvine
Festival in March. Outstanding Solo Performance certificates given to: Adam Gavola—drums, Joey
Hubert—trumpet, and Marc Zollinger—guitar. Also the trombone section received an outstanding
section certificate.
At the time of this printing we are on a plane to England and Scotland. I am sure many photos
will be taken and put on our website. I’ll keep you posted.
On our return, Sat., APRIL 21st will be the Jazz Auditions at South for new Jazz members.
Stop by the band room for a flier.
In May, we are looking at booking another Festival and give you another chance to come out
and be blown away by the Band. Also, don’t forget to join all of the Spartan Band families at the Band
Banquet on the 23rd. And finally, it is the Bands honor to play for Spartan Laurels on the 24th.
Sunday, June 3rd brings us an invitation to perform at the PV Craft Festival. I will send out
more information as I receive it
As always, if you have any questions on any of the above events, please contact, Janet
Hubert your Jazz Band V.P. [email protected]
Remembering a Jazz Giant - Michael
Brecker (1949 - 2007)
W
hen Michael Brecker died on January 13, the music world lost
one of its truly great artists and all around beautiful human
beings. To pay tribute to Brecker, we talk to the musicians with whom
he collaborated and those he influenced. We tell the story of how a
young post-Coltrane tenor saxophonist from Philadelphia emerged
on the scene to redefine the role of his instrument. For more on the
life of Michael Brecker see—Downbeat Magazine in the Band room
or via the internet at www.downbeat.com .
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2007 EUROPEAN TOUR RECAP
We had a fun and fantastic 8-day tour of the United Kingdom with our combined
ensemble. Along with the chaperones and the additional parent attendees, our
student participants enjoyed a tour of the English and Scottish countryside, visits
to several key cities and landmarks along the way, and delivered several powerpacked performances to our British friends.
One moment we were observing green pastures chock full of sheep with their
newborn babies, and the next we were immersed in the medieval culture of the
Vikings; from the quaint cobble-stoned streets of Shakespeare’s birthplace, to the
hustle and bustle of London’s Soho district and the magnificent royal palaces, we
were submerged in an education of England’s history.
We enjoyed a little musical culture with live performances of Les Miserables,
Evita, and Phantom of the Opera in London. We rode the train across England and
landed at Platform 9-3/4 of Harry Potter fame.
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The memories will go on and on and I hope, as we all review the multitudes of
photos, we will be reminded of all the great experiences along the way. Thanks to
all the chaperones for their VERY HARD WORK and thank you to Mr. King for
preparing us all for such a monumental endeavor. Here’s to many more exciting
educational tours in our future!
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FUNDRAISERS ACTIVITIES
Band Booster Fundraising
Dear SHS Band Parents,
This is the first of many newsletter updates to keep you informed on our
plans and ideas for fundraising for the band. We all know that having our
students in the band costs money and our goal as a Booster organization
is to be as effective as possible in our efforts. This first year as the new
Ways and Means Chair has been an incredible learning experience for me.
And it’s been great to work with such an incredible Booster organization.
For me it has felt like jumping on a speeding bullet train! There have
been so many activities and fundraisers on the calendar that I just had to
take a leap and jump on for an amazing ride! If any of you have felt the
same way I feel like I’m in good company!
For those of you who were unable to make the last Booster Meeting
we had a brief discussion on our approach to fundraising for the band.
We are going to evaluate all of the past fundraisers and focus on
those that get us the most “buck for our band”. The Golf Tournament
was extremely successful last year and our Annual Greenery Sale has
been very successful since inception. I welcome any and all input to our
fundraising program so if you have thoughts and ideas please email me
at [email protected] or call me at 310.791.0306. Also, I am looking
for parents who can work with me as part of the Fundraising Committee.
So please contact me and come join the great ride!
2007
Golf Tournament
Planning has started
for our 2nd Annual
Golf Tournament at Los
Verdes golf course on
August 15th. If you are
interested in joining
the committee, please
contact Kelly Rogers
at 310-791-8569 or
[email protected]
.
Best regards,
Mary Cilva
SCRIP - Gift Certificate
Scrip/Gift Card usage isn’t just for the holidays! Incorporate scrip into your normal
shopping and dining and you will save money for your student and the band all year
round. Come to the monthly booster meetings to purchase scrip from the inventory or
order whenever you want at http://home.earthlink.net/~shsbandscrip/. If you have
problems with the page, just email Lisa Branson directly at [email protected]
or call her at (310)325-4500 to order or inquire. Special orders
can be accommodated so let her know what you want if you
do not see it in stock.
Just in the past few months, we sold over $12,000.00 in
Paper Scrip, and half of this profit ($500.00) went to the student
accounts.
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As always thank you to the student officers who work
so hard to help the boosters, including our talented
artists: Stacey Liu, Nancy Gomi and Ghazzy Afrasiab
A BIG “thank you” to Glenda for all
her hard work on the Spring Concert
and to all those who helped out. Also
to Nina Lenders for her continued
support of all things hospitality and
food related”.
Thank you to Dianne and Rebecca
for all their hard work on the London
Tour. It was such an enjoyable trip
thanks to their leadership and hard
work -- You girls ROCK!
THANK YOU
to
everyone
who
st
helped make the 1
annual Sweet Jazz Night a great success! Special thanks to
Janet Hubert and Perry Shields for coordinating the evening!
A Special THANKS to all the chaperones and
adults who joined our 1st U.K. Tour: (Chaperones)
Janet Hubert, Rebecca Bond, Dianne Reyes, Ryan
Rogers, Norm Lenders, Kelly Rogers, and Carol
Button; (Parents) Jan Pribble, Cora Hermosura,
Grace Perez, Nancy and Bruce Wilcox, Mary and
Randy Cilva, Nina Lenders, Francisco Reyes and
Mr. Tim Nail.
Lisa Branson thanks for all you do with our
scrip sales. You have made scrip available at
our finger tips — GREAT JOB!
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2007 - 0 8 C o m m i t t e e P o s i t i o n s
Position
Alumni Coordinator
Auditor
Banquet Coordinator
Color Guard/Drill Team
Coordinator
Communications
Drivers-Band Van
First Aid
Golf Tournament
Greenery
Historian
Home Game Set-up
Hospitality Chair
Membership
Newsletter
Parliamentarian
Publicity Coordinator
Scholarship Committee Chair
Scrip
Spring Fundraiser
Student Accounts
Trip Coordinator
Uniform Chair
Ways and Means
Website
Brief Job Description
Responsible for keeping in contact with our
graduates -- we can start a section on the
website that follows some of our grads onto
college, etc
Audits the books and financial records of the
association.
Manages and the end of the year banquet
Liaison between the drill team and band
boosters
Coordinates a team of volunteers on the
telephone tree.
Drives van on band outings
Ensures the first aid is stocked and present at
every outing.
Coordinates the golf tournament
Coordinates the greenery fundraiser
Takes pictures and documents events,
awards earned by the program, etc. In charge
of doing a DVD for the awards banquet.
Set-up home games
Manages events that require food and
refreshments.
Maintains the band roster, issues thank you
notes to volunteers and donations letters to
sponsors
Develops and publishes newsletter
Ensures the group is incompliance with
bylaws
Connects with local newspapers and media to
help publicize our events, works with Mr. King
to determine our logo, etc. develops fliers for
events
Facilitates the recommendation of scholarship
candidates
Manages our scrip sales program
Coordinates the spring Fundraiser
Maintains a detailed record of student
accounts for each member
Coordinates and organizes all major band
outings
Management of uniform ordering, cleaning
and care
Facilitates and coordinates all fundraising
events for the organization
Manages the website
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Name
Lynda Black
Rebecca Drake
Glenda Chiang
Frank Hubert, Norm Lenders
Kelly Rogers & Open
Nina Lenders
Mona Wong
Nancy Mannon
Lisa Branson
Dianne Reyes & Cindy Shields
Audrey Ledford
Ryoko Mand
Mary Cilva
Lisa Branson
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R E S E RV E
S E AT S
N O W !
Torrance Rotary Club
Torrance Education Foundation
The Depot Restaurant
Presents
DOWNTOWN SOUNDS
Enjoy a fabulous BBQ lunch prepared by
Chef Michael Shafer.
Listen and dance to the music of
recording artists: Boomer Mclennan
& The Rhythm Rangers, Forever Fab,
and Harmony.
Live Auction to benefit music programs
at our Torrance High Schools.
Limited space available, so hurry!
CUT OUT AND MAIL IN THIS FORM FOR RESERVATIONS
RESERVE _______ TICKETS x $80* (PER PERSON) = __________
NO. OF TICKETS
TOTAL ENCLOSED
*$90 after May 3rd
or Purchase Tickets Online
www.torrancerotary.org
SUNDAY, JUNE 3RD
NOON - 4 PM
BBQ AT THE DEPOT RESTAURANT
1250 CABRILLO AVE • TORRANCE
A D U LT S O N LY – 2 1 Y E A R S A N D O V E R
HOSTED BY THE
TORRANCE ROTARY CLUB
TORRANCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
AND THE DEPOT RESTAURANT
BOOMER McLENNAN
& THE RHYTHM RANGERS
Beatles tribute band
FOREVER FAB
3 Dog Night tribute band
HARMONY
$
80
PER
PERSON
BEFORE MAY 2ND
$90 after MAY 3RD
I N M E M O RY O F D R . R O B E RT H A A G
For reservations, mail completed form to
Rich Rothenberg, Torrance Rotary:
c/o brand thirty-three
1304 el prado • suite d, torrance, ca 90501
Phone: 310-320-4911 x110 Fax: 310-381-0401
Email : [email protected]
Name ______________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________
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o is enclosed
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Thank You for Your Support
A B E N E F I T T O S U P P O R T M U S I C P R O G R A M S AT O U R T O R R A N C E H I G H S C H O O L S
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CALENDAR
Monday 4/2 7:00 p.m.
SHS Choir Room
All Band Parents
All Bands Parent Booster Meeting
Monday-Friday 4/9-13
No School
All Torrance Students
Spring Break
All Trip Students
Trip to London & Scotland
Late Start
Friday-Saturday 4/6-14
Wednesday 4/18 10:30 a.m.
SHS
All SHS Students
Friday 4/20 8:00-11:00 p.m.
SHS
All SHS Students
Sadie Hawkins Dance
Saturday 4/21
SHS
New Members ONLY
Auditions for 2007/08 Season; new
members.
Saturday 4/21
Santiago H.S.
Drumline
Drumline Competition ADLA
Championships
Saturday 4/28 ”Tentative”
Simi Valley
Jazz Band
Simi Valley Jazz Festival
Sat./Sun. 4/28-29 Time TBA
A.B. Miller H.S.
Drumline
Drumline ADLA Championships
Mon.-Tues. 4/30-5/9
SHS
All SHS Students
STAR Testing
Wednesday 5/3
Details TBA
Jazz Band
Jazz Band Regional
Monday 5/7 7:00 p.m.
SHS Choir Room
All Band Parents
All Bands Parent Booster Meeting
Saturday 5/12 Tentative
San Clemente
All Band Students
San Clemente Band Festival
Monday 5/14 6:00-7:30 p.m.
SHS
Marching Band
Night Rehearsal for AFD Parade
Saturday 5/19 Call Time
TBA
Torrance
Marching Band
Armed Forces Day Parade
Monday 5/21
SHS
All SHS Students
Prom Bids - First Day of Sales
Wednesday 5/23 6:00 p.m.
Los Verdes Country
Club
All Band Parents & Students
Band Banquet
Monday 5/28
No School
All Torrance Students
Memorial Day
Wednesday 5/30
SHS
All SHS Students
Prom Bids - Last Day of Sales
Check out our website at: www.shsentertainmentcorps.org
Get current information, events calendar, scrip vendors, newsletter, booster meeting minutes, and more.
South High Spartan Band
(Newsletter)
2602 W 232nd Street Torrance, CA 90505
For address corrections or changes, please contact Dianne Reyes, Co-Band Booster Presidents at (310) 542-2114 (or) email [email protected]