Summer Music Camps

I will be driving students to the Corban College Music Camp.   There are 2 $50 scholarships left as of today.

Please contact me if you choose to attend.

Music Camp: Summer 2009

June 22 - June 26, 2009
Daily 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Corban College’s Music Camp 2009 is a one-week day camp for students who have completed grades 5-12 before Friday June 26, 2009. Campers will gain musical knowledge and experience that will expand their musical horizons!

Participants will have a wide variety of opportunities to develop new skills, perform with camp choirs, orchestras, and bands, explore musical applications, increase ability levels and just plain have some fun with music and fellow musicians. Music Camp features several levels of bands, orchestras, choirs, and music classes, as well as a daily worship time, daily performance time, and private lessons.

There is also a special end-of-the-week concert in the Psalm Performing Arts Center on campus, Friday, June 26, at 4 p.m. Each student will choose an ensemble class, musicianship class, and an elective class. All course offerings are provided by skilled, professional musicians who have a heart for kids, the Lord, and music.

For more information go to

http://www.corban.edu/music/camp2009/index.htmlhttp://www.corban.edu/music/camp2009/index.html

District 2 OMEA Music Day Camp.  This is a great camp with outstanding directors hosted at Reynolds High School.

Who? Any student who will be entering grades 6-10 in Fall of ‘09 

When? July 27-31, 8:00 am – 4:45 pm Daily, Concerts Friday Morning and Friday Night 

Where? Reynolds High School Performing Arts Center 

Why? To have a blast playing music and meeting new people! 

 the cost is $100 per student, and $85 for each additional sibling. 

Questions? Contact danny_hunt@reynolds.k12.or.us or 503-491-1935x1790 w, 503-475-3551 c 

  Sample of the Daily Schedule 

 8:00-9:00 Jazz Band or Chamber Music 

 9:15-10:30 Full Ensemble Rehearsal 

10:45-12:00 Sectional/Theory 

12:00-12:45 Lunch/Recreation 

12:45-1:30 Full Ensemble Rehearsal 

1:45-2:45 Masterclass or Large Sectionals 

3:00-3:45 Full Ensemble Rehearsal 

4:00-4:45 Mass Band Rehearsal 

4:45 Dismissal 

 

Spring Program Reminder

May 19 Tuesday 

This is our Spring Concert with all bands performing.  Students need to arrive at 6:15 PM, the program will begin at 7:00 PM.  All students need to DRESS UP.  Please invite your friends and relatives.   The bands have improved a great deal this year and you will find the level of playing and the variety of music very entertaining.

May 31 Sunday

The Advanced Band will be performing at both services at Damascus Community Church.   Students need to arrive at 8:00 AM and will be through around 11:30 AM

BRAVO! to DCS Advanced Band

Congratulations to the Advanced Band for their performance on Friday, May 8, at the Damascus Christian Band Festival held at Warner Pacific College.  There were six bands that performed. The DCS Advanced Band received the highest score of the six bands from the adjudicator. Without question the band had their best performance of the year.  The adjudicator Pat Vandehey, director of bands at George Fox University wrote "Very nice programing, well played! Thank you".  When he came up to clinic the band, he came over to me and said " what a wonderful surprise".  The score that we received was quite high and not far from qualifying for state competition.  That is a real compliment to the talents and efforts of the 26 students.

For those of you that were not able to be there to hear them, we will repeat the music, plus some more,  at the spring program on May 19.

Transportation to Warner Pacific College

If you are on the list of approved drivers for DCS, we need you.

At this time we have three drivers and need three more.

The details are, the students arrive at DCS at 7:20 AM and leave at 7:30 AM.  We need to be at Warner Pacific by 8:00 AM.  The band festival is over at 11:30 AM and the students then need to be transported back to DCS.  

We also need one car to take track team members to Portland Christian for the District Track Meet.  That Car will leave WPC at 10:00 after our performance.

Please email me if you will be able to help.

Thank you.

Upcoming Band Performances

May 1  Friday  

The Advanced Band and Jazz Band will be performing at Chapel.  Please Dress up and be at school before 8 AM to warmup, tune, and get organized. 

May 8 Friday

Damascus Christian is hosting a band festival at Warner Pacific College.  We will have Pat Vandehey, the band director at George Fox University, adjudicating and and giving a clinic for each band.  Students need to meet at DCS at 7:20 and will be taken to WPC.  We need to be there by 8:00 AM.   DRESS UP.   Parents are invited to come and listen and WE NEED DRIVERS.  The festival is starting and ending early because of District Track Meets.

Students need to stay for the entire morning, unless they are involved with the District Track Meet.

The order of performances is as follows.

8:05 North Clackamas Christian

8:40 Portland Christian

9:15 Damascus Christian

9:50 Horizon Christian

10:25 Westside Christian

11:00 Corbett

Done and gone by noon.

May 19 Tuesday 

This is our Spring Concert with all bands performing.  Students need to arrive at 6:15 PM, the program will begin at 7:00 PM.  All students need to DRESS UP.  Please invite your friends and relatives.   The bands have improved a great deal this year and you will find the level of playing and the variety of music very entertaining.

May 31 Sunday

The Advanced Band will be performing at both services at Damascus Community Church.   Students need to arrive at 8:00 AM and will be through around 11:30 AM

If you have any questions please email me.

Thank you,

Chuck Bolton

Jazz Band Rehearsal this Wed. 4/29 at 7:30 AM

We are adding a rehearsal for this Wedensday at 7:30 AM.  The Jazz Band will be performing at Chapel on Friday May 1.  We are performing 4 songs and need the rehearsal.

Please try to be there by 7:25, so we can start at 7:30.

Woodwind Quintet and Trumpet Trio

Our two ensembles will not be playing this Saturday, April 18, at the Jr. Division Solo and Ensemble Contest.  April has just become too busy to have the ensembles prepared to perform. We will continue to prepare the music and have them perform in Chapel at school and at a service at Damascus Community Church.   The Woodwind Ensemble is made up of Lindi B. on Flute, Keira B. Oboe, Carrie O. Clarinet, Kayla K. Clarinet, Alyssa B. Horn, and Lydia M. Tenor Sax.  The Trumpet Trio is Alyssa B., Val W., and Hannah S.