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Spring Orchestra Concert Tonight
7:30 PM in the Earl Kelly Performing Arts Center
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Click Poster to buy Reserved Seats
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Call Times For Concerts
Orchestra: 6:30 PM and
winds/brass/percussion for full orchestra concertos: 7:45 PM
Band: 6:00 PM for all Jazz students and 7:00 PM for all non-Jazz students
Orchestra Concert Reserved Seating Available Until 3 PM Today
Another wonderful year of music from your amazing students. Once again, we will have Reserved Concert Seating available. This is your chance to get one of the best seats in the house without having to rush and you can also raise funds for the BHS Performing Arts at the same time. Reserve your seat now at Showtix4u, choose the "Buy Tickets" option and select your concert performance.
Band Reserved Seating
Will be available at Showtix4u until 3 PM on June 8th.
Uniform Check In After the Concert - Bring Street Clothes
All orchestra students must bring street clothes to the concert and turn in their concert attire afterward. Graduating Senior Men - you are welcome to donate your tux shirts and cuff links to BPA for next year's choir students.
Uniform Check in After Graduation - June 19th at Memorial Stadium
Students (not Seniors) in the following groups will keep their uniforms to perform at graduation:
- Wind Ensemble
- Select Percussionists
Volunteers Needed For Tonight's Concerts!
Our Sign-Up Genius has open slots. We still need help:
- Usher people to reserved seats - 2 people for each concert
Don't Forget Ballard Market Receipts
Drop them off at the Bake Sale Table. BPA receives 1% of the total receipts.
Pick Up Coffee Orders at Concerts 
Caffé
Appassionato coffee orders will be ready for pick up at your concert, June 1, and June 8. For other arrangements, contact Rebecca Staffel. Thanks for supporting your students and Ballard Performing Arts Programs!
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Orchestra News
The Ballard Fiddlers played at the Center Theatre at NW Folklife on Saturday. They mixed genres playing traditional fiddle tunes along with James Brown's "I Feel Good", and Van Morrison's "Moondance"! The packed house enjoyed it immensely. Want more fiddle music in your life? Mark your calendars for the Fiddle Showcase below.
To see more photos and watch videos of the NW Folklife performance click on the flickr box.
June 16th Fiddle Showcase at the Ballard Homestead
If you enjoy an evening of fiddle music topped off with some audience square dancing, look no further than the Ballard Homestead on Friday, June 16th at 7:00 PM. The Ballard High Fiddlers will take the stage with their bluegrass and folk tunes to keep your toes tapping. Advance tickets are available now!
Orchestra Trip to NYC -
March 2018
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Lincoln Center, NYC |
Chamber Orchestra will be traveling to New York City next March to compete in the National Orchestra Cup, March 1 - 4!
Chamber auditions for current Symphonic Orchestra members are occurring June 12th and 13th during class. Audition materials are up on the class Schoology page. Contact Ms. Newell for questions.
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Jazz News
Jazz Alley Was Swingin' on Tuesday Night!
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| Top to Bottom: Vocal Jazz, Jazz 2, Jazz 1 |
Ballard Jazz Ensembles took over at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on Tuesday night! It was a pretty full house and the audience was not disappointed. Plenty of solos and impressive musical moments. Congratulations and well-done to all! For more photos and three videos click the flickr box:
Jazz Band Auditions - June 12 - 14
Vocal Jazz Auditions - June 15
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Vocal Jazz Solo Night 
Monday, June 5th at 7:15 PM in the Black Box
All Vocal Jazz members will present a jazz standard, backed up by the incomparable Ev Stern Jazz Trio. Come support Vocal Jazz and enjoy a fun evening of song! Donations will be accepted at the door to help offset the cost of our professional musicians. We hope to see you there!
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Choir News
Spring Concert Recap
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| Top to Bottom: Concert Choir, Advanced Chorale, Treble Choir |
Thank you Director Courtney Rowley, Accompanist, Serena Chin and all six performing groups for an evening of beautiful singing and bittersweet celebration.
We will miss you, Class of 2017, and wish you the best in your next grand adventure! It has been such a pleasure to listen to your voices and watch you grow as vocal performers these last four years. The following Seniors received awards at last Thursday's concert:
Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Jazz Award: Madi Lieberman-Koenig
Outstanding Choral Award: Paul Houser and Alex Putnam
BHS Vocal Music Award of Excellence: Meg Shepherd and Diego Roberts Buceta
In addition to the student awards,
Rebecca Staffel received the Golden Note award for outstanding volunteer contributions to the Choir Program. We are grateful for her many contributions to Choir and BPA and will miss her sunny disposition and can do spirit.
We should also award her "Superwoman" status, as we have yet to find anything she cannot do!
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Spring Concert Recordings
Spring Choir Concert recordings are
online and available now.
The link is to a folder called "Ballard Spring 2017." Inside that folder are two others, "Choir .WAV" and "Choir MP3s" The .WAV files are for people who want to burn their own CDs. The MP3 files are for iPods, iPhones and similar devices. The MP3 files will appear in alphabetical order, but when they are downloaded to iTunes they should sort themselves into concert order in an album called "Ballard Spring Concert 2017".
The files will not play on Google Drive - they will only play when downloaded to a device or a computer with a media player. As always, please do not to share or trade the files.
Choir Auditions for 2017 - 2018
Choir placement auditions for all choirs will happen during class next week.
Audition information can be found here.
If you know of any students who are not currently enrolled in choir but would like to be next year, please have them email Ms. Rowley to set up an audition time!
Auditions for Women's Chamber Choir and Men's Ensemble will take place in the fall.
Treble Choir at the Women's University Club
Treble Choir performed by invitation at the "Music Counts" fundraiser for music education two weeks ago. They performed beautifully for a very enthusiastic crowd. Thank you to all of the drivers who transported the students there and back on a busy Friday night!
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Band News - Updated Rehearsal Schedule
Spring Band Concert Band/Percussion Rehearsals:
June 5 - 3:30 - 4:30 PM -
Symphonic Band and Percussionists Only
June 6 - 3:30 - 4:30 PM -
Wind Ensemble and Percussionists Only
Wind Ensemble Auditions
June 12-16 - Wind Ensemble Auditions during 1
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Period (current Symphonic Band students)
Marching Band in the Syttende Mai Parade
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| Ballard Marching Band | Syttende Mai | May 17, 2017 |
Thank you all of the parents who helped at the Parade and those who helped check in uniforms afterward. We appreciate all of your support!
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Clean Up Clean Up Everybody Everywhere... 
Saturday, June 3rd 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
As the song goes, "Clean Up, Clean Up, everybody everywhere, Clean Up, Clean Up, everybody do your share!"
Saturday, June 3rd is the annual BPA Clean Up Day. Many hands make light work! Parents and Students (who will earn service hours) come anytime between 9:00 - 1:00 and help the Directors clean the Black Box and Music Room top to bottom! Wash windows, dust cabinets, mop floors, clean and dust trophy case in the hall, clean out rehearsal rooms. Another big job is spray painting music stands that need it. Help needed to get the tuxes and dresses ready for dry cleaning. Students Sign Up in the Black Box or Music Room. Come for a short time or stay for as long as you can and then head over to Patxi's Pizza.
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Head to Patxi's Pizza in Ballard!
Saturday, June 3rd from 11am to Midnight
Our Corporate Sponsor,
Patxi's Pizza in Ballard at 5323 Ballard Ave NW
will host our last fundraiser for this school year.
Patxi's Pizza has generously offered to donate 10% of the proceeds from total sales in
Dine In, Phone Orders & Smartphone App Deliveries to
Ballard High School Performing Arts Booster Club! 501©3.
Invite your friends and family to join you for a great pizza dinner at Patxi's in Ballard or pick up your pizza to go and head to the Ballard Locks for a evening picnic! View the menu
and type "Patxi's Pizza" into your calendar for this Saturday, June 3rd for lunch or dinner from 11:00 am to closing.
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Seachordsmen 
Family Summer Opportunity for Choir
The Seachordsmen (proud sponsor of Ballad Performing Arts) invite all men in the choir(s) & their fathers or guardians to the Seattle SeaChordsmen's guest night rehearsal on Tuesday, July 18th.
This is a great way to keep singing over the summer and come back to school better prepared to sing in harmony.
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2017 - 2018 VP Communications 
Time Commitment - 8 hours/month from home or BHS
Acts as a coordinator for the Communications Committee. Receives and disseminates information for internal and external use. Help develop strategy and schedule. Stores information on the Google drive. Stays in close communication with the Newsletter Editor and Calendar Owner. After Graphic Design artists generates poster, orders printing of posters and passes them to the Poster Distribution Lead. The following positions are part of Communications Committee: Publicity Lead, Website Chair, Poster Distribution Lead, Calendar Owner, Graphic Design (currently open) and Newsletter Editor. Job can be done at home with exception of BPA Board Meetings.
Please contact current VP Communications with questions:
Ann Selberg
Thank you to our newest BPA Volunteers!
Gary Haarsager
- Graphic Designer
Michelle Berman and Shana Nielsen - Spaghetti Dinner Co-chairs
Patty Maier and Karolyn Vickers - Tux Coordinators
The following position (in addition to the one above) are still open:
- Spotlight Gala Co-chair
- For detailed information about this position, please see the BPA Jobs Newsletter.
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Summer Music Camps
There is still time to register for Summer Music Camps
A Note from our Directors:
Summertime is an important time for students to continue working on their musical or theatrical skills, to meet and work with students from other schools, and to gain experience for college applications. Click here for a list of some of the many opportunities available in our region. We hope that Ballard Performing Arts students will participate in some of these camps and workshops. Go directly to listed websites for more information and please let us know if there is an opportunity that you would like to add to this list.
Disclaimer: BPA does not screen or endorse any of the programs listed in Summer Music Camps.
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| Thu 6/1 |
Spring Orchestra Concert in the Earl Kelly Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM
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| Sat 6/3 |
Paxti's Pizza Fundraiser (all day) and Clean Up Day at BHS 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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Mon 6/5
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Spring Band Concert Symphonic Band and Percussion Rehearsal 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Mon 6/5 |
Vocal Jazz Solo Night in the Black Box Theatre 7:15 PM |
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Tue 6/6
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Spring Band Concert Wind Ensemble/Percussion Rehearsal 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Thu 6/8 |
Spring Band Concert in the Earl Kelly Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM |
| Mon 6/12 |
5th Avenue Theatre Awards 7:00 PM |
| Mon 6/12-14 |
Jazz Auditions before school - current students only |
| Mon 6/12 - 16 |
Wind Ensemble Auditions - 1st period for current Symphonic Band Members |
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Thu 6/15
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Vocal Jazz Auditions 3:30 - 5:30 PM |
| Fri 6/16 |
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| Mon 6/19 |
Graduation at Memorial Stadium - Wind Ensemble, CC Adv Choir, Percussion |
| Tue 6/20 |
Incoming Freshman Orientation in PAC 7:00 PM |
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