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Fiddle Showcase
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Friday, June 16th 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 tomorrow 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!
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Graduation Day Performance 
June 19th at Memorial Stadium
Call time is 4:00 PM at Memorial Stadium for:
Advanced Chorale and Concert Choir
Wind Ensemble
Selected Percussion
Students who are not graduating, will need to leave
right after school. There will be limited parking and students should plan to carpool or take Metro. We do not encourage individual students to drive.
Seniors must be at Memorial Stadium by 3:45 PM
Uniform Check In Immediately after Graduation Ceremony
All performing students need to bring a change of clothing so they can turn in their uniform, hanger, and garment bag after graduation and before leaving Memorial Stadium.
Students need to look for the Hansen's van parked right outside the locker rooms where they will be changing. Barb Bodovinitz and Karen Williams will be there to make sure the students hand over their garment bags with all parts of their uniform in it.
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Band News
Spring Concert Recap
From Mingus and Sousa to Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, last week's band concert was spectacular! Congratulations to all of our wonderful performing groups. Thank you Mr. James, Mr. Weed and Mr. Carter. There were touching tributes to Mr. James from his seniors and he recognized each with a rose. The Spring Concert series makes us realize how much these groups have grown and shared over the years. Great memories on all sides. Farewell to our seniors who will go out and make music in the world. The following students earned awards this year:
BHS Band - John Philip Sousa Band Award
McKenzie Riley
BHS Band - Award of Excellence
Julian Forester and Forrest Hsu
BHS Band - Drum Major Award
Elora Morrison and Henry Burreson
BHS Band - Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Amy Gore
BHS Band - Patrick Doyle Dedication Award
Helen Dahl and Bobby Govetas
BHS Band - Outstanding Freshman Award
Jude Hodgson and Owen Ebersbach
BHS Band - Most Improved Student Award
Briana Smith
Congratulations and our eternal gratitude to Golden Note winners announced at the band concert:
Jill and Mike Hansen
and
Ingrid Riley. Thank you
for countless years (not hours - YEARS!) of going above and beyond in support of Ballard's entire Performing Arts Program! All four Directors and all BPA Board Members know that BPA would not be the vibrant, collaborative program it is without Jill, Mike and Ingrid. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Spring Concert Photos and Videos
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Thank You to: Kerry Webster with Sound by Chinook Wind Recording, James Taylor with Video Production and Max Beaulieu on camera.
View Concert on Vimeo.
Spring Concert Recordings
Spring Band 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.
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UPDATE: Chamber Orchestra to NYC 
Deposit Due July 1, 2017
Chamber Orchestra is going to New York City next March 1-4, to compete in the National Orchestra Cup! They will perform in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the performance venue of the New York Philharmonic on Saturday, March 3rd.
The trip, is estimated to cost approximately $1,800 per student. The Ballard Performing Arts Boosters have a mission to help support our students in their performance opportunities that include travel, and we will continue to offer student fundraisers beginning in the fall.
In order to reserve competitive airfare, and our spot in the competition, we are asking for a deposit of $500, due by July 1st 2017. Make your online payment here .
Attention Parents and Guardians: if you are interested in chaperoning the NYC trip, we will be looking for up to four parents to join us in New York City. Please contact Orchestra Parent Representative, Sylvia Schweinberger, if you are interested.
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Band News
Wind Ensemble Auditions
New Percussion Students
A Percussion/Drumline audition packet will be sent out individually and auditions will take place on June 20th from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Please Email Mr. James
to sign up for a 10-minute time slot.
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Golden Acorn PTSA Awards 
Awards presented at the June 8th PTSA Meeting
Congratulations to our very own
Jill Hansen, Mike Hansen and Diane Taylor, the 2017 PTSA Golden Acorn Volunteer Award Winners.
Jill and Mike Hansen have been Ballard Performing Arts Boosters since 2004
, Mr. James' first year at BHS! Back then, Mr. James taught both band and orchestra. When their son graduated, they stayed on. In 2013, their daughter entered BHS and will graduate on Monday. They have supported BPA continuously for 13 years including handling uniforms, collecting forms for field trips, serving as Treasurer for the Boosters, running bake sales, and set-up and take-down for events at the school and off-site. They have chaperoned everything from Band Camp to field trips to Spree. The Hansen's commitment to Ballard High has been extraordinary and it is impossible to convey just how much their support has meant to Ballard High.
Diane Taylor was the BPA Newsletter Editor last year. This year, she proofread the BPA Newsletter nearly every week and kept the BPA Calendar up to date. And these was just her hobbies! She spent countless hours every day in the office acting as volunteer webmaster for the school website. No event, no detail was too small for her eagle eye. She ensured that everyone in the BHS Family had access to accurate information quickly and easily. The Class of 2017 is especially appreciative of her detailed Senior Page! Diane's skill did not go unnoticed by SPS and she is finally going to get paid to help the district reach Ballard High School website standards. Thank you Diane for your dedication to BPA and BHS!
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Only Two BPA Jobs Left! 
VP Communications and Spotlight Gala Co-chair
We have an awesome crew signed on for next year! Join the team as VP Communications or Spotlight Gala Co-chair.
Communications: The communications team is in need of a point person. This job is not as hard as it sounds because of the able crew already on board! If you like to be "in-the-know" this job is for you. Attend monthly Board meetings. Outgoing chair remains on the board and will mentor! We need you for VP Communications!
Please contact current VP Communications Ann Selberg with questions.
Event Co-Chair:
Fall Spotlight Gala is our biggest fundraiser of the year and a great community event. Mara Lim has already volunteered and she can do this thing with one hand tied behind her back! Volunteer to co-chair and learn the ropes. This is the night we have a party for the grown-ups and celebrate our performing arts community! Contact Mara Lim with questions.
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Dinner of Champions 
August 27th at the Newscastle Golf Club
BPA is providing desserts for the Dessert Dash at the Dinner of Champions on August 27th.
We're planning now for the 6th Annual Dinner of Champions on Sunday, August 27 followed by the 17th Annual Ballard Foundation Golf Classic on Monday, Aug 28. Both events are presented by The Ballard High School Foundation. The money raised at these events over the past 16 years has already provided over $1,000,000 to our Ballard High School Sports and Performing Arts Programs.
Ballard Performing Arts is participating by donating 40 desserts for the Dessert Dash portion of the Dinner of Champions, August 27 at 4:00 pm at The Golf Club at Newcastle.This is an easy way for BPA to participate in this exciting "fun" raiser. Drop off your dessert or arrange pick up in NW Seattle and it will be delivered to Newcastle for you! Please consider helping support this fundraiser. Mark your calendars and sign up today!
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Fall Music Camp Chaperones Needed 
Spend a Weekend at Music Camp!
Help us get ahead of the game by signing up to chaperone at your student's music camp this fall! Take it from your newsletter editor, this is an easy and fun gig! You will be surrounded by beautiful music, beautiful scenery and meet loads of other parents. Your only real job is to is to be present and make sure students are in their cabins by curfew at night. Camp begins on Friday afternoon after school. Please contact your rep to let them know you plan to chaperone at camp this fall:
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Seachordsmen Summer Show
World in Harmony - Saturday, July 1st
The Seachordsmen (proud sponsor of Ballad Performing Arts) invite all BPA friends and families to the Seattle SeaChordsmen's Summer Show, World in Harmony - a celebration of the 1962 World's Fair, featuring our own Meg
Shepherd!
Saturday July 1st at 2 PM and 7 PM
Shorewood Performing Arts Center
17300 Fremont Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133
Tickets available now at
Brown Paper Tickets
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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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Wind Ensemble Auditions - 1st period for current Symphonic Band Members |
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Graduation at Memorial Stadium - Wind Ensem, CC, Adv Choir, Percussion Call time 4 PM |
| Tue 6/20 |
Drumline Auditions 3:30 in the music room |
| Tue 6/20 |
Incoming Freshman Orientation in PAC 7:00 PM |
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