After School Rehearsals Start This Week

Weekly News + Updates

December 11th, 2018

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Music Department Yearbook Picture Day is this Friday, December 14th: All music groups will have their photos taken during the school day during their normal music class. Students must bring their concert clothes to school this day and take them home at the end of the day. They can store them in their respective music classrooms during the day and will have time to change in/out of their concert attire during their class periods. This photo will be in the yearbook and can also be purchased by families if they would like to have one.

Chocolate Sales: It's time to wrap up the chocolate sales. Money is due December 17th. Remember no coins. Cash or check payable to : BPA

Extra Messiah Practices: Concert Choir, Advanced Chorale, Chamber + Symphonic Orchestra, Selected Winds and Percussionists, d on't miss the extra rehearsals for The Messiah .

Rehearsal times are:

Thursday December 13th: 3:45 pm-6:45 pm
Monday December 17th: 3:45 pm-6:45 pm

Winter Concert Bake Sale Sign-ups: Sign up to donate baked goods for a Winter Concert. we need your help.

Brown Bear Car Wash Fundraiser: Brown Bear Car Wash is partnering with us for a fundraising opportunity. For each car wash ticket sold, $6 out of $8 will be allocated to personal ASB accounts. Click here for details.

Goodwill Truck: January 26th from 9am to 12pm we have the Goodwill truck parked in the BHS parking lot accepting donations. Goodwill donates some of their proceeds to BPA. Help us by clearing out your unwanted things. Small furniture will also be accepted.

60th Annual Spaghetti Dinner: T urn off your boob tube and boogie on down to the BHS Commons for the 60th Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, February 2nd, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. There will be dynamite spaghetti and groovy tunes performed by every Ballard Performing Arts Group. Tickets on sale now . Includes a full spaghetti dinner (meat and veggie sauce options), a raffle and a bake sale. It'll be far out ! Please contact Michelle Berman for more information .

Band

Pep band this Friday
Winter concert rehearsal today
Private lesson info
Messiah rehearsal schedule and performances

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Choir

Caroling Day with Vocal Jazz: Today, December 11 ^th , is the Caroling Day with Vocal Jazz. If you are in the area and would like to hear some festive holiday songs, come and stop by.

7:45am Loyal Heights Elementary
8:30am Whitman Middle School
9:30am Ida Culver
10:30am West Woodland Elementary
11:15am Adams Elementary
12:00pm The Rotary at Piccolino’s
1:30pm Whittier Elementary
2:45pm Blaine K-8
3:30pm McClure Middle School

Vancouver BC Trip: May 24th-26th, 2019 Concert Choir and Advanced Chorale travel to Vancouver BC with Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Orchestra. Stay tuned for more details on the itinerary and payment schedule.

Seachordsmen Holiday Concert: December 15th, 2 pm + 7 pm at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church.

Women’s Chamber’s call time is 12:30pm and perform at the 2pm concert.
Men’s Ensemble has a 5pm call time for the 7pm concert.

Tickets are available online or at the door.

Orchestra

Volunteers Needed, December 20th: BHS annual Winter Concert Masterwork: Selections from Handel’s Messiah . Seattle elementary students from 4th and 5th grade will be coming to watch BHS music department students perform. We are in need of volunteers to greet and usher the arriving students. When: Arrive 10:15am. Performance begins at 10:45am. Contact Eric Sanderson for details.

Picture Day: Friday, 14th December, please have concert attire at school for class.

Chamber Orchestra BC Trip: In preparation for Vancouver, weekly coaching by Karen Iglitzen begins this week.

Winter Concert Call times: 18th & 19th, 8:15 pm. December 20th, 6:30 pm. Also, full Messiah rehearsals on 13th and 17th December, 3:45 pm-6:45 pm.