All-Cape Music Festival

Parents and Students:

The 2015 All-Cape Music Festival is taking place Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week at Monomoy Regional High School in Harwich.  This should be a fantastic experience to make high quality music with a renowned guest conductor!  I want to take a moment to pass along all the pertinent information.

-- The festival is not providing meals.  Students need to pack a meal for dinner Thursday, and lunch on BOTH Friday and Saturday. 

-- Concert Dress: Black on Bottom, White on Top, Black Shoes (Boys: No Bow ties or sneakers...Girls: no sneakers, no ugg boots, no yoga pants or black leggings as concert attire)

If there are any changes due to weather, I will post updates/changes here!  If there are no updates, assume the following times below are accurate!

THURSDAY: Students will be leaving right after school and rehearsing until approximately 7:30pm.  We will return to Mashpee as soon as rehearsals are over.

FRIDAY: We will be leaving at 9:00 am after the final morning mid-term.  Rehearsals will last throughout the day until 3:00pm.

SATURDAY:  We will be meeting up at the school at 7:00am.  Parents will need to pickup students after the Saturday concert.  The concert times are as follows: CHOIR: 1:00pm,   BAND/STRINGS: 3:00pm


Any questions/comments please email me: braymond@mashpee.k12.ma.us

Berklee Decision

Students and Parents:

After discussions with Mr. Troyanos and the principal, we've unfortunately decided to cancel the trip to Berklee this year.  This decision is based on some concerns raised involving the safety of traveling Saturday morning along with the fact that school is canceled Friday.  It is unfortunate to miss the festival this year, but we will look into other potential festivals for the spring.  Thank you for your understanding.  Enjoy your long weekend and,  I will see you all on Monday.

-Mr. Raymond

Berklee Update

Students: as you know school is canceled for Friday.  Mr. Troyanos and I are currently in discussions about Berklee Saturday and whether or not we will be able to make the trip.  Please check back here later tonight for a final decision regarding Berklee.

All-State Results

We had three very talented students audition for All-State last weekend: Stephen Ross, James Boyd, and Maria Costa.  All three did a fantastic job and should be very proud of the work they put in learning the music.  That being said, we had one student get accepted this year... 

Congratulations go to Stephen Ross for being accepted to the 2015 All-State Music Festival!

Just a reminder: Berklee High School Jazz Festival is this Saturday.  Stay tuned to the blog for details and updates later this week!

Stay safe with the blizzard -- we'll see you all later this week.   

--Mr. Raymond

Winter Concert!

Vocal Music Students and Families:

It has been a very busy month of January -- and I am looking forward to an exciting stretch of music over the next few weeks!

This Thursday (Jan 22), we have our Vocal Music Winter Concert!!  This concert features all of our middle and high school vocal music ensembles and is completely free to the public.

CALL TIME: 6:15pm for all students
CONCERT STARTS: 7:00pm

All students must be present at the concert to get the grade points for their chorus classes.  Any student who cannot make it to the concert needs to bring me a signed note or email directly from a parent/guardian to braymond@mashpee.k12.ma.us

If a student must come later than the call time (because of sports for instance), they also must notify me!

DRESS CODE REMINDER:
High School: Classy All-Black Outfits, Boys=Dress Shirts and Ties with Black Pants and Shoes
Middle School: All-Black OR White on Top

Girls who wear dresses or skirts should wear black or silvery tights or leggings that are non-see through.  If your outfit has a subtle hint of color that is OK.  Dress shoes -- avoid Ugg Boots, Sneakers, White Socks, and Yoga Pants.

Looking forward to a great show!  Please contact me with any questions/concerns: braymond@mashpee.k12.ma.us

--Mr. Raymond

Southeast Junior Districts 2014-2015

JUNIOR DISTRICTS 2014-2015

Congratulations to the following students who were accepted to this year's Southeast Junior District Honors Music Festival:

Remi Shea -- Treble Chorus

Hannah Shields -- Mixed Chorus

Tahj Bohun -- Mixed Chorus

Jaedyn Eurenius -- Band

Alison Landry -- Orchestra

Krista Signs -- Orchestra

Congratulations to everyone who auditioned this year.  Treat this and every audition as a learning experience and be proud of the hard work you put in preparing.  The auditions were particularly competitive this year, and unfortunately not everyone was able to make it.  Auditioning is not easy, and we will work to continue improving each year, so that with each future audition you will be even more confident!  I will have individual score sheets available for all students on Monday.  Cut-off scores have not yet been released, but I will let you know what they were as soon as I find out.

Junior District Auditions

JUNIOR DISTRICT AUDITIONS 2014

Congratulations to all the students who auditioned for Southeast Junior Districts this morning!  You all did well, I am proud of the work you put in preparing.  As soon as I get results as far acceptances I will post them here!