We are inviting M.U.S.E. Band students to come and perform on stage in the Theater at Jesuit High School for fun casual holiday event. The students will perform holiday music as well as some other non-holiday music. Please RSVP our invite sent out on Oct. 29th or email bryant@museband.com to let us know you are coming.  Limit of 90 students for this event. This event is for ALL band students including beginners.

Update: As of Nov. 26 we have met our limit and can no longer add anymore students. The stage can only take so many students. This is our first year for this event so we had no idea of how many students/parents would be interested. Our next big event is our annual Winter Band Concert in February which there are no limits on the numbers of students. See Calendar.

Come join us for our first Beginning Band “Instrument Club” get together. These sessions are a follow up to our beginning of the year “Jump Start Sessions.” Students will meet with “like” instruments and get helpful tips focusing on their particular instrument. There is no cost for participating. We HIGHLY recommend attending. Please R.S.V.P. at bryant@museband.com so we know how many people to expect. There are two you can choose from: Saturday, January 11th and Sunday, January 12th. Both cover the same material.

We want to see your child succeed and enjoy the process of learning an instrument.

Flutes 2:00-3:00pm

Clarinets & Alto Saxes 3:00-4:00pm

Trumpets & Trombones 4:00-5:00pm

Percussionists  5:00-6:00pm (we will be focusing on just drums for this session which will excite the students)

Come join us for our first Beginning Band “Instrument Club” get together. These sessions are a follow up to our beginning of the year “Jump Start Sessions.” Students will meet with “like” instruments and get helpful tips focusing on their particular instrument. There is no cost for participating. We HIGHLY recommend attending. Please R.S.V.P. at bryant@museband.com so we know how many people to expect. There are two you can choose from: Saturday, January 11th or Sunday, January 12th. Both cover the same material.

We want to see your child succeed and enjoy the process of learning an instrument.

Flutes 1:00-2:00pm

Clarinets & Alto Saxes 2:00-3:00pm

Trumpets & Trombones 3:00-4:00pm

Percussionists  4:00-5:00pm. (we will be focusing on just drums for this session which will excite the students!)

M.U.S.E. will be offering a second round of Band Workshops for All students. Bryant Allard, Director of M.U.S.E. will be conducting the students in a large ensemble format. This second Workshop/Make-Up day of the year is designed to give the students a better awareness of how to play in a large ensemble and will help prepare them for their upcoming Winter Concert the following weekend. We highly recommend these workshops and encourage parents to stay and observe. There is no cost.  It is part of our overall program. Both the east side and the west side cover the same material. We offer it this way in case east side parents can’t make it to the east side event but can make the west side and vice versa. We also use these workshops as make up days for any classes missed due to school closure, holidays, or teacher absence.

9:30-10:30  Beginning Band Students

10:45-11:45  All Returning Students (2nd year and on…)

M.U.S.E. will be offering a second round of Band Workshops for All students. Bryant Allard, Director of M.U.S.E. will be conducting the students in a large ensemble format. This second Workshop/Make-Up day of the year is designed to give the students a better awareness of how to play in a large ensemble and will help prepare them for their upcoming Winter Concert the following weekend. We highly recommend these workshops and encourage parents to stay and observe. There is no cost.  It is part of our overall program. Both the east side and the west side cover the same material. We offer it this way in case east side parents can’t make it to the east side event but can make the west side and vice versa. We also use these workshops as make up days for any classes missed due to school closure, holidays, or teacher absence.

3:00-4:00pm  Beginning Band Students

4:15-5:15pm  All Returning Students (2nd year and on…)

This will be the M.U.S.E 34th annual Winter Band Concert. Our Winter and Spring concerts combine students from all the schools in the Portland area to perform as one large ensemble. It is a great opportunity for the students to meet and perform with students from other schools. It is also a unique opportunity to perform with a large ensemble that can range from 60-100 students! There are 2 concerts on this day: Beginning Band and Intermediate/Advanced Band. Both concerts will also feature the M.U.S.E. Honor Band and the Central Catholic High Jazz Band. The concert will be in the gym at Central Catholic High

1:00-1:40pm    Beginning Band Concert

2:30-3:30pm   Intermediate/Advanced Band Concert

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to concert

Bring a Music Stand and all music

Dress is nice/casual

Every year the M.U.S.E. program sponsors a Solo & Ensemble Festival for all M.U.S.E. Band students. Students can perform as a soloist or in a small group. Each entry receives a 15 minute time slot to perform and to have an adjudicator give the student and parents feedback. The schedule is from 10:00am-2:30pm

To register, download the following form or you can register online after January 1st.

Solo & Ensemble Fest Registration Form 2020

Our Final Performance of the year will be at Oaks Amusement Park inside in the Pavilion. It is a full afternoon of music with students assigned to their designated concert times below. Students and parents can come as early as 12:00 to purchase or pick up reserved discounted ride tickets. The idea is the for the students to have an afternoon of fun and music with their friends, family and bandmates. We hope you can attend.

Schedule:

12:00 Doors Open (pick up ride tickets)

12:30-1:00 East Side schools Beginning Band Concert

1:oo-1:30    The Portland Youth Jazz orchestra (PYJO) High School Big Band Jazz

1:45-2:30  All Intermediate and Advanced Band Students

3:00-3:30  M.U.S.E. Honor Band “Live CD Recording” performance

3:30-4:00  West Side Beginning Band Concert

Advanced Ride Ticket sales will go on sale online in April on website.