Please could all pit band and cast members take note of the following afternoon/weekend rehearsals:

Today: 3.30pm-5pm (Main Hall)

Sunday 17th March:   10am-2pm (Main Hall). In costume. Bring some food and a drink.

Monday 18th March:  3.30pm-5.15pm (Main Hall). In costume.

Tuesday 19th March:  3.30pm-5.15pm (Main Hall). In costume.

Thursday 21st March: 12.35pm-7pm (@ Coronation Hall. We will walk down all yr7-10s at 12.35. All need costumes and packed lunch).

The band do not need to be ‘in costume’ for the dress rehearsals, but need to be in Swing Band uniform for the performances on Friday and Saturday – show starts at 7.30pm both nights.

The next 2 Wind Band rehearsals are cancelled due to the school production of ‘Hairspray!’  (which I hope everyone has bought tickets to come and see – we will also need 3 or 4 volunteers to run the raffle and sell programmes on each of the 2 nights).

There WILL be a Wind Band rehearsal on the last Monday of term (25th March) which will go on until 5.15pm, allowing us to continue going through the remainder of the concert programmme for the Italy tour nd the Summer Concert on 8th July.

20180601-LAL Invite with photo form and RNAC(S)(N) dates

Attached is an application form for students to go on work experience with the Marines in Portsmouth. The dates in May are the Mon-Thurs of half term, and similarly in Autumn (October half term Mon-Thurs, although the dates on the form are the 2018 ones, just circle ‘autumn’ on the form).

Students MUST be 15 yrs old or older

Places get filled VERY quickly, so if students are interested (not Yr11/13 for May, obviously), please fill in the form and return it asap (email is best) to:

Here are some photos very kindly taken by Ella Clarke:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u0j4jaajhqhomrw/AABPxMZcUwfRFvyBJ4kEPOqza?dl=0 

Another reminder!! If anyone can be at the Coro by 6.40 this evening we need at least 6 adults to sell programmes and raffle tickets.  Thank you ?

A reminder to ALL members of the Wind and Swing Bands that there is a careers talk from the Marines at 12.30pm in the Coro today! Following a brilliant afternoon and evening yesterday it could be an epiphany for some!

This is a busy week, with GCSE practical exams on Monday & Thursday (all students have their exam times) and then the visit of the Royal Marines on Friday and Saturday, not to mention the school production of Hairspray in a few weeks (tickets on sale from https://uk.patronbase.com/_CoronationHall/Productions/HA19/Performances).

Please make sure that you have read the info below and that ALL students know what they are doing, when and where.

WIND BAND rehearsals: 

Monday from 3.30pm-5.15pm (notice later finish time) as well as

Thursday from 3.30pm-5pm (those yr12/13 students teaching primary students are excused at those times as they will have to cancel on Thursday 21st March due to Hairspray)

Saturday no rehearsal. HOWEVER the Marines will be giving a careers presentation to students and/or parents at 12.30pm in the Supper Room. I would like as many musicians as possible (and/or parents) to attend this, not only to see what a careers in Forces music is like but also to show support for the Service – this weekend’s visit has been massively subsidised by their recruitment team (to the tune of about £4.5k) as UVHS has done so much with them in the past and 7 former students have gone through them. Without this financial support e could not afford to host them.

Arrive at The Coro between 6.50pm and 7.05pm in Wind Band uniform and take instrument to the ante-room (we are NOT allowed in the downstairs dressing rooms). Leave cases in the ante-room and take instrument on-stage to sort out chair/stand/music. After our set, those students playing in the massed band finale need to keep hold of their instruments; those not need to put instruments in cases and leave them in the ante-room. Students will watch the Marines set and finale (if they are not playing) from the side-aisles.

SWING BAND

No rehearsal Friday – Arrive at The Coro between 7pm and 7.10pm in Swing Band uniform. Set starts at 7.30pm – we are using the ante-room as our case room. We are playing until 8.30/8.45pm.  Food from 8.30pm. Marines Dance Band from 9.15pm-ish.

MASSED BAND

All players already have the info for rehearsals on Friday (3.45-5.15pm) and Saturday (12.30-3.30pm).

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

There will be a rehearsal with the Marines Corps of Drums at 1.05pm on Saturday at The Coro.

Only a handful of tickets now left for the social at The Coro on Friday 1st March.  £10 each from Mr B.

Reminder!!  –  all students going on tour MUST have their own passport (we are not taking a group passport). Due to possible imminent changes in European relations it is imperative that any renewals/applications are done as soon as possible so that ‘start dates’ are not too close to our departure dates.

A polite reminder that the penultimate payment of £110 should now have been paid if you are trying to spread the cost of the tour.

The final balance of £600 MUST be paid by April 30th.