GAYLORD HIGH SCHOOL BANDS

Calendar of Events

2008-2009 School Year

** Indicates Required Attendance by All Band Members

Date                Day                 Event

Aug. 5, 7        Tue/Thur       **Pre-band camp-high school 6:30-8:30pm

FULL BAND

Aug. 10-15     Sun-Fri           Band Camp-LSSU 10:00am Meet at high school

Aug. 18          Monday         **Marching Band Rehearsal-high school 6:30-8:30pm

                                                Grades 10-12 uniform fitting 5:00-6:30pm

Aug. 25          Monday         **Marching Band Rehearsal-high school 6:30-8:30pm

                                                Freshman uniform fitting 5:00-6:30pm

Sept. 1            Monday         **Marching Band Rehearsal-high school 6:30-8:30pm

Sept. 1            Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS band room, 7:00pm

Sept. 8            Monday         **Marching Band Rehearsal-high school 6:30-8:30pm

Sept. 12          Friday                        **Home Football Game-Petoskey, 6:00pm

Sept. 15          Monday         **Marching Band Rehearsal-high school 6:30-8:30pm

Sept. 19          Friday            **Home Football Game-Muskegon, 6:00pm

Sept. 22          Monday         **Marching Band Rehearsal-high school 6:30-8:30pm

Oct. 3              Friday                        **Home Football Game-TC Central, 6:00pm

Oct. 6              Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS band room, 7:00pm

Oct. 10            Friday                        **Home Football Game-Alpena, 6:00pm

Oct. 13            Monday         **TC MARCHING EXHIBITION TBA

Oct. 17            Friday            **Home Football Game-Ogemaw Heights, 6:00pm call

Oct. 25            Saturday        **United States “Presidents Own” Band Concert,

                                                7:30pm, High School Gymnasium

Nov. 3            Monday         District 2 Honors Band Auditions-Charlevoix H.S.,

3:45-7:00pm

Nov. 10          Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS Band Room, 7:00pm

Dec. 1            Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS Band Room, 7:00pm

Dec. 6-7          Sat.-Sun.         District 2 Honors Band-Gaylord HS Auditorium

Dec. 10           Wednesday   **Winter Collage Concert-High School Gym, 7:00pm

                                                High School and Middle School Bands 4:30pm setup

Jan. 5, 2009     Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS Band Room, 7:00pm

Feb. 2              Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS Band Room, 7:00pm

Feb. 3              Tuesday         Solo/Ensemble Recital-Gornick Auditorium, 7:00pm

Feb. 7              Saturday        District Solo/Ensemble Festival-Site TBA

Feb. 18            Wednesday   **Pre-festival Concert-Gornick Auditorium, 7:00pm

March 2          Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS Band Room, 7:00pm

March 6          Friday            **District B/O Festival-Elk Rapids HS, TBA

March 14        Saturday        **District Jazz Exposition-TC West, TBA

March 21        Saturday        State Solo and Ensemble Festival-CMU TBA

April 13           Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS Band Room, 7:00pm

May 4             Monday         Music Booster Meeting-HS Band Room, 7:00pm

May 7-9          Thur.-Sat.       Michigan Youth Arts Festival

May 13           Wednesday   **Spring Concert-Gornick Auditorium, 7:00pm

May 20           Wednesday   High School Band Awards Dessert, 7:00pm

HS Cafeteria (plan to bring a dessert)

May 22           Friday                        **Deadline for turning in Concert Uniforms

May 25           Monday         **Memorial Day Parade 9:00am call. Meet at high

school, pick up marching uniform, hand in uniform after parade.

May 29           Friday            **Graduation-HS Gym-7:30pm, 6:45pm call

July 18            Saturday        **Alpenfest Grand Parade 11:30am call

                                                Meet at parade start