Port Clinton Music Boosters

Minutes for Feb. 13, 2006

 

President Chris Harris opened the meeting.

 

Minutes from the Jan. meeting were accepted.

 

Treasurer’s Report (attached) - Marcia reported that the check for the auction was received and was in the amount of $12, 058. The bill for busing is $7,448.33. Motion by Alice Root and second by Carol Fox to accept the report.

 

Instructor Reports (attached)

 

New Business- Greg Fox proposed that it be put in writing that we give an Honorarium to the guest clinician who was at the District II Festival for the extra time he spent with the High School students. Suggested amount was $100.

The Ohio State Marching Band is coming to perform at the Oak Harbor vs. Port Clinton game on Oct. 13th. We should work with the Alumni from Ohio State and the people from Oak Harbor about serving dinner on Friday night. We will be serving about 260 meals so we will need lots of help.

 

Old Business- It was brought up that money is owed to the Basketball Concession Stand for the Pep Band members who ate there. This matter needs to be looked into.

The Festival went very well.

There is enough pop left for the Track Concessions.

There was a question about the records for the concession stand.

Raincoats are still on order.

Fundraiser- No new ideas

Scholarship Committee consists of Marcia Bloom, Jane Fleming, and Joy Allen. They will be meeting the first part of March.

 

A motion was made by Carol Fox to adjourn and seconded by Alice Root.

Meeting was adjourned.

 

Submitted by Joy Allen

 


 

February 13, 2006

 

Director Report, Port Clinton City Schools Orchestra Program

 

On Saturday February 11, 2006, the following string students represented Port Clinton High School in the OMEA District 2 Solo and Ensemble Contest:

 

Rose Huskey, Samantha Rider, Beau Hamann, and Emily Rounds. Students participated together in a quartet and as 2 different duets (violin and viola/cello). The string quartet was entered in class C and received a 1. Violin duet also was entered in C and likewise earned a 1. The viola and cello duet went class B and received an II. Congratulations go to these students for their hard work.

 

The following string students will represent Port Clinton Middle School at this year’s OMEA District 2 middle school festival:

 

Nicole Salvador, Jason Que, Cody McDavitt, Ashley Mooney, Macy Caldwell, Emily Roder, Erika Bailey, Mark Fillmore, Rebecca Day, Rebecca Overturf, Stephen Pastor, Lee Clum and Tyler Blohm. They will rehearse on Tuesday February 21, 2006 and perform on Saturday February 25. The festival is hosted by Margaretta High School. 

 

Preparations are also underway for OMEA District 2 Middle School Solo and Ensemble Contest which will take place on Saturday March 25, 2006 and will be hosted by Western Reserve High School.

 

State Orchestra Competition is March 3 and 4 2006 at Sandusky High School and the schedule is currently being set by the host school so performance date and time is TBA.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Brian Stitak

Orchestra Director

 


 

Music Booster Report – February

 

The sixth grade band is progressing nicely this year and is very nice group of students to work with. They are actively preparing for their concert in May and are very excited about playing their instruments. We are rehearsing in a full band setting each morning and have quite a bit of fun playing each day.

 

The symphonic band is actively preparing for contest, which will be held on March 10-11th at Oak Harbor High School this year. At the current moment, we are tentatively scheduled to perform on Friday night, and our selections will include The Walking Frog by King, Dancing in Air by Yo Goto, and Abrams Pursuit by Holsinger. We will once again be competing in class B. To assist with contest preparations, the band will be having several guests come in to listen and provide constructive feedback to the students and myself about how to improve. These guests will include Dr. Jason Stumbo, Director of bands at the University of Toledo, Mr. Carl Collins, Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Toledo, Mr. Milton Allen, Doctoral Conducting Associate at the Ohio State University, and Dr. Barry Kopetz from Capital University.

 

This year, several students have asked, and I have re-established the Wind Ensemble as a performing group within the high school band program. This group is made up of the top players in each section and is comprised of approximately 40 students. They meet on Mondays and Wednesdays and rehearse music of a higher caliber and will perform at the scheduled band concerts this spring. They will not compete this year, but the intent is to help those students who are better players have more of a challenge within the class, as well as to expose those students who wish to play in college to music that they will be more likely to see when they get there.

 

The jazz band is actively rehearsing again for several upcoming events. We have been asked to perform at the Ohio School Board Association Regional Conference in Bowling Green in March as the featured entertainment, as well as will be performing at the Vineyard in April. We are also planning a performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the month of April as well. In addition, the students will have the opportunity to work with Professor Jay Miglia from Capital University, who is a jazz saxophonist, as well as with Dave Sycks, Director of Bands at the Bluffton High School, who is a jazz trumpeter, in the art of improvisation and furthering their knowledge of jazz performance. All of these activities will be keeping the jazz band very active.

 

We received notification on Friday night at the PC/OSU basketball game that the marching band will have the opportunity to share the field on October 13th, 2006 with the OSU Marching Band. At this point, we are not sure of the performance details, but we know that they are coming, and this should be an exciting learning opportunity for the students in both the Port Clinton and Oak Harbor bands.

 


 

On Saturday, February 11th, David Root participated in the District II solo and ensemble competition held at Clyde High School. He performed the Hindemith Bassoon Sonata and received a superior rating for his performance.

As part of the activities for the District II festival, our guest clinician, Dr. Thomas Rohrer, was able to spend some time here at Port Clinton working with the high school band on Friday, January 12th during the rehearsal period. I would like to ask if it would be possible to help District II offset the costs of bringing him here by giving them an honorarium for his services of $200.00 from the clinician fees account. He spent the entire day in the school and worked the entire rehearsal and during 5th period with music students from Port Clinton.

 

I have been working to collect the remaining band fees that are still outstanding. I have sent another letter to the delinquent parents and have collected several checks, which I have already given to Mrs. Bloom. I will continue to be diligent in pursuing these individuals for the remaining fees.

 

Thus ends my report.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Todd Peitz

Director of Bands

High School


 

Music Booster Meeting

Feb. 13, 2006

 

Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands

Tom Bixler

 

  1. The Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands are working hard preparing music for their next concert which will be on Thursday, March 2 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the middle school. Each group will play 4 selections and the combined group will perform 2 numbers. The concert may also feature a few of the ensembles that will be attending solo and ensemble festival.

 

  1. Eighth grade band members have expressed an interest in performing in the OMEA Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event. As of today, we have 5 soloists and 4 ensembles that are planning to attend the contest. The contest will be held at Western Reserve High School on Saturday, March 25.

 

  1. We will be receiving the chimes purchased from Bellevue High School on Friday. The total cost of the chimes was $400.00. Thank you, Music Boosters for the purchase.

 

 


 

PORT CLINTON MUSIC BOOSTERS

CHOIR REPORT

 

February 13, 2006

 

Thank you to the boosters for helping to make the District Festival a success last month.

 

District Solo & Ensemble is now over. Last month I reported that twenty choir members were interested in solos. There were twenty-three high school members register for solos, a Class A women’s ensemble, a Class B men’s ensemble, and the Class A chamber ensemble. I worked with these groups and individuals every day after school and evenings to prepare them, none of them take private lessons at this time. Three student solos canceled the day of the event because of illness, two canceled due to family conflicts/ obligations out of town, and one boy did not show because he was to anxious. Three solos canceled because they did not learn their piece. The men’s ensemble cancelled.

Registration fees were $12.00 for solos and $16.00 for ensembles. I am still collecting the fees from the students.

 

Class A

Touch of Class                                    III

Amanda Blanenbeker                         I

Beau Hamann                                     II

Jose Pizana                                          II

PCHS Women’s Ensemble                 II

Class B

Gretchen Rofkar                                 II

Marlee Fick                                         II

Class C

Tally Wears                                         II

Jenni Yates                                          I

Brittney Craig                                     II

Anna Bacon                                        III

Paige Mier                                           II

Kaitlynn Spillman                               II

Tyler McGlothlin                                II

Logan Ford                                         II

Ryan Brown                                        II

 


 

Junior High/Middle School District II OMEA Festival is Saturday February 25, 2006 from 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Festival concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Margaretta is the host site again this year. Ten middle school choir students were nominated and seven were chosen for the festival choir.

Grade 7- Lucas Evans, Drew Sheppard, Kelly Passabet and Morgan Parker.

Grade 8- Sean Rivera, Katie Brand, and Deanna Maschari.

Festival rehearsal is Tuesday evening February 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Registration is $10.00 per student.

 

Junior High/Middle School District solo & ensemble is Saturday March 25, 2006 and Western Reserve is the host site this year. I will be taking a limited number of students in the afternoon since I have a scheduled performance in the morning with Touch of Class that day.

 

Touch of Class will be performing at the Lions Club International Convention Saturday March 25, 2006 at 9:30 am in Sandusky, Ohio. I received this request two years ago. It was originally scheduled for Detroit, MI.

 

Touch of Class members will travel to Riverview Nursing Home this Friday February 17 for the monthly birthday party.

 

Amanda Blankenbeker will perform Tuesday evening February 28 for the annual banquet dinner of the Port Clinton Knights of Columbus.

 

The middle school and high school choirs will perform their March concert in the PAC on Thursday March 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.

 

D. Gregory Fox, Choirs