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After School Dress Rehearsal
February 28, 2:30-4:00pm
Pre-Assessment (Festival) Concert
February 29, 7:00pm
District Assessment (Festival)
March 9-10
Solo/ Ensemble Festival
April 28, _ Franklin MS
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Solo / Ensemble Festival
This year the District 12 Solo/Ensemble Festival will be
held at Franklin Middle School on Saturday, April 28th.
If you are planning on participating please turn in the
registration form and money to Mr. Vesilind ASAP. The
form can be printed out here , or you can find copies
outside Mr. Vesilind's office.
Congratulations to the Marching
Statesmen for earning a rating of "Superior" at the
VBODA State Competition on October 29, 2011.
If you're interested in purchasing a DVD of our VBODA performance,
visit http://realmusicav.com/site/?page_id=2 to fill out the form
titled "2011 VBODA Marching DVD." The total cost for our
performance is $20 shipping included.
Please help keep our website up-to-date by sharing your photos or videos with the rest of the band family!!
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Spring Trip Last Payment and PRACTICE
Thu, Feb 9, 2012 _ 3:17 PM
Hello Marshall Band,
Sorry for the delay on getting information about the last payment for Spring Trip. The last payment will be for $110.00. Please have all payments into the band office by the March 1st. Student and chaperone metings will be coming up soon.
Also, it's very important that everyone is practicing their music for Festival/Assessment. Over the past three years both of our groups have gone up one grade level. The Wind Symphony will be assessed as a grade VI band this year so the music is more challenging. Practice copies of the music are on the website under the member section. There is also a link to a free online metronone there, so no excuses.
Thanks,
Mr. Vesilind
Bowling Night
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 _ 2:28 PM
Marshall Band,
We're bowling at the AMF in Annandale this Saturday from 6-8. Come on out for loads of ridiculous bowling fun. And......it's a fund raiser. Bring everyone. Band members, please sign up in the band room by Thursday so we can give the bowling alley a guess about how many people are showing up.
Also, the paypal button for the Spring trip 3rd payment is on the website now. www.marshallband.org.
Lots going on
Tue, Dec 6, 2011 _ 2:56 PM
Just a quick reminder about what's happening. Please read all of it:
Jazz Band rehearsals start this Wed. from 2:30-4. Jazz will rehearse every Wed. until the last performance.
Poinsettia and coffee/tea orders will be in tomorrow 12/7. Come after school to pick up your orders.
Please see our new website atwww.marshallband.org. There is a student/member section where you can use a password to get pdf's of music and other materials. You may also make trip payments in the spring trip section.
Spring trip- If you are going please email me your information ASAP. I have to give a list of travelers to the airlines this week. I need:
1) Full Legal Name
2) DOB
3) Email
Second payments for Spring Trip are due. Please bring them in or pay on the web site. We need to pay Alaska air $48,000 this week so your prompt response is appreciated.
An after school rehearsal for both bands will be held next Monday from 2:30-3:30 on stage. This is a mandatory rehearsal.
Our winter concert is Tuesday 12/13. Call time is at 6pm. Concert starts at 7pm.
Spring Trip
Fri, Dec 2, 2011 _ 2:32 PM
We need to get our preliminary info to the airlines ASAP. If you or your child is attending the trip to LA, please respond and tell me the following:
1.Full name that appears on traveler(s) drivers license or passport (if neither, birth certificate). Be prepared to bring the document with you on the trip.
2.DOB (mm/dd/yyyy)
3.Preferred email address for communicating further about the trip (parent, student, or both)
Lastly, we have a student who has paid a deposit, but can no longer attend the trip. If there is someone who would like to be a last minute add on please let me know ASAP. You can buy out this students spot.
Second Spring Trip Payment
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 _ 8:17 AM
The spring trip to Los Angeles is being planned and is coming together. It's going to be an awesome trip. Don't forget that the second payment for the trip is due on December first. We are in the process of making deposits for airline tickets, hotels and buses. The second trip payment is $300. Thanks,
Fund Raiser and Auditions
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 _ 12:16 PM
Don't forget that the poinsettia and coffee fundraising ends this Monday. Please bring in forms and money on Monday. Remember that this fundraiser is important for our program and the spring trip.
Don't forget auditions next week.
Monday: Clarinet and Bassoon
Wednesday: Drum set and Bass for jazz band
Have a great weekend.
Marching Band End of Season Dinner
Tue, Nov 1, 2011 _ 9:47 AM
Last chance to sign up for the annual End-of-Marching Season Dinner for Band & Color Guard students and their families will be held on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:30 pm in the GCM cafeteria. Reservations and payment due by Tuesday November 1st.
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to celebrate with the marching families, view a photo and video montage of the students this season, and honor our seniors. Witness the camaraderie among our students.
This delicious dinner will once again be catered by the Fusion Catering Services - the same company who catered our band camp lunches.
Reservation forms and payment are due Tuesday November 1st to Mr. Vesilind. Please print and return the reservation form below or you can reserve and pay online at:www.gcmarshallbands.org.
REVOLUTIONS
End of Marching Season Dinner
Wed 11/2/11
6:30 pm
GCM Cafeteria
Menu: Lasagna, Mixed Green Salad, Garlic Bread, Fruit, Cookie, Drink
Cost: $5 per person for GCM band students - $10 per person all others
Name of student attending dinner: ______________________________________________
Number of people attending: GCM Band Student(s):____________Others:_______________
# meat lasagna _________________ # cheese (vegetarian) lasagna __________________
Total amount paid $_________________
Please make checks payable to GCM Band parents and return this form to Mr. Vesilind by Tuesday November 1st.
Or you can also sign-up and pay online at:
www.gcmarshallbands.org
Thank you.
Marcia Wise
sevenwiseguys_gmail.com
Hope to see you all there! Go Statesmen!
Marching Season
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 _ 2:27 PM
Congratulations on a great marching season. The Superior rating you earned on Saturday was the culmination of all your hard work. I couldn't be prouder. Thanks to all of our band parents who made props, packed and drove trucks, dragged pit equipment, fixed gear and made our uniforms look great. We couldn't do it without you.
Paul Vesilind has been the band director at Marshall High School since 2009, conducting the Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Jazz Band and Marching Band. Mr. Vesilind also teaches guitar and IB Music at Marshall. Before his tenure at Marshall, Mr. Vesilind taught high school band in Southern California for nine years. During those nine years his bands consistently earned superior ratings at festival, and his marching bands regularly competed at the state level. While in California, his bands performed music that ended up in the Dreamworks movie, Shrek the Third, and on the Ellen Degeneres Show. Mr. Vesilind holds degrees from George Mason University and California State University Northridge. He has studied trumpet with Dr. Dennis Edelbrock and David Detwiller and conducting with Anthony Maiello and Dr. Lawrence Stoffel. Mr. Vesilind is a member of MENC, VMEA, and VBODA.
While in California, Mr. Vesilind performed in many regional rock bands as an instrumentalist and vocalist. He is versed in trumpet, drums, bass, guitar and singing.
Mr. Vesilind lives in Burke, VA with his wife and two elementary aged children.
Doug Wallace is a vibrant and
energetic performer, composer,
and educator with diverse
experience in all areas of
percussion performance and
pedagogy. A graduate of the
Eastman School of Music and
The Juilliard School, Mr.
Wallace has performed with a
variety of acclaimed ensembles
including the National
Symphony Orchestra, the
Washington National Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Theater Chamber Players, the Battery Four Percussion Group, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Post Classical Ensemble, Washington Symphonic Brass, and the Amadeus Orchestra. He has also participated in several honors ensembles and festival orchestras including Tanglewood Music Center, The National Repertory Orchestra, the National Orchestral Institute, Music Academy of the West, and the International Symphony Orchestra. With these groups and others, Mr. Wallace has worked under the baton of Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, Pierre Boulez, James Levine, John Williams, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, and Placido Domingo.
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Don Bradner, Visual Caption Head/ Brass Instructor
Kayla Stiely, Visual Tech/ Woodwind Instructor
Doug Wallace, Percussion Caption Head
Ben Mauch, Percussion Instructor
Guillaume Eek, Colorguard Caption Head
Vicki Stratton, Cologuard Instructor
Buddy Deshler, Visual Tech/ Brass Instructor
Flute: Holly Vesilind
Oboe: Jim Mosley
Clarinet/Bassoon: Nancy Blum
Trumpet: Jim Bittner
French Horn: Wendy Chin
Percussion: Ben Mauch/Doug Wallace
Doug Wallace is a vibrant and energetic performer, composer, and educator with diverse experience in all areas of percussion performance and pedagogy. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School, Mr. Wallace has performed with a variety of acclaimed ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Washington National Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Theater Chamber Players, the Battery Four Percussion Group, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Post Classical Ensemble, Washington Symphonic Brass, and the Amadeus Orchestra. He has also participated in several honors ensembles and festival orchestras including Tanglewood Music Center, The National Repertory Orchestra, the National Orchestral Institute, Music Academy of the West, and the International Symphony Orchestra. With these groups and others, Mr. Wallace has worked under the baton of Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, Pierre Boulez, James Levine, John Williams, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, and Placido Domingo.
With vast teaching experience at all levels, Mr. Wallace is in high demand as a music educator and clinician. Currently the Director of Percussion for the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras in Annandale, Virginia, Mr. Wallace is an active percussion director, clinician and sectional instructor at several nationally recognized Fairfax County Public Schools. He is also proud to have been the first full time Professor of Percussion at Christopher Newport University, an up an coming music department located in Newport News, Virginia. Mr. Wallace's private students have been accepted to continue studies at The Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the New England Conservatory, Boston University, the Peabody Conservatory, the Eastman School of Music, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The University of Miami, and DePaul University. His teaching techniques are highlighted in his method book, Percussion with Class, published by FJH Music, and his compositions and arrangements have been performed at The Juilliard School, the Eastman School of Music, New York University, George Mason University, Christopher Newport University, the Music Academy of the West, the Aspen Music Festival, Temple University, the Noncert Chamber Series, the Music for All National Percussion Festival, the Virginia Music Educators Conference, and National's Park.
Images
Videos
VBODA District XII
All-District Band Auditions Prepared Selections Rotation
2010-2014
Flute/Piccolo
The Modern Flutist
2010-11: p. 26 (30 Caprices for Flute, #19)
2011-12: p. 15 (30 Caprices for Flute, #3)
2012-13: p. 14 (30 Caprices for Flute, #1)
2013-14: p. 14-15 (30 Caprices for Flute, #2)
Oboe
48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone (1st Oboe) W. Ferling
Revised by Albert Andraud, pub. Southern Music Co.
2010-11: p.7, #14
2011-12: p. 11, #22
2012-13: p. 13, #26
2013-14: p. 14, #28
Bassoon
Weissenborns Practical Method for the Bassoon, edited by W. F. Ambrosio (pub. Carl Fischer)
2010-11: p. 87 #13
2011-12: p. 95 #21 (beginning to m. 17)
2012-13: p. 100 #29 (beginning to m. 37)
2013-14: p. 107 #35 (beginning to m. 32)
Eb/Bb Clarinet
2010-11: Rose 32 Etudes #14
2011-12: Rose 32 Etudes # 19
2012-13: Rose 32 Etudes #25
2013-14: Rose 32 Etudes #5
Bass/Contra-Bass Clarinet
2011-12: Rose 32 Etudes #13
Saxophone
Revised by Albert Andraud, Pub. Southern Music Co.
2010-11: p. 11, #21 (beginning to m.8, end at rests) tempo is 8th note = 92-100 and not as marked
AND p. 6, #12 (beginning to m.12) tempo as marked
2011-12: p. 18, #35 (beginning to m.8, end at rests) tempo as marked
AND p. 8, #16 (beginning to m.16) tempo as marked
2012-13: p. 15, #29 (beginning to m.8) tempo as marked
AND p. 10, #20 (beginning to m. 21, end at breath mark) quarter note=100
2013-14: p. 10, #19 (beginning to m.10) tempo as marked
AND p. 5, #10 (beginning to m.16) tempo as marked
Trumpet
Theo Charlier Trente-Six Etudes Transcendantes
Alphonse Leduc, Pub.
2010-11: #11 Fantasie, m. 1-15
2011-12: #9 Scherzetto, m.1-16
2012-13: #12 Etude Moderne, m. 1-22
2013-14: #15 Intervalles (Les Quintes), m. 1-22
French Horn
335 Selected Melodious, Progressive and Technical Studies for French Horn
Compiled and Revised by Max P. Pottag and Albert J. Andraud
Southern Music Co., pub.
2010-11: p. 60, #44
2011-12: p. 81, #62 (beginning to m. 16)
2012-13: p. 87, #68 (Andante m. 17 to bottom no D.S.)
2013-14: p. 97, #78 (beginning to m. 30)
Trombone/Euphonium
Rochut Melodious Etudes Book I
2010-11: #8
2011-12: #33 (beginning to m. 32)
2012-13: #29 (m. 38 to end)
2013-14: #19 (beginning to m. 28)
Tuba/Bass Trombone/String Bass
Marco Bordogni 43 Bel Canto Studies for Tuba (or Bass Trombone)
Music for Brass No. 281
2010-11: #9 (beginning to m. 32)
2011-12: #16 (beginning to m. 45)
2012-13: # 28 (m. 79 to end)
2013-14: #31 (m. 30 to end)
Percussion
Audition Etudes -For Snare Drum, Timpani, Keyboard Percussion, and Multiple Percussion by Garwood Whaley
2010-11: Multiple Percussion Page 29, #4
Timpani Page 17, #12
Mallet Page 23, #9
2011-12: Multiple Percussion Page 32, #7
Timpani Page 18, #14
Mallet Page 22, #8
2012-13: Multiple Percussion Page 31, #6
Timpani Page 17, #11
Mallet Page 24, #11
2013-14: Multiple Percussion Page 30, #5
Timpani Page 16, #10
Mallet Page 25, #13
COFFEE / TEA / COCOA / CHAI / BISCOTTI SALES TO BENEFIT MARSHALL BAND
Thank you for your purchases of coffee, tea, cocoa, and/or biscotti! We hope you enjoy these delicious gourmet products.
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Giving Bean coffee roasts and ships the same day for maximum freshness. Your order will ship directly to you via Priority & UPS so youll always receive in 1- 3 days from the roasting date!
Contact Lisa Tondreau lmtondr_yahoo.com if you have any questions about Giving Bean.
Thank you and ENJOY!
Marshall BPO
Dear Parents and Students,
We are excited to announce that this year's Musc Dept. Spring Trip will be to Los Angeles, California! The trip is open to any member of the Marshall Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs, and their respective parent/guardian chaperones. Th etrip will be a wonderful experience, and will include music opportunities as well as much of what the west coast has to offer. Here is a sample itinerary of what the trip might include:
Thursday, 3/22: Early morning flight to LA; spend day at beach/Santa Monica Pier/Promenade; check in to hotel in evening
Friday, 3/23: Ensembles will participate in music clinic at local university; attend performance of LA Philharmonic
Saturday, 3/24: Day at Universal Studios
Sunday, 3/25: Return home
A more detailed itinerary will be available closer to the trip date. Please note that students will miss to days of school (3/22 and 3/23) for this trip. It will be up to students to approach their teachers prior to the trip to make arrangements for the missed work.
The trip cost will include all transportation (airfare and motorcoach while in CA), all entrance fees/tickets, and most meals. Our estimated cost per person is $_______. Once we have a better idea of how many students will be participating, we will have a more exact cost figure per person. For this trip, we need to book flights, purchase tickets, and make other reservations well in advance. For that reason, we most collect a non-refundable deposit of $350 to secure your child's place on the trip. The payment schedule will be as follows:
DUE Nov. 4th - First Deposit of $350 and commitment sheet
DUE Dec. 1st - Deposit #2, payment of $300
DUE Jan. 5th - Deposit #3, payment of $300
DUE Feb. 3rd - Final Deposit based on fundraising
Please note that all payments are non-refundable regardless of reason. Once we begin to make reservations, purchase tickets, etc., we are not able to get our money back.
The music directors and the respective booster organizations are working hard to provide ample fundraising opportunites for students to earn credit towards their trip. We are also currently approaching various companies in the Tyson's Corner area for corporate sponsorships that would bring down the cost of the trip. If we are able to obtain any funds this way, we will certainly let you know and your final payment(s) would be affected.
Thank you,
Catherine Prosser, Orchestra Director
Keri Staley, Choral Director
Paul Vesilind, Band Director
Now you can make your Spring Trip 2012 deposits online using Paypal. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Spring Trip payments, don't hesitate to contact Mr. Vesilind.
