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February 2 - 4
After School Dress Rehearsal
February 28, 2:30-4:00pm
Pre-Assessment (Festival) Concert
February 29, 7:00pm
District Assessment (Festival)
March 9-10
Help send the Marshall band to Los Angeles, CA this Spring!!
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Chair placement auditions will be occuring afterschool
throughout the month of Novemeber (see the calender).
Students are responsible for attending their audition on the
assigned date - if their is a conflict, please notify
Mr. Vesilind two weeks in advance.
Audition Requirements:
- Prepared all-district etude(s)
- All 12 major scales, 100 bpm
- Chromatic Scale
- Sight Reading
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.
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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.
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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.
