Mon., July 30 - Refer to GHS On-campus Summer Geneva High School Marching Band Tues., Aug.21 Marching Band Marching Band Camp Camp 2018 (on campus) schedule for exact dates & times Tues., Aug. 7 3:30 p.m. Group 1 Uniform Fittings GHS Band Room Scheduled Wind Symphony and 4:00 Group 2 (before eve. rehearsal) Symphonic Band members (check 4:30 Group 3 the Uniform Fittings Schedule for 5:00 Group 4 your fitting group # and time) Wed., Aug. 8 3:30 p.m. Group 5 Uniform Fittings GHS Band Room Scheduled Wind Symphony and 4:00 Group 6 (before eve. rehearsal) Symphonic Band members (check 4:30 Group 7 the Uniform Fittings Schedule for 5:00 Group 8 your fitting group # and time) NOTE: PHOTOS for MARCHING BAND MEMBERS will take place at GHS AFTER EVENING REHEARSAL on this night Everyone must bring their COMPLETE MARCHING BAND UNIFORM with them on this evening! *Tues., Aug. 14 5:00 p.m. Performance for Froshfest GHS Auditorium Marching Band ----------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------- -------------------- 5:30 8 p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal Practice Field Marching Band Wed., Aug. 15 5:30 p.m. Group 1 Uniform Fittings GHS Band Room Concert Band and Percussion 6:00 Group 2 Methods members (check the 6:30 Group 3 Uniform Fittings Schedule for 7:00 Group 4 your fitting group # and time) Wed., Aug. 22 5:30 p.m. (report) Corn Boil Performance GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band Fri., Aug. 24 5:15 p.m. Home Football Game GHS Burgess Field Marching Band (vs. Niles Notre Dame H.S.) Thurs., Aug. 30 (Saxes), After School GHS Jazz Band Auditions GHS Music Dept. Interested Students Tues., Sept. 4 (Brass), & 3:00 p.m. -? (Room TBA) Thurs., Sept. 6 (Rhythm) 1
Sun., Sept. 9 12 2 p.m. Homecoming Window Downtown Geneva All interested students (optional) Painting Wed., Sept. 12 7-9 p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band Thurs., Sept. 13 TBA (eve.) Homecoming Pep Rally GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band Fri., Sept. 14 2:00 p.m. Homecoming Parade State St., Geneva Marching Band ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- 5:15 p.m. Home Football Game GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band (Homecoming vs. St. Charles North H.S.) * Mon., Sept. 17 7-9 p.m. Jazz Band I Rehearsals GHS Band Room Jazz Band I Students Begin * Wed., Sept. 19 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jazz Band II Rehearsals GHS Band Room Jazz Band II Students Begin Tues., Oct. 2 3-9 p.m. (approx.) ILMEA Dist. IX Band/ Addison Trail H.S. Open to all GHS Band Orch./Choral Auditions Students (optional) Wed., Oct. 3 7-9 p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band Fri., Oct. 5 5:15 p.m. Home Football Game GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band (vs. Wheaton North H.S.) Wed., Oct. 17 7-9 p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band Fri., Oct. 19 5:15 p.m. Home Football Game GHS - Burgess Field Marching Band (vs. Glenbard North H.S.) Senior Recognition Night: Parents/Guardians - please attend! Wed., Oct. 24 7:30 p.m. GHS Concert Band & GHS Contest Gym All Concert Band, Marching Band Percussion Methods, & Combined Concert Marching Band students 2
Oct. 29 Nov. 8 During Band Band Placement Scale GHS Music Dept. All GHS Band Students Periods Testing (materials will be provided in advance) Sat., Nov. 3 All day ILMEA HS Band/Orch./ Elgin H.S. Selected students Choral Festival Elgin, IL Thurs., Nov. 8 7:30 p.m. GHS Jazz Band Concert GHS Auditorium Jazz Band I & II students Sat., Nov. 17 All day ILMEA HS Jazz Dundee-Crown H.S. Selected students Festival Carpentersville, IL * Wed., Dec. 5 TBA (eve.) PLAY-A-THON TBA (at GHS) All Interested Band Students Fundraising Event! & Community Members! Tues., Dec. 11 7:30 p.m. Holiday Orchestra GHS Auditorium Selected Wind Symphony Concert Students Thurs., Dec. 13 7:30 p.m. Holiday Band Concert GHS Auditorium All GHS Bands, including Percussion Methods END of 1 st SEM. - WINTER BREAK (12/22/18 1/6/19) Jan. 8 17 During Band Band Placement Rhythm GHS Music Dept. All GHS Band Students Periods Testing (materials will be provided in advance) * Wed., Jan. 23 During School 8 th Grade Students GHS Band Room Wind Symphony Students (2 nd Hour) Visit GHS Electives (& other locations) Wed., Jan. 23 - (All day, ILMEA All-State Music Peoria, IL Selected students Sat., Jan. 26 each day) Festival 3
Jan. 28 Feb. 15 During Band Band Placement Etudes GHS Music Dept. All GHS Band Students Periods & Sight-Reading Testing (materials will be provided in advance) Sat., Feb. 2 Afternoon 8 th Grade Band Auditions GHS Band Room Interested 8 th Grade Band Students Evening for 2019-20 DAY #1 Sun., Feb. 3 1:00 2:30 p.m. CHAPERONES MEETING GHS Band Room Chaperones of the Texas Trip (tent.) for Texas Trip Tues., Feb. 5 6:00 p.m. PARENT MEETING GHS Auditorium Parents & Students involved for Texas Trip in the Texas Trip Wed., Feb. 6 7:30 p.m. Dist. 304 Orchestra GHS Contest Gym MAY involve Selected Wind Concert Symphony Students Thurs., Feb. 7 7:00 p.m. GHS & Middle Schools GMSN Jazz Band I & II Students Combined Jazz Concert Sat., Feb. 9 Morning 8 th Grade Band Auditions GHS Band Room Interested 8 th Grade Band Students Afternoon for 2019-20 DAY #2 Tues., Feb. 12 7:00-8:30 p.m. Texas Trip Band GHS Band Room Trip Participants in Symphonic Rehearsal Band, Concert Band, and Percussion Methods only Wed., Feb. 20 3:00-9:00 p.m. District 304 Band Concert GHS Contest Gym All GHS Bands, including (Concert at 7:15 pm) Percussion Methods NOTE: We will set up the gym after school (3 p.m.). The concert begins at 7:15 p.m. and should conclude by 9:00 p.m. Sun., Feb. 23 TBA (afternoon) Texas Trip Packing Day! GHS Music Dept. All interested trip students Sun., Feb. 24 All day, each day Band & Orchestra Dept. San Antonio, TX Eligible GHS Band and Orchestra Sun., Mar. 3 (exact times TBA) Trip to Texas! & Austin, TX students (see trip handouts for details) 4
Thurs., Mar. 14 7:30 p.m. GHS Musical GHS Auditorium Pit Orchestra members only Fri., Mar. 15 7:30 p.m. GHS Musical GHS Auditorium Pit Orchestra members only Sat., Mar. 16 7:30 p.m. GHS Musical GHS Auditorium Pit Orchestra members only SPRING BREAK (3/23/19 3/31/19) Fri., April 5 During the school Demonstration Concert GHS Auditorium Wind Symphony day (Period 2) for Geneva 4th Graders Thurs., April 11 After school - GHS Solo & Ensemble GHS Interested band and orchestra evening Festival members (optional) Thurs., April 18 By the end of Tri-M Folders due to *** Tri-M Music Honor Society the school day your director (current members & inductees) Thurs., April 25 6:30 p.m. GHS Viking Review GHS Auditorium Jazz Band I students Dress Rehearsal Fri., April 26 7:30 p.m. GHS Viking Review GHS Auditorium Jazz Band I students Sat., April 27 7:30 p.m. GHS Viking Review GHS Auditorium Jazz Band I students Wed., May 1 8:00 p.m. Tri-M Music Honor Society GHS Auditorium Tri-M Members and Inductees Induction Ceremony Tues., May 7 7:30 p.m. Spring Orchestra Concert GHS Auditorium Selected Wind Symphony Students Thurs., May 9 7:30 p.m. Spring Band Concert GHS Auditorium All GHS Bands, including (& Concert Uniform Turn-in) Percussion Methods Tues., May 21 6:00 p.m. GHS Jazz Concert GHS Cafeteria All GHS Jazz Band and And Dinner Jazz Choir Members 5
* Sun., May 26 TBA GHS Graduation GHS Contest Gym Selected Wind Symphony Ceremony Students (no seniors) Mon., May 27 9:00 a.m. (approx.) Memorial Day Parade & 3rd St., Geneva/ Marching Band Marching Uniform turn-in GHS Band Room (including seniors) * Participation in these events is tentative or details/arrangements have not yet been finalized. More information will be provided as soon as it becomes available. Please keep these dates open until further notice! PLEASE NOTE: All dates and times listed above may be subject to change. Additional events may also be added. Any revisions will be handed out as soon as possible. It is the student s responsibility to notify family members, employers, church group leaders, etc. of the dates listed above AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Any conflicts should be brought to the director (by parental note) for approval no later than TWO WEEKS in advance. In the case of an absence due to illness or emergency, the student should present a written explanation from a parent/guardian on the next day of school attendance. All scheduled rehearsals and performances during the school year are considered to be mandatory and part of the student s grade. Failure to attend these events (without an approved, written excuse) will result in the lowering of the student s letter grade. Any student who misses a required performance may be given an alternate make-up assignment/activity to account for that absence. The opportunity for a makeup assignment will be made at the director s discretion, depending upon the nature and circumstances surrounding the student s absence. Please note that PEP BAND performances, which are a required part of being in band (except for Percussion Methods), are not shown on this calendar. These dates will be made available to the students in November. Weekly rehearsal schedules for extra-curricular ensembles such as Jazz Bands and Pit Orchestra also do not appear on this calendar. Information will be given out to participating students during the school year. MARCHING BAND MEMBERS - check the GHS Marching Band Camp 2018 (On Campus) Schedule for more complete information regarding our upcoming Marching Band Season! WIND SYMPHONY MEMBERS Please take note of the scheduled ORCHESTRA CONCERT DATES (Dec., Feb., and May) on this calendar. Due to the varying wind and percussion requirements of the orchestra literature that is selected each year, we will not know exactly who will be asked to play until that literature has been selected by the orchestra director. Therefore, ALL Wind Symphony members are expected to be available for these performances, even though you may not end up being asked to perform. Please see your director IN ADVANCE if you have any questions or conflicts with these dates! 6