All instrumental music students are eligible to audition.
Please prepare one movement of a concerto, or a piece for orchestra and solo instrument. It does not have to be memorized. Audition should be with piano accompaniment.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Munday or Mr. Stone.
We will be at Angeles Crest Christian Camp. The camp is located at 20075 Angeles Crest Highway, about an hour’s drive north of La Canada.
Please note: there is no cell service and no wi-fi for campers. The office number, in case you need to reach your child in an emergency is 626-449-3339.
We will travel to camp on buses and will leave from LCHS directly after school on Friday, January 25th. Your student can bring their gear to school in the morning and we can store it for them during the day in the Band Room.
We will leave LCHS at approximately 4pm, and arrive at the camp at about 5pm.
After a weekend of music and camp activities, we will arrive back at LCHS at approximately 1:30pm on Sunday, January 27th.
Forms
If you haven’t already, the waiver form and fee of $225 is now due. Please make checks payable to “LCHS MPA” and have your student return the form and the check to the black box in the Band Room.
Snack Donation SignUp
We’re looking for some snack donations.
The kids will be having rehearsals as well as time in the outdoors which means that they will be HUNGRY in between meals! We will have s’mores, a nacho bar, popcorn, hot cocoa, whole fruit, and other assorted goodies.
There are several students with nut allergies, so please send snacks that are NUT-FREE.
Have your student bring a reusable water bottle for the duration of the trip. We don’t want them to get dehydrated up in the mountains and we will not be stocking very many disposable water bottles. They will be able to fill up with good, clean water at the campsite.
All snacks need to be individually wrapped.
Please have your student bring their snack item to the Orchestra Room by Wednesday, January 23rd during 0 period. Label it “ORCHESTRA CAMP DONATION.”
You can now view the group photos taken by Bronson Photography. There are also instructions on how to purchase these photos for both 7/8 and 9-12. Check them out — they are beautiful!
I had a great Winter Break! I hope that everyone did as well! I had time to rest, read, think, and visit with people I don’t get to see very often.
There’s an old saying that goes, “It’s all grist for the mill.” I never knew what grist was, but it originally meant grinding in Old English. Everything that goes in gets ground or used. All of the experiences in our lives get ground together and we use it to make connections in ways we hadn’t done before.
Thank goodness for down-time to give us these new ideas to use and play with in our work and studies. I wish you all a very productive week!
Happy Second Semester to everyone (especially Seniors!)!
I love the beginning of the year as we prepare for new musical adventures, great experiences, and opportunities of growing musically. As our groups visit Disneyland over the next few weeks, those experiences are the memories that we hold beyond high school. It is with each new experience that I ask everyone to embrace the newness, find the joy and excitement, and learn something new!
Looking forward to a great second half of the year!
