Announcements2018 Drumline Clinic
Monday April 23rd, 7-9 pm, WHS Band Room 2018 MARCHING BAND INTEREST MEETING Monday April 30th, 7:30 pm, WHS Auditorium *This meeting is for students AND parents* WHS INDOOR GUARD WINS SILVER MEDAL AT MAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS JAZZ BANDS SUCCESSFUL AT PRINCETON JAZZ FESTIVAL Jazz II - Outstanding Rating Jazz I - Superior Rating, Best Saxes, Best Improvisation - Ben M., Jack G., Stephen P. Individual Solo Recognition: Lucy R., Ben M., Ben K. 2018 WHSMB Leadership Application Posted Download Here |
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2017/2018 Business Sponsors Allstate Insurance - Ron Banksy Boulevard Veterinary Clinic Rock'n Joe Coffeehouse & Bistro Two River Community Bank Sam Ash |
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Consider a donation to the Westfield High School Band Parents Association. We are a 501c3 organization which supports all 9 performing ensembles that make up the Westfield High School Bands.
Your donation is fully tax-deductible. Donations can be made by check made out to WHSBPA (Westfield High School Band Parents Association) and sent to the attention of Chris Vitale, Director of Bands,
at 550 Dorian Road, Westfield, NJ 07090 or by donating online.
Your donation is fully tax-deductible. Donations can be made by check made out to WHSBPA (Westfield High School Band Parents Association) and sent to the attention of Chris Vitale, Director of Bands,
at 550 Dorian Road, Westfield, NJ 07090 or by donating online.
THIS week
SUNDAY 4/22
MONDAY 4/23 Drumline Clinic 7-9 pm, WHS Band Room TUESDAY 4/24 WEDNESDAY 4/25 Stage Band Rehearsal 3-5 pm, Band Room Jazz II Rehearsal 6-8 pm, WHS Band Room Jazz I Rehearsal 6-8:30 pm, EIS Band Room THURSDAY 4/26 Drum Major Conducting Audition PD 6, Band Room FRIDAY 4/27 Student Leader Teaching Audition 3 pm, Band Room SATURDAY 4/28 Next week
SUNDAY 4/29
MONDAY 4/30 Marching Band Interest Meeting 7:30 pm, WHS Auditorium *For Students and Parents* TUESDAY 5/1 WEDNESDAY 5/2 Stage Band Rehearsal 3-5 pm, Band Room Jazz II Rehearsal 6-8 pm, Band Room THURSDAY 5/3 Jazz I Rehearsal 6-8:30 pm, Band Room FRIDAY 5/4 SATURDAY 5/5 |
2017/18 WHS BAND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ALL-STATE BAND Brooke Walden, Flute/Piccolo Aprina Wang, French Horn REGION BAND MEMBERS Brooke Walden, Flute/Piccolo Andy Zhao, Clarinet Kailey Zhao, Bassoon Amanda Latowsky, Alto Clarinet Aprina Wang, French Horn Kenneth Meyer, French Horn Max Tennant, Trumpet Lucy Ritter, Battery Percussion Michael Charlton, Timpani 13th place, Bands of America Delaware Regional 2nd overall (of 8) at Hillsborough Competition 4th overall (of 14) at East Brunswick Competition 4th Group 6 Open, 6th overall (of 26) at NJ State Championships REGION JAZZ COMBO Charlie Compton, Bass WHS Indoor Guard - 4th Place - WGI Pittsburgh Regional WHS Indoor Guard - Silver Medalist, Regional A Class - MAIN Championships Program Highlights 2014 performance at Avery Fischer Hall, NYC 2015 performance tour of Austria and Czech Republic 2015 Class A Music In Motion Northeast Regional Champions 2015 USBands Group 5A National Champions 2016 Performance at Kimmel Center, Philadelphia 2017 Invitation to Perform at NJ State Band Gala 2018 Performance Tour of Italy 2018 Performance at New Jersey Music Educators Conference Wind Ensemble has received Gold ratings at State Concert Band Festival for 7 straight years Recent Guest Clinicians & Guest Artists Colonel Arnold Gabrial - Conductor Ermeritus, United States Air Force Band Al Chez - Former trumpeter for Late Show Band with David Letterman Sean Nelson - Staff Arranger and Trombonist, United States Coast Guard Band Todd Groves - University of Delaware and Broadway's Aladdin Scott Neumann- Lehigh University and Broadway Travis Cross - UCLA Thomas McCauley - Montclair State University David Vickerman - The College of New Jersey Todd Nichols - Eastern Winds and Rutgers University Robert Streckfuss - The University of Delaware Denny Stokes - Retired, Fairfax County Virginia Stanley Schoonover - Retired, Fairfax County Virginia Lauren Reynolds - University of Delaware Timothy Mahr - St. Olaf College Adam Warshafsky - Eastern Winds and Montgomery High School Bruce Yurko - Rowan University Joseph Higgins - Rowan University |
