CN Band Newsletter 01.14.2026
- Clovis North Band
- Jan 14
- 3 min read
From The Director's Desk
Good Afternoon,
We are in our second week of the new semester and things have started out really well.
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the FMCMEA Honor Band and Orchestra last weekend. They were two very good concerts. Great work! This week we will celebrate the 7 students who are participating in our ALL-State Bands and Orchestras!
Congratulations to Nathan Hazelrigg and Gus Alley who will be in the All-State Jazz Band.
Congratulations to Hunter Hatfield who will be in the Wind Orchestra
Congratulations to Alex Fisher and Luke Noordmans who will be in the Symphonic Band
Congratulations to Eleanor Huntley who will be in the Concert Band
Congratulations to Andy Fisher who will be in the Symphony Orchestra
Crab Feed
Be on the lookout for the ability to purchase tickets and share with friends and colleagues the ability to attend this great night of shellfish and support of our band program. It is a really fun night for the friends of the band and our community of people 21 and over.
Pledge Forms
Pledge forms for the spring activities need to be completed no later than Friday, Jan. 31. They will be counted as a signed document homework assignment. Here are links to each activity.
Clovis North Open Winter Guard
Clovis North Junior Varsity Winter Guard
Clovis North Winter Percussion
Wind Ensemble
We are making some good strides on our festival music. Video Recording assignments are posted on Cuttime as well as in the Wind Ensemble Google Classroom. To join the google classroom please use code: uozv6hia
Our next concert will be Wednesday, January 28. This is our area band articulation concert with the Granite Ridge Symphonic Band and our CN Area 6th grade band students.
Jazz Band
Jazz Festivals are here!
Fri Feb 6th
Mid Valley Jazz Fest
Live Oak MS Cafeteria, 980 N. Laspina St., Tulare
Parents welcome. Entrance Fee may apply.
GR performs at 12:10 and CN performs at 3:10
This will be a late return home. Both bands will be back as late as 6:15
Other Dates:
Feb 20-21
San Joaquin Valley Jazz Fest @ Bullard HS Schedule not received
GR Jazz on Friday Feb 20
CN Jazz on Saturday Feb 21
Th March 26
GR Jazz only @ Fresno City college Jazz Fest
Schedule not received
Mr Dewhirst
Winter Percussion
Percussion is working hard preparing both concert band music for festival as well as preparing for the first indoor percussion competition next Saturday. Look for an email today regarding what clothing needs to be purchased to go along with the tops that the program has already purchased as well as our pit crew needs for the first competition.
Color Guard
The Varsity Guard has completed all of their drill and a majority of the work in their winter guard production. We are excited about that. It is the most prepared they have been leading up to the first show.
The floor will be delivered any day. Flags, any day. Costumes just a few weeks away. Things are looking good.
We are excited to have for only the second time in school history a Junior Varsity Winter Guard. This experience will allow a select group of students the chance to stand out and be soloists in a group that will help them expand their vocabulary and performance techniques.
We can’t wait to see all indoor pageantry groups first performance next weekend at Clovis West.
Performance schedule can be found at www.sjvcgpr.org or wgasc.org
Little Broncos
We are happy to be rebooting our elementary color guard, LITTLE BROCOS. Please see flyer and share with any Clovis North Area Elementary student you may feel is interested.
US ARMY FIELD BAND CONCERT
We are very fortunate to have the US Army Field Band from Washington DC stop in Fresno and play a concert in our concert hall on Saturday February 21 in the Concert Hall. Please see information to procure tickets. It will be required for Wind Ensemble students to attend this event. Tickets are free. This is one of the premiere wind bands in the United States. You won’t want to miss this.
Crab Feed
Crab feed is in the preparation stages. This fantastic event will be held on Saturday March 14. Be on the lookout for ticket information and ways to volunteer and help out for this fundraiser.
Chocolate Bar Candy Sales
Will begin in just a few weeks. There has been an increase to the cost of the candy bar. They are now $2.00 per bar with each box containing 50 candy bars instead of 60. We can raise a ton of funds for the band as well as our indoor programs with this fundraiser.
Have a great week!
David Lesser, Director of Bands
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