From the Director’s Desk
Good Afternoon. Things have been chugging along full steam ahead. We are about to hit the extremely busy month of March! Please look ahead at the calendar to be aware of all the events we have going on.
Thank you to all our parents who have been volunteering to help chaperone, fix props, paint stuff, push equipment, plan events, and the myriad of things we have needed help with over the past few months!
Please join us tomorrow night for our pre-festival concert. It will begin at 7 pm with our two Granite Ridge ensembles, then a brief intermission, followed by our two Clovis North Concert Ensembles. We will be performing all the music we have been preparing for our spring assessment and festival concerts. Tickets are $5.00. CN students need to report to the band room by 7pm in their concert dress.
Upcoming Events...
Friday, Feb. 21-23 Varsity Winter Guard to WGI San Diego Regional
Friday, Feb. 21 Jazz Bands to San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival
Friday, Feb. 28 SJVCGPR Show @ Clovis North
Tuesday, Mar. 4 CNEC Winter Pageantry Showcase & Food Truck Night
Thursday, Mar. 6 CUSD High School Band Festival
Friday, Mar. 7 - 9 Varsity Winter Guard to WGI Manhattan Beach Regional
Friday, Mar. 7-9 CN Wind Ensemble to MFA Regional Festival, Long Beach
Wednesday, Mar. 12 CNEC Band to CMEA Kingsburg Festival
Friday, Mar. 14 CN Bands to Fresno State Concert Band Festival
Friday, Mar. 14 SJVCGPR Show @ Clovis East
Saturday, Mar. 15 Crab Feed
Thursday, Mar. 20 Jazz Bands to Fresno City College Jazz Festival
Friday, Mar. 21 San Joaquin Valley Concert Band Invitational
Friday, Mar. 21-23 Varsity Winter Guard to WGI West Power Regional - Palm Desert
Friday, Mar. 28 SJVCGPR Championships
April, 1–6 Varsity Winter Guard to WGI Championships
Saturday, Apr. 5 CN Winter Percussion to SaveMart Center
Crab Feed
We are currently 50% sold of the 200 total tickets for the event! Please keep sharing with friends, family, people who like crab, colleagues etc. Let’s work to make this year’s fundraiser the biggest one ever!
Here is a link to purchase tickets to attend our 2025 Annual Crab Feed:
Wind Ensemble
The wind ensemble is about ready to start multiple concerts in the next few weeks. Please check the events calendar on CutTime for the itinerary to Long Beach. We are still working out details on bag checks prior to departure.
Please continue to practice outside of class to master your individual parts.
Color Guard
Congratulations to our JV and Varsity Winter Guards who both placed first at the first two SJVCGPR Contests
Jazz Band
Congratulations to the Jazz Band who earned a superior rating at the Tulare Jazz Festival. They are working on some challenging music and improving each day.
Senior Trophy Cleaning Day
Seniors, get together and decide when you will get together, clean & organize all the program’s trophies. This is the time we will be deciding what trophies will be raffled away at this year’s band banquet. Please get with Mr. Rogers to schedule.
Water Jug & Bottle Cleaning
We are looking for a parent volunteer to collect, clean, and return about a dozen water bottles and 5 big water jugs to be used during our 2025 band camp. Please contact Mr. Rogers if you are able to help: JimRogers@cusd.com
Signature Chocolate
For those students participating in the current CN Band General Fundraiser, you should be about done selling the box of 60 Signature Chocolate bars for $1. Money is to be turned in to Mr. Rogers no later than Friday, February 28, 2025. Thank you for participating!
For those of you having trouble selling, you can turn-in what you have sold to Mr. Rogers, as soon as possible, as there are many students asking to check out more boxes to sell.
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