Durango Bands

THE DURANGO BAND WILL NOT BE PERFORMING THE PLANETS, PLEASE THROW AWAY THE MUSIC YOU CURRENTLY HAVE, IF YOU LIKE! NEW MUSIC WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON...

NEWS: DRUMLINE REHEARSAL JULY 23rd HAS BEEN MOVED TO JULY 30th!!!

THE 2008 DURANGO MARCHING BAND WILL BE PERFORMING:

"RUSSIAN IMPRESSIONS"

Music from great Russian composers

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF MUSIC TO HEAR A PREVIEW OF OUR 2008-2009 Competative Marching Show:

- Introduction pit material - Russian Romance Theme - by Prokofiev

- 1st Impact moment - Hunt for Red October Hymn - by Basil Poledouris

- Production Number - Night on Bald Mountain excerpt - by Mussorgsky (transitional material not yet present in this recording)

- Drum Solo, 2nd impact moment - Piano Concerto - by Shostakovich

- Ballad, Salvation is Created - by P. Tschesnokoff

- Closer Part 1 - Lieutenant Kije -Troika - by Prokofiev

- Closer Part 2 - Russian Sailor's Dance by Rimsky-Korsakov, and The Great Gate of Kiev by Mussorgsky

MORE INFORMATION SOON TO COME, PLEASE CHECK BACK THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER!

DURANGO BAND INFORMATION, BAND CAMP SCHEDULE AND 2008-2009 SCHEDULE

 

June 18, 2008

Dear Band and Colorguard Members, and Parents/Guardians,

I hope that you are enjoying your summer break; I know it has been much needed and much deserved by all of us.   In terms of planning the rest of your summer, I wanted to give a reminder that the Durango Band Camp will be upon us before we know it.  Below is the summer schedule and band camp schedule for the marching band and colorguard!

Many of you should have already received the music for the 2008 show, but if you have not, please email me at wwwoodworth@interact.ccsd.net and I will email you your parts so that you can practice before band camp starts.  (Please be patient as I am revising the music slightly). Also, many of you performing on very large instruments may need school instruments to perform on, therefore, we will have instrument checkout on Thursday, August 7th from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Due to an extremely limited number of school owned clarinets, flutes, saxophones, trombones and trumpets, I would encourage you to use the local instrument music shops (Kessler, Music and Arts Center, etc…) to rent or purchase instruments for the school year.   I would also strongly suggest that students not use instruments that are purchased from a general warehouse store, as these instruments are poorly made and designed, have a far inferior sound production, and are far more expensive to repair when they break then standard instruments that you can rent or buy from actual music shops in town.

Again, please take note of the following schedule as we prepare for the coming school year, and just a reminder that the band camp is required for the band and colorguard students.

Also, if there are any woodwind members interested in participating in colorguard (spinning flags and props during the marching show), this coming season, that would be encouraged and it would be very helpful to our program!  Any member who chooses to participate in colorguard would still be able to play their instrument during the pep band and concert band seasons!  It is the best of both worlds!

Again, thank you for all of the support and I am extremely excited for the future of the Durango Band program!  We are going to have an amazing year!

Sincerely,

 

William W. Woodworth
Director of Bands
wwwoodworth@interact.ccsd.net

DURANGO BAND CAMP SCHEDULE

JULY 21st: COLORGUARD (and any woodwind members who wants to join colorguard) REPORT TO BAND ROOM for uniform measurement 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You will also need to bring full payment for the uniforms at this time!!!  The uniforms will cost $100.00 and they will be used for both the marching band season and the competitive winterguard season.  We will need to order the uniforms early, or as we have found for the last two years, the uniforms will not be here for over half the season!!!  We also cannot order the uniforms without the payment for the uniforms up front, there is no exceptions unfortunately.

July 30th      date change          Drumline Rehearsal/Student Leader meeting    10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.   DHS Bandroom
August 6th              Drumline Rehearsal/Student Leader meeting    10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.   DHS Bandroom

AUGUST 7th: Large Instrument Checkout 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Due to a shortage of instruments at Durango, we do not have enough flutes/clarinets/ trumpets/trombones/alto saxes to loan out to students… For these instruments, you will need to rent one, or purchase one from a music store (please… not from a retail-warehouse store like Target, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, or any other store of this type). 
Drumline Rehearsal: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

AUGUST 8th: Freshman Orientation at Durango H.S. Band Room
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Drumline Rehearsal: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

AUGUST 11th START OF FULL BAND AND COLORGUARD REQUIRED CAMP

Monday, August 11th:

7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Student Leader/Staff Meeting
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Rehearsal (guard, winds and percussion)
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal (guard, winds and percussion)

Tuesday, August 12th through Friday August 15th:

7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Student Leader/Staff Meeting
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Rehearsal (guard, winds and percussion)
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal (winds and percussion only)

4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Guard only)

AUGUST 18th through AUGUST 22nd – FULL REQUIRED CAMP
Monday 18th: (same as previous Monday, August 11th)
Tuesday 19th: (same as previous Tuesday, August 12th)
Wednesday 20th: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 21st: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday 22nd: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 2008
7:00 p.m. season preview performance - (on field if possible)

Monday, AUGUST 25th, 2008 First Day of School

Once school begins, the normal weekly rehearsals will be:

Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the marching season – 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

We will also have sectional times available for section leaders and instructors to call sectionals throughout the week afterschool (each section will be required to have at least one sectional per week throughout the marching season – these sectionals will be a part of the participation grade).  If needed, I may call additional afterschool rehearsals throughout the year.

FINANCIAL OBLIGATION: All students will be expected to pay their Period 7, Advanced Band elective fee of $50.00 before the end of the band camp, on August 22nd.  It is from this money that the registration fees for the marching competitions, payment to staff members, band t-shirts, and other important band expenditures are paid.  All members will also need to also need to pay $33.00 to cover the cost of their marching shoes and black gloves for the uniform. (Colorguard shoes are usually $25.00)…

IMPORTANT: Student failure to attend the sectionals, afterschool and evening rehearsals and the performances throughout the school year will result in a failing grade for the student’s quarter grade.  Missing even one performance during the year will lower the grade to an F for the quarter, so please understand the time commitment required to be successful in the Durango Bands.