Band Extravaganza and Swingin' the Night Away!

 Hello band and orchestra students and parents,

We are looking forward to seeing many of you a two wonderful events this week! Don't miss these great events!

1. Band Extravaganza

Come one, come all to the Holland Christian Schools Band Extravaganza for a wonderful night of music tonight! HC’s 5th grade, 6th grade, Middle School, and High School Bands will perform at the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts on Hope College’s campus at 7pm. Hear a wide variety of musical styles and sounds and you won’t want to miss the closer, featuring over 200 musicians combined! You won't want to miss a world premier of a composition by middle school band director Mr. Veenstra.

This event will be live streamed and will be able to be watched after the event on video.

https://www.youtube.com/live/hBlkbvof1tA?feature=share

-students should arrive by 6:30 p.m.

2. Swingin' the Night Away

The HCHS music department and jazz ensembles invite you to Swingin’ the Night Away on Friday, March 24, 6:45-9:30pm in the HS Cafeteria. Free dance instructions from 6:45 pm-7:30pm. Enjoy intergenerational fun, dancing, desserts and beverages from 7:30-9:30pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. Enjoy our fabulous jazz musicians and guest vocal soloists Alex Hanon and Ella Vanden Berg.

3. Do you want to earn a little money for next year's Florida trip? Here is the Butter Braid order form.

All money goes to offset your cost of the trip. Undesignated donations go to support music education at HCHS and our Florida Trip. Turn in orders by Thursday, March 23.

4. Next week Tuesday, March 28 the symphonic band will visit Rose Park during the class period.

5. Congratulations to our outstanding State Solo and Ensemble Participants!

These students got the highest rating for ensembles or solos!

Sara Algera, Maggie Bast, Maddie Brink, Garret DeBoer, Evan Disselkoen, Kassie Evenhouse, Sofia Hernandez, Ashlynn Laarman, Ella Novakowski, Gavin Swiftney, Mason Sybesma, Kristen Sybesma, Abram Vanden Berg, Ella Vanden Berg, Brody VanderZwaag, Kyler Young

These students not only performed solos, but also sight reading and scales and received top scores!

Barrett Huffman, Ruth LeuamChampassak, Caden Ruiter, Kristen Sybesma, Ella Vanden Berg, 

All of these students performed wonderfully! Congratulations!

Sara Algera, Maggie Bast, Maddie Brink, Garret DeBoer, Evan Disselkoen, Kassie Evenhouse, Abby Grant, Ethan Hemmeke, Sofia Hernandez, Barret Huffman, Dane Kolk, Ashlynn Laarman, Ruth LeuamChampassak, Ella Novakowski, Caden Ruiter, Jamin Smith, Braden Stradley, Gavin Swiftney, Mason Sybesma, Kristen Sybesma, Hannah Tait, Abram Vanden Berg, Ella Vanden Berg, Brody VanderZwaag, Kyler Young

Congratulations to Barret Huffman who was nominated as one of the Outstanding Soloists for the day!

Thanks!

Mr. VB

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Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High Schools  950 Ottawa Ave, Holland, MI 49423  school: 616.820.2805 cell: 616.212.8867 blog: http://vandenbergnotes.blogspot.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musichchs/ Equipping Minds and Nurturing Hearts to Transform the World for Jesus Christ

March Madness!

 Hello band and orchestra students and parents,

1. Here important information for Band Extravaganza next week!

On Tuesday, March 21 all concert band and symphonic band students will start their day at the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts. Please plan to go directly to the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts by 7:45 a.m. so that we can begin rehearsing at 8:00 a.m. 

-an HCHS bus will bring students back to HCHS from the JHMCMA at the end of rehearsal (unless you drove yourself to rehearsal).

-In the evening all students should report to the JHMCMA by 6:30 p.m.

-We need volunteers! Would you help us hand out programs and take offering? Please sign up here!

2. Swingin' the Night Away is also approaching. We would love your assistance with donating desserts, helping set up, clean up and more.....please sign up here!

This is a great way to support music at HCHS!

3. State Solo and Ensemble people....here is the most up to date schedule for Saturday. The only changes here are from a few people who requested a time change. I will send you maps in an email.

4. We need to submit an audition video of the two bands combined for our application to perform at Disney World next year. We will record this audition during family flex on Monday, March 27. Orchestra videos will be filmed during class time.

5. Do you want to earn a little money for next year's Florida trip. Here is the Butter Braid order form. All money goes to offset your cost of the trip. Turn in orders by March 23.

Thank you,

Scott

Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High Schools  950 Ottawa Ave, Holland, MI 49423  school: 616.820.2805 cell: 616.212.8867 blog: http://vandenbergnotes.blogspot.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musichchs/ Equipping Minds and Nurturing Hearts to Transform the World for Jesus Christ

Great opportunities for you!

 Hello HCHS band/orchestra students and parents,

Check out these opportunities.

1. Here are a couple opportunities for great concerts in the area.

On Saturday, March 11 (tomorrow) the Calvin Community Symphony has a concert at 2:00 p.m. in the Covenant Fine Arts Center. This features the grand Pines of Rome, a trumpet soloist and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. Check it out here for more information This concert is free.

The Holland Symphony will be performing Stravinsky's the Rite of Spring and Danzon No. 2 at the Civic Center on Sunday, March 18 at 3:30 p.m. Check it out here for more information. Student tickets are $5.

2. Have you ever thought about doing a summer music camp? These are great fun and a wonderful way to grow your musical gifts. Now is a great time to apply/enroll.

The HC Music Boosters offers summer music scholarships.

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp 

Calvin Knollcrest Music Camp

3. Come and hear the chamber orchestra play at Faith Christian Reformed Church on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.!

Thanks,

Mr. VB

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Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High Schools  950 Ottawa Ave, Holland, MI 49423  school: 616.820.2805 cell: 616.212.8867 blog: http://vandenbergnotes.blogspot.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musichchs/ Equipping Minds and Nurturing Hearts to Transform the World for Jesus Christ

March events and planning ahead for Florida next year!

 Hello band and orchestra families!

1. Here is the State Solo and Ensemble Schedule for March 18 at Whitehall HS.

2. Congratulations to the HCHS Symphonic Band and Orchestra who received division 1 ratings for both their performance on stage and for sight reading. This is the highest rating! Way to go!

3. The orchestra is headed to Rose Park during the orchestra period on Wednesday, March 8 to perform for the elementary students. The symphonic band is headed to Rose Park on Tuesday, March 28 during the band period to perform for Rose Park.

4. Band Extravaganza
Come one, come all to the Holland Christian Schools Band Extravaganza for a wonderful night of music on Tuesday, March 21. HC’s 5th grade, 6th grade, Middle School, and High School Bands will perform at the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts on Hope College’s campus at 7pm. Hear a wide variety of musical styles and sounds and you won’t want to miss the closer, featuring over 200 musicians combined!

5. Swingin' the Night Away

The HCHS music department and jazz ensembles invite you to Swingin’ the Night Away on Friday, March 24, 6:45-9:30pm in the HS Cafeteria. Free dance instructions from 6:45 pm-7:30pm. Enjoy intergenerational fun, dancing, desserts and beverages from 7:30-9:30pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. Enjoy Afro-Cuban influenced music, funk tunes, the blues, and a vocal soloist!

6. I wanted to pass along some advanced scheduling information for 2024. We are planning a trip for our concert band, symphonic band, and orchestra to Florida with performances at Disney World and so excited! 

We will hang out in the parks, perform on the Disney Concert Stage, and take part in a fun workshop.

We are planning on departing Holland on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 and wrapping up our trip with a worship service on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Our return trip will arrive back in Holland on Monday, April 1, 2024. Some families travel to Florida and have their children stay with them at the end of the trip rather than ride the charter bus back to Holland, MI. We have lots more info to come and the trip isn't required, but thought it might be nice to pencil in the date on your calendars.

Two additional notes: 

1. Holland Christian's official spring break begins on Friday, March 29. Students will be excused for the 27th and 28th. 

2. Since this is also Holy Week we will be observing Good Friday with a time of worship Friday evening as a band and orchestra and also celebrating Easter with an Orlando congregation. Families are welcome to join us. If parents would like to pick up their children before church on Sunday and attend another church that is also a possibility.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Mr. VB

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Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High Schools  950 Ottawa Ave, Holland, MI 49423  school: 616.820.2805 cell: 616.212.8867 blog: http://vandenbergnotes.blogspot.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musichchs/ Equipping Minds and Nurturing Hearts to Transform the World for Jesus Christ