Merry Christmas!

Hello band and orchestra students and parents,

I hope you have a blessed Christmas. I am so proud of the kids' hard work and beautiful music making.

1. Take a minute to check out the pictures from our Christmas concert!

2. Students involved in solo and ensemble festival are encouraged to keep up their progress on their music during break.

 -Recital night is on Monday, January 29. Here is the recital night sign up. You can begin by talking to those in your ensemble and your accompanists to find out which time of the evening will work best for them.

-Saturday, February 10 is MSBOA Solo and Ensemble Festival

3. Pep band tomorrow night, 6:30 p.m. at the Civic Center! 

4. Band students should bring their instruments to school tomorrow. In addition to enjoying our concert video and donut we will practice some pep band music.

Thanks!

Mr. VB

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Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High School  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"

Concert tomorrow!

Hello band and orchestra students and parents,

We are looking forward to our concert tomorrow!

1. Bring your instruments, music, and everything that you will need for our concert home this afternoon so that you will have it for our early rehearsal.

Our rehearsal is tomorrow at the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts at 7:00 a.m. There will be bus transportation back to HCHS from rehearsal. Call time for the evening concert is at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow evening.

2. Parents, don't forget to finalize your Disney family ticket orders a.s.a.p. See the last blog post for details. Payments must be in per info in post.

3. There is pep band on Thursday for all concert band and symphonic band students. Be at the Civic Center by 6:30 p.m., you will get in the game free.

4. The jazz orchestra is playing on main street for lunch on Thursday at the HS and at the HCMS chapel from 2:25 to 2:55 p.m. on Friday.

Have a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!

Thanks!

Mr. VB

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Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High School  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"

Disney family tickets, Christmas concert help needed, Recital Night change!

 Hello band and orchestra students and families,

1. Did you know that you can order your family tickets for Disney World at a discounted rate because we are performing at Disney World. Here is a link that details pricing for family tickets. Family tickets are the same as student performer tickets. This link has a description of the different ticket packages. Please follow this link to place your order and for final details. Disney Family Ticket Order Form.

We would like families to note that Genie Plus is not currently available for student tickets and if it does become available we would not encourage student participation. The cost is high and we would like student groups to be able to stick together and enjoy the parks in community.

2. We need your help on Tuesday, Dec. 19 for our Christmas Concert. You can sign up here! We need volunteers to pass out programs, take the offering, and to be ushers. We will use ushers this year to help make sure that we can use all seats at the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts. Early arrivers will be asked to fill the middle of the sections first and to fill all seats.

3. Recital night has changed and will now be on Monday, January 29. My apologies for the change. It will still take place in the HCHS band/orchestra and choir rooms and kids will be able to sign up for the time of their choosing. Here is the recital night sign up. You can begin by talking to those in your ensemble and your accompanists to find out which time of the evening will work best for them.

Thanks!

Mr. VB

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Scott Vanden Berg | Director of Instrumental Music Holland Christian High School  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"