Last Weekend:
Congratulations to the performers and the CCHS Music Program! The CCHS musicians had great performances throughout he day at the IHSA Solo and Ensemble festival. Our band finished 2nd in the state for their Division of 68 schools, and the overall Music Program was also 2nd in the state! This is the 6th consecutive year that the band program has finished in the top 3.
Carbondale Terrier Music Returns By the Numbers:
- CCHS had 112 Performances at the 2016 IHSA Solo and Ensemble
- CCHS received 92 Division I Ratings, 17 Division II Ratings for a total of 594 Total Points.
- That's over 100 Points higher than any of at least the previous 15 years, and outscoring any previous Carbondale music program in the IHSA record book!
- 4 Best of Day Awards were earned by CCHS Performances
- Piano solo - Anthony Stoecker
- Percussion solo - Anthony Stoecker
- Saxophone solo - Jacob Buys
- Clarinet Trio - E. Sasso, S. Steinbock and R. Bhaumik
- Anthony Stoecker received two Best of Day awards (Percussion and Piano Solo), bringing his total to 5 Best of Day awards in a 3 year period!
The Band Boosters are looking for people to upload videos taken during the event to YouTube and send links to Webmaster@MarchingTerriers.com to highlight on our YouTube Channel.
This Weekend:
The Marching Terriers will be marching in the annual St. Patrick's day parade on Saturday, March 12, 2016. This is a new experience for most of our band members and we are excited to be marching through the city! The parade starts at 12 Noon in St. Louis.
The full itinerary is here, below are the highlights:
- Call time is at 7:00 AM at CCHS. Please make sure your student has eaten breakfast.
- Band students need show shirts (or white t-shirt), black shorts, black socks, and their band polo for the stop at the St. Clair mall on the way home.
- Guard needs their makeup and gear, including a sheet for modesty while changing on the bus.
- Students will need water bottles, bus snacks/lunch (there is NO food stop before after the 12 Noon performance), and money for food/shopping at the St. Clair mall.
- The Parade Performance is expected to end about 1:30 PM, then students will load busses, change, and head to the St. Clair mall.
- Students will be free to roam the St. Clair Mall until 5:00 PM. Then, they will load busses and head back to Carbondale.
- Approximate return to CCHS is at 6:45 PM. Students need to unload busses and the band trailer, put equipment away, leave for Spring Break! Don't forget to take instruments home with you!
As always, thank you for your support and enjoy the rest of your spring break!
Webmaster@MarchingTerriers.com