FHS Ensembles Newsletter20 – Feb 3

by Feb 3, 2025News

Message from Rob

Evening parents! Our Winter Ensembles have completed their first comps, Jazz has a number of performances and Campana Jazz Festival on Saturday at AVHS!

Always a lot to read in this update to please be sure to read all sections.

We especially need your help with our Winter Show, along with carpooling our Winter Guard and Winter Perc students.

With gratitude,

– Rob

General Parents Meeting Slides

Slides from the meeting on Wednesday, Jan 29 

Winter Show Status Meeting –TBD

Next Winter Show Status meeting will be scheduled shortly. The reschedule is due to the Status Meeting conflicting with our Joint Jazz Concert with the Middle Schools. Stay tuned for updates. A Zoom meeting link will be made available for this meeting. We look forward to your help with this event! It is our 2nd largest fundraiser of the year. All proceeds benefit all music programs at Foothill.

Winter Percussion and Guard

We are scrambling to find drivers days before the competition. Please fill out the paperwork to get cleared to drive students to competitions. Directions below.

We also need CARPOOL DRIVERS

Carpool Sign Up Link (For all Winter Percussion events)

Carpool Sign Up Link (For all Winter Guard events)

Each volunteer must complete a three step clearing process: 

  • Step 1: Fill out the Volunteer Clearance Form 
  • Step 2: Get fingerprinted (CLICK HERE for live scan locations)
  • Step 3: Fill out the Driver Insurance Form as soon as possible. Once the Driver Insurance Form has been completed it needs to be submitted to the school office to complete the clearance process.

Here is the schedule of competitions

Winter Percussion Schedule

Winter Guard Schedule

Symphony/String Orchestra

  • March 12 or 13 – Sonoma State Orchestra Festival (0 Period Symphony Orchestra only)

Jazz A/B

  • February 6 – Concert with Hart+PMS @FHS MPR
    • FHS students should arrive by 6:45pm – Concert begins with Hart at 7:00pm
  • February 8 – Campana Jazz Festival @Amador Valley Itinerary

Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band/Concert Band/Percussion Class

  • February 28th– Festival at Chabot College (All 3 bands will be performing)
  • March 6th – Concert with Hart @ 6:00 PM (Wind Ensemble only)
  • March 14th – Fresno State Festival (Wind Ensemble only)
  • March 31st – April 4th – Wind Ensemble Auditions for 25-26 school year
  • April 29th – Symphonic Band and Concert Band Concert @ Amador Valley
  • April 30th – Wind Ensemble Concert @ Amador Valley
  • May 2nd or 3rd – CMEA @ Amador Valley (All 3 bands will be performing)

Performance Dress Required

Please review the required performance attire for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Percussion Class. This is mandatory for all performances with these ensembles.

Photos and Videos

Our Winter Guard and Winter Percussion season is underway! Please follow along our students journey on Flickr, and Youtube.  

I’d like to share a warm welcome to our new parent photographers:

Anant Raman (Percussion)

Anna Berns (Percussion)

Rashmi Deo (Color Guard)

I also want to give a shout out to our returning photographers:

Kristine Armstrong(Color Guard)

Milton Yee (Percussion)

The moments captured by this crew are so appreciated by the faculty, parents, and students. Many have mentioned how much they enjoy seeing their kids shine through these photographs and videos.  As always, please feel free to share these images with your family or on social media, 

London Trip Photos and Videos

Here are the gallery links of the official photos and videos from London’s New Year’s Day Parade & Festival – LNYDP 2025. 

Group Photo & Parade Photos on Flickr.

You can access a selection of photos taken by our professional photographers during the parade, uploaded on our Flickr account and saved in to individual performance group files, by clicking on this link  CLICK HERE

There are additional photos from another of our professional photographers at this link CLICK HERE

The LNYDP 2024 TV Programme (un-edited version on YouTube). CLICK HERE 

The LNYDP 2024 Concert Series Performance on YouTube. CLICK HERE

The Reception for Overseas Participants at 1 Whitehall Place on 01 January. CLICK HERE

Band Parents LNYDP Videos Click Here

Individual Donation Needed

The Foothill Music Program is fully dependent on family donations to support various core activities. If you have donated, we thank you! If you have not yet donated, we ask that you consider doing so this school year! Our budget for the year is $140,000, and so far, we have raised $97,296(See donation thermometer here) Please note that buses, food, truck rentals, and staff/clinician costs for competitions are covered by family donations. Your support directly impacts your student’s experience in the program. Please support the Foothill Music Program by donating the suggested amounts below.

• Concert/Symphonic Band – $150

• Wind Ensemble – $225

• Jazz A/Jazz B – $200

• String/Symphony Orchestra – $100

• Fall Season: Marching Band/Color Guard/Percussion – $900

• Winter Season: Guard – $900

• Winter Season: Percussion – $900
Credit card donations are accepted through Foothill Future Fund and through CutTime payment.