BAND & CHOIR

NEWSLETTER

March 2024

Upcoming Events! After School Practice Time

I hope everyone had a restful Spring Break!
We are gearing up for some of our final
events of the year, including a few additions
to our existing calendar.
Congratulations to our Jazz Band kiddos who
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Available on Tuesdays after school until
4:30pm. Mr Smith is also available for more
individual help by appointment.
7th/8th Grade ABQ Trip:
This announcement was made on Friday,

were the runners-up to perform at the final
concert at the Fort Lewis Jazz Festival. Koa
Shriver earned the “Outstanding Soloist”
award out of all the competing middle
schools. Jonah Dobson was also recognized
for Outstanding Solo.
March 29th, and students should have come
home with hard copies of the trip
annoucement and permission slip. Payment
will also be available online this year. See my
website for access to the payment portal.

Summer Opportunities:
Some of our Choirs will perform at the new
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Colorado Mesa University is hosting a Middle

Impact Center on Friday, April 19th for our
School Music Camp in June, and we have a
District’s annual Multicultural Celebration. We
family that has offered to help transport
will showcase our students’ foreign language
additional students interested in attending
skills as we perform a few pieces in various
this event. Please reach out if you would like
world languages. All are welcome to attend
to know more about this opportunity!
this free event and there is a potluck as well.
UPCOMING EVENTS/DATES*:
By popular request, I am working to put
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APRIL 19:
together an end of year Band Banquet and
9R MULTICULTURAL CELEBRATION
Awards Ceremony, hosted by our Jazz Band.
Last year, I presented the first annual “Eagle
Choice Awards” in class with awardees MAY 2:
nominated by the students themselves. This ABQ SEND-OFF CONCERT
year, students requested a formal ceremony.
If you are interested in helping plan this great MAY 4-5:
event to help recognize our students who go 7TH/8TH GRADES TO ABQ
above and beyond, please reach out!
FULL LIST ON NEXT PAGE

bsmith@durangoschools.org EscalanteMusic.weebly.com
 Spring 2024 EMS Band/Choir Dates

Quarter 4 - 2024:
April 19 | 9R Multicultural Celebration, IC
May 2 | ABQ Send-off Concert | 6pm, EMS
May 4-5th | 7th/ 8th Grade to Albuquerque
May 9 | 6th Grade Band and Choir Concert | 6pm, EMS
May 14 | Band Banquet and Awards Ceremony | 6pm, EMS
School Instrument Return Deadline: Wednesday, May 17th
EMS = Escalante Middle School
IC = Impact Center at DHS

Summer Opportunities:

June 2-7 | CMU Middle School Music Camp

www.coloradomesa.edu/music/festivals-camps/music-camp

June 23-27 | CU Boulder Middle School Summer Music Academy

www.colorado.edu/music/summer-college-music/summer-music-academy/middle-
school-summer-music-academy