District Honor Band auditions will be postponed until next Saturday. It will still take place at Alpharetta HS, but an entirely new schedule will be created and released mid-week. If you have any special time requests, it is your responsibility to email Mr. Shumick by the end of the weekend.

Alto Sax 1 - Ben Podrazhansky Alto Sax 2 - Max Guo Tenor Sax 1 – Sean Devlin Tenor Sax 2 – Julia Cotton Baritone Sax - Owen Jones Trumpet 1 - Chris Fitzpatrick Trumpet 2 - Aidan McHugh Trumpet 3 - Luke Maran Trumpet 4 - Jake Hinds Trombone 1 - Jackson Wysocki Trombone 2 - Matthew Springer Trombone 3 - Luis Collantes Bass Trombone - Ben Albright Guitar - James Cashin Piano - Charmaine Hur Bass - Nathan Smith, Jordan Marchese Drums - Zach Smith, Drew Goldsmith Auxiliary Percussion - Mebibora Akerejola

The 1st rehearsal will be on Monday, November 27th from 3:45-5:15 in band room

Congratulations Marching Band

Congratulations to the Marching Band for their incredible performance at Saturday's St. Pius High School "Lion's Den Invitational" competition. With a score of 96, the band earned all superior ratings, caption awards for best drum majors, colorguard and percussion, 1st in open class honors and was named "Grand Champions!"

Milton Band Boosters is happy to announce the 13th annual White Columns Invitational Marching Band competition on November 4th. We will be hosting 18 bands from all over metro Atlanta from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Schedule can be found HERE. Milton will be performing an exhibition at 9:45pm; they will not be judged with the other bands since we are the hosts.

This is an ALL hands on deck type of event and we are asking ALL families to complete at least 1 shift. Please sign up by following the link below. This is a great way to reach those 40 volunteer hours and watch some amazing bands perform on our own home field.

Sign up here!

If you missed the band camp information meeting on July 9th, please download and read the attached handout. It contains all of the critical information parents and students need to know.

It’s time – registration for the band banquet is now open. Our annual band banquet will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 at Marriott Alpharetta (5750 Windward Parkway). All band and color guard students and parents please join us for a fun evening where we will enjoy a recap of a great year, honor each student and applaud our seniors. Dinner for the evening is an Italian buffet – Molto Bene! Doors open at 6:30 and dinner is served at 7:00. All band students, freshman through seniors, parents and other guests, are invited to attend and can register using the link below. Registration closes on Sunday, May 7 at midnight so make sure to register soon!

This year, registration will be completed online, with payments made either online with PayPal or by check dropped off in the black box in the band room. Click this link for registration, payments and more information.

Questions? Contact the band banquet co-chairs:

Jackie Carrico jls070796@gmail.com 678-209-9588

Catherine Johnston cljohnston5@gmail.com 770-343-8592

Congratulations to The Milton Wintergard on receiving 2nd place in the scholastic class at this past weekend's SAPA competition. The guard is currently ranked in the top 25 in the nation heading into world championships next month!

Congratulations to the Jazz Band for a great performance at Cafe 290 last Monday evening! Thank you to all the parents and family members who came out to support the students

Congratulations to the Varsity Winterguard for once again being named WGI Atlanta Regional Finalists. In addition to being named regional finalists, the guard placed in the top 5 for the entire day of preliminary competition from groups from around the southeast at McEachern High School. Way to go!

Congratulations to all the members of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble for earning the highest rating of I (Superior) from all judges in every category at this year's Large Group Performance Evaluations!

The 2017 District Honor Band will held North Atlanta High School

REHEARSALS: Rehearsals will be held at

North Atlanta High School
4111 Northside Parkway NW
Atlanta, GA 30327

Students are excused from school 7th period on Friday to facilitate travel. They do not need to be checked out from the attendance office. Please be punctual and students must attend ALL rehearsals. If a student misses a rehearsal, he/she will no longer be eligible to participate in the remainder of the honor band weekend.

Milton Honor Band Participant Roster:

Alex Pedowitz
Emily Taheri
Annie Bukowski
Kristen Van
Madelyn Erbey
Janie Pan
Charmaine Hur
Rithwik Koppaka
Ethan Shen
Zach Pedowtiz
Aidan McHugh
Anna Paulus
Jackson Wysocki
Marti Wolf
Patrick Nugent
Zach Price
Caitlin Petros
Andrew Lang
Caroline Coleman
Chase Callaway
Michael Springer


Meals: Dinner on Friday is included. In order to reduce costs, lunch on Saturday will not be provided. Please make plans for Saturday lunch. If your child is interested in eating on campus Saturday, North Atlanta will host a concession stand for your convenience.

HONOR WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday, February 3:
4:20-4:50 Registration
5:00-6:30 Rehearsal
6:30-7:15 Dinner Break (meal provided)
7:15-9:00 Rehearsal

Saturday, February 4:
9:00-12:00 Rehearsal
12:00- 1:30 Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30- 4:00 Rehearsal
6:30 Report time (or as assigned)
7:00 Concert

CLINICIAN: This year we will be featuring a 9/10 Concert Band and 11/12 Symphonic Band. The 9/10 Concert Band guest conductor will be Mr. Stephen McCarthy from Creekview High School. The 11/12 Honor Wind Ensemble guest conductor will be Dr. Sarah Labovitz from Arkansas State University.

CONCERT RECORDINGS: A professional recording of the District V High School Honor Bands will be made. Compact discs can be ordered on the evening of the concert. Orders will be shipped to each school for distribution by the band director.

MISCELLANEOUS: Please have your students bring all possible musical equipment (including a pencil) for rehearsals, including a music stand. Please make sure that all personal belongings are tagged or taped with students name and school prominently displayed.

Students are to wear their band uniform or appropriate attire for the concert.