No Basketball Game on 11/13/2012

Due to the Mr. Sentinel event tomorrow night, there will be no pep band game on 11/13/2012.

Our next event is the Band Parent Association meeting on 11/15/2012 at 7 pm in the band room!

-Mr. V.

Listening for our Winter Concert!

Here are some listening examples for you all that we will be performing at our winter concert!  Students, these are "our" arrangements, so feel free to listen and play along with your parts.

The Liberty Bell March - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7FD9PNpfpo&feature=related

Handel In the Strand - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzIJ-Ag0bto

Shenandoah - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QcB51jkAok

The Sinfonians - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRqsYtraeGA

Sleigh Ride - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwHEqx_3BYE

Jazz Cafe - 10/18/2012

 

Thursday Night at 7:00 in the WHS Commons. This evening of cool sounds and velvet harmonies will be brought to you by the WHS Fine Arts Department and will feature the Jazz Choir, Madrigals, Jazz Band, Instrumental Combos, Soloists, and the first Visual Art
student gallery opening of the year.

It will be the jivin-est coffee House this side of the city!

Hope to see you all this Thrusday, October 18 at 7:00!

Westmont Fine Arts Department

Where Learning Comes to Life

Think-Create-Inspire

Westmont Music Yard Signs!

For those of you who might want to show even more support for our music students, we have received the designs for new Westmont music department yard signs.  The two attached pictures are available for purchase.  For the basic sign, the cost will be $20, and if you would like your child name printed on the sign(s) the cost is $30.  If you are interested, please contact Ms. Heller or myself and we will compile the orders.  I would like to put the order in by next Thursday (10/25).  We hope to see these signs all over Westmont in the upcoming weeks!

Band Parent Association Meeting

Just a reminder, there is a Band Parent Association meeting on Thursday night, 10/11/12 at 7 PM in the high school band room.  We will be discussing the final arrangements for the Florida trip, payment schedules and possible fundraisers for the event, along with the upcoming schedule for the bands.  Also on the agenda are:  Purdue Jazz Festival, rain/storm coats for the marching band, recap of the 2012 marching season.

Hope to see you all there!

-Mr. V.

IMEA Auditions Information

For those of you auditioning for IMEA tomorrow, we have times you will be playing.  The bus will leave WHS at 4 PM with both the band and choir members.  If you are making alternate travel arrangements you will need to let me know before the end of band on Tuesday. We will be returning after the last audition for WHS is complete.  There are a few choir auditions that run later in the evening, but we are hoping to be home by 9 pm.

Last	F.	Time	Room #
Balagtas	J.	7:10	S109B
Bennett	M.	7:10	S201A
Conlon	J.	7:15	S201A
Gonzales	A.	7:15	S109B
Gordon	J.	5:55	E118A
Headley	A.	7:15	S206B
Johnson	M.	5:50	E106B
Ma	C.	5:48	S246
Marshinski	C.	7:15	S105A
Rendek	A.	7:40	S244
Thomas	C.	6:40	S134A
Verdera	L.	7:15	S209C

Challenge.....accepted!

The Marching Sentinels performed a request for their homecoming show on 10/5/2012 and put what looks to be a new fan favorite on the field.  Gangnam Style echoed through the Westmont streets as the band danced the homecoming night away.

They were joined by the 7th and 8th grade band from WJHS on Land of 1000 Dances and Louie, Louie.  One could also see glitter from the field and the ladders as six members of our Homecoming Court marched and/or conducted with their crowns and sashes.


The band has one performance remaining for the 2012 campaign and will feature our entire Led Zeppelin halftime routine for senior night.

IT'S GAMEDAY!

Tonight's the night for our homecoming performance!  Call time is "READY TO GO" at 5:15. Please be on time, as we have much to accomplish both for our portion of the show and reincorporating our Junior High School friends into the mix.

Please be sure your uniforms are hung up today to dry out from the monsoon yesterday afternoon.  While it never rains on a good band, it does sometimes rain on a GREAT one!  Thank you for your attitude and willingness to work through the weather last night.

It will be colder than our previous performances so layer underneath your uniforms for the game.  Do not forget your baseball caps.  Come ready to impress tonight!

"It's a great day to be a Sentinel!"

Royalty!

The band took six of eight positions on the 2012 Homecoming Court at today's assembly held in the Westmont High School gym!

The Sentinel Marching Band heads out to brave the weather in the homecoming parade at 6:30 tonight.

Come one, come all to support your Sentinels!

 

Freshmen

Annie Carlson
Paul Gordon













Sophomores

Victoria Thomas
Colin Aldridge














Seniors

Molly Johnson - Homecoming Queen
Jarrett Kapusta - Homecoming King

Unified 201!

The Sentinel Marching Band was joined on the field tonight by the members of the Junior High 7th & 8th grade band in preparations for the homecoming game on Friday.  Make sure to catch both groups in the Homecoming Parade in Westmont on Thursday, October 4th!

With a little help from my friends.....

Principal Balderman stopped by the guitar class last week to jam with students!  I sense a faculty concert happing somewhere in the future.....

Next week is HOMECOMING WEEK!

Just to keep you all up to date, we want to remind you we have a very full week next week (10/1).

The weekly rehearsal is on TUESDAY night, (10/2) so we can host our friends from the Junior High music program.  This rehearsal runs from 6 pm to 8:30.

Thursday afternoon we are marching in the homecoming parade, and Friday night is our homecoming football game versus Lisle.  If you are free that night, we have something very special in store for you...perhaps a little different than what you have seen from The Sentinel Marching Band in the past, so make plans to join us.

Have a great weekend, and as always....

"It's a great day to be a Sentinel!"

Mr. V.

Reminder - No rehearsal tonight!

There is NO rehearsal tonight, 9/26/2012.  Our next out of school rehearsal will be on Tuesday, October 2nd.  This rehearsal runs from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.  Please be on time as our friends from the Junior High will be joining us to prepare for homecoming!  Please be sure to check the calendar on our blog for up to date information on the upcoming schedule.

Jazz Master Classes on Wednesday Mornings!

Just a reminder to all students....the jazz master classes are open to all instrumental and vocal students who want to learn more about improvisation, style, etc in the jazz idiom!  We meet at 7 AM in the band room.  Come on in door #20 and join us!

-Mr. V.

Playin' in the Rain

The Sentinel Marching Band toughed out a rain-filled first half, and performed their full show from the track during halftime.  While heading inside to protect instruments and the uniforms before the end of the game, the band had an effect, causing a first half offsides call on Reed-Custer's offense and watched the home team take a 15-7 lead before the break.

The band returns to the field in two weeks for homecoming where we will be joined by our friends from the Junior High School Marching Band!

Call time tonight - 5:15, Rain or Shine!

We are meeting in the band room at 5:15 tonight, Friday, 9/21 for rehearsal before the football game.  Keep your fingers crossed the weather holds out!

2012 Full Band Pictures Arrive!

Your 2012 Sentinel Marching Band!

The Sentinel Marching Band makes the paper!

Several pictures of The Sentinel Marching Band are now up in a photo gallery for the Westmont Progress Newspaper. Make sure to see your Sentinels in the news!

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/westmont/photos/x1851400199/Westmont-High-School-marching-band-prepares-for-an-upcoming-performance

Welcome to the new blog for your Westmont High School Bands!  Bear with us over the next few weeks as we set up the content here on the site.  Be on the lookout for new pictures, audio and videos of your favorite Sentinels as we progress throughout the 2012-2013 school year. 

Mr. V.