Parents, sending two orchestras to State is a rare accomplishment, indeed, and equally rare opportunity to support both this Saturday May 5 at Pike High School –
Symphony – 9:20 AM —- Philharmonic – 12:25 PM
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Wind Symphony I to State Finals!
Parents, support your Wind Symphony 1, performing at 5:00 PM at State Finals at Lawrence Central HS Saturday, May 5.
Wind Symphony I and II – ISSMA Gold!
Congratulations Wind Symphony I and Wind Symphony II on receiving Gold ratings in all categories at ISSMA State Qualifying at Pike High School Saturday.
Guard Auditions MAY 8 & 10
Les Miserables – April 26-29
Click READ MORE below to see the Les Miz Poster or Buy Les Miz Tickets here or at the CHS Bookstore.
Under the direction of Richard Saucedo, the Les Miserables Orchestra invites you to the spring musical.
All Les Miz Orchestra members are CHS Band and CHS Orchestra members, too.
Don’t miss this epic production based on Victor Hugo’s classic book.
‘Celebrating over 25 Years on Broadway, Les Miz is a timeless, American musical theater classic.
ISSMA State Qualifier – April 28
Wind Symphony I and II this Saturday, Pike High School.
WS I – Report to CHS 7:00 AM, depart for Pike 7:30 AM.
WS II – Report to CHS 9:15 AM, depart for Pike 9:40 AM (Full Schedule attached.)
‘Already has been handed out to our students.
Jazz a la mode – APR 19-20-21
ISSMA Schedule – SAT APR 21
Wind Symphony III and Freshman Band compete Saturday, April 21.
Click READ MORE to see schedule for SAT APR 21 ISSMA Contest – Wind Symphony III and Freshman Band.
Jazz a la mode!
Jazz a la mode is coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday April 19-20-21 in the CHS Band Room.
Pie, with or without whipped cream (yum!), iced tea, lemonade in a jazz club setting – 4-t0p tables, candle-lights on the tables, up close and personal with the band. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with pie served to your table. A special jazz combo has been known to make an appearance around then, too. At 7:30 p.m., the first of our four extremely talented jazz ensembles perform. Special guest vocalist Ann Conrad returns to the Jazz a la mode stage for what’s sure to be a memorable performance. What a special treat it will be to see and hear over 80 serious students of jazz perform. They have been “sheddin” every morning since December. Be cool. Be here.
2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Thanksgiving Day started early for the Carmel High School Marching Band, which was featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
The 250 band and color guard members, who were staying at a New York City hotel, had to wake up at 1:30 a.m. Thursday to rehearse for television cameras.
The Marching Greyhounds were no strangers to publicity, having placed third in the Bands of America Grand National Championship
at Lucas Oil Stadium earlier this month. But “there’s a lot more people here,” 17-year-old Nick Kniola reported by phone Thursday.
After a 3:40 a.m. practice, students grabbed a few more hours of sleep in their bus before the parade began at 9 a.m.
Nick, who plays baritone saxophone, and his bandmates marched behind a giant helium-filled Kung-Fu Panda.
“We had nice view of his rear end,” said Nick’s dad, Chris Kniola, a parent chaperone who walked behind the band.
The temperature in New York was in the 40s, making the roughly 3-mile march pretty cold, Nick reported, but “really interesting.”
“We had a ton of people cheering us on.”
And the cheers weren’t only from people on the streets of Manhattan. About 11 a.m., Chris got a text from his wife informing him that the kids looked good on NBC.
The Marching Greyhounds were one of only eleven bands to participate in the parade — and those featured included college musicians and the New York Police Department Marching Band.
The Carmel students were looking forward to a packed weekend. They had plans for a dinner cruise, tickets to the musical “Wicked,” and some time set aside to explore Chinatown and Little Italy.
Heather Gillers, Indianapolis Star, 11/25/11