TubaChristmas

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Madison's annual TubaChristmas was held again this year at the State Capitol and over 100 tuba and baritone players from around the area came to play. We rehearsed for about an hour before the performance and then played 17 Christmas songs including "Silent Night", "We Wish You A Merry Christmas, and "Jingle Bells" which is an unusual (but really cool) arrangement that includes part of a famous march called "National Emblem."


The capitol was decorated festively, and a large crowd gathered to hear us play.


There were four of us from MG that played this year, and we all had a good time!

Winnequah 6th-Grade Concert

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Pictures to come soon...

GDS 6th-grade Concert

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Today the Glacial Drumlin 6th-grade Orchestra, Choir, and Band students had their first concert.

Pictures to come soon...

7th- and 8th-Grade Band Concert

November 17, 2008

UW Band to the Packer game

Sunday, October 19, 2008

The UW Band traveled to Green Bay to perform at the Packer/Colts game. We first went to the Packers indoor practice facility to rehearse our Pregame and Halftime shows.


After the rehearsal, the we changed into our uniforms and went to the stadium for the game. This photo shows the band doing "run-on" at the beginning of the pregame show.


Before halftime, the band lined up on the Colts sideline. While we were waiting, the Colts quarterback, Peyton Manning was sitting on the bench right in front of us. Several of the UW Band members were getting photos and I couldn't resist getting one too.


The band performed it's halftime show to an enthusaistic Packers crowd.


After the Packers won the game, the band lined up to go on the field for the 5th-Quarter. You can see that many of the fans stayed after the game to enjoy the 5th-Quarter.

During the 5th-Quarter, the band got to run around on the field and play, and the drum major and many of the trombones circled the "G" in the middle of the field during "Space Badger".

Mr. Stone and I got our photo taken on the "G" as well.

It was a fun trip, and I enjoyed getting to be a part of a Packer game again this year.

Go Pack!

8th-Grade Band performs at Homecoming

October 3, 2008

Today the 8th-Grade Band performed at Homecoming with the Monona Grove High School Bands. The 8th-graders have worked for the past month to learn the "MG School Song", "Louie, Louie", and several other fun songs the high school band plays during the game. They performed "Beauty and the Beast" with the high school band as the homecoming court was introduced.

Everyone seemed to have a good time, although some didn't dress quite warmly enough.

Photos to follow soon!

MGHS Band at UW Band Day

September 6, 2008

Today the MGHS Band attended High School Band Day at the University of Wisconsin. They arrived while the UW Band was practicing. Then all of the high school bands rehearsed the four songs that they played during halftime. After the rehearsal, the UW Marching Band performed for the high school students.

Photos to follow soon!