Land of Band and Color Guard
Winter Season is Well Under Way!
March Madness has begun, and it’s not even March!
Our Winter Groups have been out and more will begin their seasons in the next couple of weeks. We look forward to seeing our Hawks perform in various arenas and hope to see many of our families at these events!
Winter Percussion
Congratulations to our Winter Percussion Ensemble for a great first outing at the Monrovia HS SCPA Show! They performed a portion of their show, and the Hawks took 3rd place in a very competitive Open Class. We look forward to seeing them progress over the season!
Weekend Scoreboard
Percussion Open Class – 3rd Place, 79.150
Next Up
Sunday, March 1
SCPA Show: Rancho Cucamonga HS
Performance Time: TBD
Hockey Game Fundraiser
Thank you to all of the families who attended the Ontario Reign Hockey Game! We had a great time, got a picture with the Stanley Cup, and we raised $934 for our program!
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Winter Guard
Safe travels and best wishes to our World and A Winter Guards as they head to the WGI San Diego Regional at Del Norte HS.
WGI San Diego Regional
Saturday, February 22
Del Norte High School
16601 Nighthawk Lane
San Diego, CA 92127
Performance Times
A Guard Prelims – 9:11am
World Guard Prelims – 4:00pm
Finals time TBD
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The Winter Guard has two team fundraisers going right now:
- Carl’s Jr. Coupon books are still being sold for $5.00 each.
- The District Showcase is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th, and we will be having a spaghetti dinner for $5.00 prior to the showcase. For more details, click here:
If you have any questions on either of these, please contact eldoguard@gmail.com. Thank you!
Jazz Band
The Jazz Bands head to the Western States Jazz Festival at Upland High School on February 29th. More info will be in next week’s email but for now, here is some info for your planning purposes.
Upland High School
565 W. 11th St
Upland 91786
| Band | Call Time | Warm-up Time | Performance Time | Performance Space | Clinic Time |
| Jazz 2 | 7:00a | 7:30a | 8:00a | Auditorium | 8:30a |
| Combo 2 | 8:15a | 8:45a | 9:30a | Library | 10:15a |
| Jazz 3 | 9:30a | 10:00a | 10:30a | Gym | 11:00a |
| Jazz 1 | 1:00p | 1:30p | 2:00p | Auditorium | 2:30p |
| Combo 1 | 2:45p | 3:15p | 4:00p | Library | 4:45p |
***Jazz Car Wash- Saturday, March 7th. More info and tickets coming soon.
Fall News
Mark Your Calendars Now!
Band Camp 2020
Week 1: August 10-14
Week 2: August 17-21
Due the demands of the competitive season, we will begin Band Camp one week earlier than normal. During the week right before school, we will have one or two small rehearsals to help retain information.
Band Camp is mandatory in order
to participate in the field show.
Please make the proper accommodations to be there.
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Bands of America Regional Tour
We are planning on attending the Bands of America Regional Competition in St. George, Utah on October 31st. Please mark your calendars. More details will come out as they are solidified. But here is a glimpse of what the tour will look like…
October 29th – Depart El Dorado, afternoon
October 30th – Rehearse in the morning/afternoon
October 31st – Bands of America Regional
November 1st – Head home
There will be an additional cost for this tour for transportation, hotel, and food. However, we will do our best to keep the cost as low as possible.
Upcoming Performances
| Date | Ensemble | Event | Location | Perf. Time |
| February 22 | World and A Guard | WGI Regional | San Diego | Prelims: A Guard – 9:11a World Guard – 4p |
| February 29 | All Jazz Bands | Western States Jazz Fest | Upland HS | See table above |
| February 29 | World/A Guard | WGASC Comp | Monrovia HS | A Guard – 4:38 World – 8:32 |
| March 1 | Winter Percussion | SCPA Comp | Rancho Cucamonga HS | TBD |
| March 7 | World/A Guard | WGASC Comp | Rancho Cucamonga HS | TBD |
| March 10 | Concert Bands | Pre-Festival Concert | PAC | 7p |
| March 13-15 | World Guard | WGI Regional | UNLV, Las Vegas | TBD |
| March 14 | Jazz 3 | Aztec Jazz Festival | Esperanza HS | TBD |
| March 14 | Jazz 1 and 2 | Florentine’s Gig | Florentine’s | 1p – 3p |
| March 15 | Winter Percussion | SCPA Comp | Great Oak HS | TBD |
| March 21 – 22 | Winter Percussion | WGI Perc Regional | CSU San Bernardino | TBD |
| March 24-25 | Concert Bands | SCSBOA Festival | PAC | TBD |
| March 26 | Winter Guards | District Exhibition Show | Raya Gym | 7p |
| March 27 | JV Winter Guard | WGASC Comp | Chino Hills | TBD |
| March 28 | World/A Guard | WGASC Comp | El Toro HS | TBD |
| March 31-April 5 | World Guard | WGI World Championships | Dayton, OH | All Day |
| April 4 | Winter Percussion | SCPA Prelims | CSU San Bernardino | TBD |
| April 11 | Winter Percussion | SCPA Finals | CSU San Bernardino | TBD |
| April 18 | A/JV Winter Guards | WGASC Championships | Various Sites | TBD |
| April 19 | World Guard | WGASC Championships | UCI, Bren Events Center | TBD |
| April 21 | Jazz 1 and 2 | Road to Reno Concert | PAC | 6:30p |
| April 24-25 | Jazz 1 and 2, Combos | Reno Jazz Festival | Reno, NV | All Day |
| April 28 | Concert/Jazz Bands | Area Night Concert | Valencia HS | Evening |
| May 9 | Jazz 1 and 2, Combos | RCC Jazz Festival | RCC | TBD |
| May 11 | Returning Members | 2020 Fall Rehearsal | EDHS | 6p |
| May 29 | Jazz Bands | Jazz Master Concert | PAC | 7p |
| June 2 | Concert Bands | Spring Concert | PAC | 7p |
| June 5 | Everyone | Band Banquet | Phoenix Club | Evening |
| June 10 | Jazz 2 | Graduation | Bradford Stadium | 4:30p-8:30p |
Winter Groups Meeting This Week
Winter Percussion and Winter Guard continue this week.
Please refer to your calendars that were passed out by your instructors.
Here’s What’s Up for This Week
Monday
No School
Winter Groups Rehearsals – please check your calendars
Tuesday
0 period
Wind Ensemble – Band Room
Symphonic/Concert Band – Theater
Winter Guard – Raya Gym
Wednesday
0 period
Wind Ensemble – Band Room
Symphonic/Concert Band – Theater
Winter Guard – Raya Gym
Thursday
0 period
Wind Ensemble – Theater
Symphonic/Concert Band – Band Room
Winter Guard – Raya Gym
Friday
0 period
Wind Ensemble – Band Room
Symphonic/Concert Band – Theater
Winter Guard – Raya Gym
Winter Percussion Finance
Congratulations on a fine performance last Saturday. Thank you to everyone who came out to show your support. Thank you to all who donated $5 – and !! to those families who were able to donate $10 and even $20 – to our food fund. We really appreciate it. We were able to provide the students with a pizza dinner after the show on Saturday and will continue to work on meals for future performances. Additional donations – if you have not yet donated, or would like to apply more to the fund – are always welcome.
Now that we are fully into the season, we need to have the Fair Share payments processed to cover our expenses.
Everyone’s accounts should have a least 1/3 of their Fair Share (1/3 is approx. $250 for percussion, $115 for visual). If that amount is not already covered, please submit your contribution to the program ASAP.
This program cannot continue without the financial backing to cover our expenses. The next 1/3 contribution will be due in earlyMarch and all Fair Shares should be covered by mid-April.
Thank you. Any questions? Please write to drumline@eldoradoband.com.
Upcoming Fundraisers
See’s Candies Spring Fundraiser
Begins Monday, February 24
Ends Monday, March 9
Candy pickup at school on Friday, March 20
**This is an individual fundraiser so any profit generated will be credited to your fair share accounts**
Items will be priced from $7 to $8 with approximately $3 in profit for each item sold.
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SCSBOA Concert Band and Orchestra Festival Concessions
March 24th and 25th
Look for the Sign-Up Genius coming your way soon for volunteer sign-ups and food/supply donations.
***If you are interested in being a chairperson for one or both days please contact Lori at fundraisingeldo@gmail.com. As a chairperson you will basically coordinate with me the food and volunteers – it would be great to be there at the beginning of the day and pop in throughout the day. This would be a huge help!!!
Thanks,
Lori
714-325-9395
Donations / Contributions / Payments:
All checks, whether for Band, Jazz, Drumline or Guard…, whether for clothing, fairshare, or banquet…..should be written out to El Dorado Band Boosters.
Please let us know if you have any questions: finance@eldoradoband.com
Thank you for your cooperation and support of our award-winning program! You are each a vital part of the great success our kids enjoy as part of the El Dorado Golden Hawks Band & Color Guard!
Let’s Go Hawks!