Coffee Order Pickup at Spring Concerts

The Spring coffee fundraiser with Caffe Appassionato was a success and students sold 162 bags of coffee! Coffee orders should be picked up at the spring concerts. Bags will be in the lobby with students' names on them. If you sold a lot of coffee, please be prepared to carry it! 

 Spring Concerts - Seat Reservations Available

Let’s celebrate our graduating seniors and a wonderful year of music! If you know any incoming students and families, encourage them to attend!

June 6 | Orchestra Spring Concert

June 8 | Band Spring Concert*

All performances are at 7:30 pm in the performing arts center. The orchestra performance will be livestreamed on the Ballard Performing Arts YouTube channel.

* The band concert will not be livestreamed but will be recorded and posted to YouTube immediately after the performance.

While all concerts are free to attend, you can make an optional donation of $25 to BPA by reserving a seat for these well-attended, final concerts of the year. Seats can be reserved now on www.showtix4U.com!

Concert Attire Check In

All seniors, orchestra students, and any student not performing at graduation or at the Royal Room should bring a change of clothes because they will turn in their concert uniforms after their concert. The following groups will perform at graduation: Concert Choir, Advanced Chorale, Wind Ensemble, and selected percussionists.

Fiddlers will need their concert clothes for the Royal Room on 6/13. They should return them the following morning before 1st period on the clothes racks in the hallway outside the uniform room.

Volunteer Opportunities

Check out these sign ups to help out with bake sales and uniform check in. Thanks!

6/6 - Orchestra Concert Sign Up

6/8 - Band Concert Sign Up

Congratulations, Seniors - Read All About Them!

Seniors - it’s your time to shine. You emerged from the pandemic with grace, you continued to play, sing, act, and dance through it all —and you’re almost ready for your next steps. Let us celebrate YOU! 

This week’s featured seniors:

Michelle Angel D. Cabrera

Odalis Estevez

Read all about them here.

SENIORS! Please fill out this quick form and submit a photo so we can honor you in the newsletter and on our social channels via our Senior Spotlight series. Look for the QR Codes in the music and theater classrooms!

Royal Room Performances June 13

Don’t miss the end of year Jazz Concert at Royal Room. This is the only jazz concert. It’s a small venue and we want to make sure there is enough room for all families to see the performances, so be ready for elbow to elbow fun.

The following groups will perform:

• Fiddlers
• Vocal Jazz
• Jazz Lab
• Ballard Big Band

Save the Dates for Music Camps!

At the beginning of each year, all students in band, orchestra, and select members of choir go away for the weekend to learn songs, marching steps, bond, and have fun to set the foundation for a terrific year ahead. Save the dates and look for camp payment details and more information.

Upcoming Camps for 2023-2024:

• Band Camp - Sept 8-10
• Orch Camp - Sept 15-17
• Choir Camp - Sept. 29-Oct 1

Incoming 9th Grade Performing Arts Meeting June 22 at 7 pm

Ballard High School’s Music and Theatre Departments are hosting an Incoming 9th Grade Performing Arts Meeting for all students who will be involved with the BHS Music and Theatre programs next year. It will be held on Thursday, June 22nd at 7:00 pm in the Ballard High School Performing Arts Center. It is a time to meet the teachers, learn about the program, hear from current students, and meet other 8th graders that will be in the program next fall!  We will also be talking about next year’s calendar of events and answering many questions that people often have as they enter the performing arts program. Please help us to pass the word along! 

Band

Upcoming Band Performances

June 6 - select WE members @ Ballard High PAC for Orchestra Concert 

Call time 6:30 pm for rehearsal, recall at 7:45 pm, combined piece at 8:15 pm 

Dress: Concert blacks 

June 7 - Symphonic Band @ Whitman Middle School 

Call time 4:45 pm for rehearsal with Whitman, performance 6 pm 

Dress: Concert blacks 

June 8 - all bands @ Ballard High PAC for final Band Concert 

3:45 - after school run through

Call time 7 pm, performance 7:30 pm 

Dress: Concert blacks, seniors NOT in jazz and non-seniors NOT in WE will be turning in uniforms at the end of concert. Please bring a change of clothes.

While all concerts are free to attend, you can make an optional donation of $25 to BPA by reserving a seat for these well-attended, final concerts of the year. Seats can be reserved now on www.showtix4U.com!

June 9 - Ballard Brass & Drum Line @ Ballard FC

Drum Line: 6:15 pm @BHS to get drums and bus down together. 

Ballard Brass: call time 7:45 pm at Interbay (parking will be tight - plan to bus or carpool/drop off)   

Dress: Drum line or Ballard Brass T-shirts

June 11 - Ballard Brass Event 

Private party - details to be shared soon.

June 13 - Jazz Bands and Ballard Brass @ The Royal Room 

Call time 5:30 pm, performance 6:30 pm 

Dress: Concert blacks - uniforms to be returned June 14 at school 

June 23 - Wind Ensemble @ Memorial Stadium Graduation

Call time TBA, performance 8 pm

Dress: Concert black for non-seniors

Sept 8-10 - All Bands @ Camp Seymour Band Camp

Choir

Spring Choir Concert Congratulations

Congratulations to all choirs on a wonderful night of performances! Thank you

to Ms. Rowley and Serena for guiding our students through an amazing year of experiences and growth.

Congratulations go out to our graduating seniors who have given so much of their talent to the BHS Choir community! We will miss you!



Special recognition also goes out to these award winners:

Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Jazz Award

Ella Papineau

BHS Vocal Most Improved

Clem Bouvatte

Jess Sorensen

Outstanding Choral Award

Elliot Jakupcak

Casey Middleton

BHS Vocal Music Award of Excellence

Alden Payne

Milo Palmer

Remember, performances are recorded and shared on the BPA YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@BallardPerformingArts/videos.

Treble Choir June 9th Tour Details

Treble Choir members, please plan to meet at Whitman Middle School at 8:15 am wearing your choir t-shirts and bring money for lunch or a sack lunch. A HUGE thank you to the chaperones who have stepped up to make this tour a success!

If you would like to catch the music during the day, here’s the itinerary:

Whitman Middle School - 8:30 am

Salmon Bay School - 9:15 am

Merrill Gardens - 10:30 am

Pike Place Market - 11:30 am

Lawton Elementary School - 1:30 pm

Bayview Retirement Community - 2:30 pm (in chapel)

Upcoming Dates

Friday, June 9

Treble Choir Tour 8:15-3:15

Friday, June 9

Ballard FC Game-Vocal Jazz

Tuesday, June 13

Vocal Jazz Concert at Royal Room

Thursday, June 22 

Incoming 9th Grade Performing Arts Night, 7:00 pm

Orchestra

Orchestra Spring Concert at 7:30 pm on June 6

Student call time at 6:30 pm (meet on stage ready for final warm up). Students must wear concert uniforms. Make sure you have all pieces of your uniform (bow ties, cummerbunds, black shoes/socks, etc…). We have a lot of fantastic music to share including both orchestras, Fiddlers, a string quartet, concertos, and a special full orchestra finale!

Orchestra students, except for students in Ballard Fiddlers, should bring a change of clothes because they will turn in their concert uniforms after their concert. Fiddlers will need their concert clothes for the Royal Room on 6/13. They should return them the following morning before 1st period on the clothes racks in the hallway outside the uniform room.

Fiddlers perform at Royal Room with Jazz groups on June 13

Call time at 5:30 pm, performance at 6:00 pm. The following is the schedule of performances:

• Fiddlers
• Vocal Jazz
• Jazz Lab
• Ballard Big Band

Save the Dates for Orchestra Camp!

Orchestra Camp will be Sept 15-17. More details coming soon!

Theatre

For questions about Theatre Arts classes that meet during the school day, email Mr. Riley’s theater substitute, Ms. Indira Rampersad at igrampersad@seattleschools.org.

The district only pays for teachers’ salaries; everything else we have to raise or donate.

"Buy" a Seat in the PAC!

Commemorate your student’s time here in our beloved PAC! For only $75, you can "buy" a seat and have a plaque engraved and it will be affixed to the arm of the chair of your choice. Just fill out this form and send it in! 

Become a Sponsor for 2023-2024 School Year!

If you own a business (or know of a business) that would benefit from advertising on our programs, website, and newsletters, click here to learn about all the perks of becoming a corporate sponsor.

BPAB Board Invites You to Join Our Team!

Please check out the list below to see how you can help out. Some roles are short-term, some can be done completely over email (no meetings involved), some are year-long jobs with monthly meetings ensuring you will make new friends and feel part of an amazing team of other parents (without embarrassing your teenager)! Training provided, no experience necessary! 

Open positions: 

• Fundraising Committee
• Communications Committee
• Social Media Committee
• Sponsorship Coordinator
• Co-Chair Fall Direct Drive/Brewery Event
• Spring Mattress Sale Coordinator
• Co-Editor Newsletter
• Graphic Designer (event posters/graphics)
• Uniforms Lead Coordinator
• Visual Media Lead (archive our photos)

Want more information? Read about these volunteer opportunities on our website!

Interested? Email bpabvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.

Volunteer at Spring Concerts 

Spring concerts are coming up! Please sign up to support the bake sale and/or to help collect uniforms from our seniors and other musicians not performing at graduation after each concert.

6/6 - Orchestra Concert

6/8 - Band Concert

Seniors: Fill out Your Senior Spotlight Form!

Seniors–it’s your time in the spotlight to be recognized for all the work you’ve done over the last four years. Fill out this brief questionnaire and submit a favorite photo from your time in band, choir, orchestra, or theatre.

Did you miss the Choir concert? Check out the entire performance on our YouTube page.

Check out past performances any time on our YouTube and Vimeo channels.

Apply Now for Arts Corps Paid Internship for High Schoolers!

Art 4 Life Summer 2023

Arts Corps is hosting a paid arts internship for high school students over summer break. It is beginner level and no experience is required.

Arts Corps is pleased to offer youth in grades 9-12 this arts internship opportunity. Earn $300 for the engaging work of expressing your passion through art. Explore zines (noncommercial publication devoted to specialized and/or unconventional subject matter), posters, and print making. Got something to say? Shout those thoughts to the world through multiple art mediums.

We are committed to creating an intersectional learning environment to ensure that all students are supported and able to be brave in the Art 4 Life community space.

Who should apply

High school youth interested in visual art in a variety of traditional mediums. No experience needed. 

What you'll gain

• Arts Intensive with dope master teaching artists (learn more about Arts Corps TAs here: https://artscorps.org/ta/)
• $300 stipend upon completion of the program
• A community of peer collaborators
• Professional development
• Leadership and exposure to industry professionals
• Community of artists

Application process and schedule

Applications due: Sunday, June 25 at 11:59 pm. Apply here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5063652    

We will notify you on Monday, June 26 if you are invited to interview.

Interviews will take place on June 30, July1, and July 2 in the evening hours. Acceptance will be confirmed on July 3.