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March 25 | Wind Ensemble/Chamber Master Class with Preservation Hall Musicians 10 a.m.
Mar 25 | Live Jam with SPU 4 - 5 pm
Mar 27 | Solo / Ensemble Videos Due
Mar 27 | Hot Java Cool Jazz Submissions Due (Jazz Band)
Mar 30 | Wintergrass Selfie & Recording 1 Deadline
Apr 1 | Sammy Miller Master Class
Apr 3 | All Orchestras Martha Redbone Workshop 11 - 12:30
Apr 5 | BPA Booster Club Zoom Meeting 6 pm
Apr 5 | Ballard Performing Arts New Families Open House 7 pm
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Solo and Ensemble Submissions Due March 27
Registration is closed but your submissions and payments are due March 27.
Entries will be adjudicated March 28-April 4th. Directors will register students through the Opus Event Manager at Opus Event, the same as in previous years. Students will make entry payments online this year via credit card.
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New Family Open House Monday, April 5, 7 p.m.
Incoming and transfer families are welcome to join our virtual open house for an opportunity to ask questions about the program and hear about how parents and guardians can get involved in supporting Find the Zoom link at our online calendar https://www.ballardperformingarts.org/calendar
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Save the date for the “Spring Awakening” Musical and Spring concerts:
May 6-8 and May 13-15 - Spring Awakening Musical Performances
June 3 - Spring Choir Concert, 7 p.m.
June 4 - Spring Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.
June 5 - Spring Band Concert, 7 p.m.
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Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra Collaboration with Preservation Hall
Mr. Gillespie and Orchestra Director, Elizabeth Fortune, are collaborating on New Orleans jazz standard "Li'l Liza Jane" arranged by Sammy Miller of Sammy Miller and the Congregation. Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra and select Jazz Band students will work on the song and learn about its origin, aided by a master class with Louis Ford and Lars Edegran from the famed New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Thursday, March 25 at 10 am.
Sign in for SoundTrap recordings
Mr. Gillespie and band students are enjoying experimenting with music collaboration software "Soundtrap". Marching band is working on "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd. Please check with your student to make sure they've signed in to Soundtrap so Mr. Gillespie can invite them to other collaborative projects in the future.
Hot Java Cool Jazz Goes Virtual
Although Starbuck's Hot Java Cool Jazz live event was cancelled last year and again this year, Ballard High school's Jazz Band will submit a recording for a video tribute to the event. More information on where to find the videos coming soon. Concert date is April 12; stay tuned for details.
Jazz Band Clinic Last Friday
Instructor Trevor Parrish arranged a clinic with jazz trumpeter and composer Ralph Alessi Friday May 12 for Jazz 1 and 2. Alessi has recorded and performed with Ravi Coltrane, Uri Caine and Steve Coleman. He is the founder and director for the School for Improvisational Music and is on the faculty at University of the Arts Bern and Siena Jazz University.
PE Waiver for Marching Band
The PE Waiver for marching band for this current school year if you were a band member and didn’t get a chance to march due to Covid. Principal Wynkoop has agreed to approve the waivers. Students need to fill out the PE waiver form and submit it to band director Jay Gillespie.
For recordings of any of the masterclasses or clinics, clinician videos are located on all the band, jazz, and percussion schoology pages in a folder called “Guest Artist Videos.”
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Second semester is off to a good start, and we're definitely settled in and have great routines. I’ve enjoyed meeting one-one-one with all students over the past month, and am again impressed with their resilience during this time of online learning.
All BHS choirs will combine with the choirs from Kamiak, Steilacoom, and Franklin Pierce High Schools for a collaborative workshop and festival experience, culminating in an online performance of Andrew Ramsey's arrangement of "Hope Lingers On". Dr. Angela Kasper from Western Washington University led a combined workshop with the choirs from all 4 high schools last week. It was an amazing learning experience and so cool to see all the energy and interaction amongst the students.
We are working on bringing in more guest artists to do some workshops, including the composer Hyowon Wooof (who arranged the Korean song "Arirang" that we are working on). This is a great time to reach out to and collaborate with musicians from around the world!
Vocal Jazz participated in the DeMeiro Jazz Festival last week, including a workshop with jazz vocalist Gretchen Parlato and a virtual performance of "Just the Two of Us", combined with other participating schools. We’ll share a recording when available.
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Wintergrass Goes Virtual
All orchestra and in the process of preparing and recording 2 pieces for Pocketgrass; a virtual variety show. All BHS orchestras will be collaborating with other orchestras around the region (Cleveland, Rainier Beach, Seattle Pacific University) to perform as a full orchestra. One piece will be a collaborative performance with Martha Redbone, a Native & African-American vocalist/songwriter/composer/educator based in New York. The date of the Pocketgrass episode featuring the BHS orchestras is June 2021 (date/time TBD).
Live Jam with SPU Orchestra
All orchestra students are invited to jam via Zoom with the orchestra students from Cleveland, Rainier Beach, and SPU, led by Professor Hanson on Thursday, March 25, 4-5pm.
All Orchestras Workshop with Martha Redbone
In preparation for the Pocketgrass recording, all orchestra students with have a workshop with Martha Redone on Saturday, April 3, 11am to 12:30pm.
Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Collaboration with Preservation Hall Elizabeth Fortune and Mr. Gillespie, BHS Band Director, are collaborating on New Orleans jazz standard "Li'l Liza Jane" arranged by Sammy Miller of Sammy Miller and the Congregation. Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra and select Jazz Band students will work on the song and learn about its origin, aided by a master class with Louis Ford and Lars Edegran from the famed New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Thursday, March 25 at 10 am.
Fiddlers meet every Tuesday at 6:30pm: All are welcome to join! Wintergrass Podcast Selfie and Recording 1 deadline is March 30. Contact Elizabeth Fortune at eafortune@seattleschools.org for the link.
To watch the recordings, go to schoology page and click on recordings
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Spring Awakening Tickets on Sale!
The dates of this year’s Musical, Spring Awakening have been announced!
Save the dates of May 6-8 and 13-15. Tickets are $25 and good for the day and time of the show only, and work only on one device (multiple people can watch on the device). Order your tickets now through Showtix. Note: Parental Guidance Advisory for explicit language and content.
The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through what Entertainment Weekly called, "the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade," Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable.
Stay tuned for more details on our Dinner and a Show take-out meal kit, which benefits the Ballard Performing Arts groups.
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Spring Awakening Cast
Adult Man --- Will Shepard
Ensemble:
--- Maylie Gardner
--- Hope Onstad
--- Emma VanSteenis
--- Bridget Donnelly
--- Gabby Bandy
--- Ainslee Workman
--- Eliot Jamet
--- Will Shepard
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Secretary for 2021 2022
Take notes at meetings, send agendas, follow up on action items, work with the leadership team, coordinate documentation. Contact Jeannette at bpabpresident@gmail.com for more info.
Newsletter Editor for 2021 2022
Work with the comms team to complile and send Ballard Performing Arts weekly newsletter (this year is biweekly, but we will return to weekly when school resumes) in Constant contact. Contact ballardperformingarts@gmail.com for more information.
Calendar Coordinator for 2021 2022
Work with directors to make sure our BPA calendar on ballardperformingarts.org stays up to date, create events on social media. Contact Rachel Hart Rios at ballardperformingarts@gmail.com.
Photo Montage and Video Montage Producers
We’re looking for a parent or two to collect photos and videos of seniors and create photo and video montages of this year’s seniors. Please contact Courtney Rowley or Rachel Hart Rios if you can help.
Spaghetti Dinner leads for 2021
Coordinate and organize the most fun event of the year that involves all the performing arts groups. Work with a team who procures the food, sells tickets, organizes volunteers, etc. Contact Jeannette at bpabpresident@gmail.com if you’re interested.
Parents who are Counselors or Mental Health Professionals
We’re looking for volunteers to help with talk-backs related to the adult themes in Spring Awakening. Contact Shawn Riley.
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BHS Marching Band Tribute’s to Aretha Franklin
In honor of Women’s History Month as well as our rescheduled football season, enjoy this video of the 2019 Homecoming halftime show.
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Check out Past Performances anytime on our YouTube and Vimeo Channels
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Register for the 2021 All-City Band
Registration is now open for the 2021 All-City Band. This is a wonderful all-school summer marching band that, under normal circumstances, rehearses four days a week in the evenings at Memorial Stadium and performs at neighborhood and community parades, especially those related to Seafair. They are preparing as though this will be a normal summer but will adjust plans as additional guidance comes out from the CDC, OSPI, SPS, and Seafair.
Membership will be open to students in the graduating classes of 2020-2025. They are not collecting any tuition at this time as the final tuition price will be adjusted depending on how much of the summer they are able to run. (If there are fewer events this summer they may run the program fewer weeks and would then charge less tuition. Or if they are not using school buses, that could also decrease the tuition price).
Right now it is critically important that those considering participating register via the online registration at https://www.allcityband.org/registration. This will help them to know how many students to plan for and to do the necessary thinking outside of the box to accommodate everyone. Please help spread the word. It would be unfortunate for All-City Band to cancel due to low enrollment and then find out after the fact that there were a lot of folks planning to participate who just didn't sign up. For more information, contact mjpimpleton@seattleschools.org.
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