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DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Congratulations to our winter guards who had their opening competition this past weekend at Independence High School. Both groups have moved up a class this season. The JV team finished a strong 8th out of 14 in a division of mostly varsity guards from other schools. Our Varsity team brought home 1st place in Scholastic Open, finishing ahead of the next guard by a whopping 5 points!
This past weekend also saw AFM and the band host the 50th annual Campana Jazz Festival. Though the Amador groups did not compete they did all receive Unanimous Superior ratings from the judges. Many thanks to festival chair Grace Hong and the dozens of parents and students who volunteered time to make the festival a success.
Coming up this week the winter guards are competing again and Wind Ensemble 1 is recording music for an important competition application. We have 19 students in the All Northern Honor Band (a record number!) and are so proud of those students, too.
Always lots going on and so much to be proud and thankful for,
Mr. Grantham & Mr. Fell
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Varsity Winter Guard (left) and JV Winter Guard (Right) | |
Campana Jazz Festival 2025 - THANK YOU to our VOLUNTEERS!
Campana Jazz Festival 2025 was a success! This year, more jazz bands and combos performed at our jazz festival. Trophies were given out to top bands and sections. Scholarships were awarded to noteworthy student musicians. We also celebrated this festival's 50th anniversary!
This event would not have been possible without our volunteers!!
Grub Team (current band families), Grub Masters (alumni families), student volunteers, and parent volunteers.
A special thank you to our core volunteers: Sabeen Aftab, Jotika Arun, Anu Bajaj, Sharon Beckley, Nancy Chang, Jen Gable, George Hong, Kevin Hsu, Soojin Hwang, Esther Landhuis, Kasumi Mori, Gerald & Karla Nazareno, Wee Ding Ng, Renee Notari, Fery Pranadi, Ben & Melina Simon, Yash Singh, and Prislia Surjawinata.
Special recognition for Paul and Linda Campana for their continued support of the Campana Jazz Festival which was started in 1975 by their father, James Campana, AV Music Director (1959-1979). Since 2014, Paul and Linda have donated the Campana Scholarship for AV Jazz students.
And a big shout out to our unsung heroes of this festival:
Grace Hong, Festival Chair
Matt Fell, Festival Director
Jon Grantham, Festival Director
Thank you for the countless hours that you spend on the festival, and pulling in 12+ hours the day of the festival.
THANK YOU to EVERYONE!
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Savers' Collection on Feb 22nd
We have two collecting dates:
Feb 22nd 10am
Mar 15th 10am
We collect soft goods, clothing, shoes, belts, handbags, backpacks, sheets, towels, linens. Please put them in white or black trash bags ONLY.
No stuff animals, NO toys, NO books, NO housewares, NO furniture. Thanks!
For question, please contact fundraising@amadormusic.org
We are still looking for parents and students volunteers for donation collection. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4FADAA2AAB9-54634155-saver
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Bandcake Breakfast: Auction and Raffle Items Needed!
Add to the fun and fundraising efforts of Bandcake Breakfast by donating auction and/or raffle items! You can also ask local businesses for donations as well. Our online auctions will need to launch by the end of April so please donate soon! Contact Soojin Hwang, president@amadormusic.org, for more info.
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
For the Band to play, we need parent support! Mark your calendars and volunteer for the following events:
May 2 & 3, 2025: CMEA Band & Orchestra Festival @ AVHS
May 10, 2025: Bandcake Breakfast, Band Fundraiser with breakfast and performances by all AV Bands @ AVHS
Sign ups will be shared 2 weeks before the event. We do need core volunteers to help for the music festival with publicity/signs, ushering, director check/in etc, for Bandcake Breakfast with auction/raffle. Contact Soojin Hwang, president@amadormusic.org, for more info.
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