This week EWS band students in grades 7, 8, and 9 will have the exciting opportunity to attend a performance by the National Youth Band of Canada at Bluefield High School.

The concert will be presented on Wednesday, April 24th at 10 am and will conclude at 11:15 am. Students will be bused to and from this event.

About the group:
The National Youth Band of Canada (NYB), Canada’s premiere youth wind ensemble, is the most comprehensive music education youth project offered by the Canadian Band Association. Annually since 1994, the National Youth Band of Canada has provided an opportunity for the country’s outstanding 16-22 year old musicians to gather for an enriching and inspiring musical and cultural experience. The young musicians perform under the leadership of a renowned Canadian conductor and a Yamaha Canada featured soloist.

Tuesday, April 23rd: Grade 7 early am band

Wednesday, April 24th: Grade 8 early am band, and Jazz Band after school (3:00-4:00 pm)

Thursday, April 25th: Grade 9 early am band is canceled (Enjoy the extra sleep after a very busy two weeks of concerts and clinics!)

The grade 9 band students were outstanding representatives of East Wiltshire during our concert band tour last week. They received compliments on their respectful attitudes from hotel staff, customers in restaurants, the tour bus driver, and from festival volunteers at Mt. A and at North Nova Education Centre. They also received very positive feedback on their musical performances at the festivals in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. A huge thank you to our chaperones, Mr. Tremere and Mrs. Smith, for volunteering their time and for helping to make the trip run so smoothly!

The GPS tells us that we will be at East Wiltshire by 7:15 pm!

See you soon 😊

We have had a wonderful two days on the road with the grade 9 band!

We are on our way to Amherst for our supper stop and we are ahead of schedule.

Please check the blog at about 6:00 pm for an updated ETA.

I will also ask students to notify you when we are on the bridge.

See you soon!

Click the link below for the detailed band trip itinerary. I apologize for the delay. I was hoping to book a band clinic in Sackville and was able to confirm a session with an amazing music educator yesterday morning. I’m really looking forward to travelling, performing, learning, and having fun with the students this week!

Itinerary

Tuesday, April 16th: GRADE 9 EARLY AM BAND. Grade 7 Band is cancelled (we will try to make up the missed rehearsal next week)

Wednesday, April 17th: Grade 8 early am band and after school jazz band are both cancelled due to the Grade 9 Band Trip

Thursday, April 18th: Grade 9’s will be on the band trip!

Friday, April 19th: PD Day: Enjoy the long weekend, students!

*Stay tuned for the grade 9 band trip detailed itinerary which will be posted shortly

Congratulations to the band students who represented our school so well at the PEI Band Days festival on Thursday at UPEI. Both the Gr. 8 and the Gr. 9 Concert bands had excellent performances and earned very positive adjudications. Thank you for your support, and a big thank you to the parents who helped move instruments back to the school at the end of the day. Gr. 8 and 9 band students will have pizza at lunch tomorrow in the band room 🍕

Tomorrow is going to be a whirlwind of a day! The students have all had band rehearsals today (except 9A and I visited their classroom to update them), and this schedule has been reviewed carefully with each group. For reference, here is what is happening minute by minute 🙂

*If there are any band parents or guardians who might be willing to help chaperone/supervise the students while they are at UPEI, or to help us to return larger instruments to the school at 2:15 pm, please contact me today at ampeters@edu.pe.ca. Thank you!

Thursday, April 11th: Grade 9 early am band is canceled.

GRADE 8 SCHEDULE

8:30 am: Grade 8 band students to meet (in UNIFORM with their INSTRUMENTS and BAND MUSIC) at the new Performing Arts building (Directions to the UPEI Performing Arts Centre: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Waa8GYdKBW5hSNFw8)

8:45 am:  Grade 8 Band Students: Set up instruments at UPEI

9:00 am-9:30 am: Warm-up off stage

9:30 am-10:00 am: Grade 8 Band adjudicated Band Days performance

Following their adjudicated performance, students will listen to school bands in the theatre

11:30 am: Load bus at UPEI, Grade 8’s  to return to East Wiltshire in time for lunch and afternoon classes

GRADE 9 SCHEDULE

Grade 9’s Students will attend the Bluefield musical in the morning (9:30-11:30) and will travel directly to UPEI following the performance.

8:45 am: Mrs. Heather Campbell will ask grade 9 band students who play instruments that will not fit on the bus to load them in her truck (Tubas, Baritones, Tenor Saxes, Trombones, Bass Clarinets)

Grade 9 Band students will take their smaller INSTRUMENTS, BAND MUSIC, and LUNCHES on the band bus to BLUEFIELD. *Students will need to WEAR UNIFORMS (vests can be put on after the musical) as they will not have time to change before heading to UPEI.

9:30-11:30 am:  Grade 9 students will attend the Bluefield musical performance and sit together

11:30 am:  Band students will take the first bus leaving  Bluefield

11:45-12:00 pm:  Grade 9 Students arrive at EWS from Bluefield and will switch buses to head to UPEI in uniform.  LUNCH TO BE EATEN ON THE WAY 

12:15 pm:  Grade 9 Students arrive at UPEI and set up instruments

12:30 pm-1:00 pm:  Grade 9 Band warms up offstage

1:00 pm- 1:30 pm:  Grade 9 Band adjudicated Band Days performance

2:15 pm:  A bus has been booked to transport Grade 9 students back to EWS in time for regular dismissal. Mrs. Campbell will transport the large grade 8 and 9 instruments back to EWS. If necessary, Mrs. Peters will do additional trips to get everything (piano, amp, instruments) moved

Thank you, and I hope to see some of you tomorrow at UPEI for some great performances!

PEI Band Days: EWS performs this Thursday (April 11)

The Grade 8 band performs at 9:30 a.m.. Parents are asked to please drop students off at the new Performing Arts building at UPEI by 8:30 a.m.. If there are students who cannot make arrangements for transportation on Thursday, they are asked to please let me know tomorrow. Uniforms (including black pants, white long sleeved shirts, band vests, and dark shoes) are required for the festival. Following their adjudicated performance, students will listen to school bands in the theatre. A bus has been booked to take them back to East Wiltshire at 11:30 a.m.. 

The Grade 9 band performs at 1:00 p.m..  The bus will pick them up at East Wiltshire at 11:45 a.m. in order to arrive at UPE in time for set-up and a formal warm-up at 12:30 p.m., followed by their adjudicated performance on stage. Uniforms (including black pants, white long sleeved shirts, band vests, and dark shoes) are required for the festival performance. A bus has been booked to transport students back to EWS in time for regular dismissal.

If there are any parents or guardians who might be willing to help chaperone/supervise the students at UPEI please let me know (ampeters@edu.pe.ca). Thank you!

You can find the full three day schedule of Band Days performances here: PEI BAND DAYS SCHEDULE

Updated Events Schedule

Thursday, April 11th: PEI Band Day at UPEI (Performing Arts Centre) Grade 8 and 9 students will participate

Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 18: Grade 9 band trip to NS and NB

Wednesday, April 24th: National Youth Band of Canada concert at Bluefield. Grade 7, 8 and 9 Band students will attend the concert which begins at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 9th:  Beginning Band Day at Athena Consolidated in Summerside. Grade 7 band students will participate. 

Friday, May 10th: Band Program Orientation Concert for grade 6 students (at East Wiltshire). All four bands will perform (7, 8, 9, and Jazz)

Wednesday, May 29th: EWS Spring Concert 7:00 pm