Call times......

With the early game time of 6:45 Friday, call time will be adjusted slightly. 5:30, IN UNIFORM on the practice field please!

Call time for Northwestern is 8:15 AM in Uniform!!!!!  Students will take home uniforms Friday night.  Please make sure they don't end up in a pile on the floor....not as if our kids would do something like that!  :)

Thank you to all the jazz band parents! We have record numbers this year, and your students are making my life difficult trying to audition based on the exceptional talent!!!!

Signup Genius

Here is the link to the signup genius!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084ea8a828aaff2-parent

Welcome Back!!!

Parents & Students,

  Welcome back to the 2017-2018 school year!  Our calendar has been updated and is posted on the right side of this screen.  (I'm working on getting to appear as an agenda....if you click agenda, its music easier to manage!)

  Our next event is rehearsal at 6:30 on August 23rd.  Please be on time ready to begin at the call time!

  Posted shortly will be the Northwestern Band Day information.  Please check back here often for more updates, as well as our Facebook page.  If you haven't already, please use the "Follow by e-mail" link to the right so you receive all updates.

  Looking forward to a great season!!!!

-Mr. V.

Itinerary for Friday May 5th - SuperState

SUPERSTATE ITINERARY – May 5^th, 2017

12:00 PM             Pack up buses

12:30 PM             Depart WHS

3:00 PM               Arrive at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Urbana, IL)

3:15 PM               Warmup time in Krannert

4:15 PM               PERFORMANCE

4:45 PM               Load Buses / Change / Walk as a group to dinner

6:00 PM               Dinner at Rosati’s in Urbana (Covered by WHS Band Boosters)

6:45 PM               Back on buses and depart for WHS

9:00 PM               Arrive back at WHS

You will need to come to school in uniform, and bring a lunch to eat on the buses.  Dinner is provided!

Illinois State University - Jazz Ensemble

The WHS Jazz Ensemble departs Westmont at 3 pm on April 7th for their competition at Illinois State University.  Performance time is 8:30 AM on April 8th.  Students were sent home with an itinerary.  Updates to follow throughout the weekend!

Final Symphonic Band Information for 3/8/17

Symphonic Band Performance – 3/8/17

7:00 PM at Wentz Hall at North Central College

171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville, IL 60540

$5 admission

Buses leave WHS at 4 PM sharp.  We should return between 9-9:30

I8 Honor Band Festival

Great day at I8 at Reed-Custer High School!!!  

Representing Westmont in the Jazz Ensemble were Austin Browne, Sam Asa, Brenna Cain, Amanda Rosland, Jack Armstrong, Yannis Wethkamp, and Clayton Reaves.  The concert band had Westmont students Hannah Wilger, Bridgett Sider, Allison Burns, Matt Listwan, and Kayla Weatherly.

Hannah Wilger - 1st Flute, I-8 Concert Band

Clayton Reaves solos with the I-8 Honors Jazz Band

Austin Browne with the I-8 Jazz Ensemble

Lincoln-Way Central Information

Jazz Band Picture Opportunity

Jazz Band Parents....

If you are interested in getting a picture of the group, you can go online or fill out and send the attached flyer with payment with your student to the festival on February 11th.

(All students will be in the picture, not just the competition group!!!!)

Afternoon Concert

The afternoon performance from the Purdue Jazz Band featuring guest artists, Tim Coffman, David Bixler, and Ingrid Jensen.

Game two is in the books!

Fabulous performance again last night by The Sentinel Marching Band!  Next up is homecoming week.

Great opening night win!

Outstanding performance Friday evening at the first game!  Thank you all for your hard work.  Enjoy your weekend, and looking forward to seeing you all again on Monday!

Call Time Change!

Please note the call time change for the first home football game.  We will meet in the band room at 5:30 PM.

Also, please bring all checks and forms for equipment on Wednesday night!

Jazz Ensemble to open for Shout Section!

Once again the Jazz Ensemble has been asked to be the opening act for The Shout Section Big Band at Coopers Corner in Winfield on October 20th.  This years performance with be in conjunction with our Jazz Cafe on October 19th, and possibly an in school performance as we celebrate "Jazz in the Suburbs" week at WHS.

One more day....

Friday is our last day of camp for the 2016 season!  Hope you can all join us for the performance and potluck dinner.

Band Camp 2016

Two days of the 2016 Band Camp are in the books!  Pregame is finished, and we are halfway through the opener.  Thanks to all the parents for getting your students here on time today.  The weather, while hot, has been overall very nice.

A couple of reminders...

The end of the week performance will be at 5:10 pm on Friday, followed immediately afterwards by our annual potluck dinner.  Below are what we ask each grade level bring to share.



Seniors - Main Dish
Juniors - Side Dish
Sophomores - Drinks
Freshman - Cups, Plates, Silverware, & Napkins

Finally, if you haven't received information on the trip to Germany in June, please check your e-mail registered with Skyward.  I'll be briefing you all during dinner on Friday.

Looking forward to another great season!!!!!

Taste of Westmont

Great performance by the WHS Jazz Ensemble at The Taste of Westmont yesterday!

Happy Summer!

Greetings to all 2016-2017 band members!  The marching band music is now posted for the fall season.  Your section leaders will call you with the password to access it.  Please print all of your parts and start practicing.  In the next couple days we will also have audio links to the halftime music, as well as your charts for the marching show.

As a reminder, band camp 2016 is August 1-5 at the high school from 8am-5pm.  This a MANDATORY event.  You are all expected to be in attendance.

Newcomers, you should be receiving a call from your big brother/big sister in the program this week as well.  They can help to answer an questions you may have about the upcoming year.

Hope you are enjoying your time off.  See you all in a month!

Mr. V.

SUPERSTATE 2016!

Congratulations to the 2015-16 Symphonic Band....You have been accepted to the 2016 SuperState Festival.  Your hard work has paid off!!!

All you need is love....