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Program Updates

Congratulations to everyone on a strong finish to the first semester! This week marks the official start of a new semester and our new ensembles. While Drumline and Winter Guard have been rehearsing throughout December and January, Jazz Band officially kicks off this week and District Honor Band resumes on Wednesday.


Outback Fundraiser on Monday


Please help our music program by eating at Outback Steakhouse on Monday 1/26 between 11am and 9pm! Make sure to show the flyer or mention HBHS Band/Orchestra/Colorguard and the program will get 20% of proceeds.


The address is 549 Westminster Mall, Westminster, CA 92683.



Honor Band Sectionals


Honor Band resumes this week with sectionals on Wednesday. Each section will meet from 6-8:30pm at these high school band rooms:

-Woodwinds @ Marina HS

-Brass @ Fountain Valley HS -Percussion @ Huntington Beach HS


Please make sure everyone is at their site early and represents HB well!



Band Weekly Schedule


Monday

No school

  • 6-9pm Drumline

  • Outback Steakhouse Dine-Out Fundraiser 11am-9pm


Tuesday

Traditional Schedule

  • 1:40-2:28pm Wind Ensemble


Wednesday

Traditional Schedule

  • 1:40-2:28pm Wind Ensemble

  • 3:30-5pm Jazz Big Band

  • Lab Band will begin next week

  • 6-8:30pm District Honor Band Sectionals


Friday

  • 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble

  • 3:30-6pm Drumline


Upcoming Events

Feb 5 - Future Oiler Night (leadership)

Feb 7 - Drumline Saturday Rehearsal

Feb 11 - District Honor Band Concert

Feb 18th - Chipotle Dine-Out Fundraiser

Feb 28 - Drumline Competition @ MLK High School



Colorguard Weekly Schedule


Monday

No school

  • Outback Steakhouse Dine-Out Fundraiser 11am-9pm


Wednesday

Traditional Schedule

  • 6-9pm Rehearsal


Friday

  • 2-9pm Rehearsal (Gym @ 6pm)



Parent To-Do Checklist


  1. Overdue: Please pay 2025 Marching Band Fee. We received payments from half of families, and will need to make drastic cuts for next year if that doesn't change.

 
 
 

It's finals week! This week is a different bell schedule, so our wind ensemble rehearsals will be at different times.


If you're student hasn't completed their sight-reading auditions, they need to come in at one of the times listed below to get it done. It will determine chair placement, and it is also good audition experience.


Weekly Schedule


Tuesday

  • 1:40-2:28pm Wind Ensemble

  • 2:30-3:30pm Sight Reading Auditions


Wednesday

  • No rehearsals

  • 7pm Pep Band @ Varsity Basketball Game! / 6pm Call-time


Thursday

  • 11:07am-1:07pm Wind Ensemble

  • 1:15-3:15pm Sight-reading auditions


Friday

  • 3:30-6pm Drumline



Parent To-Do Checklist


  1. Overdue: Please pay 2025 Marching Band Fee. We received payments from half of families, and will need to make drastic cuts for next year if that doesn't change.

 
 
 

Welcome 2026!

We hope everyone's first week back to school went well!


Oiler Music Guild Meeting


Tuesday, 1/13 @ 7pm

Join us for important program info! Updates on Programs and Spring Semester!

It is super important that we have someone from each family there to get important info on our second semester ensembles/volunteering needs/etc.

Come in person to meet our new Orchestra Director, Brian Onderdonk.

And come for treats!!

In M1

or via Zoom



Coming Up This Week!


Come Support OMG at our upcoming events!


Tuesday, January 13th @7pm- Oiler Music Guild

Thursday, January 15th @7pm- APA Orchestra Winter Chamber Recital at FCC

Friday, January 16th @7pm- Pep Band for Varsity Basketball Game @ HBHS

Next Week- Finals Week! Good luck!!



Orchestra Updates & Schedules


Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful break. We are still in the process of figuring a lot of details out so please bear with us through a lot of the changes coming up...

First and foremost, as a reminder, the Chamber Music Concert is January 15th at 7pm at First Christian Church just down the street. Mr. Pham and Mr. Meyers will be running the show, but the music and groups have all been up to the students, featuring some original arrangements and fun instrumentations! Participation is not mandatory. I will send a separate email once we have finalized the call time and set up details so please be on the lookout for that.


Orchestra rehearsals will remain the same as usual for the next week and I will send out an update later regarding rehearsal times for the week after the concert:


Tuesday 1.13.26

  • 2pm-3:45pm Wind Orchestra (all winds and percussion to work on your chamber music)

  • 4:00-5:45pm String Orchestra (all strings)

Thursday 1.15.26 CHAMBER CONCERT DAY

  • Call time, rehearsal and set up times coming soon

  • 7pm Chamber Music Concert at FCC

Now that the business is out of the way, here is an exciting opportunity for students! Read about it below:

MMET is looking for brass (all but tuba, also piccolo trumpet), woodwinds (2 tenor saxes, bari sax, 3 clarinets, english horn, alto flute, bass flute), and all strings for their upcoming Beatles/Beach Boys show! The concert takes place on February 13th at 7pm and Saturday February 14th at 2pm and 7pm at First Christian Church! This is a great opportunity to collaborate with other departments in APA to put on a fun show! I highly encourage anyone interested to please reach out to me via email or Slack and will pass the information along. If you told me in person yesterday, your name has been noted and will be sent so no need to message me again!


As always, please feel free to email me or Slack message me with any questions. I cannot guarantee I have all the answers at the moment, but I will do my best to get them!


Best,

Jessica Farmer

APA Brass Specialist



Band Updates and Schedules


This past week we returned to classes, our drumline began meeting for rehearsals, and we started off the new year strong!I want to congratulate all of the students that auditioned for the HBUHSD District Honor Band. We had 25 HBHS students make the group, one of our best-represented years ever! Rehearsals start this coming week.


Honor Band results and chair placements are below...




HBUHSD District Honor Band Schedule


Here is the rehearsal/performance schedule for the Honor Band:

Jan 14th 6-8:30pm - Rehearsal @ FVHS

Jan 28th 6-8:30pm - Sectionals (Woodwinds @ Marina, Brass @ FVHS, Percussion @ HBHS)

Feb 2nd 6-8:30pm - Rehearsal @ HBHS

Feb 10th 8:30am-4pm - All-day Rehearsal @ HBHS Auditorium

Feb 11th 3:15-4:45pm - Rehearsal @ HBHS Auditorium

Feb 11th 7:30pm - Concert @ HBHS Auditorium



Parent Booster Meeting This Tuesday!


Please attend our Oiler Music Guild parent meeting this coming Tuesday @ 7pm in the HBHS Band Room. It is super important that we have someone from each family there to get important info on our second semester ensembles/volunteering needs/etc.


Weekly Schedule


Monday

  • 2-3:30pm Wind Ensemble Sectionals

  • 3:30-6pm Sight Reading Audition Availability

  • 6-9pm Drumline


Tuesday

  • 7pm - Oiler Music Guild Parent Meeting!


Wednesday

  • 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble

  • 3:30-5pm Sight Reading Audition Availability

  • 6-8:30pm District Honor Band Rehearsal @ FVHS


Friday

  • 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble

  • 3:30-5pm Sight Reading Audition Availability

  • 3:30-6pm Drumline

  • 7pm Pep Band @ HBHS Varsity Basketball Game


Saturday

  • 10am-5pm Drumline Saturday Rehearsal




 
 
 
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