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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




 
 
 

Jan 12th, 2025 Band Notes

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



Parent To-Do Checklist


  1. Attend our next Oiler Music Guild parent meeting this Tuesday @ 7pm in the HBHS Band room.

  2. Please volunteer in one of the following ways below 👇🏻 Click on the links to sign-up.

    1. Here are all of our volunteer opportunities if you'd like to plan ahead.

 
 
 

Jan 5th, 2025 Band Notes

Happy New Year band families! I hope everyone had a great holiday break and that everyone is feeling re-charged as we head into the second half of the year. As we begin to kick-off our second semester ensembles, I wanted to say a thank you to everyone for your continued support and volunteering. So many things the past few months wouldn't have been possible without you! Below you'll find some important info about what second semester is going to look like for the band program. Please read through and then take a look at the upcoming week's schedule.



Marching Band transitioning to Wind Ensemble


Now that Marching Band is over, our band program will be transitioning to Wind Ensemble. We will no longer be marching and outside for rehearsals, and will instead be working on repertoire in a traditional concert band setting. For second semester, they will have their 8th period dropped and they will stay in 6th period Instrumental I or II for underclassmen and 6th period Advanced Music Honors for upperclassmen.


Rehearsals will still be on M, W, F. Even though rehearsals will now be shorter, there now have the opportunity to do drumline if they made the group, or one of our jazz bands!



Drumline


We concluded drumline auditions the week before break, and students were notified if they made the group. I will send a more detailed set of info to parents of drumline students in the next week or so. For now, know that rehearsals are the same as last year. Mondays 6-9pm and Fridays 3:30-6pm through the end of April.



Jazz Bands


Jazz Band will be beginning in a couple of weeks! We have two groups:

  • Jazz Big Band - Primarily upperclassmen, and consists of a traditional big band instrumentation. For this group we audition any open spots. This year we have the following spots open: 2 trombone, 3 trumpet, 1 alto sax, 1 bari sax, bass guitar, guitar.

  • Jazz Lab Band - Open to anyone! This group is perfect for those wanting to learn how to improvise, get experience playing jazz, and also great for those that don't play a traditional jazz band instrument like flute or clarinet.



District Honor Band


District Honor Band auditions are this coming Thursday from 4-7pm. Everyone is encouraged to audition! Woodwinds audition at Marina HS, Brass at Fountain Valley HS, and Percussion at HBHS.



Optional Pep Band Performances


Wednesday starts our first Pep Band performance at the HBHS Boy's Varsity Basketball Game. This is completely optional but it is a ton of fun!



Weekly Schedule


Monday

  • 2-3pm Wind Ensemble (normally we will go till 3:30pm)

  • 6-9pm Drumline


Wednesday

  • 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble

  • 7pm Game, 6:15pm Call-time / Pep Band @ Varsity Basketball Game


Thursday

  • 4-7pm District Honor Band Auditions (Woodwinds @ Marina, Brass @ FV, Percussion at HB)


Friday

  • 1:41-3:22pm Wind Ensemble

  • 3:30-6pm Drumline



Parent To-Do Checklist


  1. OVERDUE: Pay family donation for Marching Band by clicking the link.

  2. Please volunteer in one of the following ways below 👇🏻 Click on the links to sign-up.

    1. Here are all of our volunteer opportunities if you'd like to plan ahead.

 
 
 
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