Happy Leap Week! We have an extra February day this week. Let's use it and make it the best day possible!
Congratulations to our Color Guard Team for bringing home First Place from their competition on 2/24!
It's almost time for our Spring Musical! Don't forget to buy your tickets for Singin' in the Rain, March 15-17 and 22-24.
Winter Guard, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Drumline, Orchestra Ensembles, so much happening right now! Please keep an eye out for how you can help. We're really going to need it!!
Current OMG Happenings
OMG meetings for the rest of the year:
Mar. 6- Wednesday, Austin present
April 11- Thursday, Peter present
May 1- Wednesday, Austin present
June 6- Thursday, Banquet, Senior Center
We are looking for parents to hold positions in the 2024-2025 Oiler Music Guild. First, we need to form a nominating committee to identify candidates. Please contact Heather Lopez, our Parliamentarian, at hblopez6@gmail.com.
Save the Date!! March 30, 2024 and April 20, 2024. We will be hosting the WGASC Color Guard Tournament and WGASC Championships. We still need a Parking Chairpersons. Please sign up below. In the next couple of weeks, we will update the sign up to include specific stations/jobs.
APA Orchestra Schedule and Updates
Schedule- 2/26-3/1
Tuesday, February 27th:
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Piano 1 Group
Percussion Ensemble
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Piano 2 Group
Brass Masterclass
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Advanced Orchestra (parts for Shostakovich distributed)
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Singin’ in the Rain orchestra
Thursday, February 29th:
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Piano 1 Group
Woodwind Masterclass
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Piano 2 Group
Chamber Orchestra
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Advanced Orchestra
5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Saxophone Masterclass
Strings masterclass
Upcoming Events
“Singin’ in the Rain” Musical Tech Week: March 11th-14th
“Singin’ in the Rain” Musical Shows: March 15th-17th, 22nd-24th
Philharmonic Society of Orange County Festival @ Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts: March 25th
Additional Notes for Parents/Students
Our performance time is now set for the Segerstrom Festival on 3/25! We will take the stage at 7:00 p.m.. Tickets will be available for purchase for $20 (price set by Philharmonic Society) through the band office/OMG, and any tickets purchased through us will have half their value donated back to the orchestra program.
Students will be signed out of classes after lunch on the 25th, and we will be bused to and from the concert hall.
Keep an eye out for dates for our upcoming student recitals!
Performance dates to be confirmed soon.
HONOR CORD & LETTER APPLICATIONS are due on March 15th. a. APPLICATIONS can be found on the APA Web Site
iii. Students can sign up for WORKSHOPS to help fill out the applications: hbapa.online/cord-letter
Orchestra Families…Please remember to LOG all your volunteer hours (and your family member's) on this Google form https://forms.gle/Ft9HJV7R5UUoJFkf6 as often as you like once you have completed tasks. Typical hours include time spent at Guild meetings (count as 1hr each), working at all our wonderful shows/events, fundraisers, tech dinners, double tech dinners and instructor support/help etc. Guild Board members should also include all those hours planning and implementing Guild business. Truly EVERYTHING you do is appreciated and all of it counts! As you know, we ask that every family volunteer a minimum of 25 hours per student, per school year, in any capacity you choose. If you attend an APA show outside your own Guild, that your student is NOT participating in, it will = 1 hour volunteer time; simply log these as "Other" on the form. Just a reminder as the mid year recap notices are being sent out by the APA office…we want to make sure your numbers are accurate.
The standard schedule for January and February can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Kq_AlSZ7jqHBp7o2gJW-AepBKnBrhRQ_PZFN-147y8/edit?usp=sharing