APA Orchestra Schedule & Updates
Happy Holidays
Today, Sunday, 12/8, our Band and Color Guard members will participate in our annual OMG Caroling Eve where we play holiday tunes and collect donations in our downtown neighborhoods. We will need some chaperones to walk with the groups and keep our kids safe!
Oiler Music Guild Updates
The Holiday Season is upon us!
This week is Sounds of the Season!
This is our first Main Stage show for APA Orchestra,
and we need lots of help!!
This is the OMG SignUp because there is prep work that needs to happen and we like to spoil our Orchestra students!
This is the APA SignUp to work the show!
Please help in any way you can.
Connect to our OMG Google Calendar to keep up to date with program-wide happenings and events! Click the link below and subscribe to OMG Calendar! Check out the program sections below to add those calendars also! Our calendars are also available on our website. Register as a Member at www.oilermusicguild.org so you don't miss any updates!
Looking ahead-
Sounds of the Season, Friday, 12/13 and Saturday, 12/14
Winter Concert Raffle, December 16 at 7pm
Come check out the raffle during the Band & Color Guard Winter Concert. All proceeds will go towards sending our Color Guard to Dayton in April 2025 for the WGI World Championships Competition! Raffle Tickets are available online now and in person on the day of the concert.
$10 for 1 or $20 for 3. Click here to check out raffle items!
Winners will be picked at the end of the concert, you can pick up your prize in person or we will deliver to addresses in Huntington Beach if you are unable to attend.
Do you enjoy hanging out with the Marching Band, Color Guard and Orchestra Students? Do you want to influence how next years program looks? Can we count on you to be part of next year's OMG Board? Being on the board is a great opportunity to get involved and help all these talented students. If you know someone who would be a good fit, or if you want to be more involved in nominations, please reach out to our Parliamentarian, Linda Farrow.
OMG Banquet: We are starting to plan for our end of the year Banquet on June 5, 2025. Let us know if you have access to an affordable venue. Email: hbomg.president@gmail.com
Current OMG Happenings
Upcoming/Current Fundraisers:
Outback Steakhouse Dine Out: Dec. 9, 2024
Winter Concert Raffle: Dec. 16, 2024
Zero Zero Dine Out: Dec 17, 2024
Upcoming OMG Meetings-
7pm in M1 or via Zoom
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - OMG Banquet
Looking Back-
Post all of your OMG fun photos, award photos, and event photos on our share site! And download photos and videos of your kids! Check out our Shared Google Photo Folder here!
You make OMG better!
Every time you help,
every moment of time,
every item,
and every dollar donated,
makes our programs better!
And the best part is getting to spend time
with the best kids in Huntington Beach!!
Thank you for all you do!
Click the link below to see our upcoming Marching Band, Orchestra, and Color Guard events and find out how you can help!
APA Orchestra Schedule and Updates
APA Orchestra
Schedule 12/9 - 12/15 -
Monday, December 9th: NO STRING STUDENTS
ALL STUDENTS:
3:30-4:00 p.m. p.m.
Auditorium Load-in
5:00 p.m.
Call-time: Wind Orchestra and Monday Pianos
Piano pieces: All The Bells on Earth Shall Ring, Walkin’ Down Christmas Lane
9:30 p.m. (Or earlier if rehearsal concludes faster than planned)
Students dismissed
Tuesday, December 10th:
PIANO CLASSES
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Combined Piano Sectional
ORCHESTRA CLASSES:
2:00-2:45 p.m.
Brass/Woodwind Sectionals
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Strings sectional
ALL STUDENTS
5:00 p.m.
Call-time (Auditorium)
Piano Pieces: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Pat-A-Pan, Deck the Halls, Christmas Time is Here, In the Bleak Midwinter, White Christmas
9:30 p.m. (Or earlier if rehearsal concludes faster than planned)
Students Dismissed
Wednesday, December 11th: DRESS REHEARSAL 1
ALL STUDENTS (BOTH ACT 1 and 2):
5:00 p.m.
Call-time: ALL STUDENTS
9:30 p.m. (Or earlier if rehearsal concludes faster than planned)
Students Dismissed
Thursday, December 12th: DRESS REHEARSAL 2
ORCHESTRA CLASSES:
2:00-2:45 p.m.
Brass/Woodwind Sectionals
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Strings sectional
ALL STUDENTS (BOTH ACTS):
5:00 p.m.
Call-time (Auditorium)
9:30 p.m. (Or earlier if rehearsal concludes faster than planned)
Full Cast Photo
Students Dismissed
Friday, December 13th: SHOW 1
ALL STUDENTS (BOTH ACT 1 and 2):
5:30 p.m.
Call-time: ALL STUDENTS
7:00 p.m.: Sounds of the Season Concert #1
Saturday, December 14th: SHOW 2/3
ALL STUDENTS (BOTH ACT 1 and 2):
12:30 p.m.
Call-time: ALL STUDENTS
2:00 p.m.
Sounds of the Season Concert #2
4:15 p.m.
Students dismissed for break/meal
6:00 p.m.
Call-time: ALL STUDENTS
7:00 p.m.: Sounds of the Season Concert #3
9:15 p.m.
Stage/Auditorium Strike (Post-show): ALL STUDENTS
10:00 p.m.
Students Dismissed
Upcoming Events-
December 9th, 4:00 p.m.: Orchestra auditorium load-in
December 9th-12th: Sounds of the Season Rehearsals 5:30-9:30 p.m. (tentative, but hopefully shorter)
December 13th: Sounds of the Season Concert #1 (7:00 p.m.)
December 14th: Sounds of the Season Concert #2 (2:00 p.m.)
December 14th: Sounds of the Season Concert #3 (7:00 p.m.)
Full schedule: https://www.oilermusicguild.org/events
Additional Notes for Parents/Students-
- We have a busy, busy week ahead as we prepare for Sounds of the Season! This single week serves as our benefit concert for the program, with all the funds raised from concessions, telegrams, and donations supporting the educational opportunities of the APA Orchestra program. Tickets almost always sell out by the middle of the week, so if you want to grab good seats make sure to stop by the ticket sales webpage for APA or the APA Office ASAP.
- We are desperately in search of parent volunteers to help out with several preparation and day-of roles with the concert production, and signups are available at this link: https://signup.com/go/sEyYBBX Every bit of help goes an incredibly long way in making the evening happen. These roles are not very time-intensive, but are incredibly necessary to make sure we can meet the pre-order needs of our telegrams for every performing student!
- This ambitious concert is going to be a spectacle, and I’m incredibly proud of the students for taking on so many challenges in our music to make it happen!
- Orchestra Handbook: 2024/25 Handbook
- Click below to access the APA Orchestra Google Calendar!
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