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USM All-South Honor Band

1/23/2015

Please join me in also congratulating The following students for being accepted into the University of Southern Mississippi All-South Honor Band! More information about logistics is to come.

Nick Gardner - Bari Sax
Sashia Gentry - Clarinet
Joseph Herring - French Horn
Corey Jones - Trombone
Ciera Kass - Trumpet
Audrie Kennedy - Flute
Alyssa King - F Horn
Daniel Lezcano - French Horn
Jamil Muhammad - Alto Saxophone
Wesley Patterson - Tuba
Ashlyn Rhodes - Trumpet
Melissa Scott - Euphonium

Troy Honor Band Recipients

1/23/2015

This has been delayed for a little while but please join me in congratulating the following Troy University Southeastern United State Honor Band. We are very proud of these individuals!

Kayla Adams - Flute
Tiffany Broome - Flute
Alicia Crowder - Flute
Christa Ioakim - Flute
Lauren Schofield - Flute
Deanna Thorpe - Flute
Gabby Flores - Clarinet
Amari Waitman - Clarinet
Taylor Cooper - Eb Contraalto Clar
Jamil Muhammad - Alto Sax
Alex Robey - Trumpet
Patrick Greene - F-Horn
Austen Nation - Trombone
Brandon Welch - Tuba

All-County Honor Band Concert

1/23/2015

We would like to personally invite you to the 2015 Santa Rosa All-County Honor Bands Concert on Friday night, January 23 at 7:00 pm in the Milton High School Auditorium. This concert will feature performances by both the Middle School Honor Band, under the direction of Mrs. Kim Whaley, and the High School Honor Band, under the direction of Mr. Ralph Ford. Mrs. Whaley currently serves as the Director of Bands at Shoal River Middle School in Crestview . Mr. Ford is a well-known composer, arranger, conductor, and clinician throughout the United States and Canada. The concert will feature the top band students from the Santa Rosa County School District. Admission is free. We hope that you’ll be able to join us for an evening of extraordinary music.

Congadulatiuoins to the following Milton High School participants:

Kayla Adams - Flute
Lauren Schofield - Flute
Deanna Thorpe - Flute
Audrie Kennedy - Flute
Trishna Patel - Flute
Tiffany Broome - Flute
Marisol Baduya - Bb Clarinet
Sashia Gentry - Bb Clarinet
Karlyn Waters - Alto Sax
Jamil Muhammad - Alto Sax
Nick Gardner - Bari Sax
Ray Miller - Bari Sax
Logan Vonada - Trumpet
Ashlyn Rhodes - Trumpet
Patrick Greene - F-Horn
Alyssa Moses - F-Horn
Daniel Lezcano - F-Horn
Joseph Herring - F-Horn
Austen Nation - Trombone
Corey Jones - Trombone
Melissa Scott - Baritone
Wesley Patterson - Tuba
Kameron Rust - Bass

Updates from the MHS Band Room

1/9/2015

Happy Friday! I just wanted to touch base with you regarding several items with the Milton High School Band. Please let us know if you have any questions.

DEFEAT HUNGER BOWL TOMORROW @ WALMART
The MHS Band has been asked to participate in the Defeat Hunger Bowl Pep Rally tomorrow (Saturday) at the Pea Ridge Walmart. Due to cold weather (high of 50 degrees), we are going to limit our time to one hour. All Wind Players & Battery Percussion members should meet on the side of Walmart by 11:45 am in full uniform (minus the helmets). Members are also encouraged to dress warm underneath the uniforms...and may wear cold weather hats as long as they are black or gold. We should be finished by 12:50 pm and members need to be picked up by 1:00 pm. Members who are unable to attend must fill-out Absence Appeal Forms and attach a parent note on Monday.

TRIP INTENTION FORMS & DEPOSITS
Reminder that Trip Intention Forms and $75 deposit are due by next Friday, January 16 for those students & parents wishing to attend our annual Spring Trip. You can access a copy of the Trip Intention Form by clicking here...and there are copies in the front of the bandroom.

BAND PARENT ASSOCIATION MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT
Please be sure to mark your calendars for our next MHSBPA Meeting coming up this Tuesday night at 7:00 pm in the bandroom. Remember that "band business is your business!" We hope that you make plans to attend.

TROY HONOR BAND FOLKS - MEETING ON MONDAY NIGHT @ 5:30 PM
I need to meet with those students (and their parents) who have made the Troy Honor Band to discuss the transportation & housing situation. Please plan for a 20-25 minute meeting on Monday evening. We'll gather at the bandroom and probably move to the chorus room to meet. Thanks.

2014 Band Senior Night Video Clips

12/18/2014

MHS Band Christmas Concert

12/10/2014

The Milton High School Mighty Black & Gold Band would like to cordially invite you to get in the holiday mood at our annual Christmas concert this Thursday at 6:30 pm in the Milton High School Auditorium. Admission is and will always be 100% FREE! The MHS Panther Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Symphonic Band will all be in performance that night. Please come out and get in the Christmas mood this Thursday night! See you there!

Citrus is Here!

12/5/2014

The citrus orders have arrived!! If you sold citrus, please make plans to pick up your order at the band room on Monday at the end of school at 3:21pm or at the end of concert band rehearsal at 5:30pm. Thank you very much!

Another Jazz Band Performance

11/21/2014

I want to invite everyone out to the Imogen Theater this Friday night at 5pm for another performance by our own Milton High jazz band. We will be performing outside the theater for the opening of the children's hospital festival of trees. If you missed us welcoming Santa to Cordova mall a couple weeks ago, here is another chance to hear us.

Troy SEUS Honor Band Online Application

11/14/2014

The 42nd Annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic and HONOR BANDS will be held February 5 - 7, 2015 on the Troy University campus in Troy, Alabama. This musical event will feature a variety of activities including concerts, rehearsals, scholarship auditions, and clinics. The culmination of the weekend will be the concert by the Honor Bands.

They are using an online nomination form this year. The link is available below, if the link does not take you to the application, paste the link into the address bar. Access to the form is also available on our website www.soundofthesouth.org. You can access the form directly at the following link:

https://forms.troy.edu/forms/sots/ConcertBandClinicHonorBandsNomination.html

All applications are due by NOVEMBER 21st!! That is one week from this posting!

Jazz band/Drumline/Colrguard/Santa Claus

11/7/2014

Everyone is invited to come out to Cordova Mall tonight to welcome Santa Claus to town! The Jazz band will perform outside the mall, in between World Market and the mall entrance at 6pm. The drumline and colorguard will parade Santa from Best Buy into the mall at 7pm. If you are looking for an early start to the Christmas season, this is your chance!