Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | Boastin'

Way to go to Francesca, Victoria, Minzy, and Suzy, who all were accepted into the 2023 Ventura County Honor Bands!

Victoria - 1st chair VC Middle School Honor Band

Francesca- 2nd chair VC Middle School Honor Band

Minzy- 4th chair VC High School Honor Band

Suzy- 6th chair VC High School Honor Band

Their concert is on Sunday, February 5th at 2pm at VHS!

OMG Congrats!

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | Boastin'

Congratulations to Natalie, who has been awarded a National Gold Medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music's Certificate Program! She has been invited, as one of only four flutists, to perform in RCM's Celebration of Excellence Concert at the iconic Carnegie Hall!  This was her Carnegie debut, and I tagged along as her #1 roadie!

Monday, January 16, 2023 | Boastin'

Congratulations to Victoria, who made the County, SoCal, and All-State Honor Bands!

♦ Ventura County Honor Band VCHB - principal flute and piccolo!

♦ SoCal Honor Band SCSBOA - 3rd chair!

♦ All State CBDA Honor Band!

Saturday, January 14, 2023 | Don't Forget!

Don't forget- the 2023 Certificate of Merit Submission Deadline is February 14.

Everything must be uploaded and finished by this date, which includes:

- Your 2-3 Solos

- CM Technique

- Sight Reading

- Music Theory Exam

Until then, please take advantage of the practice Sight Reading and Theory Exams on your MTAC student portal!

Sunday, January 8, 2023 | Comin' Up!

Our Winter Recital will be on Sunday, January 29 at 2pm!

This recital is a great goal for us to perform/record/finish our last CM solo before the CM submission deadline of February 14.  If you're done with your CM repertoire, it's a fantastic opportunity to get a head start on our first post-2023 CM repertoire.

To participate in this recital, please complete the following by January 14:

1.  Register for the recital on our online calendar by clicking on the event and then on Register

2.  Reserve a rehearsal/recording time with pianist Paul Switzler on either Thursday, January 26th or Saturday, January 28.   Most rehearsal/recording durations are either 45 or 60 minutes; if you need a shorter or longer session, please contact me sooner than later and I'll make some changes to the online calendar.

Please let me know if you have any questions!