News - Archive #2

Old News from 1999

Jazz Band plays concert
As of 2/06 -- Top

Last Thursday night jazz band played their festival pieces for the other seminole county jazz bands in a concert at seminole high school. 

All County all done:
As of 2/1
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The All-County Band is now history.  At the concert they played: Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare, Andrea Chenier Overture, Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, Dance Movements, and Rolling Thunder (heheh).   Congrats goes out again to Katie Bartlett, Katie D, Sarah F., Jeremy G, Brandon Kahn, Candace Lauder, Danny Lee, Andrew Lisa,  Adam Markowitz, Michael Mekker, Clarence Mims, Luis Rivera, Emmanuel Tormes and for participating.  Look for a special newsflash story coming later this week.

Solo and Ensemble This Weekend
As of 2/06 -- Top

Solo and Ensemble sign up has come and gone pretty smoothly.  The Silver Regiment will be participating with quite a few ensembles, woodwind/brass choir, and jazz band.  Jazz Band will be the Friday, with the choir's going Saturday Afternoon.

Student Conductor Named
As of 2/06 -- Top

Jeremy Goldberg (1999 Silver Regiment Drum Major, 1997-1998 Trumpet Section Leader, and currently sitting as first chair trumpet in wind ensemble) was named this week as the Student Conductor representing Lake Howell at District/State Festival.  He will led wind ensemble playing a Welish Rhapsody. 

Bring Out those marching horns!
As of 1/18  --  Top

This Thursday the Silver Regiment will be performing for the freshmen orientation playing Imperial March, and the marching show.  Marching Instruments will therefore be used in class for this week.

Solo and Ensemble Sign Up
As of 1/25 -- Top

Solo and Ensemble sign up has come and gone pretty smoothly.  The Silver Regiment will be participating with quite a few ensembles, woodwind/brass choir, and jazz band.  Jazz Band will be the Friday, with the choir's going Saturday Afternoon.

Welcome Mr. MacIntire
As of 1/13 -- Top

For this next semester the Silver Regiment will have a new intern, Mr. Macintire. He's an intern from Stetson University and will be with us for the remainder of the school year.

All County in 2 weeks:
As of 1/13
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The All-County Band is only a weeks away.  Here's a list of people who made it: Katie Bartlett, Katie D, Sarah F., Jeremy G, Brandon Kahn, Candace Lauder, Danny Lee, Andrew Lisa,  Adam Markowitz, Michael Mekker, Clarence Mims, Luis Rivera, Emmanuel Tormes.

Solo and Ensemble Sign Up
As of 12/18 -- Top

Last week was Solo and Ensemble sign up.  The Silver Regiment will be participating with quite a few ensembles, woodwind/brass choir, and jazz band.

All-State finished.
As of 1/18 -- Top

Congrats once again the the following people for making the 2000 All-State bands/orchestras: Jeremy Goldberg, Luis Rivera, Candace Lauder, Benjamin Siress.

F.B.A. District Concert: Preparations
As of 1/18  -- Top

Christmas Break is over, and Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band are now preparing for Concert Festival.  A list of song include from Wind Ensemble:   March Op. 99 by Sergei Prokofieff, Variants on a Mediaeval Tune by Norman Dello Joio, and Pageant by Vincent Persichetti. 

Jazz Band Prepares for multi cultural day
As of 1/18  --  Top

This next Friday Jazz Band will be featured in Lake Howell's annual mulit-cultural day!  This year they will be playing Aboard on four by Lennie Niehaus.

All-State is this weekend!
As of 1/4 -- Top

This Thursday marks the beginning of All-State rehearsals.  Congrats to the following people for making it: Jeremy Goldberg, Luis Rivera, Candace Lauder, Benjamin Siress.  These students will be missing school Thursday and Friday, and the concerts will be held throughout the day on Saturday.

New Tuba Arrives:
As of 1/4
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A early Christmas Present was delivered the day before school ending with a brand spanking new tuba being delivered. This tuba is an example of what fundraising money can do, and how that fundraising can help the band.

Winter Concert Over
As of 12/18 -- Top

Last Thursday we had our annual Winter Concert in the LHHS Auditorium.  Both Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble, plus jazz band played, with the color guard supporting them in the audience.  The highlight of the night was when Wind Ensemble performed a heartbreaking song entitled "Watchmen, tell us of the night."

All-County Coming Soon!
As of 1/4 -- Top

The All-County Band is only a few months away.  Here's a list of people who made it: Katie Bartlett, Katie D, Sarah F., Jeremy G, Brandon Kahn, Candace Lauder, Danny Lee, Andrew Lisa,  Adam Markowitz, Michael Mekker, Clarence Mims, Luis Rivera, Emmanuel Tormes.

F.B.A. District Concert: Preparations
As of 12/18  -- Top

When Christmas Break is over, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will be preparing for Concert Festival.  A list of songs is not yet available. 

Sneak Peak of SR2000
As of 12/18  --  Top

By the way, welcome to the new Silver Regiment website entitled Silver Regiment 2000.  Yes, it's a stupid title, and this page has gone through 4 different names in the past year ( Silver Regiment Homepage, Silver Regiment Weekly, Silver Regiment Today, a few others too!).  Anyhoo, as you may be able to tell, I'm still working on a lot, so if it all doesn't work, it will one day :-).

Quote of the month
As of 12/25  --  Top

" Nobody can be exactly like me.  Even I have trouble doing it"  Tallulah Bankhead 

Photo of the month
As of 12/18  --  Top

Here's the first photo from the Winter Concert.  From left to right is Candace, Aili, and Mike.

Events this month
As of 12/18  --  Top

Check back for January's events in the new year.

Bottom Line
As of 12/31  --  Top

Just for those of you wondering I have most of the website back up and operational.  Check out the new video clips in the download section.

 

 

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