I am very excited to announce a great opportunity for the Hillcrest Jazz Band!
On Thursday, November 8th, the jazz band will be attending the 1st ever SSU Jazz Day. This event, hosted by the Sonoma State University Jazz Department, is a music festival with a focus on education. There will be high school and middle school jazz bands from all across Sonoma county attending. This will be an all day field trip.
In the morning, all of the students attending will be split up into their instrument sections and will have a master class with the respective SSU Jazz Faculty. After lunch, each band will have a 45 time slot to perform inside the newly opened Weill Hall at the Green Music Center. During this time slot, the faculty jazz professors will offer tips and suggestions to the band and its individual players. After a break, the students will have the opportunity to attend the SSU Faculty Jazz concert that evening for free.
I believe this is one of the best opportunities a jazz band of any level can be a part of, and I'm very excited to take the band to this festival.
I will need parent drivers, so please email me if you are available. There will be about 32 Hillcrest students attending the event.
More information will be sent home when the event gets closer. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mr. Pulley
