Batavia Bands offer private lessons in numerous instruments here at the high school and also outside of BHS. Feel free to contact these professionals if you are interested in improving your skills on your instrument.

Flute* - Teresa Miur - flutepro@comcast.net

Oboe* - Julie Popplewell - jcpoboe@msn.com

Clarinet* - Nancy Botti - nrrbotti@gmail.com

Saxophone* - Steve Schnall - schnallsaxdoc@gmail.com
Saxophone - Shawn Maxwell - shawn@shawnmaxwell.com

Bassoon - Gwyn Downey - grdmusic@sbcglobal.net

Trumpet* - Joshua Jern - joshuajernmusic@gmail.com

Horn* - Susan Ozsvath - susan.ozsvath@sbcglobal.net

Low Brass* - Dan Anderson - danandirene@comcast.net

Percussion* - Phil Beale - feelbeale@gmail.com

String Bass* - Dan Anderson - danandirene@comcast.net

*Teaches at BHS

Check out these links for information about the jazz auditions at BHS.

Jazz Ensemble (top performing ensemble)
Jazz Workshop (younger ensemble)

Students should sign up for the Google Classroom on their Chromebooks if they are planning to audition.

Students must sign up for an audition time. Links are in the above linked documents.

Upcoming Rehearsals
o Wednesday, October 11 – 5P-8:30P (All Students)
o Monday, October 16 – NO REHEARSAL (Band Concert)
o Tuesday, October 17 – 3P-5:30P (All Students)
o Tuesday, October 17 – 5:30P-6:30P (CG Sectional)
o Wednesday, October 18 – 5P-8:30P (All Students)

Upcoming Performances
o Saturday, October 14 - ISU Competition and Downers Grove Competition - Call Time 6:30A
o Wednesday, October 18 - Final Batavia Performance - 8:00P
o October 19-21 - Bands of America (BOA) Super Regional - St. Louis, MO.

Congrats to the many students that auditioned for IMEA this past Tuesday. The audition is rigorous and you pushed your music making to new levels to best prepare for this process. All of you are better for performing the audition!

A special congratulations to the fifteen students from Batavia High School that were selected to perform in the IMEA District IX Senior Festival.

Faith Cramer - Band (Trombone)
Sophia D'Amico - Orchestra (Violin)
Susan Keppel - Orchestra (Cello)
Nathan Knautz - Chorus (Tenor 1)
Kamil Lebowa - Band (Bb Clarinet)
Miah Miglore - Band (Bassoon)
Robbie Mansfield - Chorus (Tenor 1)
Molly Schuster - Band (French Horn)
Annie Sellenberg - Orchestra (Viola)
Natalie Sweeney - Chorus (Soprano 1)
Maisie Sweeney - Chorus (Soprano 1)
Emily Tratar - Chorus (Soprano 2)
Meghan Tucker - Chorus (Alto 2)
Charles Voirin - Orchestra (Viola)
Caroline Weiss - Band (Bb Clarinet)

We are proud of all of our students for auditioning and for our fifteen students chosen to represent Batavia HS at this prestigious festival!

Best -

PB, AL, CO, and BVK

As a thank you for supporting music in Batavia, we are offering members of the Batavia Music Buffs (all levels) the opportunity for VIP Early Registration for many popular Buffs events. Members will be alerted via email when they can sign up. This will usually be one week prior to regular, open registration. The first event to utilize VIP Early Registration will be the Penrose Fundraiser on November 1. An email will be sent out on Monday, October 9th to all current 2017-2018 Buffs Members inviting them to sign up for this popular fundraiser. Other events under consideration for VIP Early Registration are: Festival of Carols, Kaleidoscope, and the Gala. You are considered a current member if you registered after May 1, 2017. You still have time to register!! Go to http://bataviamusicbuffs.org/product-category/membership/ to register to be a member and help support music in Batavia.

Upcoming Rehearsals
o Saturday, October 7 - NO REHEARSAL (Homecoming)
o Monday, October 9 – NO REHEARSAL (Columbus Day)
o Tuesday, October 10 – 3P-5:30P (All Students)
o Tuesday, October 10 – 5:30P-6:30P (CG Sectional)
o Tuesday, October 10 – 4:00P-5:50P (CG Sectional)
o Wednesday, October 11 – 5P-8:30P (All Students)

Upcoming Performances
o Friday, October 6 – Football Game (Homecoming) – Call Time 6P
o Saturday, October 14 - ISU Competition and Downers Grove Competition - Call Time 6:30A
o October 19-21 - Bands of America (BOA) Super Regional - St. Louis, MO.

This is a message from Box5 Media - who records and streams the ISU Competition.

LIVE STREAMING
We will be live streaming the entire day.  For only $29 you can watch every performance in the comfort of your home.  At certain events you will be able to choose from the high camera version or the director’s cut, YOUR CHOICE.  Click below to order:
https://box5tv.com/isu/
GROUP ORDERING
BOX5 is offering group ordering online.  Get your friends and family together and save.  Get a discount with as few as 10 products.  Standard shipping rate saves you even more money.  Follow the link below to order today.
http://www.box5store.com/Illinois-State-University/isu-group-order-dvd.html
DVD's / Digital Discs
BOX5 is offering DVD's and Digital Discs for this years Marching Band Championships.  Follow the link below to order one today.  But, I would try to get your friends together and save some money and order in bulk.
http://www.box5store.com/Illinois-State-University/isu-prelims-class-dvd.html
ORDER FORM
Don't want to order online?  That’s ok, you can download our order form and bring it with you or mail it to us.  I have linked the order form.
Thank you for taking the time to look over our email and we hope that the fall is going well.  Please don't hesitate to ask any questions that you may have, we are here to help.

Wind Symphony Call Time – 5:45 PM in uniform. We are taking a picture for the IMEC Program in the lobby.

Wind Ensemble/Concert Band/Symphonic Band Call Times – 6:15 PM.

Warm-up rooms & Times -

Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony – Orchestra Room (6:30 PM)

Concert Band & Symphonic Band – Band Room (6:30 PM)

Click here for information about uniforms:

·       Concert Band Uniforms - Concert Band (Perc. 1) and Symphonic Band (Perc. 2)

·       Concert Band Uniforms - Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony