Odem Bands Schedule – Week of 2/5/2024
We would like to begin this week by thanking everyone who came out for our annual Solo and Ensemble Recital this past week! Students had a great opportunity for a first run with their performances and now have a couple weeks to clean! We’ll share a schedule for Solo and Ensemble (Next Thursday the 15th) as soon as we receive it.
Today, The Corpus Christi Wind Symphony will be performing at Del Mar College’s Richardson Hall at 4pm. (101 Baldwin Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78404) The concert is Free, and I recommend students attend this concert if possible! We’re performing one of our pieces the HS Wind Ensemble is working on for spring and Cleveland, as well as a piece that our HS Brass Choir is performing for Solo and Ensemble, and a couple other ‘standard’ band pieces. I highly encourage all of those students, but also any JH students as well to attend concerts like this one so they can hear what a quality group sounds like. The Corpus Christi Wind Symphony is made up of local professionals and amateurs from around the area, and is one of the finest community bands in the state!
Next, Windi and Jazzi tickets are on sale for the May 4th event! You may purchase tickets at http://odemhsband.ludus.com for $15-$25. If you’re new to the event, this is a pops concert/dinner/silent auction we put on each year. It’s probably the most fun concert of the year, and we hope you’ll consider joining us! We’ll be sending out information about what students need to bring to help fill auction baskets in the next couple of weeks.
On Monday I will be passing out updated balance amounts for students traveling to Cleveland. We need students caught up on payments this month please! All payments need to be completed by the first week of April for the trip! As we close in on the trip it is imperative we have payments in so the travel company can make payments for items as they come up.
Finally, Spring Band fees should be turned in by this time for 7th-12th Grade students. Please turn those in as soon as possible! Fees are $25/Student payable via Check or Money Order. They help to offset many of the costs in the spring with clinicians, supplies, music, etc. Please make payment out to OEISD, Memo: Band, no later than Monday, January 22nd. (extended to next week due to early release on Friday) Please contact us if you have any questions!
This Week’s Schedule:
| Day: | Event: |
| Monday: | Band Hall Open until 4:15pm |
| Tuesday: | Band Hall Open until 4:15pm |
| Wednesday: | Band Hall Closed |
| Thursday: | Band Hall Closed |
| Friday: | Band Hall Closed |
| Day: | Event: | Time: |
| February 15th | UIL Region Solo and Ensemble Contest | TBA |
| February 16th-17th | Region Jazz Clinic/Concert | |
| March 25th | Odem JH Pre-UIL Contest Concert | 6:30pm |
| March 26th | Odem HS Pre-UIL Contest Concert | 6:30pm |
| April 4th-5th | UIL Concert and Sight-Reading | TBA |
| April 26th | 11th Annual South Coast Jazz Festival | |
| May 4th | Windi and Jazzi Fundraiser | |
| May 10th | American Classics Festival: Odem HS Wind Ensemble and Odem JH Symphonic Winds at Del Mar College | 2pm/3pm |
| May 13th | Odem JH Symphonic Winds and HS Spring Concert | |
| May 14th | Odem JH Beginning Band and Concert Band Spring Concert | |
| May 24th | Graduation | |
| May 26th-27th | UIL State Solo and Ensemble | |
| June 3rd | Cleveland Send-Off Performance | |
| June 4th-8th | Cleveland Trip |
Thank you for your help and support of these amazing students! Please contact us if you have any questions!