2010-2011 Puma Band Calendar

Additional information will be sent home prior to each event.

Please keep in mind that dates, times, etc. may change due to circumstances. Please check this calendar periodically. Your patience and flexibility are appreciated!

August

9-13: Summer Band, schedule on main page

24: First day of school

27: Please have ALL supplies purchased by this date

September

1: Pflugerville Pfestival of Bands Program Photos, Honor Band and Wind Ensemble, 3:45 pm, LAST YEARS BAND SHIRT, black shoes, black socks, and black pants.

1: Band Fundraiser Begins

3: Spaghetti Dinner, Pep Band, PHS, informal uniform, 6:00 performance time

7: Band Parent meeting, 6th-8th grade, PCMS cafeteria, 7:00 pm

15: Band Fundraiser Ends

October

4: Pflugerville Pfestival of Bands, 7th and 8th grade, HHS football stadium, informal uniform, 7:00 pm, transportation NOT provided

8: 8th Grade Night w/ HHS: 8th graders attending HHS only

11: Pflugerville ISD District Band Mock Auditions: All Wind Ensemble and Honor Band 8th graders, PHS, time TBA

12: Football Game Performance: Pep Band, PCMS, informal uniform, 4:30-8:45 pm

15: 8th Grade Night w/ PHS: 8th graders attending PHS only

19: Football Game Performance: Honor Band/Wind Ensemble, PCMS, informal uniform, 4:30-8:45 pm

27: Fall Concert: Symphonic Band, Honor Band, and Wind Ensemble, PCMS Gym, 7:00 PM, informal uniform (this year's band shirt, black shoes, black socks, and black pants)

November

6: District Band Auditions: Honor Band 8th graders/ALL Wind Ensemble, time/location TBA, transportation NOT provided

11: Veteran's Day Performance: Wind Ensemble, formal uniform, PCMS, time TBA

13: Region Band Auditions: participants TBA, Kealing Middle School, time TBA, transportation provided

18-20: Region Orchestra Sectionals/Clinic/Concert: participants, location, and time TBA

December

3: Capitol Performance: Wind Ensemble, formal uniform, Noon performance time

7: Winter Concert: PHS Fine Arts Center, formal uniform, 6th grade 6:30 pm, 7th and 8th grade 7:30 pm

8: Elementary Tour: Honor Band and Wind Ensemble, school day

10-11: Region Band Clinic/Concert: participants, location, and time TBA

13-17: Dead Week: no activities

January

15: 5th Grade Instrument Drive (Brookhollow, Caldwell, Pflugerville, and Timmerman), PCMS cafeteria, 8:00 am-1:00 pm

22: 5th Grade Instrument Drive (Highland Park and Windermere), PCMS cafeteria, 8:00 am-1:00 pm

25: UIL Clinic: Wind Ensemble, 3:45-5:30 PM, PCMS Band Hall

26: UIL Clinic: Honor Band, 3:45-5:30 PM, PCMS Band Hall

February

18: Friday Night Frenzy UIL Rehearsal (madatory) and Lock-In (optional): Symphonic Band, Honor Band, and Wind Ensemble, 4:00-8:00 PM rehearsal, 8:00 PM-6:00 am lock-in

23: UIL Clinic: Wind Ensemble, 3:45-5:30 PM

24: Pre-UIL Concert (with PMS): Symphonic Band, Honor Band, and Wind Ensemble, Formal uniform, PHS Fine Arts Center, 6:30 pm

26: Pflugerville ISD Pre-UIL Festival: Symphonic Band, Honor Band, and Wind Ensemble, Formal uniform, PHS, time TBA

March

8-9: UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest: Symphonic Band, Honor Band, and Wind Ensemble, Formal uniform, time & location TBA

April

9: Solo and Ensemble: 6th-8th grade, PCMS, formal uniform or "Sunday Best", PCMS, 8:00 am-1:00 pm

16: Southern Star Music Festival/Corpus Christi: Symphonic Band, Honor Band, and Wind Ensemble members who attended UIL and have met all trip criteria stated in the handbook, Formal uniform, information will be sent home

May

3: Incomming Beginner Band Parent Meeting: PCMS Cafeteria, 7:00 PM

10: Spring Concert: PCMS Gym, Formal uniform, Beginner Band 6:30 pm, Symphonic Band, Honor Band, and Wind Ensemble 7:30 pm

19: After-School rehearsal: Beginner Band, 3:45-5:30 PM

21: Texas Lutheran University Festival/Schlitterbahn: Beginner Band only, Seguin & New Braunfels, TX, time TBA

23: Return ALL school owned instruments