Picnic Pops volunteer sign-up instructions:

1. Go to mysignup.com and set up an account on the left side of the page. You will need to enter your email address and a password if you want to be able to change it later. (If it doesn’t work when you click on “register” try “log-in.”)
2. Confirm your password from your email and go to home page again. (You may not have to do this step.)
3. Go to mysignup.com/robinlhot@earthlink.net. (If you are already on the site, click on “search for sign-up” at the top.)
4. Enter my email address (”robinlhot@earthlink.net”). Hit “Submit” then click on “2011picnicpops.”
5. Check the performance schedule.
6. Find a time that does not conflict with your performance or warm-up, scroll down to the booth where you want to work and click on “needed.”
7. Follow the prompts to enter the information that we need.
8. If you have to make a change, return to the site, search for the sign-up as above and click undo under your name. This is when you will need your password.

Thank you for volunteering at Picnic Pops! We know that you have been asked to do a lot for this event, but with everyone helping out, we can have a fun day of great music for our community!

Robin Hess
Angela Larkin

Pioneer Band and Orchestra students participated in the State Solo & Ensemble Festival Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Chelsea High School. State certified MSBOA Adjudicators evaluated each performance.

As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students were nominated to participate in the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Soloist auditions:

• Carly Renner (flute)
• James Campbell (clarinet)
• Julia Pakela (clarinet)
• Kevin Flannagan (French horn)
• Hope Wilson (trombone)
• Christopher Hass (euphonium)
• Erik Yamakado (marimba)
• Danny Luan (piano)
• Davis West (violin)
• Tae Ho Kim (violin)
• Joseph Jang (cello)

As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students were nominated as Outstanding Ensembles:

• English Horn Duet: Linda Relson, Norah Rast
• Bass Clarinet Duet: Zach Marentay, Alayna Coverly
• Brass Ensemble: Jonathan Evans, Hope Wilson, Leila Hofer, Kevin Flannagan, Jacob Swanson
• Percussion Ensemble: Eric Yamakado, John Fan, Michael Saunders, Riley Bean
• String Ensemble: Dana Johnson, Davis West, Emma Sandberg, Joseph Jang
• String Ensemble: Davis West, James Campbell, Greg Fuller
• String Ensemble: Davis West, Sera Bird, Helen Rucinski, Livia Luan, Xavier Goovaerts, Peter Bae, Jacob Swanson

The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Band:

• Carly Renner (flute)
• Julia Pakela (clarinet)
• Kevin Zhang (clarinet)
• Anna Mayne (bass clarinet)
• Christopher Hass (trombone)
• Christopher Haddlesey (trombone)
• William Wang (trombone)
• Hope Wilson (trombone)

The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Orchestra:

• Dana Johnson (violin)
• Tae Ho Kim (violin)
• Davis West (violin)
• Nathan Carrilo (viola)
• Joseph Jang (cello)
• Kevin Flannagan (French horn)

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

-Gloria

The second annual Band Camp Sunday Charter Bus to Interlochen is booked. Call PBA president Gloria Wilson (734-975-0081) if you have questions.

EVERY MONDAY The Paul Keller Orchestra performs at the Keystone Martini Bar, 200 W. Michigan Ave. (downstairs beneath J. Neil’s Mongolian Grill) in downtown Ypsilanti, MI. Showtime is 8:15 PM till 11:00 PM. No Smoking! Great Food! Free Parking! Elevator access! $7.00 cover charge.

The Paul Keller Orchestra welcomes Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Jazz Big Band to the Keystone on May 24th as participants in the 2010 PKO Jazz Student Outreach Program. The PKO will play from 8:15 PM till 9:15. Then, the Pioneer HS Jazz Band will play a 30 minute set from 9:30 PM till 10:00. Members of the Pioneer High School Big Band will be invited to join the PKO for the last set from 10:00 till 11:00 PM. This event will be rewarding and memorable for the student musicians, the pros and audience members alike. The PHS Jazz Big Band is directed by David Leach.

All the best,

David A. Leach

The Pioneer Concert Band received a Superior rating and earned First Place in the AA High School Concert Band category, the festival’s highest band classification.

Additionally the Pioneer Concert Band was awarded the Overall High School Concert Band trophy based on earning the highest number of points of all of the competing instrumental ensembles.

Members of the Pioneer Concert Band are: Aaron Baum, Riley Bean, Caitlin Berrigan, James Boyd, Elizabeth Bush, Takeo Cauley, Heewon Choi, D’Arcy Cook, Rennie Cotner, Alayna Coverly, Amelia Diehl, Christine Etter, Jack Fan, Jesse Fernandez, Monica Fink, John Fonte, Kristal Frazzini, Nina Freter, Meaghan Glanville, Matt Goldman, Christopher Hass, Clare Higgins, Conor Howe, Skye Huerta, Esther Hur, Vijay Ilankamban, Grace Iverson, Kiley Judge, Kyle Kantebet, Jared Kaufman, Sara King, Christine Kokkales, Meghan Kymal, Reina Larkin, Edward Lee, Harry Lee, Olivia Lee, Seung Wun Lee, Moritz Lehner, Sam Lichtman-Mikol, Zach Marentay, Abbey Maxbauer, Jordan McKay, Luke Mykolenko, Sowdeepya Nadimpalli, Kayla Oh, Amanda Osinski, Henry Pakela, Konstantinos Papaefthymiou, Evan Park, Bo Peng, Richie Peterson, Tim Rittinger, Molly Rogow, Laura Schickling, Kaylee Schonscheck, Michael Shin, Rebecca Shipan, Alex Shipley, Andrew Siddall, Ken Simon, Antonia Smith, Gina Son, Hunter St. Pierre, Mario Sulaksana, Nick Terrell, Jordan Vale, Peter Wang, William Wang, Thea Yagerlener, Tina Yu, Alan Zhou

David Leach and Nancy Waring, Pioneer Bands

The GRAMMY Presentation Concert will be Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 4:00pm in Schreiber Auditorium. Our Jazz and Symphony Bands will be playing along with other groups from the music department. The concert is FREE.

Click HERE for concert details.

For more information, check out the news release (video clip) from the Ann Arbor Public Schools, or the event announcement at AnnArbor.com.

Picnic Pops is May 22, 2010 and we need volunteers to help make the day successful! Over 100 Pioneer Band parents and students are needed to sell tickets, grill brats, run games and sell food. Please click on the following link to sign up online for a two hour shift of your choice:

http://aapioneerbands.org/wp-content/forms/pops/

Picnic Pops is a fun, carnival type event, with games and prizes, but it’s also the one day of the year when all Ann Arbor Public Schools band students from grades 8-12 perform. It is an opportunity to showcase the wonderful music programs of the district and highlight fun reasons for middle school students to continue to participate in music ensembles. Please help us run the event and invite friends and family from Ann Arbor to enjoy the wonderful show and the fun and games!

Thank you,
Jodi Johnson
lane.jodi@gmail.com