Author: Alison

Just a reminder that the Bandlink Winter Concert is this Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm at Washington Hall on the Notre Dame Campus.

Beginning Band call time is 4:00 pm, and Returning Band call time is 4:15 pm.

Please bring a dessert to share at the post-concert reception.

Thank you for a great semester!

Just a reminder about the Bandlink schedule the next several weeks:

Sunday, November 18 – Lessons (last of the semester)
November 19-25 – No Beginning Band, Returning Band, or Lessons

Beginning and Returning Bands will have class the week after Thanksgiving (November 26 and 28)

Sunday, December 2 – Bandlink Concert – 5:00 pm, Washington Hall, Notre Dame campus

Please note that the US Army Field Band concert scheduled for tomorrow afternoon (November 4) is SOLD OUT.

Plenty of seats still remain for the ND Band Fall Concert on Sunday, November 18 at 3 pm.  It is also a free, but ticketed, event at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

In Returning Band on Monday, the band was treated to a special performance and masterclass by the Barkada Saxophone Quartet.  This ensemble was the 2012 winner of the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.  They will perform again on Wednesday, October 24 at 7:00 pm at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

On Sunday, November 4 at 2:00 pm, there will be a free concert by the US Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus, also at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.  This group is one of the premier military ensembles in the United States.

Concerts such as these are a great way for students to hear professional musicians – hope some of you are able to attend!

2 reminders about the upcoming Bandlink schedule:

Wednesday, October 24 – No Beginning Band due to CTK early dismissal
Sunday, October 28 – No Lessons due to the ND Band trip to Oklahoma

Bandlink will resume on Monday, October 29th.

Just a reminder that Bandlink lessons and full band will not take place October 14-20 due to ND’s Fall Break.  Bandlink will resume with lessons on Sunday, October 21.

The Brazilian musical group Meninos do Morumbi is traveling to the University of Notre Dame and will do a performance/masterclass in the Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall at 8:15PM on Wednesday, October 10. The performance is free and open to the public.

The group, created by Flávio Pimenta in 1996, consists of adolescents from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and provides an educational alternative to the drugs and juvenile delinquency prevalent in their city. The Meninos do Morumbi band has performed over 500 concerts in Brazil and in Europe, including a performance for the President of the United States.

The Morumbi students have become increasingly popular by playing, dancing, and singing in diverse styles such as samba, maracatu, funk, and Aguere among others.

Through music, the group provides an escape from hunger, exclusion, abandonment, social inequality, and to situations of personal and social risk in which they live. The formative role and transformative art emerges as a collective voice for citizenship.

During their visit to Notre Dame, Meninos do Morumbi students will participate in numerous social and cultural events on campus and in Notre Dame classrooms. The culmination of their visit is a performance with the University of Notre Dame Marching Band during halftime of the football game versus Stanford on October 13.

This is the 2nd collaboration between Meninos Do Morumbi and the University of Notre Dame Band.  In May 2011, members of the Notre Dame Concert Band performed with the group in São Paulo as part of their 5-city concert tour of Brazil.

For more information on Meninos Do Morumbi go to: http://www.meninosdomorumbi.org.br/

Just a few updates to the October Bandlink Calendar. All pertain to Beginning Band on Wednesdays:
October 3 – HCC no school; Bandlink will still meet
October 10 – Regular Class
October 17 – Notre Dame Fall Break; No Class
October 24 – CTK Early Dismissal; No Class
October 31 – Halloween; Bandlink will still meet

Come and see the ND Bands this semester!  Details on the marching band’s rehearsal and performance schedule is on the ‘See the ND Band’ page.

There are also several opportunities to see ND’s Concert and Jazz Bands this semester:
Symphonic Band and Symphonic Winds
Sunday, November 18 – 3:00 pm

University Band
Sunday, December 2- 3:00 pm

Jazz Bands
Sunday, December 2 – 7:00 pm

All concerts are free and at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, unless otherwise noted.

For more information on the ND Band, visit the band’s website at www.ndband.com

Just a reminder about the 2 upcoming meetings to kick off 2012-2013 Bandlink!

New Member / Parent Meeting – Sunday, September 16 – 6:30 pm – Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall, Notre Dame.  Click here for a map.

Parent Meeting (both new and returning parents) – Sunday, September 23 – 6:45 pm – Holy Cross Cafeteria

Returning parents – make sure to fill out the form on the ‘Returning Members’ page if you haven’t already.

Looking forward to a great year!