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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!

Just a few reminders about upcoming Bandlink events:

Lessons on Sunday, April 29 will be from 5:30-6:30 pm to accommodate the ND Band Chamber Ensembles Concert.

The Spring Concert is on Tuesday, May 1 at 6:30 pm at Washington Hall.
Parents – please bring a dessert to share at the post-concert reception!

Tuesday’s concert will be the final Bandlink event of the year.  Activities will resume again in September.

Thank you to everyone for a great year!

Just a reminder that there will be no Bandlink activities from March 31-April 9 due to Spring Break.  Bandlink will resume on Wednesday, April 11 with Beginning Band.

Please take note of the Spring Concert time change that was first posted on the calendar several weeks ago- the concert will begin at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, May 1.

Bandlink Solo and Ensemble is tomorrow, Saturday, March 24 at the Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall on the Notre Dame campus.

Please remember to arrive approximately 15 minutes before your student’s time to allow them enough time to warm up.  The Band Building will be open at 9 AM, and parking will be available in the library lot or the lot right next to the Band Building.  Both are labeled B2.

There will also be a limited number of short-sleeved Bandlink t-shirts on sale for $10 each, so if you missed the order in the fall, you can still have one of these great shirts.  Limited sizes are available.