Welcome back to another exciting school year. This year proves to an exciting year, with a lot of events happening. TWO ensembles from LSW were selected to perform on the Missouri Music Educator’s Conference and Workshop at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO. This is one of the most prestigious performance invitation any group could hope to receive at any level of performance from beginning to college. The Symphonic Band, directed by Clifton Thurmond and Una Voce directed by Amy Krinke will both perform at this year’s conference. Congratulations!

The 2010 Ice Cream Social was an overwhelming success! Many thanks to the outstanding work of our Music Parents and even more thanks to the parents, friends and family who came out to support the students. It should go without saying, but obviously the students created incredible music to keep everyone entertained. The directors would like to say thanks:

Thank you Music Parents! from Titan Music on Vimeo.

Tags: Band, choir, Orchestra, ice cream social

Join us in the LSW Courtyard for our annual Ice Cream Social, featuring bands, choirs, and orchestras in performance! Each group has a slightly different call time, but plan to join the fun at 6:00. See you there!

Events for 2010 Titan Pride are updated on the calendar. Be sure and update your calendar, and check back to make sure everything is up to date.

Parents and students, here is the information concerning the required meeting. A parent and the student need to be in attendance. There are three options as you see on this letter from Mrs. Katzfey. If you cannot make one of these, it will be your responsibility to accomplish fulfilling the requirement before August 28th, our first performance.

Any student not having completed this task by then will not be able to march in our first game. Thank you in advance for following through with this.

Meetings are this Wednesday or Saturday. See the letter for time and place.

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Summer is a slow time to roll out a new feature to communicate with parents and students, but we’re doing it nonetheless!

The Lee’s Summit West Music Department has a new account on Twitter. Sign up to follow us for information ranging from summer camp and concert reminders to practice test reminders, etc.... We’ll hope to have this as just one more option to keep the lines of communication open between the school and home. Let us know what you think!

Tags: Band, Orchestra, choir, twitter

Thanks to Mr. Thurmond, you can check the calendar section of the website for next year’s dates - at least the ones we know now. While you’re at it, take a moment to learn how to sync the titanmusic.org calendar to your computer or mobile device. It’s the 21st Century!

Tags: calendar, Band, choir, Orchestra

Congratulations to all the groups who performed at contest this past weekend. Every performing ensemble received a “I” rating and our school and music parents organization are to be commended for a fine showing at the first contest every hosted at LSW. It’s a good day to be a Titan! Way to go!

Join us for the LSW Symphony Orchestra performance at the Missouri Music Educator’s conference Friday at 12:30 PM. Congratulations to the students and their conductor, a legend in his own mind, Kirt Mosier.

Look for a sample of audio from the concert in the week following.

Tags: Orchestra, performance, MMEA

Congratulations to Anna Barry-Ford. She was selected 10th chair clarinet in the Missouri All-State Band.

Also, congratulations to Mickayla Chapman (clarinet) and Kinzie Zitzman (flute), who were named to the Honorable Mention band.

Congratulations to Brian Hallis (violin) and Louis Pagán (bass), who were selected for the 2009 All State Orchestra. Last but not least, kudos to Kelsey Bingham, who is a member of the All State Choir.

Tags: Band, Orchestra, All State

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL
The Titans won their sectional football game Monday night, putting us in the state quarterfinals. Therefore, as has been told to the kids for the last two weeks, we will have a game this Saturday, November 15th, beginning at 1:30pm. Call for the band members is 12:15pm and yes, we will be performing at halftime, weather permitting.

If the Titans win on Saturday, the next game could be a home game and it is scheduled for next Friday, November 21st. If they are to win that game, they would be in the State Championship game again, which is in St. Louis on Friday, November 28th......more information to follow if necessary.

WINTER CONCERT
Please be advised that the Winter Instrumental Music Concert is on Monday, December 15th at 7pm at LSW in the PAC.

Tags: Band, Orchestra