2010-2011 Brooks Band Events

Please mark these events down in your family calendars!

Fri. Sep. 24^th: OPRF Marching Huskies 8^th Grade Recruitment Night, all 8^th graders

invited to perform with the Marching Huskies for a night football game!

Sat. Oct. 2^nd: IMEA District I Jr. High Auditions, Summit Hill Jr. H.S., Frankfort,

select 7^th & 8^th grade students

Thurs. Oct. 28^th: Oak Park D97 Middle School Instrumental Music Festival, 7:00 p.m., OPRFHS Auditorium, Cadet, Intermediate, Concert and Symphonic Bands

Sat. Nov. 6^th: IMEA District I Jr. High Band, Choir and Orchestra Festival, Lincoln Way-North

H.S., Frankfort, select 7^th & 8^th grade students selected from auditions

Sat. Nov. 13^th: IMEA District I Jr./Sr. High Jazz Festival, Fenton H.S., Bensenville,

Select 7^th & 8^th grade students selected from auditions

Sun. Nov. 21st: Jazz Ensemble performance with The Chicago Grandstand Big Band,

5:00 p.m. Fitzgerald’s Nightclub 6615 W. Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn

Tues. Dec. 14^th: BRAVO! Holiday Concert, 7:00 p.m., GBMS Auditorium,

Jazz Lab Band, Jazz Ensemble & select small ensembles from Symphonic Band

Sat. Feb. 26th: BRAVO! Pasta Night and Music Showcase, 4-9 p.m. GBMS Auditorium & Commons, Jazz Ensemble, Cadet, Intermediate, Concert & Symphonic Bands

Wed. Mar. 9^th: D97 Art Show, 6:00 p.m. OPRFHS Student Center, Jazz Ensemble

Tues. Mar. 15th: BRAVO! Preview for 5^th graders. During the school day.

Jazz Ensemble, Cadet & Intermediate

Thurs. Apr. 7^th: “Brooks Jazz Night” featuring Jazz Lab Band, Jazz Ensemble and

Guest Artist, TBA. 7 p.m. GBMS Auditorium. Tickets $8 adults and $5 students

16 yrs/under.

Tues. May 17^th: 7^th & 8^th Grade Awards & Scholarship Concert, 7 p.m. GBMS

Auditorium, Concert, Symphonic, Jazz Ensemble

Thurs. May 19^th: 6^th Grade Awards & Scholarship Concert, 7 p.m. GBMS Auditorium

Cadet, Intermediate and Jazz Lab. This performance will start concluding the

elementary bands performances.

Thurs. June 2nd: 8^th Grade Graduation Ceremony, OPRFHS Auditorium

Select 6^th & 7^th Grade band students, time TBA.

Additional dates may be added for select students and ensembles. Please check the PTO listserve’s “What’s Happening”or www.brooksbands.blogspot.com for weekly event information.