SP East Band Updates

The first band concert of the year is at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21st in the SP East Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature the woodwind quartet, concert band, percussion ensemble, and wind ensemble.

Students will need:

• uniforms (more info below)
• instrument
• music

We ask students to attend all parts of the performance. Students will wear their band uniform for the concert. Please join us for this celebration of student music!

Concert Band will start their warm-up at 7:30 p.m.

Wind Ensemble will start their warm-up at 8:00 p.m.

For the full list of performance dates please consult the SP East Band Dates

All band students have been fitted for a uniform. These uniforms are worn for all of our band performances. Here is the list of school provided items and student provided items.

Tuxedo

School provides: Jacket, pants, cummerbund, & bow tie

Students provide: white collard shirt, black socks (calf length), and black shoes

Dress

School provides: Dress

Students provide: Black shoes

If you are not able to attend tomorrow concert in person. The performance will be live streamed and posted on the Sun Prairie Performing Arts Center Youtube Channel. Use the link below

https://www.youtube.com/@sunprairiepresents

Sun Prairie East will host teacher conferences on Thursday, October 23 and Friday, October 24. You can schedule a conference with Mr. Mesner at this link.

If you have questions but can't make it to conferences please send an email and we can connect thought email or by phone.

The Marcia Berman Percussion Scholarship is a $300 scholarship awarded to one or more student(s) in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 who is a current Sun Prairie Bands percussion student and has participated in school and/or community clubs and organizations. Scholarships are disbursed as payment for private percussion lessons during the current school year, and/or payment for percussion summer camps.

How to apply:

● Collect one letter of recommendation (as an electronic pdf file), which needs to be

written by a current teacher in the Sun Prairie School District

● Complete and submit the online scholarship application by Friday, Nov. 13, 2025.

Apply Here

The BPBF H.E.A.R. Scholarship (Helping support Equitable Access and Representation) promotes equitable access and representation to music education and enrichment activities for groups including but not limited to Black/African American, Latinx, Native North American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and LGBTQIA+ students. Students are eligible to be awarded with the BPBF H.E.A.R Scholarship no more than once per school year.

This $300 scholarship is awarded to one or more band student(s) in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, or

11 who is a current member of the Sun Prairie Band program, and participated in school

and/or community clubs and organizations.

Scholarships are disbursed as a subsidy payment to assist with private lessons in the

lesson academy program, and/or a payment for band camp or activity that is recommended

by your band director.

How to apply:

● Collect two letters of recommendation (as electronic pdf files), one from a band

director and another from an adult who is not related to you

● Complete and submit the online scholarship application by Friday, Nov. 13, 2025.

Apply Here