SP East Band Updates

The first band concert of the year is at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20th in the SP East Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature the 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.

Have family or friends outside of Sun Prairie that would like to tune in? Use this link to the SPASD Performing Arts YouTube page to live stream the concert.

Sun Prairie East will host teacher conferences on Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23. 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.

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

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.

To learn how to apply please click here

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.

To learn how to apply please click here