SP East Band Updates
October 27th, 2025
Congratulations to all of our SP East Band students on a Great Concert
Congratulations to all of our SP East band students for your first concert this past Tuesday. Your performance was a shining example of what makes the SP East Band so special — your kindness, creativity, professionalism, and above all, your soulfulness. Every note you played reflected not just your hard work, but your heart. You supported one another with grace, brought fresh energy to every moment, and performed with a level of artistry well beyond your years.
Thank you for sharing your music, your spirit, and your kindness with our community. You make Sun Prairie East proud — and you remind all of us why music matters!
Congratulations on a great first concert!
Best Wishes to SP East Students Performing with WSMA Honors Ensembles This Week
Best wishes to these SP East band students performing with Wisconsin School Music Association honors ensembles this coming Thursday and Saturday.
Penelope Schlotz - WSMA High School Honors Orchestra
Bennet Watson - WSMA Middle Level Honors Orchestra
Zoey Sink - WSMA Middle Level Honors Band
Click here for more information about tickets to the High School Honors Concert
Click here for more information about tickets to the Middle Level Honors Concert
Marcia Berman Percussion Scholarship
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.
BPBF H.E.A.R. Scholarship
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.