SP East Band Updates

Last Thursday, the Wayward Ensemble visited the East concert band. The Wayward ensemble combines brass chamber music and storytelling, highlighting the fundamental connections between music, people, and story. After a performance of their show, Unless, students worked with the group to develop ways to bring storytelling to the concert band's music.

The concert band has commissioned a new piece of music by composer Embree Way that is based on a book by a 6 year old from Portage, Wisconsin named Paisley. The result is a piece of music titled The Adventures of Paisley and Milo, a tale about Paisley and her cat Milo. Paisley will join us at our March concert for the performance. We hope our Wayward Ensemble experience can help us bring Paisley's story to life!

All band students have chosen a solo for study. As we begin second semester students have two options to perform and work with clinicians on their solos.

1. SP East Solo Night - Thursday, February 12, 4:00-7:00 p.m. at SP East High School. Students that have chosen this option can sign-up for a time on the white board in the band room. Students may choose any available time that works for them. You stop in and play your solo for a clinician and they will help your keep improving. Think of it as a mini lesson.

2. SP Solo/Ensemble Festival - Saturday, February 14 at Patrick Marsh Middle School. Students choosing this option have already registered. The schedule for solo/ensemble will be posted in the front of the band room this week. The schedule for solo/ensemble is available here.

Please email Mr. Mesner with any questions.

We are looking for volunteers to help make our Solo/Ensemble Festival at Patrick Marsh Middle School on Saturday, February 14 a success. If you have some time available on that day and can help support students at the festival please take a look at this sign up. Thank you!

Choosing course work that meet future college entrance requirements can, at times, be confusing and a little intimidating. This can leave families wondering just what will be best. We want to assure you that there is time and space to schedule course work that includes music and all college entrance requirements. The link below can help!

Click here to see sample schedules that include band classes and all required course work for application to any UW system university. Scroll to page three for the sample schedule.

Sun Prairie East High School has two concert bands that have given exciting performances in Sun Prairie and concert halls such as the Chicago Symphony Center and Carnegie Hall. Whatever your level of interest, we have a band for you!

Concert Band - no audition required

Wind Ensemble - audition required

Jazz Bands, Pep Band & Sound of Sun Prairie Marching Band

Participation in a Concert Band class makes students eligible to also participate in Jazz Ensembles, Epoch Sound Pep Band, Sound of Sun Prairie Summer Marching Band, and chamber ensembles

A $500 scholarship awarded to a current jazz ensemble member in grade 8, 9, 10, or 11 who:

• participated in the Sun Prairie Jazz program for at least one full year, and
• participated in high school and/or community clubs & organizations, and
• plans to attend a jazz summer camp

For more information and access to the Jeff Bogosh Summer Jazz Camp Scholarship

application, CLICK HERE!

A $1,000 scholarship awarded to a graduating high school senior who:

• is a current member of the Sun Prairie Band program, and
• participated in high school and/or community clubs & organizations, and
• plans to attend a four year university or college majoring in Music Education

For more information and access to the Jock Bogle Music Education Scholarship application,

CLICK HERE!

A $2,000 scholarship awarded to one or two graduating high school seniors who:

• is a current member of the Sun Prairie Band program, and
• participated in high school and/or community clubs & organizations, and
• plans to attend a four year university, technical/vocational school or short term career

training course.

For more information and access to the Ken Paris Music Scholarship application, CLICK HERE!

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 ​who has also participated in school

and/or community clubs and organizations.

For more information and access to the Marcia Berman Percussion Scholarship application,

CLICK HERE!

A $300 scholarship awarded to one or more band student(s) in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 who:

• are current members of the Sun Prairie Band program
• participated in school and/or community clubs & organizations​

​For more information and access to the BPBF H.E.A.R. Scholarship application - Winter, CLICK

HERE!