This Week in DHS Band and Guard

Monday, May 8th

• Drumline Percussion Ensemble, 4:30-6:30 pm
  
• Color Guard Clinics, 4:45-6:45 pm

Tuesday, May 9th

• Wind Ensemble Percussion Ensemble, 4:30-5:30 pm
  
• Concert Band and Symphonic Band rehearsal, 4:45-5:30 pm
• Spring Concert 7 pm, DHS Auditorium

Wednesday, May 10th

• Drumline Sendoff, 4:20 pm
• Symphonic Band Percussion Ensemble, 4:30-6:30 pm
• Color Guard Clinics, 4:45-6:45 pm

Thursday, May 11th

• Concert Band Percussion Ensemble, 4:40-6:30 pm
  
• Color Guard Auditions, 4:45-7:45 pm

Saturday, May 13th

• TCGC Solo and Ensemble Contest, AM, Davenport HS Competition Gym - performance schedule to be release early this week
• 2023-2024 Drumline Rehearsal, 10 am - noon
• Band Banquet, doors open at 6:30 pm, Old Mill

We are excited to announce our new Associate Band Director, Tyler McClendon. Here is his bio. We are having a meet and greet with Mr. McClendon on Saturday, May 13th at 10 am. The 2023-24 drumline will have a rehearsal afterwards until noon. The meeting and rehearsal are required for all members of the 2023-24 drumline.

Our Spring Concert is May 9th at 7 pm in the DHS Auditorium. The Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble will be performing. We will be wearing dresses and tuxes for the performance.

• 4:45 pm - Combined Symphonic Band and Concert Band Rehearsal

• 5:30 pm - Feed the Band

• 6:15 pm - Change into tuxes/dresses

• 6:30 pm - Doors open

• 6:45 pm - Call time for students in concert attire with instruments

• Symphonic Band/Concert Band on stage

• Wind Ensemble in auditorium seating

• 7:00 pm - Spring Concert

• Announce scholarship winners

• ~8:30 Parent Pickup

Banquet is THIS Saturday! We need volunteers to help set up and make this event happen. Sign up at:

Tinyurl.com/DHSBand-Volunteer

We will be voting for band officers and superlatives during class on Wednesday.

Students that still owe fees will be emailed an invoice for their fees next week. These students' names have been submitted to the front office and have an obligation on their record. Senior students with a financial obligation will not be able to get their tickets or parking pass for graduation.

Here are the links for making a credit card payment for your convenience. We are still accepting cash or checks written out to Davenport Band Boosters.

Fee payments (Use this link for everything except instrument usage fees.)

Instrument usage payments

Here is the calendar for next year.

Please mark your calendars with these dates for marching contest next year.

• September 23- USBands Davenport (hosting), Davenport HS
• October 7 - Comal Classic Marching Festival and Rocket Review Marching Festival, Canyon HS, Judson HS
• October 14 - UIL Region Marching Competition, Heroes Stadium, San Antonio
• October 21 - UIL Area Marching Competition, Calallen HS
• November 1 - UIL State Marching Contest, Alamodone
• November 4 - Brandeis Drumline Competition (drumline, drum majors, and soloist only)

Band Registration is Saturday, June 3rd and is required for all students participating in band or color guard during the 2023-2024 school year. We will be collecting fees and ordering uniform parts.

The performance schedule can be found here. We will be taking a charter bus to get to Austin on Monday, May 29th. We will not be providing transportation to Austin for events on Saturday, May 27th. More detail to follow.

The wind ensemble is performing at the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio Invitational at the Tobin Center on May 23rd at 3 pm. Seniors will join the band after the elephant walk that morning. This performance is open to the public and is free.

The Wind Ensemble will be performing at Graduation on Friday, May 26th at 8 pm at our stadium. We will be wearing tuxes and dresses.

Here are the links for making a credit card payment for your convenience if you are making monthly payments on your band or color guard fees. We are still accepting cash or check.

Fee payments (Use this link for everything except instrument usage fees.)

Instrument usage payments

• May 16th, Marching Band Solo Try-Outs after school
• May 18th, School Board Recognition for Varsity Winter Guard
• May 19th, Percussion/Jazz Concert, 7 pm, DHS Auditorium
• May 23rd, YOSA Invitational, Wind Ensemble Only, Tobin Center
• May 26th, Graduation, Wolf Stadium (Wind Ensemble Performs)
• May 29th, UIL TSSEC, AM, Austin, TX
• May 30-June 1, June Marching Band Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• June 1st, Parent Preview Performance and Meeting, 6:30 pm, DHS Auditorium

• June 3rd, Band Registration, 9 am - 3 pm, DHS
• July 17-19, Student Leadership Team Camp, 9 am - 4 pm

• July 24-26, Percussion and Color Guard Camp, 9 am - 4 pm

• July 27-28, Summer Band for ALL, 9 am - 4 pm
  

• July 31st until 1st day of school, 8 am - 4 pm
  

Jeffrey Keyes

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org

Dean Ponseti

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

dean.ponseti@comalisd.org

Alexis Dillon

Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenportguard@gmail.com

Kelsey Lien

Director of Bands

Danville MS

kelsey.lien@comalisd.org

Nichele Gonzales

Assistant Director of Bands

Danville MS

nichele.gonzales@comalisd.org

Email: jeffrey.keyes@comalisd.org
Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davenporthsband/
Twitter: @davenporthsband