Central High Association of Music Parents & Supporters

It starts tonight @ 6:30 pm 🥁🎷🎺

Band Camp is officially over! It was a hot one today but hopefully the ice cream sundaes afterwards helped to cool them down.

We got to hear them play and they sounded great! Bring on the Football Games 🏈. Mark your calendars, the first game is Friday Sept 6th at Gill Stadium.

Hey Band Families!
Band Camp officially starts next week, and we need Volunteers and Food Donations to make Band Camp a marching success!

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Snack and Water Donations:
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3 of our very own have received scholarships so they can attend the UNH Summer Youth Music School (SYMS). Thank you to The Freese Brothers Big Band for awarding these scholarships to our talented musicians. 🎵

11 music students receive scholarships from Freese Brothers Big Band | Manchester Ink Link Freese Brothers Big Band scholarships for 2024 will enable 10 talented students to attend acclaimed summer music programs. An additional student received the Concord High School Freese Brothers Scholarship to help defray college costs.

What a beautiful evening it was sitting out side listening to our talented Chamber Choir & Jazz Band tonight.

The Central High School Jazz Cabaret, featuring the Jazz Band and Chamber Choir, will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2024 starting at 6:00 PM at SNHU campus.

The location of the cabaret will be in the School of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics (SETA) Building on the patio. Please see map and picture of the building for a better idea on the location On the map, the building we are using is Building “R”, and parking is available in Lot 17C.

Admission is free. Light refreshments, including desserts, will be served 🎶

This Wednesday is the Spring Concert. CHAMPS is looking for baked good donations for the Welcome table.

All items need to be individually wrapped and can be dropped off @ 5:30 pm at McAllister Hall.

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🎵Calling all music parents! 🎶 Join us for our next CHAMPS meeting where we'll be discussing end-of-the-year events and planning for next year. We're always looking for fresh ideas and extra hands to help make our music programs even better. Whether you're a parent of a chorus, orchestra, or band member, your input is invaluable.

🗓️ Meeting details:
📅 Wednesday, May 8, 2024
🕖 6:30 PM
📍 CHS Music Department (Beech Street entrance)

If you're unable to attend but are interested in helping, please email us directly. Together, we can make a difference for our talented musicians! See you there!

🎺🎷🎶 What a night of incredible jazz music at The Rex Theatre in Manchester! Our high school jazz band took the stage alongside the Hillside Middle School, West High, and Memorial High School Jazz bands, showcasing the amazing talent in our schools. Some special moments was definitely Mr. Doyle's solo on the trombone with the Freese Brothers as well as some students performing aling side The Freese Brothers. A huge thank you to all the musicians for a memorable night of music! 🎵

Videos in the comments below 👇



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The monthly CHAMPS meeting will take place tomorrow evening, April 10, at 6:30 PM in the Music Department. Hope to see you there!

CHAMPS Proud 💚

Proud Moments - Central High School's Jazz Band
Full Article here: https://www.manchesterproud.org/proud-moments-central-high-schools-jazz-band/

We met with Central High School’s Jazz Band on Wheel Wednesday! Wheel Wednesday is different from the student's traditionally daily improvisation as they sit in a circle moving around the circle clockwise to allow for each student to improvise. Central High School Band Director and Manchester School District’s Fine Arts Director, Ed Doyle directs the band but the students are skilled and trained to move around the circle on their own without direction. This skill is remarkable to see in a high school band as many professional musicians can not improvise as these students were able to.

Video of Improv: https://www.tiktok.com//video/7354044428627053866

The Jazz Band has a whole has 19 students and there are three combos within this group. On March 16, 2024, the UNH Clark Terry Jazz Festival took place in Durham, NH. This festival featured over 30 schools from all across New England. The whole Jazz Band performed and later that day a combo of seven students performed. The combo performed three songs. Agua de Beber, Black Nile, and Cienfuegos.

They received an Outstanding Performance Plaque as well as four individual awards for piano, drums, bass, and trombone. About the judgment, Central High School Junior, Tommy says, “The judges worked with us, they gave us ideas of ‘how about this?’” and Colleen added, “It was more than just critiques but suggestions”. About their recognition, students talked about the pride that they have in the music program as many other schools performing at this event typically have more funding. When asked what they were most proud of, the students agreed that they were proud of all three pieces equally.

See a video of students performing Agua de Beber here: https://www.tiktok.com//video/7354047771701185835

Congratulations to the group on their accomplishments!

Mark your calendars to hear this group as well as other jazz programs in the Manchester School District for April 30, 2024 at 6 pm at the REX Theatre.

Day 3 and our final day! Our first stop was to Strawberry Fields then we walked through Central Park over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Groups explored the amazing artifacts, sculptures and paintings for a few hours before heading home. It was a great trip filled with lots of memories.

Day 2 of our NYC trip was a jammed packed! We took a tour of Lincoln Center, ate lunch underground in a old subway station then headed to Hudson Yards. Many conquered their fear of hights at The Edge. Standing on a glass floor looking down was scary but exhilarating at the same time. After some retail therapy at Chelsea Market we went on a dinner cruise around the Harbor. Some kids played games, some danced but all took in the amazing scenery of The Statue of Liberty and the NYC skyline.

Rain or shine, nothing stops our NYC adventures! 🌧️🗽

Day 1 was a whirlwind: delays due to the President's visit, a quick lunch at Rockefeller Center, a mesmerizing encounter with Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' at MoMA, a lively dinner at Hard Rock New York, and a night of laughter and cheers at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre watching &Juliet. Can't wait to see what Day 2 brings!

🌟Exciting News for Music-Loving Kids! 🌟 Registration is now open for Summer Youth Music School (SYMS) at UNH. 🎶🎻 Last year, students from CHS had a blast and left more confident and skilled in their musical talents. Don't miss this amazing opportunity for your child! Sign up now:

SYMS - Summer Youth Music School Summer Youth Music School (SYMS) - Summer 2024 Please Note: We recommend that you log into your Student or Family Account prior to starting the enrollment process here. See the "Online Registration Instructions" link below for more details, including logging in or creating an account. Students in SY...

All students who are going on the NYC trip need to attend one of two informational meetings about the trip. These will take place on Tuesday, March 19th, and Tuesday, March 26th after school until 4:00 PM. Parents are welcome to attend as well, but it’s only required for students.

Great job to the Central Jazz Band & Jazz Combo! Everyone did a fantastic job at today's performance. We're proud to announce that four of our students received Outstanding Musicianship Awards and the Jazz Combo won an award for Outstanding Performance. 🎷🎶

Check out the videos in the comments

Great job to the Central Jazz Band & Jazz Combo! Everyone did a fantastic job at today's performance. We're proud to announce that four of our students received Outstanding Musicianship Awards. Congratulations to all! 🎷🎶

Thank You Hillside Association of Music Supporters - HAMS for taking these great photos from last night's joint concert between Hillside & Central Bands.

🎶 This week was music to our ears at Central! 🎵 Chorus, orchestra, and band students from Hillside joined us for some amazing workshops, but all that talent sure works up an appetite! 🍕 We want to give a huge shoutout to everyone who helped make this week a hit, and a special thank you to Annula's Pizza for fueling our musical minds with delicious pizzas every day. They even went above and beyond by coming in on their day off to ensure we had plenty of tasty pies. 🙌🍕

Kudos to Central's Jazz Combo for a great job performing for Govenor Sununu and the NH Executive Council this morning. 🥁🎸🎷🎹

**videos in comments**

Central High School is seeking business partners to participate in their 2024 career fair. The event is set for April 16 from 10 am-1 pm, and lunch is provided to participants. You can sign up by scanning the QR code or clicking this link: https://bit.ly/4905Wjo.

Tomorrow kids from the Middle School Chorus will be visiting the Central Music Dept. Lunch will be provided by CHAMPS but we are still in need of some help. Specifically with serving the food from 10:30-11:30 am.

We are also in need of donations of water and baked goods for the concert. All donations should be dropped off to McAllister Hall @ 5:30 pm (to allow us time to set up the front welcome table).

For those who have already signed up, "Thank You!"

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