Eastwood Jazz Festival

    The 10th Annual Eastwood Jazz Festival will be held Saturday, May 6 at Eastwood High School, 4900 Sugar Ridge Rd., Pemberville.

     The festival will include dinner and entertainment provided by the Toledo Jazz Festival Combo and the Bowling Green, Eastwood, Genoa and Otsego high school jazz bands. There will be a silent auction as well as a 50/50 drawing.

     Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Performances start at 6:00pm. The four-course meal will feature smoked beef brisket and grilled seasoned pork loin. A vegetarian option is available.

     Tickets are $35 for dinner and entertainment. Entertainment only tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. Tables for 8 with preferred seating are $245.

Tickets and full menu information are available online at tinyurl.com/eastwoodjazzfest. 

Sousa's March Mania

Sousa's March Mania is a march bracket voting competition sponsored by the U.S. Marine Band. The program facilitates exposure and appreciation for many different marches. The 10th Anniversary of Sousa's March Mania featured all Sousa marches. At Eastwood, we ended March Mania with a classroom Kahoot trivia contest about the U.S. Marine Band and John Philip Sousa. Prizes were March Mania buttons and stickers supplied by the Marine Band. 

BGSU Flutes Visit Eastwood

We were very fortunate to have BGSU Flute Professor Dr. Terri Sánchez and several BGSU graduate students perform and give a flute clinic to our MS and HS flutists on March 30. Dr. Sánchez is a phenomenal teacher, and helped each flutist individually. She encouraged students to consider private lessons to further their skills. The flute clinic was sponsored by the Eastwood Band Boosters.

Dr. Terri Sánchez gives individual feedback to Madi Hawn.

Eastwood's Got Talent

The Eastwood Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter successfully hosted the first "Eastwood's Got Talent" assembly on March 31. With the HS student body and faculty as the audience, Eastwood's finest vocalists and instrumentalists competed for prizes worth $75, $50 and $25. Winners were 1st place Jordan Appelhans, 2nd place Kalya Buhler and 3rd place Savanah Stephens.

Senior Curtis Nutter performs Lean on Me at Eastwood's Got Talent.

Tiffin University FusionFest

The Eastwood Jazz Band traveled to the University of Tiffin to perform at the 2023 FusionFest on March 30. The performance clinic offers high school ensembles the opportunity to hear other schools perform, gain valuable feedback, and hear collegiate and professional performances. Thanks to Drew Parent, Director of Bands, for hosting this great event. A professional video and photos of Eastwood's performance will be shared at a later date.

Tiffin University FusionFest clinic session following the performance

MS Band Spring Fling

RSVP Link  -  You must RSVP by Tuesday, April 18th.

Parent Volunteer and Donation Sign Up - tinyurl.com/MSBandSpringFling

Eastwood Jazz Festival

The 10th Annual Eastwood Jazz Festival is not only a jazz performance showcase, but also a large Band Booster fundraiser that requires many volunteers and donations. We will host and feed 4 HS Jazz Bands, a combo from the Toledo Jazz Festival and approximately 150 guests! To volunteer or donate to the Eastwood Jazz Festival, please click on the link below. Donations can be dropped off anytime Friday in the HS Band Room outside the directors' offices. Thank you for your support! A flier also is attached to this email. Please share on social media and with your family and friends!

SIGN UP TO DONATE OR WORK AT THE EASTWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL

PURCHASE JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS

Uniform Fittings

A sign up sheet is posted in the HS and MS Band Rooms for current 8th - 11th grade students to be fitted for their marching band uniform. Appointments are available between 6-8pm on April 25, 26 & 27. Additional information will be forthcoming to 8th graders and their parents about what is needed for the HS Band uniform.

Instrument Testing Underway  

The 2023-24 Eastwood 6th Grade Band is almost done with instrument tryouts! These were done during 5th grade general music class. Please encourage your 5th grade friends to try a band instrument!

BGSU CMA Performances

BGSU Early Music Ensemble

TODAY - Thursday, April 13⋅8:00 – 8:30pm

Bryan Recital Hall

Find all BGSU CMA Events here. Most are free!

Upcoming Events

Mon., Apr. 24    Band Boosters, HS Library, 7:30pm

April 25-27       Marching Band Uniform Fittings, by appointment, 6:00-8:30pm   

Thur., Apr. 27    Field Commander Audition Meeting, HS Band Room, 2:25pm-2:30pm

Thur., May 4      Field Commander Auditions, HS, 2:30pm

Sat., May 6         Eastwood Jazz Festival, 6:00pm

Thur., May 11    Bands 6-12 Spring Concert, HS Gymnasium, 7:30pm

Mon., May 22    HS Band Awards Banquet, HS CAFETERIA & AUDITORIUM, 6:00pm; Last name A-K bring main dish and salad, L-Z bring  main dish & dessert; bring table service; drinks provided; Business casual - no jeans, shorts, t-shirts or hats.

Mon., May 29    Memorial Day, report to Pemberville Elementary, 8:45am; Troy Twp. Cemetery (Luckey), 1:30pm

Tue., May 30      7th Grade Band Elementary Performance, in school

Wed., May 31     6th Grade Band Elementary Performance, in school

Sun., June 4        Graduation, report 1:15pm (required for classes of ‘24, ‘25 & ‘26

OMEA JH Solo & Ensemble

Congratulations to the following band students who performed at OMEA Junior High Solo & Ensemble on Saturday, March 25th at Northwood High School:

Earning a Superior One Rating for a solo:

·       Lauren Ellis

·       Jacob Ochs

·       Zander Napierala

·       Leah Sholey (2 solos)

·       Abigail Stewart

·       Erika Smith

Earning a Superior One Rating in an ensemble:

·       Chloe Crosby, Lauren Ellis & Sydney Bell

·       Rorie Amrine, Abigail Stewart, Kaelynn Sigurdson & Erika Smith

Earning an Excellent Two Rating on a solo:

·       Sydney Bell

·       Chloe Crosby

·       Madelynne Sharp

·       Maya Zunk

Earning an Excellent Two Rating on an ensemble:

·       Sydney Bell & Libby Hawn

·       Zander Napierela & Noah Sikora

·       Owen Burris & Leah Sholey

Performing in Festival Performance on a solo:

·       Brayden Barnhart

·       Abigail Stewart & Sophia Zunk

·       Luke Marlow, Gideon Mohn, Jacob Ochs & Jordan Tipping

·       Lucas Firsdon, Layla Newman & Madelynne Sharp

Congratulations to all the participants for their dedication to perform and personal improvement.

MS Band Social Crew

If you would like to attend Eastwood MS Social Crew meetings, contact Chairperson Shawn Ochs at smcochs@msn.com.

BGSU Flute Studio Performance and Clinic

The BGSU Graduate Flute Studio and Dr. Terri Sanchez will perform at the Eastwood HS Auditorium on Thursday, March 30 at 7:00pm. All band students are invited to attend. At approximately 7:30pm, a 30 minute flute clinic will be held for all Eastwood flutists.

Pemberville Recycling

Eastwood Band Boosters Pemberville Recycling is looking for a family or 2 to start helping check the recycling areas.  It requires a very minimal amount of time about every 4 weeks and you earn Travel Notes for future band travel expenses. Contact Heather Hawn if you are interested at HeatherRHawn@gmail.com.

The next Band Booster meeting will be Monday, April 24 at 7:30pm in the EHS Media Center.

Fifth Grade Band Recruiting

Eastwood 5th Graders are currently being fitted on instruments for next year's 6th Grade Band. Please encourage any 5th Grader you know to consider trying an instrument.

Eastwood Jazz Festival

May 6, 2023

6pm

Eastwood HS Gymnasium

Grades 6-12 Band Concert

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Eastwood HS Gymnasium

7:10pm report time, 7:30pm performance