Coming Up This Week
Saturday 3/12 - FMCMEA Orchestra Rehearsal 9am-11am & Concert 12:00 noon @ CN PAC, WP/WG–SCC Indoor @ SaveMart Center
Monday 3/14 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday 3/15 - CO CUSD Orchestra Festival 11:45am-4:00pm @ CN PAC, Winter Percussion 6:00pm-9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner
Wednesday 3/16 - SO CUSD Orchestra Festival 11:45-4:15pm @ CN PAC, JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday 3/17 - JB Fresno City College Jazz Festival 11:00am-6:15pm, Winter Percussion 6:00pm-9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner
Friday 3/18 - See’s Candy order forms are due, Apparel orders are due, SJVCGPR Show #4 @ Clovis North High School
Saturday 3/19 - WS Sutherland Wind Festival 1:40-5:00pm @ Fresno State (Stay after for Gala Concert if possible)
Next Week(s):
Monday 3/22 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday 3/23 - Winter Percussion 6:00pm-9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner
Wednesday 3/24 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday 3/25 - CO & SO CMEA Orchestra Festival 11:20am-7:00pm @ Tulare Union HS, Winter Percussion 6:00pm-9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner
Saturday 3/26 - Winter Percussion 9:00am-1:00pm
See’s Candies Fundraiser
We have distributed See’s Candies fundraiser materials to everyone who would like to participate. Half of each student’s proceeds will go toward their individual trip credit - this can be used for future travel. If you would like more materials or a digital copy please contact us. See’s Candy order forms are due on Friday March 18.
CUSD Orchestra Festival - Tuesday March 15th and Wednesday March 16th
Orchestra students will be performing in the annual CUSD Orchestra Festival next week at the Performing Arts Center on the Clovis North Campus. 4th Period Chamber Orchestra students will be performing on Tuesday March 15th, and 3rd Period String Orchestra students will be performing on Wednesday March 16th. Please be aware that students participating on either day will need to be picked up at the PAC when the festival ends at 4:15pm. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Humphreys at kylehumphreys@cusd.com
CUSD Orchestra Festival Chaperones Needed!
We are in need of about two adult volunteers to chaperone the CUSD Orchestra Festivals on March 15th and March 16th. If you are interested in chaperoning, please contact Mr. Humphreys via email at kylehumphreys@cusd.com
New CWAIM Apparel
We are offering new Clovis West Spirit Wear. Please visit the charms store and place your order for a t-shirt, long sleeve t-shirt or sweatshirt. This is a fundraiser for the entire Clovis West Instrumental Music program. Please check out the charms store for more information. Orders are due by March 18.
Sierra Cup Classic Indoor
This Saturday March 12 the CW Color Guard & Winter Percussion will participate in the inaugural Sierra Cup Classic Indoor competition at the SaveMart Center! The CW Guard performs at 11:41AM & The CW Percussion performs at 4:35pm. General admission cost is $13 per person, parking costs $5.
Fresno City College Jazz Festival
Jazz Students will travel to Fresno City college on Thursday 3/17 to participate in the Fresno City College Jazz Festival. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the festival, with students returning at approximately 6:15pm. If you would like to attend the festival, feel free to come spectate. Our Jazz Band performs at 4:25pm. Anyone planning on spectating should have proof of vaccination on hand or proof of a negative COVID test result within the past 72 hours. Masking is required on the Fresno City College Campus, and it will be enforced.
Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland Wind Festival at Fresno State University
Wind Symphony will perform at the annual Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland Wind Festival Saturday, March 19th in the Fresno State Concert Hall. Admission is $8.00 adults and $5.00 for seniors and students. Wind Symphony performs at 3:40pm. One ticket is good for most of the weekend’s concerts. There is a separate ticket for the Saturday evening GALA CONCERT. Please see section below for that information. For all other festival concerts admission is first come, first served and the prices are $8.00 General Admission and $5.00 for Seniors/Students.
Saturday Evening GALA CONCERT: As is tradition with the Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland Wind Festival, The Fresno State Wind Orchestra and Wind Symphony of Clovis (which Mr. Chesi and Mr. Malatesta perform in) will be featured in the Saturday evening GALA CONCERT. The concert begins at 8pm and requires a special GALA CONCERT ADMISSION TICKET: prices are $15.00 General Admission, $10.00 for Seniors and $10.00 for Students. Tickets for the Gala concert WILL sell out - purchase them in advance by visiting this link.
SJVCGPR Volunteers Needed for Show #4
Clovis West Instrumental Music is co-hosting the SJVCGPR (San Joaquin Valley Color Guard and Percussion Review) competition on the evening of Friday, March 18th at Clovis North High School. As a co-host we provide volunteers to help the event run smoothly and for this we share in the profits. This is a very profitable fundraiser for our instrumental music program.
This year, we are responsible for staffing the Percussion Gym (where all of the percussion groups perform in competition). Adult and student volunteers are needed. No skills are required. And this is a great way for you to get involved and meet some new people while experiencing another area of our instrumental music program that you might not be familiar with. And every volunteer receives a free entrance pass to check out the performances.
Volunteer opportunities include ticket and merchandise sales, staffing entrance and exit doors, and assisting with spectator traffic flow. Shifts are from 4:30-7:00pm and 6:45-9:15pm. Since the funds raised from hosting these events benefit the entire CW Instrumental Music program, we strongly encourage everyone to participate – band families, orchestra families, jazz band families, and of course, percussion and color guard families.
Click Here to sign up: https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=clovwhsb&v=5304949
Amazon Wishlist
Our Wish List is back and we need your help! We will update this list periodically with things that the program needs and can use. If you see an item that you would like to purchase for the program, please do! After the order is placed, it will be automatically shipped to Clovis West and will be put straight to good use improving the music experience for our students! We have recently added many items. We do want to give a big thank you to all the families who have supported us already by purchasing items on our list!
Please view our wish list at http://a.co/0Ydb9Dd
CWAIM Wishlist
In addition to the Amazon wishlist above, we have a shared list of other items we intend to purchase in the future. If you would like to support us by purchasing an instrument or other item best not purchased through amazon, please check our list at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A_wv1mhzLOeS9KhnGLv-MZQ3lJgsBFuYsEEtlNs0Lvg/edit?usp=sharing
CWAIM Handbook
Our 2021-2022 handbook is available online by visiting bit.ly/CWAIMHandbook2021. Please visit this link and read up on our policies and procedures. Students were provided a signature form at the beginning of the semester, but if you didn’t receive it you may download a digital copy by visiting this link or printing the attached file.
CB: Concert Band • CG: Colorguard • CO: Chamber Orchestra • JB: Jazz Band • MB: Marching Band • WP: Winter Percussion • SO: String Orchestra • SB: Symphonic Band • WS: Wind Symphony