Coming Up This Week
Friday 3/4 - SJVCGPR Show #3 @ Clovis East High School, FMCMEA Band/Orchestra Rehearsals 9am-3pm
Saturday 3/5 - FMCMEA HS Band Rehearsal (9am-12pm) & Concert (6pm)
Monday 3/7 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday 3/8 - Winter Percussion 6:00pm-9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner
Wednesday 3/9 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday 3/10 - Winter Percussion 6:00pm-9:00pm, Winter Guard 5:30 - 9:00pm @ Kastner
Saturday 3/12 - FMCMEA Orchestra Rehearsal (9am) & Concert (Noon), WP/WG–SCC Indoor
Next Week(s):
Monday 3/14 - JB Rehearsal 3:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday 3/15 - CO CUSD Orchestra Festival 11:45-4pm @ 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
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 - 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)
See’s Candies Fundraiser
We will be distributing See’s Candies fundraiser materials to everyone who would like to participate in class on Monday. 50% of each student’s proceeds will go toward their trip credit - this can be used for future travel. We will also discuss some future travel opportunities with students on Monday. If you would like more materials or a digital copy please contact us.
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.
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 tickets 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.
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Help support our color guard with their Nothing Bundt Cakes fundraiser! Bundtlets are $5.50 a piece, the flavors are chocolate chocolate chip, white chocolate raspberry, red velvet, lemon, confetti, pecan praline, marble, carrot, gluten free chocolate chip cookie, and vanilla. Orders must be placed by March 7th, bundtlets will be delivered on March 15th. If you’d like to place an order see a guard member or contact Jenny at jenniferharrington@cusd.com.
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