Coming Up This Week:
Thursday 4/13/2023 - Dinner Night at Raising Canes 3:00-10:00pm
Friday 4/14/2023 - CO CMEA Orchestra Festival @ Fresno HS, WS SJVCBI Festival @ PAC, Disneyland Trip Payments DUE, Percussion Ensemble (6th period) w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm
Monday 4/17/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30-7:30pmMB Drum Major Workshop 3:30-5:00pm, JB Rehearsal 5:30-7:30pm, MB Leadership Applications Due by 11:59pm
Wednesday 4/19/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, MB Drum Major Auditions 4:00pm
Thursday 4/20/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am
Friday 4/21/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm
Next Week(s):
Monday 4/24/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30-7:30pm
Wednesday 4/26/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am
Thursday 4/27/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, MB/CB Rodeo Parade Rehearsal w/ Kastner 6-9pm, CW/Kastner Parent Social 8-9:15pm
Friday 4/28/2023 - MB Elementary School Blitz (during the school day), Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday 4/29/2023- MB/CB Rodeo Parade 7:00am-noon (Final schedule TBD)
Monday 4/24/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30-7:30pm
Wednesday 4/26/2023 - JB Rehearsal 7:57-8:40am, Spring End of Year Parent General Meeting, 7:00pm
Friday 5/5/2023 - JB Law Day at Yosemite
Saturday 5/6/2023 - Pancakes & Performances
Raising Cane’s Fundraiser- Thursday 4/13 3:00-10:00pm
Enjoy fried chicken for dinner & support CW Instrumental Music! Purchases made at the Raising Cane’s located at 7507 N Blackstone Ave. (across from River Park) from 3:00-10:00pm will benefit CW Instrumental Music. You must show the flyer when purchasing!
Disneyland Trip June 10
We are happy to report we are able to take all students who registered by last month. Trip payments are due Friday April 14th (tomorrow). Please submit cash or check payments with a clearly marked envelope detailing the student name, what is enclosed, and what it is for (Disneyland). Payments and trip credits can also be accessed through your student charms ledger. We will be confirming chaperones soon. If you are interested in going on this trip, did not register, and want to be added to the waitlist, contact Mr. Chesi. If you have any other questions don’t hesitate to contact a director.
San Joaquin Valley Concert Band Invitational Friday 4/14 (WS)
The Clovis West Wind Symphony will be performing Friday 4/14 at the San Joaquin Valley Concert Band Festival hosted at the CUSD PAC. Our Students will be a part of the afternoon performances which begin at 2pm and end around 6pm. Clovis West performs at 3:20. If you haven’t had an opportunity to hear these students this is the last chance to hear them perform their festival set this semester. CW Wind Symphony students should plan to be picked up after the recognition ceremony which begins at 6:30pm. Please consider coming out to hear and support these students.
Following the afternoon session the CSU Long Beach Wind Ensemble will be performing in a gala concert that begins at 7:30pm. This is a great opportunity to hear a state university’s top concert band ensemble. Many of our graduates have gone on to study at this university and we imagine more will be considering that option soon. This would be a great way to fulfill concert credit requirements and hear a great ensemble.
Potential MB performance at State Swim
The Clovis West Marching Band has been invited to perform the Star Spangled Banner on Saturday May 13th to Kick off the State Swim Competition that day. Students will need to arrive at 9:30am, warm up, and perform at 10:15am, and would be done by 10:30am by the latest. Please sign up if you are able to participate on Saturday May 13th. If we have enough performers we will go ahead and perform. Please submit this information by tomorrow - Friday April 14th.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/myU4KmjjFt2qw3ab8
CW Marching Band - Section Leader & Drum Major Applications for Fall 2023
Students, below you will find the link to the Leadership Application for the 2023-2024 Clovis West Marching Band. If you are interested in being a Section Leader or Drum Major for Fall 2023, fill it out! Once you have completed your leadership application, you will need 3 of your peers to fill out the Peer Recommendation Form on your behalf. All applications and recommendations are due by Monday April 17 at 11:59pm.
CWMB Leadership Application: https://bit.ly/CWMBLeadership2023
Peer Recommendation Form: https://bit.ly/CWMB2023LeaderRec
In addition to the steps listed above, Drum Major applicants must also submit a narrative essay. The Narrative Essay is also due by Monday April 17 at 11:59pm. Lastly, Drum Major candidates will be asked to perform a conducting audition and interview with the CWMB Directors. The auditions and interviews will take place on Wednesday April 19th starting at 4:00pm.
To help prospective Drum Majors prepare for the audition, our outgoing Drum Majors, Abby & Kyle, will be hosting conducting and leadership workshops. These workshops are optional and for the benefit of the applicants; you are not required to attend them in order to audition for the position. Further details about the conducting audition will be available at the first workshop.
DM Narrative Essay: http://bit.ly/CWMB2023DMNarrative
Mon April 17: Drum Major Workshop #3, 3:30-5:00pm
Mon April 17: Leadership Applications Due by 11:59pm
Wed April 19: Drum Major Auditions & Interviews start at 4:00pm
Chocolate Bar Fundraiser Still Active!
There are still multiple chocolate bar boxes available to check out and sell! Each box can be sold for $60 ($1 per chocolate bar). For each box sold, $15 will be allocated toward trip credit. This is a great way to build trip credit for Disneyland trip payments or upcoming travel in the 2023-2024 school year.
CWAIM Store
You can now purchase T-shirts and other apparel online at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store! Show your support for CW Instrumental Music!
CWAIM Handbook
Our 2022-2023 handbook is available online by visiting bit.ly/CWAIMHandbook2022. Please visit this link and read up on our expectations, policies, and procedures.
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 wish list 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
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