Monday​ - Wind Ensemble Percussion Sectional, 3:30-5:00p; Wind Ensemble TRANSPORTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Forms are DUE

Tuesday - Wind Ensemble FULL Rehearsal, 5:30-8:00p

Thursday - Wind Ensemble FULL Rehearsal, 5:30-8:00p;  2019-2020 Band LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS are DUE

Friday - Good Friday/No School

2019 Drum Major Interviews begin next Monday - Auditions will be held on 4/25 starting at 4:00p
MANDATORY 2019-2020 BAND PARENT MEETING - Monday, April 29th @ 6pm in the Pace HS Cafeteria

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines:

Wednesday, March 27th - BAND INVENTORY AUDIT*
*All school owned instruments need to be in the band room no later than 7:00am

Monday, April 1st - 2019-2020 BAND COMMITMENT FORMS DUE
*Available on website: http://www.pacehsband.com/band-documents-and-forms.html
*Hard copies available in the band room

Friday, April 12th - LETTERING APPLICATIONS DUE
*Available on website:  http://www.pacehsband.com/band-documents-and-forms.html
**Hard copies available in the band room
***Late applications will not be accepted - so please turn them in early!

Thursday, April 18th - 2019-2020 BAND LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE
*Applications can be found in the Band Leadership Handbook, and must be downloaded from the band website:  http://www.pacehsband.com/band-documents-and-forms.html

Monday & Wednesday, April 22nd & 24th - 2019 DRUM MAJOR INTERVIEWS
*Please sign up for a time on the band office door

Thursday, April 25th - 2019 DRUM MAJOR AUDITIONS
*Auditions will start at 3:45p

Friday, April 26th - 2018-2019 BAND BOOSTER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE
*Applications can be found on the band website:  http://www.pacehsband.com/band-documents-and-forms.html
*Hard copies available in the band room

Monday, April 29th - 2019 MANDATORY BAND PARENT MEETING
*All new and returning parents should plan on attending this meeting at 6:00p in the cafeteria

Thank you to everyone who has been patiently waiting for State Solo and Ensemble performance times.  Please allow yourself ample time to find the school, check in/get a map, warm up, and find your performance room.  Also remember that school transportation to and from this event will not be provided.

Date:  Saturday, March 30th
Location:  Rutherford High School
Address:  1000 School Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401

Please understand that scheduling for this event is very difficult, and that performance times cannot changed.

Here are the performance times that have been assigned as of 3/23/19:
Morgan Whitehead & Sam Shaner - Percussion Judge Issue - No Scheduled Time Yet

Brass Quintet - 10:48a - Adjudicator:  Paul Ebbers

Euphonium Trio - 11:24a - Adjudicator:  Paul Ebbers

Saxophone Quartet - 12:12p - Adjudicator:  Michael Bovenzi

Jules Bates - 2:24p - Adjudicator:  Lynn Musco

Saraina Lepley - 2:36p - Adjudicator:  Nora Lee Garcia

Julian Paciaroni - 2:48p - Adjudicator:  JB Scott

Ann Marie Browning - 3:06p - Adjudicator:  Lynn Musco

Rehman Mir - 3:18p - Adjudicator:  Paul Ebbers

Connor Hammond - 3:30p - Adjudicator:  JB Scott

Ayush BC - 3:30p - Adjudicator:  John Almeida

Kaylee Faulkner - 3:42p - Adjudicator:  JB Scott

​Heather Inman - 3:48p - Adjudicator:  Nora Lee Garcia

Brayden Tompkins - 3:54p - Adjudicator:  JB Scott

Trumpet Quartet - 4:36p - Adjudicator:  Gary Langford

Flute Trio - 4:42p - Adjudicator:  Nora Lee Garcia

Congratulations to the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble for each giving an exceptional performance at their annual Concert Music Performance Assessment this past weekend.

Concert Band received an overall Excellent rating, Symphonic Band received an overall Superior rating, and Wind Ensemble received straight Superior ratings from each judge.

Thank you to everyone who attended these performances and supported our students!  It is never fun to play in front of an empty auditorium.

These students will begin to prepare new music for our spring concert in May.  Wind Ensemble students will be preparing to perform at the State Concert Music Performance Assessment on Tuesday, April 23rd.  This performance will be held at Fort Walton Beach High School.  All wind ensemble parents are encouraged to attend!

Each one of our concert ensembles will be giving their annual Concert Music Performance Assessment performance this Thursday or Friday at Fort Walton Beach High School.  This is an adjudicated performance, and is absolutely mandatory for every student in the band program.

The students have worked very hard in preparing ever musical detail for these performances, so parents and friends are certainly encouraged to attend.  If you wish to check your child out AFTER the performance, please send an email notification of this no later than Wednesday, March 6th at 12:00noon to denaroa@santarosa.k12.fl.us


Thursday, March 7th
Concert Band will depart Pace HS at 12:30p.  Students will need to bring their concert black attire to school (labeled in a garment bag) and a lunch to eat before we depart.

Performance time is 3:15p


Friday, March 8th
Symphonic Band will depart Pace HS at 1:30p.  Students will need to bring their concert black attire to school (labeled in a garment bag) and will need to eat during 1st lunch (12:04-12:34p).

Performance time is 4:45p

Wind Ensemble will depart Pace HS at 4:15p.   Students will need to bring their concert black attire to school (labeled in a garment bag).  

Performance time is 7:45p

This Monday, the Jazz Band will perform at the Azalea Garden Club's "Annual Spring Tea", held at the Pace Community Center.  This performance is a fundraiser for the band program and a great performance opportunity for our Jazz Band!

Students will be excused from their classes at 10:00am to begin loading and transporting to the Pace Community Center.  They will perform from 11:30am - 1:30pm, and will return back to school by 2:30pm.

Parents/Guardians, please make sure your student has given you the attached transportation form for you to sign for this performance.  This form needs to be turned back in on Monday before they students depart for the "Annual Spring Tea".

Transportation Form

Monday - Concert Band FULL rehearsal, 3:30-4:30p;  Wind Ensemble FULL rehearsal, 6:00-8:30p

Tuesday - WE Low Reed sectional, 8:15a;  Symphonic Band FULL rehearsal, 5:30-8:00p

Wednesday - WE Percussion sectional, 3:30-5:00p

Friday - Candy Bar Fundraiser Money is due - please get this turned in

Congratulations to the Jazz Ensemble and their director Mr. Michanowicz for an awesome performance at their annual Jazz Music Performance Assessment!

The band earned straight superior ratings from the panel of jazz adjudicators. 

Congratulations to all students who performed at our 2019 Concerto Competition!

​After much deliberation from the judges, the top three placements have been announced:

1st - Julian Paciaroni, trumpet
2nd - Saraina Lepley, flute
​3rd - Juliana Bates, clarinet

​A special thank you goes out to our panel of judges for this year.

​Miss Tory Donahoo
Mr. Robert Colon
​Mr. Tim Willis