On February 25, 26 and March 4th , bands from Rolland-Warner, Zemmer, Lapeer East and Lapeer West participated in MSBOA District Band Festival.
More than 350 band students participated, and each band came home with recognition for outstanding performance and musicianship.
Five bands also qualified for State Band Festival by receiving an overall rating of a 1, which is the highest rating a band can receive at this event.
The Lapeer Community Schools bands all had a tremendous showing of parents at each of the performances to show support for students. The band students represented the District at the highest level and should be commended for their outstanding achievement.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
LCS students perform in honors band concert
More than two dozen high school and middle school music students from Lapeer West, Lapeer East, Zemmer and Rolland-Warner performed in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association District III Honors Band Festival on Saturday, January 29, at Brandon High School.
Lapeer West High School students participating in the District III MSBOA High School Honors Band Festival included Kayla Haneline, Stephanie Wilcox, Taylor Harvey, Ashley Nugent, Tim Waelde, Deanna Childress, Aidan Smith. Lapeer East High School students included Dakota Hart, Sarah Powers, Whitney Harvey, Hannah Hastings, Keefer Maresh, Alison Gonda, Lillian Miller, Mason Sorenson, Alex Frederick.
Rolland-Warner Middle School students who participated included Sara Burns, Vanessa Sparks, Mark Lutz, Desmond Doneen and Emily Gillis. Zemmer Middle School participants inlcluded Morgan Combs, Shawn Deverell, Blake Clements, Serra Seib, Emily Dice, Meredith Henderson, Mark Lutz.
The Middle School Honors Band was conducted by Roger Weyersberg, director of the Lions of Michigan All-State Band, Low Brass Instructor at Saginaw Valley State University and the retired director of Music in the Ovid-Elsie area schools.
The High School Honors Band was conducted by Scott Boerma, associate director of bands, director of the University of Michigan Marching Band and professor of Conducting at he University of Michigan. He is also an avid composer. The band performed Glimpses, one of his original compositions, at the performance.
The students were nominated by their director and chosen from hundreds of entries around the Thumb, based on outstanding musicianship and participation in solo & ensemble.
Rolland-Warner Band Director Heather Hundt noted, “Their participation is an honor, and they did a wonderful job representing our school and our district and gave an awesome performance Saturday night.”
To view photos from the concert, please visit the Lapeer Community Schools Picasa photo albums at: https://picasaweb.google.com/LapeerCS/MSBOABandFestival#
Lapeer West High School students participating in the District III MSBOA High School Honors Band Festival included Kayla Haneline, Stephanie Wilcox, Taylor Harvey, Ashley Nugent, Tim Waelde, Deanna Childress, Aidan Smith. Lapeer East High School students included Dakota Hart, Sarah Powers, Whitney Harvey, Hannah Hastings, Keefer Maresh, Alison Gonda, Lillian Miller, Mason Sorenson, Alex Frederick.
Rolland-Warner Middle School students who participated included Sara Burns, Vanessa Sparks, Mark Lutz, Desmond Doneen and Emily Gillis. Zemmer Middle School participants inlcluded Morgan Combs, Shawn Deverell, Blake Clements, Serra Seib, Emily Dice, Meredith Henderson, Mark Lutz.
The Middle School Honors Band was conducted by Roger Weyersberg, director of the Lions of Michigan All-State Band, Low Brass Instructor at Saginaw Valley State University and the retired director of Music in the Ovid-Elsie area schools.
The High School Honors Band was conducted by Scott Boerma, associate director of bands, director of the University of Michigan Marching Band and professor of Conducting at he University of Michigan. He is also an avid composer. The band performed Glimpses, one of his original compositions, at the performance.
The students were nominated by their director and chosen from hundreds of entries around the Thumb, based on outstanding musicianship and participation in solo & ensemble.
Rolland-Warner Band Director Heather Hundt noted, “Their participation is an honor, and they did a wonderful job representing our school and our district and gave an awesome performance Saturday night.”
To view photos from the concert, please visit the Lapeer Community Schools Picasa photo albums at: https://picasaweb.google.com/LapeerCS/MSBOABandFestival#
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
December 2010 West Holiday Concerts
View videos of the December 2010 West High School Choir Concert and the West Band Concert.
West choirs
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West choirs
West band
December 2010 East Holiday Concerts
View videos of the December 2010 East High School Choir Concert and the East Band Concert.
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East band
Friday, December 31, 2010
Lapeer East 2010 Halloween Band Concert
View the video of the Lapeer East 2010 Halloween Band Concert.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
West trumpeter to perform with all-state band
Lapeer West senior trumpeter Tim Waelde has been selected to perform with the All-State High School Band at the Michigan Music Conference on January 22 at Devos performance hall in Grand Rapids.
All-state band members had to endure a rigorous audition that included required music, scales, and sight reading. A selected panel of judges listened to recordings of all auditions to make the final selections. Students auditioned statewide for this event.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Video: Lapeer West Spring Band Concert - Hightlights
Some highlights from the 2010 Spring Lapeer West Band Concert. Enjoy!
Video: Lapeer West Spring Band Concert and Awards
Enjoy this edited version of the 2010 Lapeer West Spring Band Concert. The full video will be available on Charter Cable at various times during the summer and fall.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Lapeer East High School bands "Excellent" at State Band Festival in Perry
Two Lapeer East High School bands scored “Excellent” ratings at the State Band Festival on Friday, April 23 at Perry High School.
The East Concert Band and the Symphony Band each received first division ratings at the Festival.
In addition to playing selected pieces of music, students are also required to perform a sight reading challenge in which they are given two pieces of music and a limited amount of time to practice and then perform in front of judges.
“I am very proud of all the students,” said East Band Director Lyniece Fenner.
The East Concert Band and the Symphony Band each received first division ratings at the Festival.
In addition to playing selected pieces of music, students are also required to perform a sight reading challenge in which they are given two pieces of music and a limited amount of time to practice and then perform in front of judges.
“I am very proud of all the students,” said East Band Director Lyniece Fenner.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Holiday concerts from Lapeer East/Lapeer West
Lapeer West with guest conducter, retired band director Mr. Steve Burns.
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A portion of the Lapeer East concert in which students and Meijer surprise band director Mrs. Lyniece Fenner.
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A portion of the Lapeer East concert in which students and Meijer surprise band director Mrs. Lyniece Fenner.
For the full-size video at School Tube, click this link.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Videos: Lapeer East and Lapeer West Symphony Band Spring Concerts
Lapeer East Symphony Band Spring Concert
Lapeer West Symphony Band Spring Concert (with special introduction by former West band director Steve Burns)
Lapeer West Symphony Band Spring Concert (with special introduction by former West band director Steve Burns)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Lapeer East, Lapeer West bands get high marks at Band, Jazz Festivals
Lapeer East and Lapeer West Jazz Bands participated in the recent District III Jazz Festival at Montrose High School, both schools bringing home first division ratings, the highest possible marks.
It was the first time that Lapeer Jazz Bands have participated in a judged event.
“Worth noting is that one of our major soloists, to be featured on an entire chart, was out sick,” said West Band Director Daniel Hundt. “Aidan Smith stepped up and became the unsung hero of the performance, filling in for the ill soloist at the last minute.”
The Lapeer East and Lapeer West Concert and Symphony Bands also performed at recent State Festivals.
Lapeer East’s Concert Band received a mixture of first and second division ratings and the East Symphony Band received straight first division ratings, the highest possible, at the May 2nd event at Warren Woods High School.
“One judge gave the Symphony Band ‘A+’s on his sheet,” said East Band Director Lyniece Fenner.
Lapeer West’s Concert and Symphony bands took first division ratings at their State Festival performance May 1st at Holly High School.
“One judge wrote, ‘even though I’ve been doing this since 9 a.m. your performance inspired me, I think that speaks,’” Hundt said.
It was the first time that Lapeer Jazz Bands have participated in a judged event.
“Worth noting is that one of our major soloists, to be featured on an entire chart, was out sick,” said West Band Director Daniel Hundt. “Aidan Smith stepped up and became the unsung hero of the performance, filling in for the ill soloist at the last minute.”
The Lapeer East and Lapeer West Concert and Symphony Bands also performed at recent State Festivals.
Lapeer East’s Concert Band received a mixture of first and second division ratings and the East Symphony Band received straight first division ratings, the highest possible, at the May 2nd event at Warren Woods High School.
“One judge gave the Symphony Band ‘A+’s on his sheet,” said East Band Director Lyniece Fenner.
Lapeer West’s Concert and Symphony bands took first division ratings at their State Festival performance May 1st at Holly High School.
“One judge wrote, ‘even though I’ve been doing this since 9 a.m. your performance inspired me, I think that speaks,’” Hundt said.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Zemmer Junior High School debuts new band website with "Fine Arts Night" pictures
The link to the new Zemmer Junior High School band website is on the link list to the right.If you get a chance stop over and take a look! There are pictures from the recent "Fine Arts Night" as well as practice information for students and parents.
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