Symphonic Band Announcements
Announcements updated January 19, 2026
Hello Symphonic Band! Sectionals continue this week in the choir room. As a reminder, please be seated 5 minutes before your start time, warming up in your seat. Attendance at sectionals is a major part of your grade this semester. Your first UIL pass-off will also take place this week. Check out the link below to know what you will be performing! I am so excited to continue working on our program this week!
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Highlights:
Mustang Academy Jan 20th- There will be a guest speaker during MA to talk about Music Therapy. I encourage you to come learn about a field of music you may not have heard of before. The presenter is a PHS alumnus!
All students need to continue to get their CMF info into Mrs. Harrison and piano parts to Mr. Boatman.
All-Band Parent Meeting Tonight 6 pm to 6:40 pm
Drumline: save the date for Jan.22 at 6 pm at BHS MAC - RISD HBCU Fair 2026 - wear jerseys
Lonestar Wind Orchestra Concert Sunday, Jan 25th
Musical Band Night!! Let's go celebrate the musical together! January 29th
Jazz Band starts back up for Spring semester on Monday, Jan.26th: 4:35 PM to 6:00 PM
Corpus Day: Tuesday, Feb.17: 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM - have your entire trip account paid up!
Chamber Music Festival: Saturday, Feb.21: All students play a solo and an ensemble
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UIL Pass Offs Begin this week! (Winds Only)
HERE is the link to what pass off you will be performing each week. You may also reference on your orange paper or on Schoology!
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Sectional Schedule
For the next three weeks (through the first week of February)
Monday, January 19
NO CLASSES
6:00 PM All Band Parent Meeting
ALL Band parents/guardians attend this important meeting about 2nd semester band.
We will end at 6:40 PM to head home for the NCAA College Football Championship Game!
Tuesday, January 20 B:
7:00 AM Flute/ Oboe
7:55 AM Alto Sax
Wednesday, January 21 A:
7:00 AM Clarinet
7:55 AM Low Reeds
Class- Ensemble Day
Thursday, January 22 B:
7:00 AM Horns
7:55 AM Trumpets
Friday, January 23 A (This is a change!)
7:00 AM Euph/ Tuba/ Bass Trombone
7:55 AM Trombone
Class- Full Run Friday!
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Monday, January 26:B
NO Sectionals
4:35 PM to 6:00 PM Jazz Band
Tuesday, January 27: A
7:00 AM Flute/ Oboe
7:55 AM Alto Sax
Class- Ensemble Day
Wednesday, January 28: B
7:00 AM Clarinet
7:55 AM Low Reeds
Thursday, January 29: A
7:00 AM Horn
7:55 AM Trumpet
Friday, January 30: B (This is a change!)
7:00 AM Euph/ Tuba/ Bass Trombone
7:55 AM Trombone Sectional
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Please read carefully, as there are slight changes this week. We will be working on band music AND your Chamber Music Festival Ensembles. If you play a different instrument for your ensemble, plan to bring that to sectionals this week!
Monday, February 2: A
NO Sectionals
4:35 to 6:00PM Jazz Band
Tuesday, February 3: B
7:00 AM- Flute/ Oboe
Wednesday, February 4: A
7:00 AM- Clarinet + Bass Clarinet
7:55 AM- Saxophones (ALL)
Class- Ensemble Day!
Thursday, February 5: B
7:00 AM- Horn
7:55 AM- Trumpet
Friday, February 6: A
7:00AM- Euphonium/ Tuba
7:55 AM- Trombone + Bass Trombone
Class- Full Run Friday!
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CMF Solo Selection
Each student in the J.J. Pearce Band will perform a solo AND an ensemble at Chamber Music Festival on Saturday February 21 in the PHS Fine Arts wing. This Thursday and Friday Jan.15-16 during classes, all band students will show the band staff the solo that their lesson teacher has selected for them for CMF. If your student is not yet enrolled in private lessons, you can email Mr. Day at brandon.day@risd.org to get signed up for weekly lessons during their band class or outside of the schoolday. A class solo can also be provided by the band staff to students who are not currently enrolled in lessons.
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Drumline Gig:
Drumline please save the date for Thursday Jan.22 at 6pm at BHS MAC - RISD HBCU Fair 2026 - wear jerseys
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Lone Star Wind Orchestra Concert:
Free tickets for Pearce Band students
LSWO 20th anniversary concert at the Meyerson
Sunday, January 25, 2026 - 3:00 PM
https://lswo.com/events/20th-anniversary-season-celebration/
Our flute teacher and tuba/euphonium teacher play in this amazing band!
We have reserved a block of seats just for the Pearce Band to sit together at this Sunday's LSWO concert!
Some of the band staff are attending, and we encourage you to join us at the Meyerson at 3pm!
Parents would need to purchase their own tickets, but Pearce Band students are free!
CLICK HERE to reserve a ticket! If we get enough students.. we will look into booking a bus!
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Jazz Band
Monday January 26, 2026
Jazz Band weekly Monday rehearsals start back up for Spring semester on Monday Jan.26th: 4:35 PM to 6:00 PM
Students who did not perform with the jazz band at the Winter Concert are welcome to attend, we are happy to grow the jazz band! Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Drums, Piano, Guitar & Bass
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Band Night!
Thursday January 29 - 7:30 PM
PHS Auditorium
Come see the “Comet”! PHS Fine Arts Musical
Let’s make it an ALL BAND NIGHT on Thursday for opening night!
Let’s all sit together as a band and cheer on the Fine Arts musical!
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Corpus Day
Tuesday February 17, 2026
PHS Band Hall - 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
All students who intend to participate in our 2026 JJP MMB Spring Trip to Corpus must attend this short event.
We will be paying any outstanding band fees and trip balances in-person at Corpus Day. Statements will be sent out this week, and you can start paying online. The finalized trip amount will be communicated soon, once the student attendee trip list is finalized later this week.
Corpus Day is when all students sign up for their condos (6 to a room) and for their charter bus seatmate. All students must attend this short event in order to attend the trip.
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Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Pearce HS Fine Arts Wing
All students in the Pearce Band will perform a solo AND an ensemble.
Parents are encouraged to go into the room with their student to support their solo performance, and take video / pictures as they wish.
All ensemble performances will occur in the Pearce Auditorium, and are open to the public. Parents are encouraged to also attend their student’s ensemble performance. Students may support their friends’ ensemble performances in the auditorium, as long as they are attentive and supportive.
All performances will be scheduled at Pearce between 8:30am and 4:55pm. Students can request either early or late performance times based around other school-sponsored events. Email Mrs. Harrison ASAP to request a specific morning or afternoon time. kaitlin.harrison@risd.org
Student attire will be “job interview attire”
Ratings and “Honor Awards” will be given out to all divisions and grade levels of students.