Wind Symphony Announcements
Announcements updated January 19, 2026
Hello Pearce Wind Symphony! Sectionals continue this week, with a detailed schedule below. It has changed since we last talked. Thanks for being flexible with me. Students are expected to arrive 15 minutes prior to warm-up before their sectional. The website under announcements is now officially LIVE, so please visit the site whenever you need for the most recent Wind Symphony Updates!
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Highlights:
All students need to continue to get their CMF info in to Mrs. Harrison and piano parts to Mr. Boatman.
All-Band Parent Meeting Tonight 6pm to 6:40pm
Drumline: save the date for Jan.22 at 6pm at BHS MAC - RISD HBCU Fair 2026 - wear jerseys
Lonestar Wind Orchestra Concert Sunday Jan 25th (Playing URBAN LIGHT!)
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
WISHING WELL PASSOFF IS THIS THURSDAY (refer to the printed sheet or google drive)
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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. All band students should have already shown 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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All-Band Parent Meeting
Today, January 19 - 6:00 PM to 6:40 PM
Tonight is our All Band Parent Meeting for spring semester in the Pearce Band Hall. Park in the auditorium parking lot, and come in the band hall door #30.
This meeting is for ALL band parents, and we will discuss upcoming performance requirements for the students, spring semester grading expectations, distribute Corpus trip itinerary, and detail a few important events the PABC is hosting this spring semester. We will end promptly at 6:40 PM in order for us to quickly head home for the NCAA College Football Championship Game.
The PABC assessments parent volunteers will also be on site at the parent meeting taking credit card payments for band fees and Corpus trip fees. We are emailing out statements to all band families later this week.
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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!
Check out the repertoire list... they are playing URBAN LIGHT!!
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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Musical 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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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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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.
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Sectional & Rehearsal schedule
For the next three weeks
(through the end of January 2026)
Monday, January 19
NO CLASSES OR SECTIONALS
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 Trumpet & Horn Sectional (7-8:30am)
Class - Urban Light
Wednesday, January 21 A:
7:00 AM Tuba Sectional
7:55 AM Saxophone Sectional
Thursday, January 22 B:
7:00 AM Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/B Clar Sectional (7-8:30am)
Class - Passoff #1 Wishing Well (Ensemble Day)
Friday, January 23 A:
7:00 AM Trombone Sectional
7:55 AM Euphonium Sectional
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Monday, January 26:B
NO Sectionals
Class - Urban Light
4:35 PM to 6:00 PM Jazz Band
Tuesday, January 27: A
7:00 AM Trumpet/Horn Sectional (7-8:30am)
Wednesday, January 28: B
7:00 AM Tuba Sectional
7:55 AM Saxophone Sectional
Class - The Thunderer (Passoff #2 Day Thunderer)
Thursday, January 29: A
7:00 AM Flute/Oboe/Clarinet Sectional (7-8:30am)
Friday, January 30: B
7:00 AM Trombone Sectional
7:55 AM Euphonium Sectional
Class - Urban Light (Ensemble Day) Flutes with Mr. Bridges
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Monday, February 2 A:
NO Sectionals
4:35 PM to 6:00 PM Jazz Band
Tuesday, February 3 B:
7:00 AM Trumpet/Horn Sectional (7-8:30am)
Class - Urban Light (Passoff #3 Thunderer)
Wednesday, February 4 A:
7:00 AM Tuba Sectional
7:55 AM Saxophone Sectional
4:30 PM Philharmonic Orchestra Rehearsal
Thursday, February 5 B:
7:00 AM Flute/Oboe/Clarinet Sectional (7-8:30am)
Class - Urban Light (Ensemble Day)
Friday, February 6 A:
7:00 AM Trombone Sectional
7:55 AM Euphonium Sectional
The following Monday will be full run Monday and Passoff #4 (Urban Light)
PLEASE ALWAYS UTILIZE THE GOOGLE DRIVE FOR ANY EXTRA RESOURCES:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oznFQy8GN-Q9_LFE_DGA1F7IouNTDKI2?usp=share_link