Alabama All-State Band Festival Schedule, April 12-14, 2012

Hotel ‐ Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, Mobile

Thursday & Friday Rehearsals – Mobile Convention Center

Saturday morning rehearsals – Mobile Civic Center

Saturday afternoon Concert – Mobile Civic Center

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel

Thursday, April 12, 2012
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibits open
1:30 pm    Directors Meeting
2:00 pm    Auditions begin
5:30 pm    Audition results posted
6:00 pm – 9:30 pm Rehearsal (All bands, Convention Center)
7:00 pm ‐ 9:00 pm ABA Board Meeting

Friday, April 13, 2012

8:30 am – 12:00 Exhibits open
8:30 am – 12:00 Rehearsal (All bands, Convention Center)
9:00 am – 10:00 am ABA General Business meeting
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Exhibits open
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm    Rehearsal (All bands, Convention Center
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm University of Mobile Symphonic Winds
Saturday, April 14, 2012    8:00 am – 8:45 am Middle School (Civic Center)
8:45 am – 9:30 am Blue Band (Civic Center)
8:45 am – 9:45 am ABA Board Meeting
9:30 am – 10:15 am White Band (Civic Center)
10:00 am – 10:45 am ABA General Business Meeting
10:15 am – 11:00 am Red Band (Civic Center)
Saturday, April 14, 2012
1:00 pm    Concert (All bands, Civic Center)

District II Music Performance Assessment Results; Feb. 29-March 2, 2012, Gadsden City HS

Congratulations to all the band members and directors for their participation in the District II Music Performance Assessment on Feb. 29-March 2, 2012 at Gadsden City High School. 

Special thanks goes out to Jeff Gossett and his Jacksonville High School students, Steve Reagan, Jill DeGaetano, Brian Bankston for hosting the event and to their students and boosters for providing logistical assistance throughout the three day festival.

BAND	ADJ. 1	ADJ. 2	ADJ. 3	SR	RATING
Litchfield MS	c/o	c/o	c/o	c/o	c/o
Gadsden MS 7th Grade	II	I	II	II	II
Zora Ellis MS	II	I	II	I	I
Scottsboro MS	II	II	II	I	II
Pleasant Valley HS	II	I	I	I	I
Gaston HS	II	I	II	II	II
Slyvania HS	II	II	II	II	II
Crossville HS	II	I	I	I	I
Gadsden City HS Concert	II	II	I	II	II
Arab HS Concert	II	II	I	I	I
Guntersville HS	II	II	II	I	II
Springville HS	II	II	I	II	II
Talladega HS	I	I	I	I	I W/D
Arab HS Symphonic	II	I	I	I	I
Gadsden City HS Symphonic	I	I	I	I	I
Gadsden MS 8th Grade	I	II	I	I	I
Oneonta MS	I	I	I	I	I
Arab Jr. Hi	II	I	I	I	I
Ft. Payne MS	II	II	I	I	I
Albertville MS	I	I	I	I	I W/D
Plainview HS	I	I	I	I	I
Holly Pond HS	III	III	II	II	II
Albertville HS Concert	I	II	I	I	I
Weaver HS	II	II	II	I	II
Lincoln HS	II	II	I	II	II
Cleveland HS	II	II	II	III	II
Fayetteville HS	III	III	III	II	III
Locust Fork HS	III	III	III	II	III
Ohatchee HS	II	II	II	II	II
Ranburne HS	II	I	I	I	I
Boaz HS	II	II	II	II	II
Southside HS	I	I	I	I	I W/D
St. Clair Co. HS	I	I	I	I	I
Scottsboro HS	I	I	I	I	I
Oxford HS	I	I	I	I	I W/D
Emma Sansom MS	c/o	c/o	c/o	c/o	c/o
Rainbow MS	I	I	I	I	I
Jacksonville HS	I	I	I	I	I
Winterboro HS	I	I	I	I	I
Cherokee Co. HS	II	II	II	II	II
Glencoe HS	I	II	I	II	I
White Plains HS	cancelled due to weather
Alexandria HS	cancelled due to weather
Wellborn HS	cancelled due to weather
Ider HS	cancelled due to weather
Moody HS	cancelled due to weather
Munford HS	cancelled due to weather
Saks HS	cancelled due to weather
Hokes Bluff HS	cancelled due to weather
Ft. Payne HS	cancelled due to weather
Walker HS	cancelled due to weather
Albertville HS Wind Ensemble	cancelled due to weather

All-District II Honor Band; March 9-10, 2012

Good luck to all the students involved in the All-District II Honor Band held on March 9-10 at the Albertville HS Fine Arts Center.  We are looking forward to having Dr. Brian Taylor (Director of Bands, University of Louisiana at LaFayette) and Dr. Frank Buck (author, lecturer, and retired educator) as our clinicians.

Since rehearsal time is limited please have your students at the Albertville High School Fine Arts Center in plenty of time to register and to be in their seats for a prompt beginning.

Remind your students and parents that there will be honor band t-shirts and concert recordings on sale for $15 each.

Friday, March 9^th

8:30 am – Registration in the Foyer of the Albertville Fine Arts Center

9:00 to Noon – First Rehearsal (HS on Stage, MS in Bandroom)

1:30 to 4:00 - Second Rehearsal

6:00 to 8:30 – Third Rehearsal
Saturday, March 10^th

9:00am to 10:00 – Fourth Rehearsal (HS moves to Bandroom, MS to Stage)

10:15 to Noon – Fifth Rehearsal

2:30 – Report for concert Dressed in Uniforms or Concert Attire

3:00 - Concert