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NO Sectionals on 12/18

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NO SECTIONALS – 12/18

Due to numerous scheduling conflicts we will not be able to hold sectionals on Wednesday, December 18th. We will reconvene on January 8th for a full rehearsal! Please practice over the break and PLEASE be sure to attend our next meeting on January 8th!

We have new music online for band and strings – please practice and check out the practice videos!

Concert Fun!

The trip to NJCU and BHS this past week were both big hits with all of the students involved. We hope everyone can attend our next concert trip which will be to Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in early May – more details on that in January!

We hope that everyone has a happy and safe holiday – see you all in the New Year!

 

BYBO at NJCU
The BYBO students at the NJCU Jazz concert on 12/9/2024!

Welcome Back!

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We’d like to welcome back all of our BYBO members and parents back to another school year and another BYBO concert season! Both Ms. Barrett and I have had a busy September, with both of us having new assignments, and recruitment for our school bands, but we are excited and ready to have our first rehearsal this Wednesday at 6:00 PM!

As we discussed last year, we will not be doing a winter concert this year. Instead we are planning to practice throughout the winter and have a series of springtime performances that will include Band Day at BHS, our own Spring Concert on Wednesday April 9, 2025, and a series of other performances in the spring.

FOR ALL PAST MEMBERS – if you are planning on returning to BYBO this year, PLEASE have your parents help you complete our online form on our contact us page.

FOR ALL NEW MEMBERS – you should have received a welcome email to let you know about entering Midtown and our rehearsal times – 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Wednesday 10/16. If you have any questions – please email Mr. Puchinsky or Ms. Barrett.

Please be ready to make some music on Wednesday 10/16! We’ll be handing out some possible repertoire selections, but mostly we’ll be playing many different things so that we can see what our new members can do so that we can choose appropriate music for everyone.

 

 

Spring Concert News

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Rehearsal Review

Last nights rehearsal was amazing! We were missing a few students due to other obligations, but the students that attended sounded amazing! Students worked through several sections of Robopocalypse with Mr. Puchinsky and Dragon Lord with Ms. Barrett. Climbing the Horizon and Colliding Visions are ready to go! The orchestra is also performing really well, playing an entire three movement suite titled Giant Suite,  and a piece called Abstraction. Some of the strings are also preparing to perform in the upcoming recital at the Bayonne Public Library on June 12th.

Concert Week

Dress Rehearsal – This week we are hoping to have everyone on board at Wednesday’s (5/22) dress rehearsal . We will be on stage at Midtown Community School. Rehearsal  starts at 5:45 PM – students should first report to the Band Room. We want to RECORD everything and run through the entire show.

Concert Night – the concert will begin at Midtown Community school at 6:00 PM, but students should arrive by 5:15 PM and report to the band room. Tickets are $5 per adult (kids free) and the program will be online.

There was a handout regarding the 2024 BYBO Spring Concert, please click the link if you missed it! It includes ticket info and the dress code for the performers for the 23rd.

G & T Chamber Recital

Mr. Puchinsky, Ms. Barrett and the Midtown choral director Mrs. Fenimore will be hosting a chamber recital for their students on June 12th at 6:00 PM at the Bayonne Public Library that will also include some students from the Bayonne Youth Band & Orchestra. Admission will be free and it is open to the public!

Weekly Announcement May 6-12, 2024

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Rehearsal Notes!

Last week’s rehearsal went very well! The concert for May 23rd is shaping up to be an excellent one! For this week we’d like to see all PERCUSSION students one hour earlier for a sectional (at 5:00 PM) before the regular rehearsal starts at 6:00 PM. All other band and orchestra members should arrive on time at 6:00 PM.

The percussion section need to hammer out a few issues with Robopocalypse and Dragon Lord, so please EVERYONE needs to be there for the sectional!

June Recital

We will be holding a solo and small ensemble recital on June 12th! Many of our BYBO students are already working on a solo or in a small ensemble. Not all members will perform in this recital as there will also be students from Midtown and Ms. Barret’s school. the recital will be at the Bayonne Public Library on June 12th!

 

Fund Raising

Only ONE student has returned their fund raising packet so far. We are asking everyone to help out and sell at least one advertisement and a few Boosters. All of this money will go towards funding our ensemble for next season! Please have your fundraising in by Wednesday May 15th!

Rehearsal 4/24

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Rehearsal Schedule for 4/24

We will be having rehearsal on Wednesday 4/24, but we’ll be trying out a NEW schedule. Rather than having two rehearsals for the entire evening we will be have the rehearsals back-to-back, both in the band room. Please see the schedule below:

  • 5:45 to 7:00 PM – STRING ORCHESTRA
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM – CONCERT BAND

Please arrive on time, and message us if your child cannot attend.

 

BYBO Fundraising

We are still running the annual concert program fundraiser, selling advertisements and boosters which will appear in our spring concert program. All monies will go to support the BYBO and future trips for the fall of 2024.

2024 Booster Form

2024 Ad Form

2024 Ad Form Instructions

All checks should be payable to the Midtown Community School (MCS) Music Boosters.

Band Day Success – This Week’s Schedule

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Band Day 2024

Our first Band Day with the BHS Band and Choirs was a great success! We already have 2 new members at the BYBO and Mrs. Herskowitz was very pleased with the students’ reactions to the BHS Ensembles. We will be planning to do this again next year, but with an earlier date so she can meet 8th grade students before they sign up for their high school classes.

The BYBO only performed two pieces but we did an excellent job! We’re hoping that by doing this every year we reach more students and encourage more kids to join our band!

This Week!

We have sectionals this week – the schedule is on the blog calendar! Please check it out! We’re also revamping the string lessons again into three groups as follows:

Group 1:

  • Bella L.
  • Kaylee I.
  • Mariam Abe.

Group 2:

  • Jenna N.
  • Janani S.
  • Julie S.
  • Clara M.
  • Haya B.

Group 3:

  • Stella B.
  • Danielle C.
  • Angella C.
  • Angelina K.
  • Mariam Abd.
  • Sophia P.

Fund Raising Deadlines

We are still raising money for the BYBO! Even though we are not going on the June trip, we will be raising money for our ensemble needs (music, instruments, etc.) and we do plan to run a trip to a concert or show at the beginning of next year to kick of the season. We are asking that all members attempt to do at least a little fundraising – a few boosters and/or one or two ads for our program.

Since all of this must be in the program for our spring concert on May 23rd, we are asking that all members have their boosters/ads in no later than Wednesday, May 15th.

Two Rehearsal to BAND DAY!

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There are only TWO rehearsals left before our Band Day performance on April 9th! TONIGHT – Wednesday 3/27 and Monday 4/8!

TONIGHT’S rehearsal will begin at 6:00 PM. EVERYONE needs to attend – don’t let the rain keep you home! We will be rehearsing all of the pieces that we plan on performing at Band Day. Please do your best to attend and arrive on time at 5:50 PM.

BYBO Sectional Reminder – NEW Concert Date!

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Sectionals Wednesday 3/20

Just a reminder – we have sectionals this week! Looking to see everyone at sectionals this week. Please check the calendar for your sectional time.

 

NEW Concert Date

So – we were unable to get two evenings at BHS for our Spring Concert so we will be performing right here on our home turf of Midtown Community School! Our new Concert date is set for Thursday, May 23rd, with a dress rehearsal on stage on Wednesday May 22nd. This is good new for the BYBO as it allows us to utilize our regular equipment and instruments for the percussion section that we use every week at rehearsals! Please mark the date on your calendars and notify us as soon as possible if your child will not be able to participate for any reason.

FYI – we try to set these dates in advance! If it were up to our BYBO teachers these dates would be set in stone at the beginning of the school year, but unfortunately we have to wait for admin to give us dates. We apologize for the last minute calendar additions!

 

BYBO Weekly Update

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3/13 Rehearsal Review

The Bayonne Youth Orchestra and Band both had excellent rehearsals on Wednesday evening (3/13). The band is ready to perform The Climb Over Horizon by Joshua A. Idio and is almost ready with Colliding Visions by Brian Balmages. The string orchestra is doing an amazing job with Tyler Arcari’s Abstraction, and they’re also working on a movement from Mark Taylor’s Giant Suit titled T-Rex.

Unfortunately, we were missing 12 students from this rehearsal. We’re asking that everyone please do their best to attend the next two Wednesday evenings as they’ll be preparing us to perform at Band Day on April 9th at Bayonne High School.

Next Week – Wednesday 3/20/24

Next week, on Wednesday 3/20, we will be holding sectionals. Our focus will be on mastering the dynamics and expressive elements on The Climb Over Horizon (band) and Abstraction (strings), and working out a few sections of Colliding Visions (band) and T-Rex (strings). These are the four pieces we will be performing on April 9th!

PLEASE check the schedule on our online calendar – it has all the reporting times for each section.

A Few Corrections and Schedule Changes

Correction: Unfortunately the concert date for 5/16 will not work due to staff scheduling issues. We sincerely apologize for releasing this date before checking with all staff and for the delay in getting a date. We are working on another date and should have one by the end of the week, but we are at the mercy of our admin team. As soon as they get back to us with a date that works we will relay the information to you!

Rehearsal/Schedule Change: the week after spring break (the beginning on Monday, April 8th) we WERE scheduled to rehearse that Wednesday, however, due to the Tuesday April 9th performance at BHS, we will rehearse on MONDAY, April 8th at MCS in preparation for the Tuesday performance.

 

New Student Resources

There are new student resources available on our blog. Please contact Mr. Puchinsky or Ms. Barrett for the password. We have uploaded music theory resources, new practice videos for Colliding Visions and Abstraction, and more!

 

 

 

BYBO Rehearsal Wednesday 3/6

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We are Back!

The BYBO WILL have sectionals this Wednesday evening (3/6/24)  from 6pm to 8pm. February was not a great month for us! We had a snow-day cancellation and another cancelled evening due to Mr. Puchinsky being sick. We are happy to announce that Mr. P. is better and we will be gewtting back to work this week!

We need 100% attendance this week! Please make every effort to attend this week’s sectionals so we can have a great rehearsal next week!

Here are the times:

BAND (Winds & Percussion)
5:50 PM – 6:45 PM Brass, Saxes
6:45 PM – 7:30 PM Woodwinds
7:30 PM – 8:15 PM Percussion

ORCHESTRA (Strings)
5:50 – 7:00 PM Violin Group 2
7:15 – 8:15 PM Violin Group 1

 

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