A huge thanks from me and all the students in the AMS band for Laney Borwick, Jimmy Caldwell, Erik Eslich, Russ Etters, Dale Hunt, and Jonathan Wales, who gave up their Saturday to create our new state of the art instrument storage room.  

These parents worked from 9am to 6pm and completed the entire project in one day.  If you watch the slideshow, you'll see that was no easy task!   It truly is parents like these that keep the AMS band on top!

Every year before Concert Festival, the AHS Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble perform their festival program in the AHS auditorium for judges.  This year, they have invited us to join them.  

This Pre-Festival Concert will give us the best opportunity to prepare for our formal ensemble grading in March.  It will be held on Thursday, February 26, starting at 7pm in the AHS Auditorium.

The order of bands will be the AMS Concert Band at 7, then the AMS Symphonic Band, followed by all three AHS bands.  Middle Schoolers will be asked to stay and watch the high schoolers play.  This will work as an excellent model of procedure and performance for our students.  If you have never heard the AHS bands in concert, then you are in for a real treat!

Please put this date on your calendar for future reference.

Here is another message of appreciation for the great boosters we have!  I have never seen a more dedicated group of parent volunteers than the ones right here in Arlington.

Musically Yours,

Daniel J. Foster
Director of Bands, Arlington Middle School

Sad news!  We just got back with the shipping company, and the band lockers will not actually get to the school until Monday.  More information on the installation is coming soon.

Thank you to all the volunteers who agreed to work this Saturday.  Your dedication will not be forgotten!

Feel free to check out the forms page on our website to find a digital copy of the Veteran's Day Itineraries that students got last week.

Please make sure that every student other than Tubas, Baritones, and Percussion take home their instruments and music tomorrow after school, so they have it for Sunday.

On Sunday, student call time is 2:30pm in the Depot Square.  Instrument cases need to be left in the car, and students need to be in full uniform upon entering the square.  The Arlington Chamber of Commerce will be transporting our equipment to and from the square.  Help setting up and tearing down would be greatly appreciated!

All students and parents are welcome to attend this public performance for the town of Arlington!

On Monday, student call time is 8:45am.  That means that students cannot take the bus to school.  Symphonic Band members may arrive as early as 7am, unpack their instruments and head to the gym.  If you need to drop a student before 7 in order to get to work on time, please contact me so I can make sure to be here when you arrive.

Please make sure that students have a change of clothes for after their school performance.

Please make sure that students pick up and take home their new uniform pants tomorrow in class!

If you have any questions, please visit the band website, http://www.arlingtonmsband.com/, or contact Mr. Foster at [email protected].

Musically Yours,

Daniel J. Foster
Director of Band, Arlington Middle School