Dear Honors Band Families:
Our Blog for the tour is now beginning an important transition, as we pivot the focus away from official pre-tour announcements to personal reflections by our Blogging Team. Five North High, and five South High students, have agreed to write about their daily activities and personal discoveries throughout the tour. Their posts, along with the reflections of our faculty, will - we hope - offer family and friends 'back home' a way to follow this special trip.
If you are new to following/reading Blogs, you may not be aware that each post (well, most posts) should contain a 'Label' at the bottom, identifying either the author, or a topic that pertains to that post. You can 'click' on these labels. Doing so will allow you to see all the posts of that particular author, or all posts of a particular topic. This may be helpful to you during the next two weeks if you care to view a series of posts by one particular blogger.
From my personal perspective, I want to say to our parents and guardians just how proud the music faculty is of this incredible group of young men and women who will embark on this journey. We all (faculty and students) feel a great sense of responsibility to perpetuate this tremendous cultural and musical exchange program with our friends in Bietigheim-Bissingen. Thank you to you - our families - for all the things you have done to help prepare our students for success on this tour.
We learned today from our contact in Berlin that our concert in historic Wittenberg (the native town of Martin Luther) is nearly sold-out. They expect all 400 seats to be gone in a matter of days. That's exciting news for our bands! I'll add the concert poster above. Click on it to see a larger version.
After weeks and months preparing details for 88 others, I'm realizing I need to pack myself. Off I go ...
