Welcome to the Sun Prairie Band Boosters!

• The Sun Prairie Band Boosters (SPBB) is a volunteer parent organization of which all parents/guardians of SPASD band students (grades 6-12) are members. We encourage you to get involved by sharing your time and talent wherever possible to support our Sun Prairie School Band Program. It is a great way to get to know the staff, kids and other parents.   Please scroll down to see some of our upcoming events.
  

Thursday, March 11 - PVMS Jazz Concert - 7 pm

Your March Booster Beat, Sun Prairie Band Booster newsletter

Sound of Sun Prairie Registration Packets may be picked up from Mr. Mesner

 Saturday, March 13 - "Sound Season Kick-off" - REGISTRATION - 8:30-10:30 am - SPHS

                                  Spring Fruit/Popcorn/Cookie Dough money turn in

Sunday, March 21 - Steinway Project Team Trivia Day - Register now online

• At Cannery Grill in Sun Prairie from 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Cost: $10 per person. Adults only.
• Register online at https://events.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e2r1puue8a9019f9&oseq=
  

Upper Middle School Band Classes Information for 2010 - 2011

High School Four Year Planning Sheet (Music) - SAMPLE

SPBB Cookbooks ~ Pre-order now ~ Books available at all of our Spring band events

• The new SPBB cookbook, Masterpieces from our Kitchen,  features 500 recipes from our band students, parents and staff as well as fun facts and historical information about the bands we all love.
• Complete and mail our order form or email us at cookbook@spbb.org for more information.
• Cookbooks will be available for sale and/or pick up at our spring band concerts for $18 per book.
  
• Proceeds from this fundraiser will support all of our school bands.
  

The Steinway Project Piano Campaign is underway!

• Help us put this grand piano on stage at  the new Sun Prairie High School performing arts center.
• To donate or learn more about the Steinway Project, click here.
  

Sun Prairie High School's Wind Ensemble Performs at WMEA in Madison

Congratulations to the SPHS Wind Ensemble on their fine performance at the WMEA state music convention held at Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. The performance was broadcast worldwide, live, on www.banddirector.com and featured a world premier, a melody written by percussionist Jon Nelson, several soloists and the culmination of a lot of hard work by all members of the 2009 Sun Prairie High School Wind Ensemble - their fine playing and professional demeanor represented Sun Prairie in the highest regard!

Patrick Marsh Band Performed World Premiere of “Blue and Green Music” at State Conference

 The Patrick Marsh Middle School 8^th Grade Band, under the direction of Mr. Chris Gleason performed at the Wisconsin State Music Conference on October 29^th in the Madison Ballroom of the Monona Terrace. The band performed a variety of pieces including the world premiere of their commissioned work “Blue and Green Music” by composer, Samuel R. Hazo (b. 1966)

Thanks to generous community support and grants from the Sun Prairie Education Foundation and the Dane County Cultural Arts Affairs Commission, the project became a reality.

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Jazz I receives 3rd place award in New York!

Jazz I placed third in the Essentially Ellington Competition!  Congratulations to the entire band!   Special recognition awards were also presented.   

Sections that stood out: 

   Trombones 

   Trumpets ("most ernest looks on their faces")

Outstanding Soloist Awards:  

   Mike Nonte - Saxophone

   Ben Acton - Banjo

Soloist Honorable Mention: 

   Trae Titus - Trombone

Top Placing Bands:  First:  Roosevelt High School, WA; Second:  Garfield High School, WA; Third:  Sun Prairie High School, WI; and Honorable Mention:  Shorewood High School.

Thank you to the Chaperones:  Mrs. Mertes, Mr. Mesner and Mr. Gleason!

Our biggest thanks to our outstanding band director, Mr. Sveum, for all that you have done to give our kids this awesome experience! 

To view pictures from Essentially Ellington and NY, see the Jazz photos page,  in the "Ellington_#" folders.

Wind Ensemble Performs at National Association for Music Education Convention in Milwaukee

"More people in Wisconsin need to hear this band play - they clearly set the bar for music education in Wisconsin,"  college professor UW Whitewater.

"I am so thrilled I got to hear this performance, I can't wait to tell my students about what is possible,"  Patty Schlafer - Wisconsin Middle school band director.

"Hearing this band has made my trip worthwhile, if I didn't hear another thing this trip has been worth it, and I'm from South Carolina!,"  Band Director from South Carolina.

The Wind Ensemble performed twice at the conference on Thursday, April 10.  Their first performance, at 12:30, was attended by approximately 125 teachers, and included Redwoods, Windsprints, Lux Aurumque, Mother Earth, and Incantation and Dance.  The second, at 4:30 PM, included only Requiem.

The invited school bands attending this music educators convention came from states as distant as Florida and Washington State.  Join us in congratulating our Wind Ensemble Band for their well earned invitation!  "They represented Sun Prairie under a national spotlight in a very positive way, not only in their beautiful performance, but in the professional way they handled themselves - you all can be very proud of your kids!," Steve Sveum, SPHS Wind Ensemble Band Director.

If you would like a recording of the performance, it was recorded professionally and we will mass order next Friday.  Please make a check out to "Sun Prairie High School" for $16 by April 17th and turn it in to Rita Bogosh in the High School Music Office.

Pictures of the Wind Ensemble at the conference are posted here. 

Jazz Band Successes

Jazz I performed at the state celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day at the State Capitol on January 21. This performance was broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio and streamed live on the internet as well as taped in HDTV for later airing on public TV across the state! 

Congratulations to our Sun Prairie High School Jazz Ensemble on being chosen as one of only fifteen national high school finalists in the prestigious Essentially Ellington event held in New York City. We will need help fund-raising to lower the cost of the trip for all kids involved. Please get involved - just like the jazz ensemble itself - we are a small group whose success depends on everyone!