Please join us for Band Camp Sunday on August 22, 2010 at Interlochen Center for the Arts. Click here for event information or driving directions.

The second annual Band Camp Sunday Charter Bus to Interlochen is booked. Call PBA president Gloria Wilson (734-975-0081) if you have questions.

Posted by Webmaster on June 11, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010 Ypsilanti, MI - Please mark your calendars!

EVERY MONDAY The Paul Keller Orchestra performs at the Keystone Martini Bar, 200 W. Michigan Ave. (downstairs beneath J. Neil’s Mongolian Grill) in downtown Ypsilanti, MI. Showtime is 8:15 PM till 11:00 PM. No Smoking! Great Food! Free Parking! Elevator access! $7.00 cover charge.

The Paul Keller Orchestra welcomes Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Jazz Big Band to the Keystone on May 24th as participants in the 2010 PKO Jazz Student Outreach Program. The PKO will play from 8:15 PM till 9:15. Then, the Pioneer HS Jazz Band will play a 30 minute set from 9:30 PM till 10:00. Members of the Pioneer High School Big Band will be invited to join the PKO for the last set from 10:00 till 11:00 PM. This event will be rewarding and memorable for the student musicians, the pros and audience members alike. The PHS Jazz Big Band is directed by David Leach.

All the best,

David A. Leach

Posted by Webmaster on May 20, 2010

The Pioneer High School Concert Band, under the direction of David A. Leach, won two top awards at the Festivals of Music/Music in the Parks national competition at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio on Saturday, May 15, 2010. The 72 members of the Pioneer Concert Band competed with ensembles from throughout northeastern United States. All of the ensembles were assessed using a set of national criteria and were rated by a panel of two nationally recognized adjudicators.

The Pioneer Concert Band received a Superior rating and earned First Place in the AA High School Concert Band category, the festival’s highest band classification.

Additionally the Pioneer Concert Band was awarded the Overall High School Concert Band trophy based on earning the highest number of points of all of the competing instrumental ensembles.

Members of the Pioneer Concert Band are: Aaron Baum, Riley Bean, Caitlin Berrigan, James Boyd, Elizabeth Bush, Takeo Cauley, Heewon Choi, D’Arcy Cook, Rennie Cotner, Alayna Coverly, Amelia Diehl, Christine Etter, Jack Fan, Jesse Fernandez, Monica Fink, John Fonte, Kristal Frazzini, Nina Freter, Meaghan Glanville, Matt Goldman, Christopher Hass, Clare Higgins, Conor Howe, Skye Huerta, Esther Hur, Vijay Ilankamban, Grace Iverson, Kiley Judge, Kyle Kantebet, Jared Kaufman, Sara King, Christine Kokkales, Meghan Kymal, Reina Larkin, Edward Lee, Harry Lee, Olivia Lee, Seung Wun Lee, Moritz Lehner, Sam Lichtman-Mikol, Zach Marentay, Abbey Maxbauer, Jordan McKay, Luke Mykolenko, Sowdeepya Nadimpalli, Kayla Oh, Amanda Osinski, Henry Pakela, Konstantinos Papaefthymiou, Evan Park, Bo Peng, Richie Peterson, Tim Rittinger, Molly Rogow, Laura Schickling, Kaylee Schonscheck, Michael Shin, Rebecca Shipan, Alex Shipley, Andrew Siddall, Ken Simon, Antonia Smith, Gina Son, Hunter St. Pierre, Mario Sulaksana, Nick Terrell, Jordan Vale, Peter Wang, William Wang, Thea Yagerlener, Tina Yu, Alan Zhou

David Leach and Nancy Waring, Pioneer Bands

Posted by Webmaster on May 16, 2010

Dear Band Parents,

Picnic Pops is May 22, 2010 and we need volunteers to help make the day successful! Over 100 Pioneer Band parents and students are needed to sell tickets, grill brats, run games and sell food. Please click on the following link to sign up online for a two hour shift of your choice:

http://aapioneerbands.org/wp-content/forms/pops/

Picnic Pops is a fun, carnival type event, with games and prizes, but it’s also the one day of the year when all Ann Arbor Public Schools band students from grades 8-12 perform. It is an opportunity to showcase the wonderful music programs of the district and highlight fun reasons for middle school students to continue to participate in music ensembles. Please help us run the event and invite friends and family from Ann Arbor to enjoy the wonderful show and the fun and games!

Thank you,
Jodi Johnson
lane.jodi@gmail.com

Posted by Webmaster on May 8, 2010

The latest edition of our band newsletter is now available!! Check out the May/June issue of PBA Notes for updates, program information, and more…

Posted by Webmaster on May 3, 2010

Each and every student has been an extremely important part of the success of our internationally recognized program. The banquet is our chance to celebrate with our band families and to thank them for their role in all that we do.

The 2010 Band Banquet is scheduled for Monday, May 3rd, slideshow and checkin at 6:00PM, dinner at 6:30PM in the PHS cafeteria. Reservations are due by Tuesday, April 20th. Click here to get a form.

Gloria Wilson, PBA President

Posted by Webmaster on April 14, 2010

The Symphony and Jazz Band China Tour (April 1-10, 2010) is officially underway! You can catch up on all of the bands’ comings and goings at our CHINA TOUR BLOG, at the following URL:

http://aapioneerbands.org/?cat=36

You can also get real time updates with our CHINA TOUR RSS FEED, check out pictures from the tour at our developing PHOTO ALBUM or review general trip information at our CHINA TOUR MAIN PAGE.

Posted by Webmaster on April 3, 2010

Pioneer Band students received high marks at the 2010 MSBOA STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Chelsea High School. Click here for a list of this year’s honorees.

As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band students were nominated to participate in the Michigan Youth Arts Festival to be held May 13-15, 2010 at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI.

Posted by Webmaster on March 31, 2010

The Pioneer High School Music Department has been recognized by the GRAMMY Foundation as one of the top three music programs in the country!! Click HERE for a complete list of the 2010 award winners!!

Posted by Webmaster on March 26, 2010

Check out the latest edition of our band newsletter, PBA Notes, for updates, program information, and more…

Posted by Webmaster on March 1, 2010