The students have eaten lunch and are back on the buses.  See you at 2pm to pick up your students. 

-Gloria

Posted by Gloria Wilson on August 23, 2010

Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Director of Bands, David A. Leach, has been elected 2010 Band Teacher of the Year by the membership of the Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association, District 12. Recipients of this award are recognized for service and excellence in the classroom, the community, and the music education profession.

Posted by Webmaster on July 2, 2010

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

Pioneer High School’s Music Department won a GRAMMY Signature Schools Gold Award this year!

The GRAMMY Presentation Concert will be Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 4:00pm in Schreiber Auditorium. Our Jazz and Symphony Bands will be playing along with other groups from the music department. The concert is FREE.

Click HERE for concert details.

For more information, check out the news release (video clip) from the Ann Arbor Public Schools, or the event announcement at AnnArbor.com.

Posted by Webmaster on May 11, 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 China Tour buses are en route from O’Hare International Airport. The group’s estimated time of arrival at PHS is 12:30AM (Sunday, April 11).

Posted by Webmaster on April 10, 2010