While supplies last, you can purchase CDs from past holiday Bay High School choral concerts. View the entire selection and purchase online by clicking here. These would make wonderful gifts. Each CD is $7.50 and will be mailed or delivered within days of ordering.
Also, please join us on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at 6 PM for this year’s holiday choral concert, which you can view on the Bay High School Live You Tube channel.
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It’s that time of year again! This year, however, our membership drive has moved online due to Covid-19 restrictions. Because of this, your help is more essential than ever in making our annual membership drive a success. Please reach out to your family and friends, especially those who do not have access to the Internet, and encourage them to donate. Also, make sure you let them know about all of the ways the Bay Music Boosters supports our students and our community.
Examples of support include:
If you prefer to print a donation form, click here. You can then also share this form with your family and friends. Mail your contribution to Bay Music Boosters, c/o Bay High School, 29230 Wolf Rd., Bay Village, OH 44140.
Thank you very much for all the ways you support the Bay Village Schools music community. You are part of the reason Bay schools continues to be a Best Music Education Community!
Enjoy this two-minute video featuring our very own band members.
Posted in Booster Business, Choral, Concert Band, Honors Quartet, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Orchestra, Rockettes, Scholarships, Stage Band, Strings, Symphonic Band
The Bay Music Boosters has a new Facebook page, so you no longer have to request to join. Please like/follow us, and invite your friends and family to, as well, by going to https://www.facebook.com/Bay-Music-Boosters-101356275015453/
Posted in Concert Band, Honors Quartet, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Orchestra, Stage Band, Strings, Symphonic Band
Dear Prospective Pit Orchestra Members,
As this unusual year continues, I am very excited that we are going to have an opportunity to have a pit orchestra for the musical this year! This year the musical will be Chicago: High School Edition. Chicago: High School Edition is a musical about fame, fortune, and acquittal, and the music should be a lot of fun to play. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the information and dates for the musical are not finalized; however, we will be having an informational Zoom meeting for anyone interested in participating in the musical on Monday, December 21, 2020, at 3:30 PM. Below is the link to the Zoom meeting:
https://ohconnect.zoom.us/my/mawad
Additionally, please complete the following Google Form so that I know who is interested in participating:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEw08YmXVvOwNaGW-_EREyOz35BsZCed9HSCqO923EqcHJ7A/viewform
At the meeting, I will distribute audition materials and go over the audition process, as well as preliminary dates. Based on the Google Form response, I will also have an audition sign-up form to complete at the meeting.
The auditions will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, beginning at 4:30 PM and Thursday, January 7, 2021, beginning at 3:30 PM. If needed auditions will also be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 (Times to be announced). The auditions will be held at Bay High School, if permitted, or they will be done virtually if needed.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact me via my email, which is listed below.
I look forward to getting to work with you to make music, and to have a great experience! If you have any other questions at this time, feel free to contact me via email at mark.awad@bayschoolsohio.org.
Sincerely,
Mr. Awad
You are invited to join our orchestra students for our holiday concerts this Tuesday, December 15. Students have worked imaginatively to create a holiday musical experience which can make us feel connected although we must be apart. The Middle School Concert will stream on the Bay Middle School Youtube Channel at 7:00 PM and the High School Concert will stream on the Bay High Live Youtube Channel at 8:00 PM. We hope you can join us!
Many thanks for your support,Carrie Singler
Posted in Concert Band, CONCERTS!, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Stage Band, Symphonic Band
Greetings to all,
I hope everyone is healthy and well.
We are holding our virtual concert on the Bay High YouTube channel on Thursday 12/17. We are premiering the performance at 7pm, however the video will be up on the channel for a while. The Stage Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and a few other small groups will be included. Use this link or just search “Bay Athletics” on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4cOhWLi4xR1W4ouxQJWudQ
I am so proud of the maturity, musically and otherwise, of the groups this year. Most of our rehearsing for the pieces you will hear was over Zoom. Zoom has been great to keep school going, however for musical rehearsals, it presents many challenges, one of which is that we can only hear one thing at a time, rather than playing together. Despite the challenges, the students really showed the work they have put in up to this point in their music education. To be able to pull these performances together under these circumstances is impressive. Thanks to all for your support and help in making this happen.
If someone was unable to attend the recording session for any reason, I would like to include them in the concert with a video clip or picture. Just email me with the file ASAP and I will include it in the video. This could be a picture of them with their instrument, or a video of them playing an excerpt from our music. If you have another idea, I am happy to listen.
So take some time to check out our performances on the YouTube channel. In the words of Clark Griswald, “Have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas.” Go Rockets!
Mr. Allen.
Marching band parents,
Through the partnership with the Bay Rockets Association (BRA) and the school district, the BRA is offering varsity football game passes for all football players, Marching Band, Rockettes, and cheerleading families. Please share this link with your parents if they are interested in purchasing passes for the home varsity football games.
We are limiting each student to two tickets per home game for parents/guardians or immediate family members. Therefore, a parent can only purchase up to two passes for the season. Upon arriving at the game, parents will check in at the ticket booth and will need to show proof of purchase for the pass.
We will be sending out a link at a later date for parents to purchase individual game tickets.
Let me know if you have any questions.
https://www.bayrocketsassociation.com/rocketpass
Matt Spellman
Athletic/Activities Director
Bay High School
440-617-7430
Twitter: @Bayathletics
Instagram: bayhsathletics
Website: www.bayathletics.org
FinalForms: https://bay-oh.finalforms.com/
I have talked with Thomas and Thomas Photography, and they can come to our practice tomorrow night to take pictures of individuals from the marching band. Students will need to wear their polos and khaki pants and bring the picture form (click here for the form) filled out with money. No dinkles (marching band shoes) needed; I know some of you do not have them yet. Students will go in groups throughout the practice to have their picture taken.
Reminder: Practice tomorrow is from 6:30 PM to 8PM.
Mr. Allen
Darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org
Below is the football schedule for this season. As with everything currently, it is subject to change.
The marching band’s first performance is at the football game on Sept. 25. We are not doing any away games in the first five games of the season; re-evaluation will take place after that.
Notice that on Oct. 9, the playoffs start. If we win, we go to the next playoff game. If we lose, we will continue with the current schedule. Also note that the last regularly scheduled game would be Nov. 13. More info to come!
| 09/11/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | A | Elyria Catholic High School | Elyria Catholic High School | |
| 09/18/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | A | Valley Forge High School | Byers Field | |
| 09/25/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | H | Fairview High School | Bay High School | |
| 10/03/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | A | Holy Name High School | North Royalton High School | |
| 10/09/2020 | 7:00 PM | Playoffs | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 10/16/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | H | Rocky River High School | Bay High School | Tentative |
| 10/22/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | A | Parma Senior High School – | Byers Field | Tentative |
| 10/30/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | H | Lakewood High School-Lakewood | Bay High School | Tentative |
| 11/06/2020 | 7:00 PM | TBA | TBA | TBA | Tentative | |
| 11/13/2020 | 7:00 PM | League | H | Normandy High School | Bay High School | Tentative |
Mr. Allen
Darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org
Thank you for all your support and patience with band camp. It went really smoothly with the help of Mr. Spellman and the Bay Music Boosters. A big thank you to our instrumental coaches who came and ran sectionals: Mr. Moffitt, Mrs. Murn, Mr. Russo, Mr. Siebert, and Ms. Stevens. We could not have come as far as we did without their help. It is so nice to see and hear these amazing kids playing their instruments again.
Next week’s practice is Thursday, August 20, from 7PM to 9PM at the high school. Please bring your water bottle and music/music stand. Hold Tuesday and Thursday nights moving forward.
As soon as I have an update on a first performance/game, I will let you know. We are week to week at this point.
Mr. Allen
darren.allen@bayschoolsohio.org
