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The 37th Annual Campana Jazz Festival

They did it again at this weekend’s 37th Annual Campana Jazz Festival at Almador Valley High School in Pleasanton

Great job to all the bands.  Your perseverance and hard work paid off.  Congratulations to all the individual award and scholarship winners!

It was an extremely long and tiresome day for some jazz members who had to leave early after their performance in the Campana Jazz Festival to rush to participate in the SF Chinese New Year parade.

Overall Band Performance Awards

  • Jazz Ensemble – 1st place
  • Jazz Combo – 1st place
  • Lab Band – 1st place
  • Studio Band – 3rd place

Section Awards

  • Studio Band – rhythm
  • Lab Band – rhythm
  • Jazz Ensemble – rhythm
  • Jazz Ensemble – trumpet

Individual Performance Awards

  • Angie Chen
  • Howard Dietz
  • Matt Gallo
  • Theron Kay
  • Seiji Yamashita

Jazz Camp Scholarships

  • Bria Alexamder
  • Howard Dietz
  • Theron Kay
  • Kenoa Mendenhall
  • Garrett Morris
  • Thomas Yiengst

 


Amazing Folsom Jazz Festival Performances

Congratulations to the jazz bands and choir for their amazing performances the the 23rd Annual Folsom Jazz Festival

  • JH Studio Band 1st place in division MS
  • HS Jazz Lab Band 2nd in division B
  • Jazz Ensemble 1st in division A
  • JH Combo 4th in combo B (we were the only JH group in this division)
  • Ensemble 1st in combo A
  • Jazz choir 3rd in division JCA

Overall, of the 3 sweepstakes award, the Valley Christian Jazz groups received 2

  • Jazz Ensemble won the sweepstakes for the High School Bands (AAAA, AAA, A, B, C, D)
  • Jazz Choir won the sweepstakes for the Choral groups (JCAA, JCA, JCB)

 

 

 

 


Changes in Scheduled Events

Here are some changes in some upcoming scheduled events:

  1. The Jazz Ensemble community outreach on Feb, 12 is CANCELLED.
  2. We will not participate in the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival on Mar 17.
  3. The Jr. High Studio Band will not be particpating in the Reno Jazz Festival.

 


New Updates for Upcoming Events

Change of date for Jr. High School Studio Band

Jazz Ensemble to perform at the Intel Celebration Dinner on 1/20/2012

Additional Info on the Folsom Jazz Festival


Titanic Pit Schedule

Titanic pit schedule

December 1 2011 3-5PM Thursday
December 8 2011 NO REHEARSAL Thursday
December 15 2011 3-5PM Thursday
December 22 2011 NO REHEARSAL Thursday

January 5 2012 3-5PM Thursday
January 12 2012 3-5PM Thursday
January 19 2012 3-5PM Thursday
January 26 2012 3-5PM Thursday

February 2 2012 3-5PM Thursday
February 9 2012 3-5PM Thursday
February 16 2012 3-5PM Thursday
February 23 2012 3-5PM Thursday

March 1, 2012 3-5PM Thursday
March 8 2012 3-8PM Thursday
March 12 2012 3-8PM Monday
March 13 2012 3-8PM Tuesday
March 14 2012 3-8PM Wednesday (teachers preview)
March 15 2012 6:00-10PM Thursday (opening night)
March 16 2012 6:00-10PM Friday
March 17 2012 6:00-10PM Saturday

March 22 2012 6-10PM Thursday
March 23 2012 6-10PM Friday
March 24 2012 6-10PM Saturday

March 29 2012 6-10PM Thursday
March 30 2012 6-10PM Friday
March 31 2012 1-4:30PM Saturday (Matinee)
6-10PM Saturday


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