AIBFestival Rehearsals, Performances & Information

A reminder that the senior and junior jazz bands will be performing at AIBF this Saturday, February 22nd.

A friendly reminder that there IS rehearsal tomorrow for junior jazz 2-3:15pm and senior jazz from 3:30- 4:45pm at CHS. If you cannot make it and need your instrument, please let me know so I can bring it to festival for you. I will Not be going to Cochrane on Saturday to get any instruments as I have festival with another group that morning.

* Students are responsible for their own rides to and from festival.

Junior jazz to arrive no later than11:15 am to Mount Royal University, IN UNIFORM please! Junior jazz will be finished just after 1pm. We perform at 12:00pm. Family and friends are encouraged to watch - it's free!

Senior jazz to arrive no later than 1:15 pm to Mount Royal University IN UNIFORM please! Senior jazz will be finished at 3:00-3:15. We perform at 2:00pm. Family and friends are encouraged to watch - it's free!

Students are to be picked up and dropped off at the west gate entrance at Mount Royal university. The AIBF registration table and volunteers are just past security. They will direct you to the storage room - where you can leave your bags and cases. Students will then come with me to our warmup space.

** please do not be late as our warmup time is only 30 minutes and is our time to warmup, tune, and run our pieces.

** even though we are missing some students, we are still going to festival to take part of this great experience and opportunity. :)

Concert band Will have rehearsal Monday at 7:15 am and will go to festival at 9am on a National Coach bus. Returning to school at 12:30pm.
* we perform at 10:30 am at the university of calgary rozsa center. Parents are welcome & free!

Symphonic Band (gr. 10-12) will have rehearsal Monday from 3:30-5pm and will perform on Tuesday.

Grade 9 and symphonic band to load national coach bus at 7am sharp at CHS. * The bus cannot wait for any students who are late. Both groups will perform and watch each other and will return at 1:15pm.
* grade 9 Performs at 8:30am and symphonic band performs at 11:00 am at the university of calgary rozsa center. Parents are welcome and free!

* students who are choosing not to come to this festival/field trip should not come to the rehearsals tomorrow or Monday, so we can rehearse the specific group performing! Thank you. We will miss you :)

There will be NO concert band on Wednesday morning.

If you forgot to hand in your permission forms or money, please do so Monday morning first thing!

For parking or directions go to:
www.aibfestival.ab.ca - click on calgary link.

Warmest regards,
Miss LaBine