Spring Performance Calendar
March 6th: Step Up Day, during the school day Advanced Band Drumline
March 6th: Oakmont Concert, Evening Advanced Band
March 8th: Golden Empire Music Festival @ American River College, Afternoon Advanced Band Intermediate Band
March 13th: Stoneridge Concert, during the school day Advanced BandGuitarDrumline
March 15th: RCSD Music Festival @ Cooley Buljan Middle School, (Schedule coming soon!) Guitar
DrumlineApril 5th: Tommy A Dinner @ Fairgrounds, Afternoon/early evening Drumline
April 17th: Star Spangeled Banner at the RiverCats, evening Advanced Band Intermediate Band
April 26th: Music in the Parks (Six Flags) Spring Trip, All Day Guitar
May 2nd: Stoneridge Carnival @ Stoneridge, 5:00ish Drumline
May 3rd: Music in the Parks (Six Flags), All Day, Advanced Band Intermediate Band
May 22nd: Spring Concert @ Eich Gym, 7:00pm ALL GROUPS
May 29th: Promotion Ceremony @ Eich, Morning Advanced Band Intermediate Band
Thursday, March 6th: Step Up Day @ Eich
Advanced Band and Drumline
The 5th graders from our feeder schools will be spending the morning at Eich, taking a tour and learning about our campus. The Advanced Band and Drumline will play for them. This event happens during 2nd period.
Call Time: 8:30am
Wear: Eich Music Shirt
Thursday, March 6th: Oakmont Band Concert @ Oakmont High School
Advanced Band
The event is for Advanced Band only
This is our Spring event with the Oakmont Band. We will be performing our festival music as well as combined pieces with the Oakmont High School Concert Band. This is a chance for our Eich musicians to get to know the high school director, Mr. Elmore, and experience the Oakmont program.
Call Time: 6:30pm
Perform: 7:00pm
End: 8:30pm
Wear: Formal Concert Clothes. ALL BLACK
Saturday, March 8th: Golden Empire Music Festival @ American River College
Advanced and Intermediate Bands
Both bands will be performing, separately, at the Golden Empire Music Festival at American River College. This is our most important performance of the year! We will be playing for adjudicators (judges) who will evaluate and rate our performance. It is so important that everyone attend. We rehearse and prepare all together and expect to perform together as well. Please make every attempt to arrange for your musician to be at this performance.
The festival is held at American River College. We will meet outside the "Fine and Performing Arts" building.
There will be a small fee to park in the college parking lot. I believe it is $2.00.
I suggest you park in the lot on the corner of College Oak and Myrtle.
The performance is free to watch. Parents should plan on staying for the event and supporting us in the audience. Parents will not be allowed in the warm up room before or the clinic after our performance time. You will be able to meet your student again after we take our group photo.
After our clinic the band will take a formal picture. You will be able to purchase a copy if you would like one.
Each band has it's own schedule below. Musicians are encouraged to watch the other band perform but it is not required. There will be bands performing throughout the day. It is always fun to watch and hear what other schools are playing.
Intermediate Band
Call Time: 12:45pm
Warm Up: 1:15pm
Performance: 1:45pm
Clinic: 2:15pm
Photo: 2:45pm
End: 3:00pm
Wear: Formal Concert Clothes. ALL BLACK
Advanced Band
Call Time: 2:45pm
Warm Up: 3:15pm
Performance: 3:45pm
Clinic: 4:15pm
Photo: 4:45pm
End: 5:00pm
Wear: Formal Concert Clothes. ALL BLACK
Thursday, March 13th: Field Trip to Stoneridge
Advanced Band, Drumline and Advanced Guitar
The principal at Stoneridge Elementary School has invited us to perform for their school! This will be a field trip on the morning of Thursday, March 13th. We will leave during 1st period and return just before lunch. Student will miss 1st-4th periods that day. They are responsible for making up any missed work.
Permission slips went home today. Please complete the form and return ASAP.
Schedule:
8:45am Leave Eich
9:45am Perform Stoneridge Assembly
11:00am Leave Stoneridge
11:15am Return to Eich
Saturday, March 15th: Drumline @ RCSD Music Festival
Drumline
The drumline has been asked to play for the Roseville Music Festival held at Buljan Middle School. we will be the featured performers for the two morning sessions. I will provide pizza lunch after the 2nd performance for those who would like to stay a few extra minutes. Parents can drop musicians off and return at the pick-up time, or stay for the event and watch our local schools perform. (The Guitar ensembles will be at this event as well).
Call Time: 9:30am @ Buljan Middle School
Performances 10:10am and 12:10pm
End: 12:20pm or 12:45 if you would like to have pizza
Wear: Eich Music shirts
Thursday, April 17th: Band @ the RiverCats Game
Advanced and Intermediate Bands
The Eich Band will be performing the National Anthem at the RiverCats game on April 17th!
Participation is voluntary and will require each performer to have a ticket to the game. Each performer will also need at least one parent/guardian/chaperone to attend the game who will also need a ticket. You can invite as many people as you would like and purchase as many tickets as your family and friends need!
I do not have all of the schedule details finalized yet, but wanted to get you the ticket link ASAP. Please review the info below and complete the RSVP form so I know who to expect for this performance.
Here is the performance from last time we did this event in 2022
Performance Attire
Our Spring performances will require formal concert clothes.
Formal concert clothes are: ALL black. This is a dressy outfit that is all black and has no writing or images on it. Examples: black button up shirt, slacks, dress, skirt, shoes, and socks.
Reeds
If your musician plays clarinet, saxophone, or oboe, you will need to supply reeds. Here are some Amazon links to suggested brands and strengths. You can also buy reeds at any of our local music stores. Musicians should have at least 3 working reeds at all times.
Clarinet:
Bass Clarinet
Oboe
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Bari Saxophone
