Winter Concert Info

Hi Parents!

Our 2022 Winter Concerts are coming up, and I wanted to make you aware of the performance and call time schedule.  The concert will be held at the Moorpark High School Performing Arts Center, across from the Vons parking lot on Tierra Rejada. Doors will open at 6:10pm, with a concert start at 6:30pm. 

As the Winter Concert is one of our bigger fundraisers for the year, we do ask a suggested donation of $10 per adult, $5 per non-performing MS/HS student at the door. Please note that a Mesa Music student will not need to purchase a ticket. In order to provide us with an estimate of how many individuals will attend, please follow this link to RSVP for the concert: 

Winter Concert RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/eyebYoECVj2pEVUTA

Call times are when students need to be seated on stage ready to warm up and tune prior to the concert.  Please plan on dropping your son/daughter off at least 10 minutes before their call time so they can set up and find their seat without the stress of having to rush. Please note that the schedule is tight to avoid even earlier call times, so please be prompt.

Below are the call times for each group:

Monday December 12	Call Time
Puma Band	5:50
Puma Strings	5:30
Jazz A	5:00

Tuesday December 13	Call Time
Wind Symphony	6:00
Chamber Strings	5:40
Wind Ensemble	5:20

Though we understand the concerts are on school nights, we ask that you please stay to the end of the concert. All of our students have been diligently preparing and deserve a full house! Plus, our Tuesday concert will close with a guest performance by the MHS Marching Band!

Concert etiquette is extremely important to the success of the evening, and its enjoyment by all parties.  In order to foster the best atmosphere and learning experience for the students, please plan on staying for the entire concert, as every ensemble has worked hard to play for this wonderful community of student musicians and their families. Students learning to be respectful audience members is also a big part of the concert experience, and will be a part of their grade. We ask that you please find time to speak to your child about proper etiquette during a live performance. This includes, but is not limited to:

No talking or other communication during the performances.

No cellphone use.

Remain seated while a group is performing.

Adherence to basic venue rules (no eating, no running, no climbing on seats, etc.)

We’re looking forward to sharing this evening of music with you! See you on the 12th and/or 13th!

Kurt Gray

Mesa Verde Music

Coffee Concerts Streaming Link

Hi Parents, 

Please excuse the late arrival of this note.  Feel free to share the following link to out Coffee Concerts performances:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h8gDZYOlVw

Thank you!

Kurt Gray

Mesa Verde MS Music

Middle School Band Night @ MHS

Good evening!

Just a reminder that all 7th and 8th graders are invited and strongly encouraged to attend an evening of band and football with the MHS Band on Friday, October 22. Attendance is required for 8th graders, and optional for 7th graders.

We’ll meet at 5:00pm at the MHS Band Room (near the PAC across from Vons on Tierra Rejada) for a night of mingling, music, football, and FREE PIZZA. Brass, woodwind, and percussion students will bring instruments (strings students won’t bring instruments) and all will wear something Mesa branded, maroon, or Moorpark green and gold.  Dismissal will be after the game at the MHS Band Room, usually around 10:30pm.

 If you're unfamiliar with the MHS Campus, please use the pin linked here:

https://goo.gl/maps/zbWSwaG6z4ogmq6aA

When you pull into the PAC parking lot, you'll see the Music Room immediately on the right.  We will meet here at 5:00pm, and walk into the Marching Band's rehearsal on the baseball field at 5:05.

The night is no-stress, super fun way to get to know kids from Chaparral and Moorpark High, and the friendly, fun environment that the Marching Band provides. Parents are also encouraged to attend and sit with the other music parents behind the bands. 

Tickets are NOT REQUIRED for music students. Parents who wish to attend the game will need to purchase a ticket at the gate.

Thank you, and I hope to see you there!

Kurt Gray

Mesa Verde Music

Coffee Concerts & Music Picture Day

Hello Parents!

You are cordially invited to Mesa Music’s first performance of the year, on Thursday October 27 for our 17th Annual Coffee Concerts!

Each class, or ensemble, will put on an “open house” style performance, where you get to see a little bit of what we do on a daily basis.  7th and 8th grade groups will conclude the performance time with one or two pieces we’ve worked up over the first weeks of school.  

Each performance will start roughly around the time their class meets, and last 30-40 minutes.  All groups will perform in the Music Room (F2).  The Mesa Verde Music Boosters will be providing coffee for its namesake event.

Here’s the schedule: 

• Chamber Strings/String Orchestra: 9:00a - 9:55a
• Wind Ensemble: 10:00a - 10:52a
• Wind Symphony: 10:57a - 11:49a
• Puma Band: 12:34p - 1:26p
• Puma Strings: 1:31p - 2:23p

 

If your son/daughter has their performance before their PE class, please send them to school dressed in concert attire, with a casual change of clothes for after PE.

If your son/daughter has their performance after their PE class, please send them to school dressed casually, and have them change into concert attire at the end of their PE class.

Proper concert attire is outlined in the Music Handbook, but is generally all black semi-formal wear from the waist down, with Mesa Music T-shirts for Puma Band/Strings, white button up oxford shirts and a tie of their choosing for Wind Symphony, and black button up oxford shirts and a tie of their choosing for Wind Ensemble/Chamber Strings/String Orchestra.  Mesa T-shirts and ties for the appropriate ensembles will be handed out the week of the Concerts.

Parents can park in the lower lot and enter through the front office.  We do hope to have a live stream link, as well did last year, though we encourage in-town family to attend in person. We hope to see you there!

 

The following day, October 28, all students will need to again bring their concert attire to school for Music Picture Day. They will be given time to change in and out of uniform during our class period. This will also take place period by period. Order information will be sent home Monday, October 24.

 

Thank you!

Kurt Gray, Director

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