NLHS - Band of Knights

Director's Update MAY 28

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE BAND OF KNIGHTS! - - - - - - - - - 2009 ROUNDTABLE TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE. CLICK AT LEFT ON "Register" UNDER "ROUNDTABLE TOURNAMENT." - - - - - - - - - BAND OF KNIGHTS "KNEWS": NEW! SITE FOR STUDENTS TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC PARTS AND MP3s of SHOW MUSIC CLICK HERE: www.nlhs.gulfcoastsound.org This new website provided by a partnership between Gulf Coast Sound Senior Drum and Bugle Corps (percussion arranger, our own Chris Kupsco) and the Band of Knights. Band students and parents were sent an email from Mr. Underwood with login and password. If you need this again, email him at NUnderwood@Lincoln.k12.nc.us SUMMER BAND SCHEDULE Percussion Sectional: Tuesday June 23rd 12:00noon till 3:00pm Baritone Sectional: July 2nd 2:00 till 5:00 Brass Sectional: July 8th 1:00 till 3:00 Colorguard Sectional: July 18 11:00 till 3:00 at Samantha White's House WORKOUT SESSIONS w/ Drum Majors Thursday June 25th (5-6:30 PM) Tuesday July 7th (5-6:30 PM) Saturday July 11th (9-10:30 AM) Tuesday July 14th (5-6:30 PM) Saturday July 18th (9-10:30 AM) Tuesday July 21st (5-6:30 PM) Tuesday July 28th (5-6:30 PM) PRE-CAMP: August 3rd thru 7th (Monday thru Friday) FULL BAND: 9:00 till 1:00 each day GUARD AND PERCUSSION: 9:00 till 4:00 each day BAND CAMP: August 10th thru 14th (Monday thru Friday) EVERYONE: Mon, Tues, Thurs, 9:00 till 8:30 Wednesday 9:00 till 5:00 Friday 9:00 till 4:00 (Performance at 3:00) Camp dates are set and REQUIRED of all marching band students Make sure to check you email! All Band Leaders should be calling their sections and areas to make sure all students know about sectionals, workout sessions, and to remind them of Camp dates! Stay Cool! --------------- CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS, AWARD WINNERS, AND NEW 2009-10 BAND OFFICERS! Check it all out on "Hall of Fame" and "Marching Band" pages NLHS "Band of Knights" Class of 2009 New Drum Majors for the 09 "Band of Knights" Congratulations to our graduates! We will miss you! Caitlin Taylor, Linda Harvey (head DM), Briana Royston HONORS CONCERT A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!!! Congratulations to the Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble and Wind Ensemble for an AMAZING concert! "Best Spring Concert I've ever conducted...Thank you students!" Mr. Underwood Band of Knights off to a great start for Marching Season 2009! Rookie Training for the 2009 Band of Knights is now history and all indications are that next school-year will be a stellar season!!! As the Band of Knights prepare to travel to the BOA Atlanta Regional and to Indianapolis for Grand Nationals, our show titled "Mother" is still in development stages. With assistance from WCU Directors Bob Buckner and Matt Henley, the band has great plans for this show based on Mother Earth...a celebration of our plane. Congratulations to band members for the great Rookie Training. Most impressive is the 24-member colorguard who were selected after theaudition process. Welcome to ALL of our new members!!!!! The staff is VERY excited about next season.

-------- CONGRATULATIONS BAND OF KNIGHTS!!!! Many of our organizations and students have excelled and had great accomplishments. Allow us to brag... CONGRATULATIONS 2008 BAND OF KNIGHTS on an INCREDIBLE marching season!!!! click to see: 2008 SEASON RESULTS WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FINALS RETREAT Band of Knights is the fourth band from left. Band of Knights stand in retreat at WCU Tournament of Champions Finals
"INDOOR" AT NORTH LINCOLN Congratulations to our "NL Blue" Winterguard and "NL Black" Percussion! 1st place in the Novice Class at Winter Fest CIPA Competition at North Lincoln High School on Feb. 7th. At the competition, "NL Blue" was promoted to the High School Intermediate Class with "rave reviews" from the judges! Congratulations to our "NL Black" Indoor Percussion on 2nd place in Concert A Class at the Dorman CIPA Competition on Feb. 14th. ANOTHER great day on Feb. 28th at the CIPA contest in Blue Ridge for our "NL Black" Percussion and "NL Blue" Winterguard! The percussion finished 1st place in HSA Concert Class and guard 2nd place in HSA Intermediate Class NL Black Percussion WIN AGAIN!!!! 1st Place in CIPA Concert Percussion A Class at J.F. Byrnes on March 21st. Though NL Blue was disappointed in their placement, they had the BEST performance of the season. 3RD PLACE BRONZE-MEDAL FINISH FOR "NL BLUE" AT CIPA CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!!!! WAY TO GO "NL BLUE" SCDBA SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL Once again North Lincoln serves as host for a district event. The Solo and Ensemble Festival was held at NLHS on May 2nd. Thanks to all the students and parents who worked hard to make the event successful. Congratulations to the North Lincoln students who received "superior" and "excellent" ratings in solo and small ensemble competition. NLHS had 32 "superiors" and 8 "excellents" with 54 students participating. Special recognition goes to the "NL Black" Percussion Ensemble who received a "superior" along with outstanding comments from the judge. NLHS JAZZ BAND is "SUPERIOR!!!" The North Lincoln Jazz Band received a "Superior" rating on May 1st at the Western Region Jazz Band Festival in Morganton. Congratulations to the Jazz Band and Mr. Lowe on their outstanding performance and "superior" recognition! Congratulations to the NLMS Jazz Band for their "Excellent" rating. FIESTA-VAL AT MYRTLE BEACH The combined Concert Band, Jazz Band and NLHS Concert Choir traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC over Easter break (April 17-19) for the Fiesta-Val Competition. The Concert Band received a "superior" rating and placed 1st in the Open Class with a combined score of 95.5. The Concert Choir received a "superior" rating and finished 1st in Class AAA. With a rating of "excellent" and finishing in 3rd place, the Jazz Band did a great job. In addition, all the students had a lot of FUN on the trip and their behavior was wonderful. NORTH LINCOLN "BAND OF KNIGHTS" SYMPHONIC BAND AND WIND ENSEMBLE RECEIVE "SUPERIOR" AT CONCERT FESTIVAL Both the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble received straight "Superior" ratings at SCDBA Concert Festival hosted at North Lincoln March 31 thru April 3. The Wind Ensemble garnered all "A" and "A+" marks with the comment "best band we heard all Festival" by one of the judges. CONGRATS TO BOTH SYMPHONIC BAND AND WIND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS!!!! CONGRATS to the Cast and Crew of "Guys and Dolls!" Wonderful Show!!! It was great to see so many band students on stage! Special thanks to the orchestra members! - - - - - - - - - HONOR BAND and INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS JOSH CARTER MAKES PRINCIPAL TUBA IN CHARLOTTE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA!!! Congratulations to Josh for this honor. He follows in Mr. Underwood's footsteps. Mr. U. played in the symphony back in 1976 and 1977. Of course Mr. Underwood played the flute ....the BEST instrument!! Right Josh? ...HA! -------- CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NORTH LINCOLN STUDENTS WHO MADE ALL-STATE HONORS BAND Austin Reep - 11/12 Baritone (tied for 1st chair) Linda Harvey - 9/10 Flute (10th chair) Garrett Mills - Middle School Snare Drum (3rd chair) - - - - - - - - - CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTH LINCOLN BAND STUDENTS SELECTED FOR GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL OF NORTH CAROLINA Chris LaVignette, Trombone T.J. Smith, Horn Davis Troxler, Mathmatics - - - - - - - - - UNC-GREENSBORO "CAROLINA HONORS BAND" Congratulations to the North Lincoln students who auditioned by recording to attend the Carolina Honors Band. This regional honors band is a a highly competitive honors band and we're proud of our students who were selected: 9-10 Band Linda Harvey, 1st chair Flute Kaitlyn Beaver, 7th chiar Flute Caitlin Taylor, 4th chair Clarinet Allison Carter, 1st chair Baritone 11-12 Band Jared Geer, 2nd chair Tenor Saxophone Beth Gatlin, 3rd chair Trumpet T.J. Smith, 5th chair Horn Cassie Belk, 2nd chair Trombone Austin Reep, 1st chair Baritone Josh Carter, 1st chair Tuba North Lincoln students pictured here with Frank Tichelli after Carolina Honors Band Concert at UNCG - - - - - - - - - NCBA WESTERN REGION DISTRICT JAZZ BAND Congratulations to these three North Lincoln band students who auditioned and were selected for the Western Region Jazz Band on Jan. 17th: Garrett Mills, set drummer Middle School Jazz Band Amanda Cloninger, alto saxophone High School "B" Jazz Band Aaron Matson, lead guitar High School "A" Jazz Band We're proud of these students and Mr. Lowe for this accomplishment! - - - - - - - - - SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT BAND ASSOCIATION 2009 ALL-DISTRICT BAND: Auditions for All-District Band were held on January 10th at South Point High School. North Lincoln students had a good day. Congratulations to: Garrett Mills, 1st chair Snare Drum Middle School Linda Harvey, 3rd chair Flute 9-10 Jacob Seelman, 5th chair Trumpet 9-10 Andrew Farkas, 2nd alternate Trumpet 9-10 Will Gardner, 2nd alternate Trombone 9-10 Caitlin Taylor, 2nd alternate Clarinet 11-12 Beth Gatlin, 8th chair Trumpet 11-12 T.J. Smith, 7th chair Horn 11-12 Cassie Belk, 4th chair Trombone 11-12 Chris LaVignette, 7th chair Trombone 11-12 Austin Reep, 1st chair Baritone 11-12 Joshua Carter, 3rd chair Tuba 11-12 = students elegible to audition for NC All-State Honors Band - - - - - - - - - CHARLOTTE YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLE: On December 13th the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Music Department held auditions for this regional-level honor band. CYWE will rehearse weekly in January and February and persent three concerts in the beginning of March. Only the best players in the greater Charlotte area are accepted into this honor band that is nicknamed Honor Band of the Carolinas. This year North Lincoln has five students who earned positions in this highly selective organization. The North Lincoln students who will participate in the CYWE are as follows: Linda Harvey, 4th chair flute T.J. Smith, 3rd chair horn Cassie Belk, 3rd chair trombone Austin Reep, 1st chair euphonium Josh Carter, 2nd chair tuba - - - - - - - - - Congratulations to our WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HONORS BAND MEMBERS Beth Gatlin (trumpet), T.J. Smth (horn), Chris LaVignette (trombone), Austin Reep (euphonium) and Josh Carter (tuba) were selected and performed in the Winthrop Honors Band Nov. 20-21. Beth, T.J., Austin and Josh earned positions in the Symphonic Band. Chris was 2nd chair in the Concert Band. Austin played solos as he earned first chair position. NLHS BAND OF KNIGHTS HAD STUDENT EARN A SPOT IN U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BAND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN-A-ROW!! WAY TO GO AUSTIN REEP! ALL AMERICAN MARCHING BAND Austin Reep was selected as one of six baritone players from the United States to perform with the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band this January at the Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Austin, a senior baritone/euphonium player in the North Lincoln Band has been a member of All-District and numerous other state and region honor band programs. He served as Brass Captain of the 2008 Band of Knights Marching Band and Principal Euphonium in the Wind Ensemble. Fans heard him in the featured solo with the marching band during the second number of our show "Resolution." North Lincoln Band and North Lincoln High School are proud of this accomplishment. Austin competed with senior high school musicians from around the United States for the honor of All-American. Austin followed in the footsteps of Molly Underwood, piccolo, who was in the very first All-American Marching Band last year. He enjoyed an all-expense-paid trip to San Antonio and spent five days working on a show to perform for the halftime of the All-American Bowl in the Alamo Dome. Way to go Austin! We're proud of you!! AUSTIN REEP 2009 US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN MARCHING BAND
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