Northern Bands Newsletter 18 - Week of May 5th
Hello PN Band Families!
Hope you are ready for an awesome week!
Things to know for PNMB 2025
2025 PNMB Kick-Off Meeting is May 8th, 2025 @7pm in the NHS Auditorium
2025 Show Reveal! (Check our social media for the show hints!)
How to register for the PNMB
What does high school band at Northern look like?
PNMB Fall Percussion Placement
Fill out THIS form if you are interested! First date is tomorrow May 5th
NYC 2026 Trip
Flyer for NYC Trip/Registration
Highlights of the trip include:
- A combined band and orchestra performance on the deck of the USS Intrepid
- A workshop experience through Broadway Inbound discussing and learning about the experiences of being a member of a Broadway pit orchestra
- Watching a Broadway show (specific show still being decided)
- Visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 9/11 Memorial Museum, and more!
Team Band and Orchestra would love for your student to travel and perform in NYC with us. We have pricing for chaperones, Quad Rooming, and Quint Rooming assignments at the end of the attached slide show.
In place of a "kick off meeting" for this trip, we ask that if you have questions to email the following:
Payments, Travel Concerns, Etc: diane@thornappletours.com
Band or Orchestra Specifics: mholso@portageps.org
HOW TO REGISTER:
1. Please complete this FORM if an adult is interested in chaperoning! This is not a formal commitment (yet) but allows us to plan chaperone needs accordingly.
2. Follow the instructions below specifically from Thornapple Tours.
Due Date for Registration and first $200 deposit is May 16th!!
Registration Instructions:
Click on Current Traveler (upper right) or go directly to https://www.thornappletours.com/pnhsbo
Clock on the Portage Northern HS Graphic
Enter the trip code 49024
Clock on Book Now on the right side
Fill out forms and pay deposit
Monday, May 5th
PNMB Percussion Placements
6-9pm, NHS Band Room
Tuesday, May 6th
PNIPE Rehearsal, Last one before concert!
6-9pm
Wednesday, May 7th
PNMB Percussion Placements
6-9pm, NHS Band Room
Thursday, May 8th
2025 PNMB Kick-Off Meeting, NHS Auditorium, 7pm
Friday, May 9th
No Events
Muf absent
Upcoming Events:
May 8th, 2025, PNMB KICKOFF (Members & Parents), 7pm, NHS Auditorium
May 15, 2025 - NHS Spring Band Concert, 7 pm
6:15pm, Concert Band Call Time
6:30pm.Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble Call Timm
6:45pm, PNIPE Call Time (non HS Band Members)
May 16th, 2025, New York City Trip Registration Deadline!
May 22nd, 2025, Graduation (Current & Rising Wind Ensemble Members), Details TBA
May 26th, 2025, Memorial Day Parade, current 9-12 PNMB Members, Details TBA
Useful Links
PNMB 2025 Calendar (Subject to change)
Private Lesson Teacher & Accompanist List
PN Bands Google Calendar (Click the link to subscribe to the calendar!)
