Welcome to the Esquimalt Music News Page!
New Students
If you are new to the Esquimalt Music Program, please email the following information to esquimaltmusicnews@gmail.com:
1. Name of student, grade, and name of previous school
2. Names of the music ensembles the student is registered for. If the student is registered for concert band, please indicate whether it is period 2 or period 5.
3. Student's contact email address
4. Name of parents, contact phone number(s) and email address(es)
The Esquimalt Music Program communicates primarily through email and would love to connect with you! As well, ESQ Music utilizes Google Calendar to share important dates. If you have a gmail account and wish to be invited to join the calendar, please let us know and we will be happy to add you.
Important Dates: ESQ Music 2010-2011
Sept 9 Music Information/Band and Choir Retreat Meeting* (all music students and their parents are invited to this important meeting)
Sept 13 Band, Choir, and Jazz Band outside of the timetable rehearsals begin
Sept 16 Hermann's 1
Sept 21 Strings rehearsals begin
Sept 24-26 CC/CB Retreat
Oct 6-8 Strings Retreat*
Oct 26 Festival Orchestra Retreat Concert Dress Rehearsal at Mt. Doug*
Oct 27 Festival Orchestra Retreat Concert at Mt. Doug*
Oct 31 Sooke Philharmonic Concert at Alix Goolden Hall, 2:30 pm*
Nov 10 Remembrance Day Assembly (Concert Band/Concert Choir/Strings)
Nov 30 Winter Concert (Concert Band/Concert Choir/Strings)
Dec 2 Hermann's Term 1 Concert (JR/SR JB/VE)
Dec 13 Festival Orchestra Holiday Strings Dress Rehearsal at Oak Bay*
Dec 14 Holiday Strings Concert*
Dress Rehearsal for ESQ ARTS TBA
Jan 12 ESQ ARTS (All ESQ Music Ensembles)
DATE TBA Band/Choir workshops
Feb 14 (Monday) Valentunes*
Feb 24 District Strings Middle School Tour Dress Rehearsal at Esquimalt, 4:00 pm*
Mar 3 ESQ Middle School Tour (CC, CB)
Mar 1 & 3 District Strings Middle School Tour*
Apr 4 and 5 Just Desserts Auditions (all ESQ Music Students)
Apr 29 Village Squires Concert (Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble)
Apr TBA Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival
Bands (April 19 or 20)
Strings (sometime the week of April 11-15)*
Choir (April 11 or 12)
May 18 Orchestra Finale Dress Rehearsal at Reynolds, 4:00 pm*
May 19 Just Desserts (all ESQ Music Students)
May 26 Orchestra Finale at McKinnon Gym/UVic*
May 31 Year End Concert (Concert Band/Concert Choir/Strings)
June 2 Hermann's Term 2 Concert (JR/SR JB/VE)
June 9 Hermann’s Last (EMPA Fundraiser)
June 10 Bach to the Beach*
*Strings only events