www.NHHSMusic.org North Hollywood High School Instrumental Music Department 5231 Colfax Avenue • North Hollywood, CA 91601 (818) 753-7405 also visit www.RoyalRegiment.org For information on the North Hollywood High School Band & Dance Team   Dance Team Tryout Information - Click here   Instructors Jonathan Kenion Jay Gehringer Course Offerings Advanced Band Marching Dynamics/Band Dance Choreography/Dance Team Jazz Ensemble Orchestra Beginning Instruments Advanced Placement Music Theory   Concert Program Archives pdf versions of the programs from our concerts 2004-2005 and later 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 1992-1999   The NHHS Jazz Ensemble opens the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, Sunday, June 12, 2005 Our Instructional Partners The Los Angeles Philharmonic The Grammy Foundation   Theolonious Monk Institute of Jazz The Henry Mancini Institute     International House of Blues Foundation UCLA Design for Sharing Band Joining this group not only gives you the chance to be a part of school activities, but it also fulfills your PE requirement for ninth and tenth grade! The NHHS Band is among the finest musical groups in the city. The band is respected on campus, throughout the district and more often then not wins the City Championship. During the fall, the band combines with the Dance Team to perform at school football games, activities, and competitions. In the spring, the band plays concert band music. The many different types of activities give the band member the opportunity to grow musically and to have fun. The Band goes to two or more festivals each spring, typically being awarded a "Superior" designation. Orchestra North Hollywood HS counts Michael Tilson-Thomas and former Boston Pops conductor John Williams among its alumni. The orchestra class is open to anyone who already plays a violin, viola, cello, string bass, oboe or bassoon. Works performed in recent years include Russian Sailors’ Dance, Prelude to Act Three-Lohengrin, Haydn’s 102st Symphony, Fingal's Cave and Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in A minor. The Orchestra goes to two or more festivals each spring, typically being awarded a "Superior" designation. Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble meets at 6:45am daily. Magnet bus transportation to school is not available this early in the morning, so students must arrange for transportation on their own. The Jazz Ensemble performs at a number of festivals in the spring and is a busy performing group. Students are selected by the director for the Jazz Ensemble following an audition. Instrumentation needs and group dynamics are also among items taken into consideration by the director when selecting students for this select performing group. Because Band & Orchestra are viewed as our primary teaching groups and the Jazz Ensemble focuses on a subset of the musical skills taught in Band & Orchestra, it is the policy of the Music Department that all students in Jazz Ensemble be concurrently enrolled in either Band or Orchestra. Dance Team Dance Team gives students the chance to be a part of school activities and also fulfills the PE graduation requirement or the Performing Arts graduation or college entrance requirement. During the fall, the Dance Team combines with the Band to perform at school football games, activities, and competitions. When winter & spring come, our Dance Team works on their own, performing to contemporary music at competitions, school functions and other events. Members of each year's Dance Team are selected at a 3 day after- school tryouts in April that is repeated in May. Interested students should contact Mr. Gehringer before that time for more information. Tryout information is available here. Beginning Winds/Percussion North Hollywood HS also offers a beginning wind instrument class for students who wish to begin playing a woodwind or brass instrument. There will also be beginning drums in this class. Advanced Placement Music Theory Typically for the older student, AP Music Theory is a college-level class in how music is written. Students should expect to take the AP Exam in May which at many universities will earn them college credit in addition to assisting them in gaining admission to selective universities. For more information, visit the College Board at: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_music.html Our CD's 2005 2006     Our Financial Supporters The Boone Foundation Theolonious Monk Institute of Jazz Knowledge is Power Foundation USA Weekend & John Lennon Educational Tour Bus January 21, 2003 March 28, 2006 (see the video) Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation Playboy Jazz Festival North Hollywood HS Instrumental Music supports   Professional & collegiate performances our students have attended Blues SchoolHouse October 10, 2007 International House of Blues Sunset Strip, Hollywood Courtesy the International House of Blues Foundation CalArts African Ensemble February 27, 2008 Courtesy the California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership Antonín Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor "From the New World" & Uprising by Saad Haddad February 29, 2008 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Walt Disney Concert Hall Tickets courtesy the LA Philharmonic Association Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream February 5, 2007 Schoenberg Hall, UCLA CalArts Balinese Gamelan Burat Wangi March 24, 2006 Courtesy the California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership First Night: Dimitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar" January 27, 2006 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Walt Disney Concert Hall Tickets courtesy the LA Philharmonic Association Stefon Harris & Blackout February 11, 2005 Royce Hall University of California, Los Angeles Tickets courtesy UCLA Design for Sharing Wicked July 29, 2005 Pantages Theater, Hollywood Tickets courtesy the Los Angeles Unified School District First Night: Schumann's Piano Concerto January 27, 2005 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Walt Disney Concert Hall Tickets courtesy the LA Philharmonic Association First Night: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony April 29, 2004 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Walt Disney Concert Hall Tickets courtesy the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Drum Corps International Tour of Champions August 11, 2004 Rose Bowl, Pasadena Tickets courtesy of the Boone Foundation Hairspray September 3, 2004 Pantages Theater, Hollywood Tickets courtesy of the Boone Foundation Phantom of the Opera August 22, 2002 Orange County Performing Arts Center Tickets courtesy of the Boone Foundation Blast! August 30, 2002 Royce Hall, UCLA The Producers June 18 & 19, 2003 Pantages Theater, Hollywood Tickets courtesy of the Boone Foundation 42nd Street August 28, 2003 Ahmanson Theatre Los Angeles Music Center Tickets courtesy of the Boone Foundation Rollin' on the T.O.B.A. April, 2000 El Portal Theater NoHo Theater District Tickets Courtesy the El Portal Theater Grease December, 2002 Kodak Theater Hollywood & Highland Tickets Courtesy the Boone Foundation Guys and Dolls September & October, 2003 Interact Theater NoHo Theater District Tickets Courtesy the Interact Theater Alan Eder and Friends May 6, 2002 Courtesy the California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership Francisco Martinez Dance Theater November 20, 2002 Courtesy the Boone Foundation & LA County Music Center on Tour Latin Jazz Ensemble December 11, 2002 Courtesy the California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership North Hollywood High School Musical Theater Grease Thursday, February 27, 2003 Friday, February 28, 2003 Saturday, March 1, 2003 Friday, March 7, 2003 (SOLD OUT!) 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