There are so many wonderful reasons to join the band. Having the skill to play a musical instrument has been one of the most cherished accomplishments throughout history. Students who decide to learn to to play an instrument can use this skill and knowledge for the rest of their lives. There is nothing like the […]
Thanks to my buddy, we got VIP Passes to the press box in Madison for the DCI World Championships!! This picture was taken with my LG Camera phone … for my digital pictures, check out: DCI Pictures on Flickr
Kenosha Catholic Youth Organization band last remaining group of its kind By Alice Anne Conner KENOSHA NEWS The Kenosha Catholic Youth Organization band is a musical icon in Kenosha. Known as the CYO, the marching band has played in countless parades and at special events since it formed June 25, 1939. Last weekend the band
Tomorrow’s the day the big article will run in the Kenosha News … here’s today’s teaser:
Camp is over! Drill is done! Monday night was the first official run through of the CYO Band Summer Bandshell Show: Broadway Music in Motion! WOW! The kids are really moving on this one! over 60 sets of marching formations, and almost 700 steps of movement!! Last year, we had about 400 steps of movement
Vacation??? This weekend, and next week, I will be writing the drill for our 2006 Summer Bandshell Show. This is my favorite part of the year … this usually takes a great deal of time to do and I look like a crazy person when I’m sitting by the lake and I get up to
I’ll be playing “Taps” at the Memorial Day Service this Wednesday – Piasecki-Althaus on 39th Avenue – 6pm. — If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps were played; this brings out a new meaning of it. Here is something Every American should know. Until I read this, I
CYO BAND ……………. I know I’m your band director and everything, BUT still, THANK YOU for performing an AWESOME concert today! I felt like an audience member! I didn’t have to work .. I just showed up and enjoyed the music! That’s the greatest feeling as a band director! Even with the Mission: Impossible Theme
The Catholic Youth Organization Band Directors Matthew L. Garza and Terri E. Witte will present an afternoon recital, along with Lisa Graves on piano at 5pm this Sunday, May 7 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Kenosha. The program will feature trumpet and oboe music, as well as a special performance by Mrs Witte’s Contemporary
