Memorial Day Parade

The Raider Band will be marching in the Shaker Heights Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 31. The band will meet in the City Hall parking lot at 8:30 AM. The ceremony begins at 9:00 AM, followed by the parade step off. The parade ends at Thornton park at approximately 10:30 AM. The band room will be open before the parade from 8:00 AM to 8:25 AM and after the parade from 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM. There will not be an equipment truck available, so please plan accordingly. Dress for the parade is white pants, black shoes, black socks, black belt, and the red Shaker Band polo shirt. See you there!

Ice Cream Social Concert on Election Day

The Ice Cream Social Concert is this Tuesday, May 4, at 6:30 PM on the front lawn of the High School, weather permitting. In case of rain, the concert will be held in the South Gym. All five concert bands will be performing. The Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform at 6:30, and the Concert Band, Ensemble, and Winds will follow. Ice cream sundaes will be available for $1 throughout the concert. Don't forget that Tuesday is also election day and the Shaker Schools need your support on Issue 12. The polls will be open until 7:30, so please plan accordingly.

Uniform Collection

Here is a message from the uniform committee...

Welcome back! This is a reminder that all uniforms will be collected during first period Band the first day back to school after spring break, Tuesday, April 6. Students should bring their uniforms to their first period Band classroom where parent volunteers will facilitate the collection. Uniforms do not need to be dry cleaned before they are collected. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Hundert at 921-7133 or maryhundert@aol.com, or Lynn Yule at 991-2532 or lynn_yule@akzonobel.com.

Thank You and Uniform Collection

Thank you to everyone who made the "Shaker Crosses the Alps" Tour a success. Over the coming days and weeks, we will be using this blog to make you aware of where you can find photos and video from the trip. If you have any photos that you would like to share, please contact us at shakerbands@gmail.org.

Parade in Salzburg

The Shaker Band had an amazing experience today marching through the Mirabell Garden in Saltzburg, Austria and playing a concert on the Kapitalplatz with the Salzburg Police Band and the Stadtkapelle from Oberwalt, Austria. What a fantastic experience! We will have pictures and video up as soon as possible. Tomorrow we visit the salt mines that give Saltzburg its name, then we come back to the hotel for an Edelweiss dinner, and then it's time to pack! See you on Thursday!

Innsbruck News Article

Here is a "loose" translation of an article that appeared on an Innsbruck, Austria based website.

Massive and at the same time classy. This is something which Innsbruck hasn't experienced: About 250 musicians from Shaker Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio, have practiced to fulfill their dreams to play in Innsbruck's city center. Monday morning, their dream will come true in the heart of Innsbruck. The students from Shaker Heights High School Band will play on Maria-Theresia Street, including songs like "Star Spangled Banner",the "Radetzky March" or the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". From 11am, the youth will will bring their thunderous music to Prachtstraße. They traveled to the Riesenkapelle in six buses to the Tyrol (part of Austria). (TT)

Great job Shaker Band. Here's the link (in German).

Flickr Photos Growing- Innsbruck Performance

The Flickr page for the Shaker Bands is constantly growing, with new photos being added as often as possible, and video clips from previous concerts as well as today's concert in Innsbruck, Austria. Please visit the page by clicking here, then spread the word to all your friends so that they can keep up as the students of the Shaker Band proudly represent the United States of America throughout the Alpine region.