All OMEA Contest Performances Cancelled

All events at the OMEA Large Group Contest scheduled for this weekend at Mentor High School have been cancelled due to severe weather. The contest will not be rescheduled.

Thank you to the students for all of your hard work and committment to this performance and the band program. Shaker would have been the only district to send bands in Class AA, A, B, B, and B.

OMEA Contest March 11 & 12

OMEA Large Group Contest will take place on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at the Mentor Fine Arts Center at Mentor High School. All five SHHS bands will be performing. All bands will meet at SHHS, ride buses to Mentor, perform, and return on buses to SHHS. Each band has its own call time, performance, and return time schedule, which can be found below.

Symphonic Band (Mr. Hughes) performs on Friday, March 11. Call time is 5:00 PM at SHHS. Performance time is 8:35 PM at Mentor High School. Approximate return time to SHHS is 11:00 PM.

Wind Ensemble (Mr. Deep) performs on Friday, March 11. Call time is 5:30 PM at SHHS. Performance time is 9:10 PM at Mentor High School. Approximate return time to SHHS is 11:30 PM.

Concert Ensemble (Mr. Clemens) performs on Saturday, March 12. Call time is 6:30 AM at SHHS. Performance time is 9:30 AM at Mentor High School. Approximate return time to SHHS is 11:45 AM.

Concert Winds (Mr. Kulikowski) performs on Saturday, March 12. Call time is 7:30 AM at SHHS. Performance time is 10:30 AM at Mentor High School. Approximate return time to SHHS is 12:45 PM.

Concert Band (Mr. Pocaro) performs on Saturday, March 12. Call time is 9:00 AM at SHHS. Performance time is 1:00 PM at Mentor High School. Approximate return time to SHHS is 3:15 PM.

Contest Preview Concert, Tuesday March 1st

The full schedule for the Contest Preview Concert on Tuesday, March 1, can be found, here. The concert itself begins at 7 PM in the SHHS Large Auditorium. Call times and performance times are as follows:

Concert Band (Mr. Pocaro)- Call Time 6:20/ Performance Time 7:00

Concert Ensemble (Mr. Clemens)- Call Time 6:45/ Performance Time 7:25

Concert Winds (Mr. Kulikowski)- Call Time 7:10/ Performance Time 7:50

Symphonic Band (Mr. Hughes)- Call Time 7:30/ Performance Time 8:15

Wind Ensemble (Mr. Deep)- Call Time 7:40/ Performance Time 8:45

In order to re-create the contest experience as best as possible, these performance times are exact. Contest itself will be held on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12. Times for contest will be posted this weekend.

Boosters Patron Form Requests

We have received many requests for our patron form. The form can be found here. Thank you for your interest and support in the Shaker Bands.

Concert Rescheduled to Thursday Evening

Once again, due to school being closed, we have rescheduled the High School band concert, this time to Thursday evening. The call and performance times will be the same as they were going to be if we had held the concert this evening. They are as follows:

Jazz Ensemble- Call 6:00, Perform 6:30
Concert Ensemble (Mr. Clemens)- Call 6:15 in the Band Room, Perform 6:52
Concert Winds (Mr. Kulikowski)- Call 6:30 in the Choir Room, Perform 7:17
Concert Band (Mr. Pocaro)- Call 6:50 in the Band Room, Perform 7:41
Symphonic Band (Mr. Hughes)- Call 7:15 in the Choir Room, Perform 8:11
Wind Ensemble (Mr. Deep)- Call 7:30 in the Auditorium, Perform 8:45

All performance times are approximate and groups may start earlier if possible.

This Week's Concerts

Due to the cancellation of Monday evening's concert, all five High School bands will be performing on Tuesday evening's concert. The start time will be moved back to 6:30, and the call times and performance times for each group are as follows:

Jazz Ensemble- Call 6:00, Perform 6:30
Concert Ensemble (Mr. Clemens)- Call 6:15 in the Band Room, Perform 6:52
Concert Winds (Mr. Kulikowski)- Call 6:30 in the Choir Room, Perform 7:17
Concert Band (Mr. Pocaro)- Call 6:50 in the Band Room, Perform 7:41
Symphonic Band (Mr. Hughes)- Call 7:15 in the Choir Room, Perform 8:11
Wind Ensemble (Mr. Deep)- Call 7:30 in the Auditorium, Perform 8:45

All performance times are approximate and groups may start earlier if possible. In the event that school is closed tomorrow, the concert will again be rescheduled.

H.S. Concerts this week

Don't forget that the Shaker High School band concerts are this week on Monday and Tuesday nights. On Monday night, the Concert Winds (Mr. K), Concert Band (Mr. Pocaro), and Symphonic Band (Mr. Hughes) will perform. On Tuesday night, the Jazz Ensemble, Concert Ensemble (Mr. Clemens) and the Wind Ensemble (Mr. Deep) will perform. Both concerts start at 7:30 in the Large Auditorium. See you there!