​2017 Polk County Director’s Band

​Thank you all so much for agreeing to play with this years’ group.
(Dates are Locked in at this point. Please Read below)

Rehearsal Dates:
The OFFICAL REHEARSAL DATES have been voted on as the following:
March 15 & 27 at Lake Region High School
Lake Region High School
1995 Thunder Rd,
Eagle Lake, FL 33839
March 30  at Rochelle School of the Arts 
Rochelle School of the Arts 
1501 Martin L King Jr Ave,
Lakeland, FL 33805
Pull into the Southwest entrance parking lot on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr Ave and West 10th Street. Walk through the gate and follow the pathway way to the back of the music building.

Music:

(Selections from:)

Uptown Funk (115 bpm) 3:20
Lullaby of  Birdland (132 bpm) 2:30
​When I Fall In Love (110 bpm) 3:47
​When You're Smiling (110 bpm) 4:29
​Midnight Train to Georgia (88 bpm) 1:39
Big Dipper (136-140 bpm) 5:55
​'Round Midnight (77 bpm) 6:11
​A Night In Tunisia (160 bpm) 1:45
Uptown Funk arranged by Paul Mutha
Lullaby of Birdland arranged by Rick Stitzel
When I Fall In Love by Dave Wolpe
When You're Smiling Arranged by Tom Kubis
Midnight Train to Georgia
Big Dipper by Thad Jones ​
Round Midnight arr by Dave Barduhn ​
A Night In Tunisia arranged by Michael Sweeney

Performance Dress:

Beth has graciously offered to work on t-shirts for the big day! (Thanks Beth!) We will discuss what you want to wear below the t-shirt at the first rehearsal.

​Instrumentation/Personnel:

  (Names Listed in the order in which the RSVP was received)
The list of names below are in each section in the order in which you RSVP’d.
Saxophones
Luke Hart (Alto) Lake Region High School
Greg Wilkes (Alto) Kingsford Elementary
Kasey Skoll (Tenor) Denison Middle School
Daniel Farr (Tenor) Winter Haven High School
Jesse Bryant (Bari) Rochelle School of the Arts
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Trombones
Kyle Guira (Tenor) Davenport School of the Arts
Alex Belliveau (Tenor) Frostproof High School
Cassie Cooper (Tenor) Lena Vista Elementary
Ernesto Bayola (Bass Bone) Southwest Middle

Trumpets
Kyle Lanier Lincoln Avenue Elementary
Lori Baranowski Padgett Elementary
Don McLaurin Florida Southern College
Johnathon Mulder Kathleen Middle
Allison Lund Westwood Middle

Vocalists
Susanna Phillips (Vocal) Mulberry Middle School
Beth Cummings (Vocal) Polk County Schools Director of Fine Arts
Rhythm Section
Piano
Angela Guira (Piano) Southwest Middle School

Bass
Holly Cordero (Bass) Ridge Community

Guitar

Drum Set
Andrew Barr (Drum set) Fort Meade Jr/Sr


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Performance Details:

Date:
Saturday, April 1, 2017

Time:
5:30 p.m.

Location:
North Side of Munn Park, Downtown, Lakeland (Right Next to Jimmy Johns, 125 N Kentucky Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801)

Dress: TBA
Jeans and Fine Arts Festival T-Shirt (provided upon arrival)

Polk County FINE ARTS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE (COMPLETE)

Saturday, April 1, 2017
  • 9:30 a.m. .......... Union Academy Jazz Band
  • 10:00 a.m. .......... Jewett Academy Show Choir
  • 10:30 a.m. .......... Rochelle School of the Arts Theatre Troupe
  • 11:00 a.m. .......... Blake Academy Jazz Band
  • 11:30 a.m. .......... Davenport School of the Arts Hand bell Choir
  • 12:00 p.m. .......... Davenport School of the Arts Jazz Band
  • 12:30 a.m. .......... Rochelle School of the Arts Jazz Orchesra
  •  1:00 p.m. .......... Ridge Community High School Jazz Band
  •  1:30 p.m. .......... Mulberry High School Jazz Band
  •  2:00 p.m. .......... Arts Awards
  •  2:30 p.m. .......... Lake Region High School Jazz Band
  •  3:00 p.m. .......... Frostproof Middle/Senior High School Jazz Band
  •  3:30 p.m. .......... Winter Haven High School Jazz Band
  •  4:00 p.m. .......... Bartow High School  Jazz Band
  •  4:30 p.m. .......... Lakeland High School Jazz Band
  •  5:00 p.m. .......... All County Jazz Band (High School)
  •  5:30 p.m. .......... Polk County Directors Jazz Band
  •  6:00 p.m. .......... Kenton Legacy Jazz Orchestra