De Smet Music Department

Important Dates 2010-2011

September

Sept 1 Region III Music Meeting Watertown

Sept 13 Magazine Sales Drive Commons

*Sept 21 Registration deadline for All-State Orchestra Auditions

October

Oct 12 All-State Orchestra Auditions Watertown

Oct 14 Choral Leadership Workshop (Mixed Octet) Brookings

Oct 29-30 All-State Chorus and Orchestra Aberdeen

November

Nov 11 Veteran’s Day Program

Nov 16 High School Fall Concert

December

*Dec 1 Audition deadline for Middle School All-State Band

Dec 2 Middle School Christmas Concert

Dec 7 LIW Christmas Concert

*Dec 15 Registration deadline for All-State Band Auditions

January

Jan 21 All-State Band Auditions Watertown

Jan 31 Music Booster Pops Concert

February

Feb 10-12 SD Music In-service Conference Brookings

March

*Mar 1 Audition deadline for All-State Jazz Band

Mar 4-5 Middle School All-State Band Pierre

Mar 5 Center Stage (Show Choir) Aberdeen

Mar 8 East Central Middle School Honor Band Brookings

Mar 17 USD Jazz Festival (Show Choir) Vermillion

Mar 19 Corn Palace Classic (Show Choir) Mitchell

Mar 23 Lake Preston Jazz Festival (Show Choir) Lake Preston

Mar 24-26 HS All-State Band Yankton

Mar 30 HS Region III Solo/Ensemble Contest Watertown

April

Apr 2 Honor’s Choir Auditions Huron

Apr 14 HS Spring Concert

Apr 18 LIW Spring Concert

Apr 26 MS Spring Concert

Apr 30* LIW/MS Band Contest *TBA

May

May 5-7 All-State Jazz Band Aberdeen

May 8 Graduation