BPC Advanced Band Shines at 36th Annual Santa Cruz Jazz Festival!

 

Congratulations BPC Advanced Band 2023





Congratulations to our Advanced Ensemble and Combo A! Both groups received perfect scores in all categories of the festival. 

The Advance Ensemble also received Command Performance and was asked to perform for the ceremony later that evening.  


Thank you to our incredible community for tremendous support: 

Tomi Margolin, for helping organize and chaperone the event. Thank you parents and all families, for your unyielding support with rehearsals and snacks. 

Thanks to DeAndre Calhoun and the BPC community of teachers and administration for support through all the rehearsals and logistics of making Santa Cruz jazz and success.

It takes a village to bring this level of success and I am deeply thankful to everyone that has helped us along the way.

Outstanding Performances Awards
We are proud to announce our Outstanding Performance Award recipients: Edie Goble (8th), Erin Liao (8th), Judah Press (8th), Sachin Sharp (8th), Oliver Ashton (8th), and Duncan Johnson (7th). 

Scholarships Awarded

Congratulations Erin Liao Lafayette Jazz Camp Scholarship, Judah Press, Sachin Sharp and Edie Goble received the Independent Study Award.


Leadership


Thank you to out tremendous leaders - Sachin Sharp, Judah Press, Christopher Mui,  Jaylen Hammock and Duncan Johnson. We couldn't have done it without you!



What’s Important?

The BPC Bands worked very hard and did very well this year and we are proud of all our musicians! And, we try to acknowledge that the journey, the lessons learned along the way, and the satisfaction of becoming a better musician, and human are the real wins. 


Listen to Advanced Ensemble Play “Blues By Five” at SCJF 2023 
HERE! 



Thank you to all our band parents and parent volunteers who continue to support our young musicians and the band program!


Jerry Kennedy
Band Director
Black Pine Circle School


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