Welcome to the Woodhaven
Bands webpage. We hope that you will use
this page to find out about our Woodhaven Band family, including the most
up-to-date information on our programs. Use the links below to check out
our page.
The Woodhaven
Bands are comprised of seven performing
ensembles, whose membership is made up from students, grades 9-12, of
Woodhaven High School and Patrick Henry Middle School, located in
Brownstown, Michigan. The Woodhaven Bands have a long-standing
tradition of performance excellence from each of these ensembles, and are
proud of the accomplishments of our outstanding student musicians and
performers. The seven unique ensembles that students may perform in are:
Concert Winds, Symphonic Band, Swing Shift (Jazz Ensemble), Warrior
Marching Band, Woodhaven Percussion, and the Woodhaven Elite.
The two
concert ensembles, Concert Winds and Symphonic Band, are open to any
student of Woodhaven High School. Concert Winds, the audition-based
festival band, is intended for the most advanced musicians at WHS. They
perform a select repertoire of advanced band compositions, and have
performed at a number of local and national events and festivals.
Symphonic Band has an open enrollment, so students of all levels of
ability can participate. This large ensemble performs a wide range of
works for concert band, and performs at a number of local functions
annually. The two ensembles combined in 2004 to perform the world
premiere of "Fantasia on An Early Hymn (1625)" by Michigan composer Mack
Pittard. "Fantasia" was commissioned by the Woodhaven Bands and the
Woodhaven Band Boosters, in memory of Doug Allen, a percussion instructor
of the bands, that passed away in 2002.
Swing Shift,
the select jazz ensemble, is made up of 20 students from PHMS and WHS.
They offer music in a variety styles, including swing, blues, rock and
latin. They have performed at numerous local and national festivals,
and have performed with such jazz greats as Maynard Ferguson,
Mike
Vax and Carl Saunders.
The Woodhaven Warrior Marching Band is the largest single group, team, or club
in the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. They compete as a member of
the Michigan Competing Band Association, and were a State Finalist in
2010 and 1994. They perform at parades, football games, fundraisers, pep
assemblies, and compete in a variety of invitationals and festivals
throughout the United States. including Bands of America Regional
Championships and Disney Magic Music Days.
Woodhaven
Percussion and Woodhaven Elite are offshoots of the Warrior Marching
Band. Woodhaven Percussion allows
students the opportunity to perform concert and marching style percussion
compositions and arrangements. Woodhaven Elite was founded to reinforce
color guard techniques learned in the marching season, and to recruit new
members to the color guard. Both groups are open to any student at PHMS
or WHS. All groups compete in the Michigan Color Guard Circuit.
Woodhaven
Percussion was the gold medalist at the 2008, 2009 and
2010 MCGC State Championships.
And we are
most proud of our Woodhaven Band Boosters. This dedicated group of
parents and friends are the reason why we are able to do what we do.
Their primary focus is to assist in the administration of many facets of
the band program, including organizing events, planning trips and camps,
updating and caring for inventories, preparing meals, and fundraising.
October 4, 2011- Woodhaven High School was pleased
to host a
Community Concert by
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
L-R: PHMS Director of Bands Brad
Faryniarz, DSO Maestro Leonard Slatkin & WHS
Director of Bands Jim Mobley
The Detroit
Symphony Orchestra
on the WHS stage
Warm Welcome for
Mr. Faryniarz
The Woodhaven Bands welcomed a new member to our family of
instructional staff at Patrick Henry Middle School and Brownstown
Middle School - Mr. Bradley Faryniarz. Mr. Faryniarz takes over the
position that was held by the recently retired Mr. Robert McMillan.
Mr. Faryniarz is a local downriver resident, having graduated from
Wyandotte Roosevelt High School in 2004. He was involved in all facets
of the music program while at Wyandotte. He received his Bachelors of
Music Education from Eastern Michigan University in 2010. While at
EMU, he performed as a member of the EMU Wind Symphony, The EMU
Marching Band, the EMU Jazz Band, and many others. He studied
saxophone with Dr. Max Plank, wining the William Stuart, Concerto Aria
and Chamber Music Competitions. He studied conducting with Dr. Scott
Boerma, Mr. John Zastoupil, and Dr. Mary Schneider. While doing his
undergraduate work, Mr. Faryniarz also worked on the staff of the
Woodhaven Warrior Marching Band.
We are very pleased to officially welcome Mr. Faryniarz to the
Woodhaven Band family, and wish him great success.
MCGC State
Champions
Woodhaven Percussion, the high school's competitive concert percussion
ensemble, brought home gold from this weekends Michigan Color Guard
Curcuit State Championships in the PSCO classification. Their score
was an 84.20. This is their third PSCO state championship in a row,
and their fifth overall state championship in the MCGC.
Concert Groups Excel at Concert Festival:
Woodhaven High School recently hosted the MSBOA District Band and
Orchestra Festival. Ten ensembles from four different districts
performed on the WHS stage. At the festival, three groups from the
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District performed, and brought home high
honors:
- The Patrick Henry Middle School Festival Band received a 2nd
Division rating.
- The Woodhaven High School Symphonic Band received a 1st Division
rating.
- The Woodhaven High School Concert Winds received a 1st Division
rating, with straight "1's" from the judges.
Congratulations to all the student musicians on their fine
performances.
1st Annual Honors Band Announced:
The Dowriver League Band Directors selected students to perform at the
1st Annual Downriver Honors Band. Selected to represent Woodhaven
High School are: Kyle Alongi, Emily Artress, Leanne Barson, Chris
Brown, James Carey, Jon Doroszkiewicz, Martin Dwornick, Corey Elswick,
Ray Gomez, Jenna Hunt, Georgette Javarinis, Alyssa Moritz, Evan
Newton, Jonathan, Palazzolo, Kim Pernak, James Rayle, Justin Rowe,
Scott Swiecki, Nick Trevino, Kirsten VanEvery and MaryKelly Wallace.
Congratulations to all these wonderful students on their nomination.
The concert will be held on Saturday, April 9th at Riverview Sietz
Middle School.
2010 State
Finalists
The Woodhaven Warrior Marching Band placed sixth at the recent 2010
MCBA State Championships, performing "Fusion" by Brian Balmages. It
marks their first appearance since 1994. This also marks their
highest placement at the finals, and the 79.26 represents the highest
score in school history. Congratulations go out to all 103 members of
the Woodhaven Warrior Marching Band, the staff, and the parent
volunteers that made the season a resounding success.
CHARMS IS ONLINE!
The
Woodhaven Band Boosters have signed-up the Woodhaven Bands with
Charmsmusic, an online organizational software program. Current marching
band members now have active accounts, and shortly all students in the WHS
and PHMS bands will be able to access information in accounts set up
specifically for them. Charms includes inventory information (uniforms,
instruments, music), fundraising information, important forms and
documents, and a calendar. To access the website and your information, go
to
www.charmsmusic.com. Please keep your contact information current, as
we will be using this information when needing to send emails, make calls,
and send mailings.
FUNDRAISING IS ONGOING
There are a number of individual account fundraisers ongoing. We hope you
will take part in these opportunities. Currently, Kroger cards are
available for those of you that do your grocery shopping there. 5% of
your total purchase goes into your child’s individual account. We are
also offering Great Lakes Scrip. GLS is a gift card service, where a
portion of the cost of the gift card goes into your individual account.
There are over 100 different participating stores, including gas stations,
department stores, and restaurants. Other fundraisers, including our
annual fruit sale, candle sale and cheese cake sale will be coming up
prior to Christmas. For more info on any of these fundraisers, contact
the boosters – an email address is listed in the Contact Us section.
Woodhaven Bands
Calendar - 2011-12
For
the most up-to-date information regarding event dates and times, please
check the calendar available at
Charmsmusic.
Here is a list of the
staff and leadership of the Woodhaven Bands. You may contact some of
these people via email, by clicking on their names. You may also contact
the Woodhaven Bands via US mail, fax or phone. For that information,
please check the Contact Us
information.
-
James
R. Mobley, Director of Bands
-
Bradley Faryniarz, PHMS Director of Bands
-
Warrior Marching Band Staff
- Jeremiah Falvey,
Assistant Director
-
Rebecca Velting, Color Guard Designer and Caption Head
-
Jeramiah Falvey, Brass Caption Head and Visual Tech
-
Brad Faryniarz,
Woodwind Caption Head and Visual Tech
- Tom
Weidner, Drill Designer
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Matthew Mayes, Percussion and Visual Tech
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Lexi Trimpe, Woodwind and Visual Tech
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Gary
P. Gilroy, Composer
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Aaron Hines, Percussion Arranger
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Rebecca Velting, Color Guard Designer
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Chad Smith, Brass and Visual Tech
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Woodhaven Band Boosters
-
Mary Hunt, President
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Tracey Moritz, Vice President
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Sheryl Meyers, Secretary
-
Gary Watson, Treasurer
- Carl Wilson, Member
at Large
-
Student Executive Board
-
Kajun Lloyd, President
-
Martin Dwornick, Vice President
-
MaryKelly Wallace,
Secretary
-
Britni Hunt,
Treasurer
We look forward to
hearing from you. To contact the Woodhaven Bands, you may use this
information below, or check for email availability for staff and
leadership on the Who's Who
page.
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