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Jazz Winners in Reno

Our jazz groups performed well at the recent Reno Jazz Festival and came home with 9 trophies! Hundreds of schools compete from all over the western United States. Congratulations to all of our students for their disciplined and hard work: Jazz Choir A - 1st place and Sweepstakes (over colleges!) Jazz Choir B - 6th place Jazz Combo I - 1st place in the AAA division Jazz Combo II - 6th place in the AAA division Jazz Band I - 3rd place in the AAAA division Jazz Band II - 4th place in the AAA division Jazz Band III - 6th place in the Apprentice II division Jazz Band IV - 3rd place in the Apprentice I division

Coffee Fundraiser

We are hoping to start a new coffee fundraiser in partnership with the El Dorado Roasting Company. El Dorado Roasting Company is a local family-owned and operated handcrafted specialty coffee roaster & tea company. The Boosters would set up a coffee ordering system and would earn $4.00 per bag of coffee sold. This could be a great money-maker for the Boosters. We just need a volunteer to get it organized. It's not expected to be a time-consuming job. We already have a parent who has volunteered to pick up the coffee and bring it to Folsom for distribution. If interested, please contact Mary Slusser at President@FolsomMusic.org or (916) 320-8137.

Monterey Jazz Festival

Folsom came home recently with several awards from the Monterey Jazz Festival. Participation in the Festival is by invitation-only, which makes it an honor to attend and compete against the best high schools in the country. Our Jazz Choir I won a close 2nd place (by less than 1 point from the 1st place winner!) and will be back in the Fall to perform at the 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival for professional musicians. Our Jazz Band I played with excellence and placed well against several private musical schools. Kudos go out to Tanner Robinson who won an Outstanding Soloist vocal award!

In the middle school division, the groups are awarded per section. Folsom Middle School won 1st in Saxophone and Trumpet sections. Jedd Wonohadidjojo, Sutter Middle School, won an Outstanding Soloist award for guitar, and Victor Wei, Folsom Middle School, won Outstanding Soloist for saxophone. Congratulations to all of our students!

Our next Family Dinner Night Out Fundraiser is on Tuesday, April 5th at SmashBurger, 703 East Bidwell Street from 5pm - 9pm. Present our flyer at the time of purchase and SmashBurger will donate 20% of the sale back to the FHS Music Boosters! The flyer can be found on our website www.FolsomMusic.org. And mark your calendar for the final Family Dinner Night Out Fundraiser of the school year - Monday, May 16th at Islands Restaurant!

Campana Jazz Festival Results

Congratulations to our jazz groups on a successful trip to the Campana Jazz Festival in Pleasanton. Here's how our groups placed:

Division B - Jazz Band IV 3rd Place
Division AA - Jazz Band I 1st Place

Jazz Combo II Blue - 3rd Place
Jazz Combo I Red - 2nd Place

Jazz Choir II - 2nd Place
Jazz choir I - 1st Place

Jazz Band I Rhythm Section - 1st Place

Folsom Middle School Jazz Band - 1st Place
Sutter Middle School Jazz Band - 2nd Place

Many of our students received awards and scholarships: Cameron Capps, Lynsey Carpenter, Tanner Robinson, Morgan Davi, Austin White and Sam Wamhoff.

Visit http://stanfordjazz.org/news/view/campana-jazz-festival-participants-win-sjw-scholarships for the Stanford Jazz Workshop's feature on Tanner Robinson, recipient of one of their scholarships.

Congratulations to all!

Marching Band Uniform - Job Shadow

If you are interested in helping out with uniforms during marching band season, please contact Toni Carstens at tcarstens2@sbcglobal.net or (916) 208-4539. Toni is looking for someone to job shadow with her next Fall.

Don't forget, 2010 Marching Band DVDs are selling fast! Visit www.FolsomMusic.org to purchase.