This Week in Sprague Band 3/16/26

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Monday 3/16Tuesday 3/17Wednesday 3/18Thursday 3/19Friday 3/20Saturday 3/21

WG Rehearsals 6-9
WE: McKay Orchestra Festival WE&SB Sprague Area Band Festival 
WG Rehearsals 6-9WP Rehearsal
WE: South Band Festival SO: Orchestra Concert 
WG Rehearsals 5:30 
WG & WP Competition N. Thurston HS 

Details

Monday – 

  • WG Rehearsal 6pm 

Tuesday – Mckay Festival & Sprague Band Festival 

  • WE: McKay Festival – See Itinerary Below 
  • 7:00pm WE& SB Sprague Area Band Festival 
    • 3:30PM – Set Up in Gym 
    • 6:30PM SB & WE Call Time Band Room 
    • 6:50PM SB & WE MOVE TO GYM 

Wednesday – 

  • 6:00pm WG Rehearsal 6pm 
  • 6:00pm WP Rehearsal 

Thursday –  South Band Festival 

  • WE: South Band Festival – See Itinerary Below 
  • 7:00 WE: Orchestra Concert (Call Time is 7:00pm) 

Friday – 

  • WG Rehearsal 6pm 

Saturday – WG & WP Competition North Thurston 

Looking Ahead

  • 17 MAR McKay Orchestra Festival 
  • 17 MAR Sprague Area Band Festival 
  • 19 MAR South Band Festival 
  • 19 MAR Sprague Orchestra Concert 
  • 28 MAR Winter Guard Championships
  • 4 APR Winter Percussion Championships 
  • 10 APR League Band Festival
  • 11 APR League Orchestra Festival 
  • 14 APR League Jazz Festival 
  • 28 APR Spring Auditions Due 
  • 1 MAY State Chamber Contests 
  • 2 MAY State Solo Contest 
  • 13 MAY State Orchestra Festival 
  • 16 MAY State Band Festival 
  • 26 MAY ALL Bands: Spring Concert 
  • 4 JUN ALL Bands: Graduation 

Communication

Sprague Band website

Sprague Band calendar ← Bookmark this one!

Band director: [email protected]

Assistant Band director: [email protected]

Sprague Band & Colorguard Facebook (private) 

McKay Orchestra Festival

17 March 2026

Come dressed in Concert Dress.

8:30am         Depart for McKay HS

9:00am         Arrive Unload

9:30am         Warm Up  

10:00am       Perform

10:30am       Clinic

11:15pm      Depart                                                                                               

Set List

Come Sweet Death

Farandole

Finale Symphony No. 2 

Sprague Area Band Concert Information

Thursday, March 17, 2026

7:00pm

Performance attire

Concert Dress for your ensemble.

High School Performance call time and warm-up

           All Sprague band members – 6:15pm

Leave cases in the band room, unless multiple instruments are being played.

Middle School Call Time & Warm Up

           Middle School Students arrive – 6:30pm

           Enter through Sprague Athletic Entrance and proceed to GYM Area.

           MS Case Storage – Upper Gym (take instrument and music to main gym)

           Main Gym – Performance Area (Downstairs)

Concert Performance Order

Combined Crossler/Judson Beginner Bands

Crossler Intermediate Band

Sprague Symphonic Band

Crossler Advanced Band

Sprague Wind Ensemble

When not performing, members will sit as a group on the north side of the gym and should demonstrate exemplary audience etiquette. 

Stage clearing/clean up assignments

*Teams of students will be needed to help pull out and put away the gym floor cover as well as setting up chairs, stands, and percussion equipment before the concert. 

All members are expected to help put equipment away:

Percussion – percussion equipment

Wind Ensemble – assist with percussion equipment

Symphonic Band – put away performance chairs, clean gym

All – put away music stands, clean hallways and commons

South Salem Band Festival

19 March 2026

12:20pm      Load Bus

12:30pm      Depart for South Salem High School

12:45pm      Arrive & Unload

2:20pm         Warm Up  

2:55pm         Perform

3:25pm         Clinic

4:00pm         Load Bus

4:10           Depart4:30pm         Arrive Sprague HS Unload