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***Welcome to Colonial Forge Bands 2022 - 2023***

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*Upcoming Events*

WINTER DRUMLINE / WINTER GUARD SCHEDULES

PLEASE GET INSTRUMENT RENTAL PAYMENTS IN ASAP!
PLEASE GET CONCERT ATTIRE CONTRACTS AND RENTAL PAYMENTS IN ASAP!


FEBRUARY 2023
SA 11 All Day Winter Drumline Comp. Grassfield HS
​SA 18 All Day Winter Guard/Drumline Comp Mt. Vernon HS
SA 25 Morning - Early Afternoon All State Auditions JMU

SA 25 Evening Show Choir Competition Thomas Dale HS
M 27 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm Wind Ensemble/APE Rehearsal

MARCH 2023
W 1 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm Wind Ensemble/APE Rehearsal
​SA 4 All Day Show Choir Competition Manchester HS
Winter Drumline Competition February 11, 2023
Location: Grassfield High School
                   
2007 Scenic Parkway, Chesapeake VA 23323
Schedule:
7:30 am - Doors open (Door 8) at CFHS
8:00 am - Tap-off for morning rehearsal
10:30 am - Load truck/trailer
11:00 am - Load Bus
11:10 am - Depart CFHS for Grassfield High School
2:00 pm - Arrive at Grassfield High School
​2:28 pm - Check in
3:18 pm - Warm up
3:36 pm - Transit
3:45 pm - On deck
3:54 pm - Perform
4:15 pm - Load truck
5:52 pm - Awards
6:20 pm - Load buses
6:30 pm - Depart for CFHS
9:30ish pm - Arrive / Unload / Go home

Remember: You will need all costume pieces. YOU WILL NEED TO BRING FOOD AND/OR MONEY TO PURCHASE FOOD AT THE SITE!
Winter Guard Competition February 18, 2023
Location: Mt. Vernon High School
                  8515 Old Mt. Vernon Rd, Alexandria VA 22309
Schedule: 
6:00 am - Call time/Load props
6:15 am - Leave Forge
7:15 am - Arrive at Mt. Vernon HS
7:23 am - Check in
8:13 am - Body Warm up 
8:20 am - Transit
8:25 am - Equipment Warm up 
8:32 am - Transit
8:37 am - On deck
8:44 am - Perform
9 am - Load up props/put away equipment 
9:30 - 11:30 am - Change/eat/watch other groups 
11:41 am - Awards
12ish pm - Load bus/Leave for Forge
1ish pm - Arrive at Forge/Unload props
1:15ish pm - Release


CONGRATS ON A GREAT FINISH AT PATRIOT!
​WHAT A GREAT START TO THE SEASON!

ALL-COUNTY BAND

ALL-DISTRICT BAND

Congratulations to all who auditioned and to those that made the All-County and the All-District Bands!
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ALL - COUNTY BAND
JANUARY 6 - 7, 2023

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ALL - DISTRICT BAND
FEBRUARY 3 - 4, 2023

All-District Band
Schedule for Friday/Saturday February 3/4, 2023

Below is a downloadable schedule and Field Trip Permission Slip
Friday, February 3, 2023
 
9:00 AM – Leave CFHS - Bring your own lunch and snacks!
10:00 AM - Arrive at Spotsylvania High School. Please, enter through the Main Entrance and report to the Auditorium (Please eat breakfast prior to your arrival)
10:20 AM - Seat Symphonic Band in Auditorium, Seat Concert Band in Band Room.
10:30 AM - Rehearsals Begin.
1:15-1:45 PM - Concert Band Lunch (students bring their own lunch)
1:30-2:00 PM - Symphonic Band Lunch (students bring their own lunch)
1:50 PM - Concert Band Rehearsal Resumes
2:05 PM - Symphonic Band Rehearsal Resumes
5:55 PM - End Rehearsal and Announcements
6:00 PM – Dismissal/Depart Spotsylvania HS
7:00 PM – Arrive/Dismissal from CFHS
 
*Breaks will be given as needed by the guest conductors.
 
Saturday, February 4, 2023
 
8:30-8:45 AM - Arrive at Spotsylvania HS (eat breakfast prior to your arrival)
9:00 AM - Rehearsals Begin (Concert Band on Stage; Symphonic Band in Band Room)
10:00 AM - District Meeting (All MS & HS Band and Orchestra Directors) - Location TBA
12:00-12:40 PM - Concert Band Lunch
12:15-12:55 PM - Symphonic Band Lunch
1:00-1:25 PM - Change into Concert attire@, move all cases to the Chorus Room.
1:30 PM - Warm Up Concert Band on Stage, Symphonic Band in Band Room
2:00 PM - DISTRICT XV All District Band Concert
3:30 PM - Approximate End
 
*Students are encouraged to bring their own snacks as needed. Snacks should be consumed outside the auditorium during break times.
 
@Concert attire for this event is whatever your school uses as concert attire*
all-district_letter_home_-_2023.pdf
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field_trip_form_all-district_band.pdf
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2022-2023 Sound & Guard Packet

2022-2023_sound___guard_packet_3-1_v.1.5.pdf
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TAG DAY 2022!!!!
Thank you to all of the parent drivers, runners, money counters, motivators, and band students for a successful tag day! To date we have raised about $11,500.00 which approximately works out to a haul of $30 an hour for each student participating! Great Job!
A special shoutout to Caroline Grant for organizing, mapping, and making this event go!

You can still donate below! 
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$Fundraising Opportunities!$

CFMB Individual Fundraising Accounts 22-23.pdf
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2022-2023 Band Calendar
Finally! It is here! Please note some dates/locations  may change. If there is an update Version # and Update Date will change. Thanks for your patience! 
Version 1.0
Date 8/23/2022
Version 1.1
Date 9/8/2022

Change Notes:
Removed away games for beginning of September.
Changed Date of Homecoming.
Removed Oct 15 Competition.
Added Newibie Night (October 28)
Added Show Choir Dates in Feb & Mar.

Version 1.2
Date 9/14/2022

Change Notes:
Removed Hosting All-District Middle School Band on February 10-11 2023
Version 1.3
Date 11/16/2022

Change Notes:
Changed Assessment Timeline due to the shift of the Assessment dates.
     Removed Tuesday Feb. 7 Wind Ensemble/APE 
Rehearsal
     Removed Wednesday Feb. 15 Wind Ensemble/APE 
Rehearsal
     Removed Wednesday February 22 Assessment Concert
     Removed TH-F March 2-3 Assessment
     ADDED T March 21 Wind Ensemble/APE Rehearsal
     ADDED M March 27 Wind Ensemble/APE Rehearsal
     ADDED T March 28 Assessment Concert - Concert Band/Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble/APE
     ADDED TH-F March 30-31 Assessment - Concert Band/Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble/APE

cf_bands_calendar_2022-2023_1.3_11-16.pdf
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Colonial Forge Marching Band is 105 strong this year! We have been rated a "Superior" Band for 18 straight years through Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA)...a VERY BIG DEAL! This year we are looking for #19!
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