State Solo/Ens
State Solo/Ensemble Contest will be taking place Thursday April 25 - Friday April 26. The schedule for the weekend is as follows:
Thursday
Students will report to their morning classes and eat lunch.
4:15 p.m. – Report to the band room, get equipment and load the bus
4:30 p.m. – Depart high school
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.’ish’ – Fast Food dinner stop (will need money)
9:30 p.m.’ish’ – Arrive at Stony Creek Inn for check-in
10:30 p.m. – Report to rooms for inspection
11:00 p.m. – Lights Out
Friday
5:45 a.m. – Wake up, get ready, and eat breakfast
6:45 a.m. – Check-out
7:00 a.m. – Depart hotels
7:15 a.m. – Arrive at MU, unload, find performance rooms, and warmup
8:07 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Perform, watch performances, support each other, and warm-up (show up 30 minutes before performance) – you can get lunch on campus (will need money)
Band performance schedule posted on the bottom of this letter
2:45-p.m.’ish’ – Depart MU and head to Neosho
6:45 p.m.’ish’ – Arrive in Neosho. Unload bus.
The hotel we are staying at Wednesday night is the Stoney Creek Inn – 2601 Providence Rd., Columbia, MO 65203. (573) 442-6400
Students will be assigned rooms. You must stay in your room until morning. All rooms will be taped for verification. Tape removed in the morning
What you need to bring: your performance clothes, your instrument, mallets, sticks, reeds, money for dinner (Thursday), and lunch (Friday) as well as possible shopping money, clothes to change into, an overnight bag, extra pillows and blankets if you prefer for sleep etc. Bring something to snack on if you will get hungry during the ride there or back. Breakfast will be available at the hotel for the students as well.
Be courteous to other groups and to each other over this two-day event! Remember, you are representing the band, music department, the school, and all of Neosho! Please conduct yourselves accordingly!
8:07 Kayden Ramsay 101 Tate Hall
8:09 Neosho Percussion Trio 132 Sheryl Crow Hall Sinquefield Music Center
8:21 Neosho Sax Quartet 1 201C North Memorial Union
8:28 Neosho Trumpet Quartet 101 Tate Hall
8:49 Zach Lee 201C North Memorial Union
9:03 Madison Walker 134 Fine Arts Building
9:10 Neosho Clarinet Trio 1 214A North Memorial Union
9:45 Gregory Sallee 182A Sinquefield Music Center
9:45 Neosho Trumpet Trio 101 Tate Hall
10:06 Neosho Sax Quartet 2 201C North Memorial Union
10:13 Gauge Spier 201C North Memorial Union
10:41 Roberto Diaz Armenta 134 Fine Arts Building
11:16 Carson Jordon 215 Tate Hall
11:30 Natalie Lopez 214A North Memorial Union
11:33 Neosho Percussion Quartet 132 Sheryl Crow Hall Sinquefield Music Center
11:37 Neosho Clarinet Trio 2 214A North Memorial Union
11:51 Neosho Sax Quartet 4 201C North Memorial Union
1:22 Tristan Smith 201C North Memorial Union
2:11 Braydon Barbre 22 Tate Hall