ÿþ<html> <head> <title>BHS Jazz news &amp; announcements</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Berkeley High School Jazz, Berkeley Jazz, BHS Jazz, High School Jazz" > <meta NAME="description" CONTENT="BHS Jazz news and announcements "> </head> <body bgcolor="#FBAC1E"> <table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="88%" height="30" valign="middle"> <div align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong><a href="index.html"><img src="images/BHSjazzlogo.png" width="100" height="66" border="0" align="absmiddle"></a><font size="5"> &nbsp;&nbsp; BHS Jazz News &amp; Announcements</font></strong></em></font> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">NEWS:</font></strong><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">January 28, 2012 - BHS Jazz Ensemble and Combos win big at the Folsom Jazz Festival</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The BHS Jazz Ensemble won first place in the &quot;AAAA&quot; division at the 2012 Folsom Jazz Festival. In addition, Combos A &amp; B won first and second place in the &quot;A&quot; combo division, and Combo C won third place in the &quot;B&quot; division. It was a very exciting day for the players and parents. Congratulations to Sarah Cline for her direction and leadership. Stay tuned for <a href="./photos.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">pictures</font></a> from the performances. &nbsp;<br><br> A number of musicians in BHS combos received outstanding musicianship awards. In addition, Marcelo Bourque-Perez, Nick Lamb, Grant Milliken and Paco Avila received awards for their playing in the Ensemble. &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">January 24, 2012 - CBS-5 News Story about the Upcoming Cuba trip</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> KCBS San Francisco news did a report on the Cuba trip, including interviews with Band director Sarah Cline and drummer Lev Facher. Check it out <a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/6668187-famed-berkeley-high-musicians-eye-trip-to-cuba/"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">here</font></a> . &nbsp;<br><br> Please consider a <a href="donate.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">donation</font></a> to support the cost of the trip, including scholarships for students needing financial assistance. </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">January, 2012 - BHS Jazz Ensemble Cuba Summer trip</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The BHS Jazz Ensemble is headed to Cuba this Summer! Students will travel to Havana and other destinations in late June for performances and exchanges with music students and professional musicians. About five hours each day will be spent learning from Cuban musicians in lectures, workshops and ensembles. Sightseeing and participation in humanitarian activities are also planned. &nbsp;<br><br> See a recent Oakland Tribune <a href="http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_19728530"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">article</font></a> for more information. </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">December 3, 2011 - BHS Jazz Combos A, B &amp; C take 1st, 2nd &amp; 3rd and sweep combo competition at the Delta Jazz Festival - Jazz Ensemble places 3rd.</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Combo A (E. Pinderhughes, G. Milliken, N. Lamb, B. Timar &amp; L. Facher) won first place in the combo competition; Combo B (L. Collins, H. Shiboski, S. Klein-Markman, M. Orenstein, B. Timar &amp; M. Bourque-Perez) won second place; Combo C (Jonah Udall, Fred Callaway, Max Hirtz-Wolf &amp; Harry Meyerson) won third place. The Jazz Ensemble won third place in the big band &quot;heavy&quot; division, with unanimous superior ratings from all judges. See <a href="./photos.html"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">pictures</font></a> of the performances. &nbsp;<br><br> All musicians in BHS combos received outstanding musicianship awards. In addition, Marcelo Bourque-Perez, Sam Klein-Markman, Nick Lamb, Grant Milliken received awards for their Ensemble playing. &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">November 16, 2011 - Article about BHS Jazz</font></strong><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="http://www.sfcv.org/article/berkeley-high-still-swings-with-its-jazz-play ers"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">San Francisco Classical Voice article about the BHS Jazz Program</font></a> &nbsp;<br><br> </font> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">August 20, 2011 - Article about BHS Jazz in concert</font></strong><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/08/18/out-in-berkeley-the-highly-talented-bhs-jazz-ensemble/"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Berkeleyside article about BHS gig on August 20, 2011</font></a> <br><br> &nbsp;<br> </font> </blockquote> <hr> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="4" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ANNOUNCEMENTS:</font></strong><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <strong><font color="#990000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">August 19, 2011 - New Director Sarah Cline</font></strong><br> </blockquote> <blockquote align = left> <font color="#000000" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> BHS Jazz welcomes Sarah Cline as the new director of the Jazz Program. 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