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Western High School Jazz Festival

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                                       7th Annual Jazz Festival  

Dear Colleagues,

     You are cordially invited to participate in the seventh annual Western High School Jazz Festival.  This unique musical event will be held in Western High School’s 275-seat theater.  This setting offers an excellent environment to showcase your talents, and provides an outstanding educational opportunity for the students of your program.            A quality sound system will be provided.

     We hope to make your day informative as well as entertaining.  There will be competitive divisions for both Junior High School and Senior High School Jazz Ensembles.  In addition, we will be offering a clinic for all bands.

     A full-service snack bar offering pizza, snacks, and beverages will be available throughout the day.  Our Boosters will also be hosting a Hospitality Room for Directors that includes a special complimentary meal and refreshments. 

     We will once again have some of the finest Jazz Educators here to do the adjudication process. Please fill out the enclosed entry form and mail it with your payment as soon as possible to guarantee your spot in the 2017 Western High School Jazz Festival.  If you have any questions as to where you should be placed, or need clarification, please feel free to give me a call.  I look forward to hearing from you and hope you will make the Western high School Jazz Festival a part of your jazz season.


  • Awards for everyone by classification, certificates for outstanding sections and soloists.  Drum set and bass amp provided on stage and in the clinic room.
  • The four distinguished adjudicators for our event will be: 
    • ​Bruce Babad
                           
  • Spectator admission is $5.00
  • Pre-order lunch meal for school groups is available for $5.00.  Please email the lunch order to us by the end of the school day on Friday, April 21st
          Lunch includes: 2 slices of pizza, chips or cookie and a choice of soda or water.

Musically Yours,

Sandra Hench
Director of Instrumental Music
(714) 220-4035
[email protected]


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