CELEBRATIONS
Kudos to all Brasses and Woodwinds students who performed at the annual Chamber Winds concert on Tue Apr 22!
Congrats to our 24 students who performed in the OSSAA State Solo/Ensemble Festival last week at OSU. EVERY PERFORMER EARNED A SUPERIOR RATING!
Shout-Out to the six Union Wind Ensemble students selected to perform in the Tulsa Signature Symphony concert tonight, Sat Apr 26! Owen, Emma, Brady, Jeffrey, Ava, & Cooper will perform epic repertoire including Wagner’s Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral and Respighi’s Pines of Rome.
SPRING CONCERT - MON MAY 5
All four Union HS Concerts Bands will perform a final concert of the 2024-25 school year on Mon May 5, 7pm at the UPAC. The event is free and open to the public. Students will wear required concert attire, and will turn in the attire following the concert; ***BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR AFTER THE CONCERT***. Other details about this concert are available at: https://www.unionbands.com/events/hsspringconcert-2025
ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET - Mon May 12 - 6pm @ UPAC
***RSVP/Orders for Banquet Tickets by Mon May 5***. LINK: https://www.cognitoforms.com/UnionBands/_2025UHSBandsAnnualAwardsBanquetReservation
Student tickets are free but RSVP is required: https://www.cognitoforms.com/UnionBands/_2025UHSBandsAnnualAwardsBanquetReservation
Participate by submitting photos for the Retrospective Video presentation! Click here by May 4: https://form.jotform.com/250956210114043
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thu May 1 / 7pm / UPAC -- Union Percussion Showcase
Fri May 2 / After School / U67GC -- Union Middle School Solo/Ensemble Festival
Mon May 5 / 7pm / UPAC -- UHS Bands Spring Concert [ Formal Attire Turn-In after the concert! ]
Thu May 8 / 7pm / UPAC -- Union 8th Grade Bands Concert
Mon May 12 / 6pm / UPAC -- UHS Bands/Guard Awards Banquet -- Tickets Orders coming soon! More info below
Tues May 13 / 7pm / UPAC -- Union 7th Grade Bands Concert
Thurs May 15 / 7pm / UHS Gym -- Union Guard Spring Showcase
Fri May 16 / 7pm / UHS Band Building -- UHS Jazz Ensemble Concert
UHS Student Volunteers are needed for many of the events shown above. Sign up at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/UnionBands/StudentEventVolunteersRegistration
Check out our website for more info on all events: www.unionbands.com/events
AUDITIONS FOR NEXT YEAR
Auditions for the 2025-2026 UHS Bands are scheduled for the week of May 12. What to know:
Auditioning is counts for a grade and required for all current Freshmen, Sophomores, & Juniors
Music/Info Packets will be posted on Canvas during the week of April 28
Auditions will take place during before-school hours and 1st Period on Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri, May 13/14/15/16
Specific auditions days/times/instruments/students will be posted on Mon May 12
WATER GUNS POLICY
In accordance with Board of Education policy, water guns (or weapons of any kind) are not allowed on any Union Public Schools campus or property.
