Best wishes to everyone for a very Happy Holiday and a great New Year!

Bandlink is done for the fall semester, and will resume at the end of January.  Make sure to check back here for updates and specific dates closer to the time.

A few reminders about the Bandlink Concert on Sunday:

2:15 pm – Call time for students at Washington Hall

2:30 – Washington Hall opens for audience members

3:00 – Concert Begins

Parents, please bring a dessert to share for the post concert reception.  We are looking forward to a great afternoon of music!

This is the last week of Bandlink before the Winter Concert.  The Winter Concert is this Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 pm at Washington Hall on the Notre Dame campus.

Parents – make plans to bring a dessert to share for our post-concert reception!

More details about the concert will be available later this week.

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, there will not be any Bandlink activities this week.

Bandlink will resume on Monday, November 30th.

There are 2 great Notre Dame Band concerts this weekend:

Sunday, November 15 – 3:00 pm – Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Band @ DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (free)

Sunday, November 15 – 8:00 pm – Brass Ensemble @ Basilica of the Sacred Heart (free)

Make plans to come and see your mentors perform before and / or after Bandlink lessons on Sunday!

Just a reminder – there will be no Bandlink lessons this Sunday, November 1st.

Bandlink activities will resume on Monday, November 2nd.

As we near Notre Dame’s Fall Break, just wanted to remind everyone about the Bandlink schedule for the rest of October.  The full Fall calendar is available on the ‘Calendar’ page.

Monday, October 12 – Returning Band

Wednesday, October 14 – Beginning Band

Sunday, October 18 – NO BANDLINK

Monday, October 19 – NO BANDLINK

Wednesday, October 21 – NO BANDLINK

Sunday, October 25 – Bandlink Lessons

Monday, October 26 – Returning Band

Wednesday, October 28 – Beginning Band

Sunday, November 1 – NO BANDLINK

Full band rehearsals begin this week! Returning band will meet today (Monday), and Beginning Band will meet on Wednesday.  Both rehearsals are from 3:25-4:25 p.m. in the Music Room at Christ the King School.

Paperwork: Band Handbooks went home at lessons last night.  Please read the handbook with your student, and sign and return the last 2 pages to full band this week.  Finally, due to a copying issue, some of the handbooks contain blank pages.  There should be 7 pages of text, with the following headings: Welcome, Band Descriptions, Concert Attire, Bandlink Behavior Contract, Bandlink Schedule – Fall 2009, Bandlink Agreement and Instrument Information Form, and Bandlink Program – Minors.  If your Handbook does not contain all of those pages, you may obtain another copy from the Bandlink Directors.

ND Band Rehearsals: Come out and watch the Notre Dame Band rehearse!  The Notre Dame Marching Band practices on Mondays from 5:45-7:00, and Tuesday-Thursday from 6:30 -8:00.  The Band practices on a parking lot, just south of Notre Dame Stadium.  On Home Game Fridays, the Band will march from the Dome to the practice field at 5:00 and rehearse until approximately 6:00.  Come see your mentors perform and hear the oldest marching band in the U.S!  (Please note that rehearsal locations and times may change due to weather or other circumstances).

Bandlink lessons will begin this Sunday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross School. Lessons will conclude at 7:30 p.m.  All students should report to the cafeteria when they arrive.

Returning Band Parents – There will be a brief meeting in the Holy Cross Cafeteria around 6:45 (or 15 minutes after lessons begin) on Sunday night.  Make plans to attend to receive important information and paperwork, including the schedule and Bandlink Handbook.

Full band rehearsals will begin next week - Returning Band on September 28th and Beginning Band on September 30th.  Refer to the calendar page for more details.

Looking forward to a great year of Bandlink!!

The Bandlink Beginner Meeting will be held tonight, Monday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall on the Notre Dame campus.

Parking will be available in the lot just north of the Band Building, or in the lots just east of Hesburgh Library.

Ricci Band Building is located just east of the Jordan Hall of Science, and just north of Rolfs Sports Recreation Complex.  It is Building #1100 on a campus map.