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Welcome to the Fraser Public Schools Band Website!

Click HERE for Online Payments--Band & Uniform Fees
Click Here--Online Payments for Band Camp and Trips
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We did it again in 2021!
​Recognized as "Best Communities for Music Education" consecutively for the past 11 years!
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2022-2023 Performance & Events Calendar
JULY
24 Fraser City Parade and Picnic, 12 pm  (FHS Marching Band)
26 - 28 Home Band Camp, 9 am - 4 pm (FHS)
AUGUST
1-5 Away Marching Band Camp (MCYC)
10 Drumline Practice 9-12 (FHS)
10 Marching Band Rehearsal 5-9 (FHS)
17 Drumline Practice 9-12 (FHS)
17 Marching Band Rehearsal 5-9 (FHS)
24 Drumline Practice 9-12 (FHS)
24 Marching Band Rehearsal 5-9 (FHS)
25 Varsity Football Game #1 and Tailgate, FHS Marching Band, 7 pm
31 Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30-8:30 (FHS)
SEPTEMBER
1 Varsity Football Game #2--FHS Marching Band, 7 pm
2-5 Labor Day Recess
7 Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30-8:30 (FHS)
8 FHS Meet-The-Teacher (FHS)
14 Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30-8:30 (FHS)
15 RMS Meet-The-Teacher (RMS)
16 Varsity Football Game #3--FHS Marching Band, 7 pm
19 FYC Parents' Meeting 6PM (FHS)
19 Powder-Puff Game--FHS Marching Band; perform at 6:15 pm, game at 6:30 pm
21 Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30-8:30 (FHS)
23 Homecoming Pep Rally (4 pm), Parade (6 pm) & Game (7 pm) (FHS)
24 Homecoming Dance (RMS)
28 Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30-8:30 (FHS)
OCTOBER
1 Troy Athens Scholastic Marching Band Invitational; 5:15 pm performance (see Troy Athens tab in "marching band")
5 Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30-8:30 (FHS)
12 Marching Band Festival --Anchor Bay H.S., 7:30 pm performance (see MSBOA Marching Festival tab in "marching band")
13 Parent/Teacher Conferences (RMS)
14 Varsity Football Game #5 (FHS)
19 5th Grade Song Flute Concert (FHS Gym), 6 pm
22 Marching Band Extravaganza 1PM (FHS)
26-27 Parent/Teacher Conferences (Elem)
28--Tag Day #1, 4 - 8 pm (FHS)
29--Tag Day #2, 12 - 4 pm (FHS)

30 Halloween Parade @ noon--Moravian Forest Subdivision; FHS Marching Band
NOVEMBER
2 Marching Band Banquet--Century Club of Sterling Heights, 6 pm; $20 per person
11 Fall Play “Destiny” 7pm (FPAC)
12 Fall Play “Destiny” 1pm & 7pm (FPAC)
17 Parent/Teacher Conferences (FHS)
23-25 Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
3 Christmas in a Small Town, 5:30 pm, Fraser City Hall (FHS)
12 Piano Recitals 7 PM (FPAC)
13 RMS Band Concert 7 PM,  (FPAC); General Seating $3
14 FHS Band Concert (Jazz and Concert Bands), 7 PM, (FPAC); Admission $5
15 FHS Band Concert (Varsity and Symphony Bands), 7 PM, (FPAC); Admission $5
19-Jan 2 Winter Break​
​JANUARY

19-21 Michigan Music Conference
25 Elementary Band Concert, FHS Gym, 7 pm

28 MSBOA Middle School Solo & Ensemble/High School Chamber Ensembles--Rochester H.S.
FEBRUARY
4 MSBOA High School Solo & Ensemble--Rochester H.S.
8 8th Grade Parent Night
9, 10, 11  FHS Musical "NEWSIES" 7 pm, FPAC

16  RMS & FHS Band Festival Concert, FPAC, 7 pm; Admission is FREE
20-21 Mid-Winter Break
**Saturday, February 18--6th Annual MATTRESS FUNDRAISER, 10 am - 4 pm, High School Cafeteria
MARCH
2 MSBOA MS Band Festival--Richards MS 8th grade band, Warren Woods Tower HS, 8:25 pm; Admission is FREE
10 MSBOA HS Band Festival-- FHS Symphony Band, Anchor Bay HS, 6:40 pm; Admission is FREE 
11 MSBOA HS Band Festival--FHS Varsity Band, Anchor Bay HS, 9:00 am; Admission is FREE 
11 MSBOA HS Band Festival--FHS Concert Band, Anchor Bay HS, 11:35 am; Admission is FREE 
11 Band Booster Spring Craft Show, FHS, 10 am - 4 pm; $2 admission
18 MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble--Chippewa Valley High School
24 MSBOA State Jazz Festival --FHS Jazz Band, Utica Eisenhower HS, 8:00 pm; Admission is FREE
March 31 - April 7 Spring Break (No Classes)
APRIL
12-13 Jazz Ensemble auditions, FHS Band room, 2:30 - 5:00 pm
19-20 Symphony band auditions, FHS Band room, 2:30 - 5:00 pm
20 Elementary Band Concert--FHS Gym, 7 pm; Admission FREE
21-22 FHS CABARET (FPAC) 6:00 pm
27 - 30 Fraser Performing Arts Trip to Philadelphia
MAY
16 RMS 7th Grade--FPAC, 6:30 pm;  General Seating is $3
17 FHS Varsity, Concert, & Symphony Bands--FPAC, 7 pm;  Admission is $5, $6 for premium seating
18 Fraser Public Schools Jazz Bands in Concert--FPAC, 7 pm; Admission is FREE

30 Spring Band Banquet--Century Club of Sterling Heights, 6 pm;  $25 per person; Senior students are complimentary;
Tickets will be available in the FHS band office

JUNE
1 Fraser Performing Arts Career Academy Senior Recital, FPAC, 7 pm

10--Graduation, Bethesda Christian Church; 10 am--Graduation Band performs

For a complete listing of all events, please visit the CALENDAR page

Fraser High School Bands
(586) 439-7328

Mr. Jim Rodgers-Director
Mrs. April Fiedler-Assistant

Richards Middle School Bands
(586) 439-7456

Mr. Sheldon Santamaria-Band Teacher


Fraser Elementary Bands
​(586) 439-7017

Ms. Peyton DeSchutter-Band Teacher

ADDITIONAL LINKS TO RELATED WEBSITES

FHS Color Guard Website 2021
Fraser Vocal Music Weebly Site
Fraser Performing Arts Center
Tri-M Music Honor Society

****A Tradition of Excellence!****