<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear Middle and High School Band Parents,</div><div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that Weston Band Fest Concert (Grades 4-12) in on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the H.S. Gymnasium. We look forward to seeing you there! The best way to support your child’s musical endeavors is to come and enjoy their performance. It will be a great concert! Please see email from Julia Ding, Lori Glazier and Xihui Xu (Weston Friends of Music MS/HS Band Liaisons) below for more information and to volunteer.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you! I look forward to seeing you at the concert!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Christopher Memoli<br>Director of Music<br>Weston Public Schools<br>444 Wellesley Street<br>Weston, MA 02493<br>781-786-5945<br></div></span></div></span>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Xu Xihui <xihuixu@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2024 Spring WPS Band Fest</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February 26, 2024 at 8:22:41 AM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">msband@lists.weston.org, hsband@lists.weston.org, memolic@weston.org, Claire Nalven <nalvenc@weston.org>, Lisa Nardone <nardonel@weston.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">julia ding <julia_ding@yahoo.com>, Lori Glazier <loribglazier@gmail.com>, Anna Berger <annasboston@gmail.com><br></span></div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">Hello Families of Middle School and High School Band Members,</span></p><div style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">We are looking forward to seeing all of you at our<b> Band Fest Concert</b> coming up on <b>Wednesday, March 6th</b>, in the <b>High School Gym, at 7:00pm</b>. This is our biggest concert of the year and a family favorite, where we see the progression of our band students from Grades 4 through 12! This is a wonderful opportunity to hear our outstanding musicians perform, and includes a grand finale that you won't want to miss!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"> </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">Since there are a large number of musicians and guests attending, please help us by following these procedures:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in 0.0001pt 47pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">1. <b> By 6:00pm</b>, student musicians should enter through the doors by the gym/auditorium. Our parent volunteers will bring the students to their grade-level warm-up room.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in 0.0001pt 47pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">2. All families and guests should enter the High School through the main doors (next to the cafeteria) where admissions will be paid. The fee is $5 per family. Students, teachers, and seniors are free. We accept cash and Apple pay.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in 0.0001pt 47pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">3. Families and guests may wait in the cafeteria or hallway leading to the gym. Parents/guests may not wait in the gym or enter the warm-up rooms.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in 0.0001pt 47pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">4. At 6:45pm the gym doors will open for general seating in the bleachers. The concert lasts approximately 1 hour.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">We need approx. <b>12 volunteers from 5:40pm to 7:00pm</b> to make this concert a success! Our volunteers will help us chaperone student musicians to warm-up rooms, direct families and staff to the admissions table. All volunteers will be able to go into the gym early and put their coat on a seat to reserve it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E49AFAA2FA3F85-45058232-band&source=gmail-imap&ust=1709558574000000&usg=AOvVaw0ElT8di_LYVQnhk9X453Im" target="_blank">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E49AFAA2FA3F85-45058232-band</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN">Thank you in advance for your support, and we look forward to an incredible concert!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Lori Glazier and Xihui Xu</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Weston Friends of Music</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Middle School Band Chairs</span></p><div style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Julia Ding</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Weston Friends of Music</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">High School Band Chair</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10pt 0in"><br></p></div></div>
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