Stadium Rehearsal Monday October 5th

Mercer Stadium- 16403 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479

Monday, Oct 5th

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Kempner Band Family,

We will be rehearsing Monday, Oct 5th at Mercer Stadium Stadium at 6:00 pm-9:00 pm. This is a required rehearsal for all students and will count as a double daily grade. Students are responsible for their own ride to and from the Mercer Stadium. Please do everything within your power to make arrangements. NO EXCUSES!

This is a very important Rehearsal. Practicing at a Contest stadium is a priceless opportunity that will help our band to improve and set them up for success as contest season starts. We have our design team, sound engineers, and clinicians booked to help the band during this rehearsal. We can not accomplish our goals without EVERY member present.

The Band Hall will not be open after school after 3:00pm, go home.

Dress: Practice Uniform: White T-Shirts, Basketball Shorts, Tennis Shoes. NO CROCS!!!

Equipment Needed: Instrument, water jug(pre-filled with ice-water)

Instruments: Students must bring their own instruments home and bring them to the stadium with them.

We will only bring the following instruments on the trailer:

Front Ensemble, Druml Line, Tubas, Baritones, Bari Saxophones, Tenor Saxophones, Bass Clarinets

Student Schedule

6:00 pm - Report to Mercer
6:15 pm - Move Equipment and Props
6:30 pm - Rehearse
8:30 pm -Clear Field/Load Trailer

9:00 pm - Dismiss

Battle at the Berry Saturday, October 3rd

Saturday, October 3rd

Berry Center Stadium, Cy-Fair ISD
8877 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX 77433

Official Schedule

4:30am report time, YIKES!!!

On Saturday, October 3rd we are performing for the Battle at the Berry Marching Band Contest at Berry Center Stadium in Cy-Fair ISD. This is a Pre-lims only contest, there is NOT Finals.. We will perform in our pre-lims performance at 8:15am and then return back to Kempner to dismiss students. Call time is 4:30am and that’s pretty rough, I get it, but the day will be over for us by noon.

Dress: Full Uniform: Students need to wear LONG BLACK SOCKS with the full uniform. Students will wear their Inside the Algorithm Show Shirt when not in full uniform They will also wear black compression shorts or black basketball shorts underneath their full uniform. Students with long hair will have to put their hair in a high schow bun when in uniform. Students are not permitted to wear jewelry when in uniform. Students are not permitted to have nail polish on when in uniform. Students are not permitted to eat when in uniform.

Pre-Lim Performance Time : 8:15am

Contest Map

Director Packet

Parent Packet

Spectator Tickets are $14

Tickets are only available online through the Berry Center Website at https://www.berrycenter.net/events. No on-site ticket sales; tickets must be purchased online.

Meals- The band boosters will provide BREAKFAST . They will also provide Gatorades for after performance.

Student Schedule

4:30 am - Report
4:45 am - ECPL
5:15 am - Inspection
5:30 am - Depart
6:15 am - Arrive at Berry Center
7:10 am - Warm-up
8:15 am - PERFORM
9:15 am - Depart
10:00 am - Arrive at KHS
10:15 am - Dismiss

FBISD Band Night at Hall Stadium

Tuesday, September 29th
FBISD Hall Stadium
3335 Hurricane Ln, Missouri City, TX 77459

NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS A CLEAR BAG POLICY 

On Tuesday, September 29th we are performing for the FBISD Band Night at Hall Stadium. Our performance is at 6:45pm and will be evaluated by 3 music and 2 visual judges.

Dress: Full Uniform: Students need to wear LONG BLACK SOCKS with the full uniform. Students will wear their show shirt, Algorithm shirt underneath the uniform. They will also wear black compression shorts or black basketball shorts underneath. Students with long hair will have to pull their hair into a “high show bun” when in uniform. Students are not permitted to wear jewelry when in uniform. Students are not permitted to have nail polish on when in uniform. Students are not permitted to eat when in uniform.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Performance Time: 6:45pm

ADMISSION IS FREE

Meals- Lunch- All band students will go to A lunch at school. We will feed the students Sandwich items at 4:00pm at Hopson Fieldhouse.

Student Schedule

11:21 am - ALL students eat A Lunch
11:56 am - Report to Band Hall
12:15 pm - Pack/Load
1:00 pm - Depart
1:30 pm - Arrive at Hall
3:00 pm - Stadium Rehearsal

4:00 pm - Meal at Hopson
5:30 pm - Warm-up
6:45 pm - PERFORMANCE
7:45 pm - Depart
8:30 pm - Dismiss