Schedule for 6th grade band, 7th/8th grade band, and Jazz Bands.
Including dates for contests / festivals / and performances  for the 2007/2008 school year.  ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE and we will try to note any changes on the Home Page Alerts section as well as indicate which change was made within this calendar.

Aug. 30th - Thursday : Full Band meeting 6:30 pm

Sep. 10th - Monday: Jazz Band 2 Starts 4:30-5:30 pm

Sep. 14th - Friday: Jazz Band 2 Parents' Meeting ... Band Room 5:30 pm

Sep. 14th - Friday: Jazz Band 3 Parents' Meeting ... Band Room 6:30 pm

Sep. 17th - Monday: Jazz Band 3 Starts 7:00-7:45am

Sep. 19th - Wednesday: Sign-up for IMEA Deadline (7th and 8th Grade Only)

Oct. 8th - Monday: IMEA Jazz and Concert Band Auditions ... Bloomington Jr. High School

Nov. 3rd - Saturday: IMEA Jazz Festival ... Normal Community HS

Nov. 7th - Wednesday: Jazz Band 1 ... Windsor of Savoy 6:30 pm

Nov. 14th - Wednesday: Jazz Band 1 ... Clarke Lindsay Village in Urbana 7:00 pm

Nov. 15th - Thursday: Chicago Trip 2008 All Band Parent Meeting ... Auditorium 6:30 pm

Nov. 17th - Saturday: IMEA Concert Band Festival ... Illinois State University

Nov. 30th - Friday: Jazz Band 1 ... Elementary School (Carrie Busey, South Side) Performance

Dec. 6th - Thursday: Jazz Band 2/3 Winter Concert ... Auditorium 7:00 pm

Dec. 11th - Tuesday: EMS Concert Bands Winter Concert + Jazz Band 1 ... Auditorium 7:00 pm

Dec. 17th - Monday: Jazz Band 1 ... Rotary Club Christmas Party, Virginia Theatre 11:45 am

Dec. 19th - Wednesday: No Jazz Band Rehearsals

Jan. 12th - Saturday: Jazz Band 1 ... Market Place Mall 6:00 pm

Jan. 19th - Saturday: Purdue University Jazz Festival ... Purdue University

Jan. 23rd - Wednesday: Jazz Band 1 ... Cunningham Children's Home, Urbana 7:00 pm

Feb. 1st - Friday: Java & Jazz, All EMS Jazz Bands ... Laborer's Union Hall, Urbana, 6:30pm

Feb. 2nd - Saturday: Jazz Band 1 ... Krannert Lobby prior to "Sinfonia Da Camera: Tales of the Yellow River"

Feb. 9th - Saturday: Eastern Illinois University Jazz Festival ... Eastern Illinois University

Feb. 10th - Sunday: MANDATORY Meeting for Chicago Band trip ... Auditorium, 2:00 pm

Feb. 23rd - Saturday: IGSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest ... Bloomington JHS

Feb. 27th - Wednesday: Jazz Band 2 ... Clarke Lindsay Village, Urbana 7:00pm

Feb. 29th - Friday: Jazz Band 1 ... Elementary School Tour (Bottenfield, BTW)

Mar. 1st, Saturday: Jazz Band 1 ... Central Swing Dance (Round Barn Banquet Center)

Mar. 7th - 8th, Friday - Saturday: IGSMA Organization Contest ... Urbana MS

Mar. 13th - Thursday: EMS Concert Bands Spring Concert + Jazz Band 1 ... Auditorium 7:00 pm

Mar. 14th - 16th, Friday - Sunday: All EMS Bands to Chicago

Apr. 5th - Saturday: Jazz Band 1/2, ISU Jazz Festival ... Illinois State University

Apr. 10th - Thursday: Jazz Band 2/3 Spring Concert ... Auditorium 7:00 pm

Apr. 13th - Sunday: Jazz Band 2 ... Pages for All Ages, 2:00 pm

Apr. 14th - Monday: Jazz Band 1 ... Champaign Public Library, 7:00 pm

Apr. 18th - Friday: Jazz Band 1 ... Boneyard Arts Festival, Downtown Champaign, 7:00-8:00 pm

Apr. 26th, Saturday: (No EMS bands) ... Central HS Jazz Festival

Apr. 26th - Saturday: 7th/8th Grade Concert Band ... IGSMA State Contest, Palos Heights, IL

May 2nd - Friday: 7th/8th Grade Concert Band ...University of Illinois Superstate Festival (KCPA)

May 16th - Friday: Jazz Band 1 Assembly ... Auditorium

May 18th - Sunday: All EMS Bands Day in the Park Concert ... Hessel Park

May 22nd - Thursday: EMS Bands Awards Night...Auditorium 7:00 pm