Adam Borst, Cedar Springs Band Director

Congratulations go out to Robert Robuck and members of our Cedar Spring High School Jazz Band for receiving straight 1’s (superior rating) at our State Jazz Festival on March 26!

Also, we had many students participate in State Solo and Ensemble at Grandville this on March 23, Saturday who represented themselves very well with lots of 1’s and 2’s!

Thanks to our students, parents, teachers, boosters, administration and community for all your support!

State Solo and Ensemble Festival participants…

Kaitlyn Caron – Oboe Solo and Proficiency

Saxophone Quartet

Kaitlyn Caron

Caitlyn McClurken

Sarah Swinehart

April Roberts

Liz Moore – Flute Solo

Sean Herp – Trombone Solo

Andrea Metzger – Duet and Brass Quintet

Emma Schut – Duet and Brass Quintet

Denver Satterwhite

Ryan Caron

Jacob Ploeg

Kelsey Kiander – Clarinet Solo and Proficiency

Katarina Scrivener – Alto Sax Solo

Samantha DeGood – Bass Clarinet Solo and Proficiency

Jacob Gust – Trombone Solo and Proficiency

Percussion Ensemble – Robert Robuck, Director

Jared Plank

Aiyana Plank

Megan Brunett

Maddie Garza

Jesse Empie

Joe Sherman

Chanler Kosla

Alec Falicki

Joel Carter

Ryan Flores

Emilie Petty

Roland Nulph

Hannah Serek

Ryan Flores

Kevin Burns

Tucked away in the gently forested hills and sunny meadows of northeastern Kent County lies Sandy Bottom Lake and it’s fictional fine arts camp, Camp Sandy Bottom. Come join the Cedar Springs Jazz Band as they celebrate the many talents and eccentricities of this mythical camp in “Kumbayah, Camp Sandy Bottom.”
On Saturday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium travel back to the seventies and join the members of the Cedar Springs Jazz Band as they re-create those by-gone summer days and nights with songs around the campfire, parent problems, punking your best friend and the first stirrings of teen love. There’ll be tube socks, disco balls, bell-bottoms, an homage to Farah Fawcett’s hair as well as dancing, tumbling, unicycles, water fights and a stunt canoe.
At the heart of all this loopy fun will be the exceptional music of the Cedar Springs Jazz Band under the direction of Robert Robuck performing such seventies standards as: Birdland, Watermelon Man, Pick Up the Pieces, and Chameleon. This year the fundraiser will be enhanced by something completely different; Mr. Shaw and the newly formed Cedar Springs Jr. High Jazz Band.
Will Camp Sandy Bottom lose its lease and close? Who will win the annual dance competition Miss Camp Sandy Bottom Dance Queen? More importantly, will the drummers ever find girlfriends? Join us to see!
Tickets for this fundraiser are only $5 and can be bought at the door or by calling 696-1200 ext. 6133.

The CTA Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Bands performed their annual Christmas concert in the school auditorium Thursday evening, December 9, under the direction of Mr. Matthew Palmieri.  A large turnout of parents and students enjoyed traditional carols, marches, and chorales.  The music program at CTA continues to grow and thrive under Mr. Palmieri and we are thankful for all he does for our students.

Beginning Band           Intermediate Band      Advanced Band

Flute                                     Flute                                     Flute
Anna Erhardt                      Nacole Shattuck                 Abi Force
Hannah Shadley                 Annalise VanEnk               Bri Fredrickson
Josie Yarrington                 Clarinet                                Skyler Ingersoll
Clarinet                               Jarod Bouma                      Clarinet
Cortney Aspinall               Autumn Shelagowski         Michaela Smith
Caleb Cruz                          Angelique Black                  Lauren Temple
Ben Jones                           Kaleigh Keech                     Alto Sax
Gabe Kelly                         Trumpet                                Victor Wang
Jonathan McKinnon          Kennedy Martin                  Trumpet
Richie Pastrick                  Lindsay Stevens                  Kennedy Martin
Tayler Thebo                     Brandon Beck
Autumn Watson               Richard Bouma
Joseph Weaton                Breanna Feikema
Trumpet                            June Kyser
Dawson Armstrong          Ethan Lehman
Trombone                        Trombone
James Bishop                  Tory Melton
Alex Cruz                          Kelly A. Harris
Jacob Enter                     Joseph Plowman
William Grabinski           Jakob Roach
William Rogers              Jesse Schultz