4th of July Parade!

(Please read this page in it's entirety. It contains A LOT of important information! Thanks!)  

We have fantastic news!  We will definitely be performing in the 4th of July Parade!  WOO-HOO!!  We have worked out a compromise with the Poudre School District.They will be providing us with a trailer/driver, banners, and t-shirts. Students with larger/percussion instruments will ride on the flat bed trailer and students with smaller instruments will walk alongside and pass out candy.

Permission Forms:
In order to participate in the parade, all students must complete the PSD "Student Release, Indemnity & Assumption of Risk" permission form AND the City of Fort Collins "Statement of Parade Conditions/Release of Liability & Hold Harmless Agreement." Both the PSD and City of Fort Collins permission forms are due at the rehearsal on Sunday, July 3rd. Students will not be allowed to participate in the parade without BOTH forms being turned in.
​Items you will need for the parade:
  • sunscreen
  • hat or bandana (patriotic if possible)
  • PSD t-shirt (donated by the district)
  • khaki or jean shorts/capris (Ladies, keep shorts to from mid-thigh to knee. Please nothing shorter!!)
  • patriotic socks, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, etc. (if possible)
  • water bottle
  • sneakers (please do not wear sandals)
  • instrument/mouthpiece/sticks/mallets
  • music (we will tape music to our stands)
  • lyre (if possible - this is a music stand that attaches to your instrument - may have come with your instrument if rented or purchased)
  • waist apron (for holding candy to pass out)
  • candy to pass out to parade viewers (we need donated candy)
  • patriotic decorations for stands and instruments
 Parade BLUE Staging Area (Oak Street and McKinley Avenue):

 Performance Schedule/Location
Judges Stand (Mountain Avenue and Mack Street):
Parade De-Staging Area (Mountain Avenue and Meldrum Street):
Performance:
  • Monday, July 4, 2016
    • Students are to arrive at City Park, Fort Collins, CO at 7:45 AM. Parade participants may be dropped off at City Park. Vehicles not participating in the parade must leave the area promptly. Please use westbound Mountain Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue to access the BLUE staging area. Directions are as follows: 
      • West on Mountain Avenue
      • South on Roosevelt Avenue
      • East on Oak Street
      • Drop off area is Oak and McKinley
      • Exit on McKinley Avenue
    • Due to the FireKracker 5K, several streets around City Park will be closed. Please allow extra time to arrive at our staging and/or de-staging areas on time.
    • ​When students arrive, please locate BLUE staging area #02 on Oak Street. Please help Mrs. Munoz unload and set up stands, chairs, and percussion equipment on the flat bed trailer.
    • The staging areas are designated as "Quiet Zones". Once all students have arrived and we've set up our flat bed trailer, we will move to another location (close by) to warm-up/rehearse.  
    • The parade will begin at 10:00 am and will head East on Mountain Avenue from Jackson Avenue. The route is approximately 1 mile. The parade is expected to last 30 to 45 minutes. 
    • The Judges Stand is located at Mountain Avenue and Mack Street. We will definitely be stopping and playing!!
    • The parade will end at Meldrum Street. All parade participants will be directed to exit into the Steele's parking lot. Students may be picked up at this location or a shuttle will be available to take parade participants back to City Park.  The shuttle will operate until 11:30 am. Parents, please check-in with Mrs. Munoz, before the parade if you are planning on having your student ride the shuttle back to City Park or after the parade if you are picking your student up at the de-staging area.
    • Students, please help Mrs. Munoz unload stands, chairs, and percussion equipment off the flat bed trailer before departing. Graduated 8th grade students that need to turn in Lesher instruments may do so at this time.  
    • Last, but not least, parents, please support our fantastic Lesher Band Students by not only watching the parade, BUT bringing folks with you (such as grandparents, aunts/uncles, neighbors, friends, etc.)! We are going to have a blast!  

Download the Colonel Bogey sheet music here:

We will be performing Colonel Bogey. Please know that the file to the right contains EVERY instrument part for this performance. Please download the file and ONLY print off the piece of music you need.  Remember to "STARS" out the piece, paying close attention to the key signature(s) and accidentals. Please also practice with the recording (click on Colonel Bogey link above).

Woodwind part assignments are as follows:
Flute/Picc.
Tess Hureau
Taya Brickner
Abby Evans

Bassoon (Please play the Baritone/2nd Trombone part.)
Shane Underwood

Clarinet (top notes)
Emily Romero

Clarinet (bottom notes)
Robert Zhang
Sarah Bailey

Bass Clarinet (Tuba part)
Evan Kim-Thamm
Dylan Kelly
Emily Johnson

Alto Sax
Willa Rudnick

Tenor Sax
Donovan Myrick
Quincy Noel
Tyler Guggemos

Tenor Sax (Please read the Bb Horn/3rd Trumpet part.)
Olivia How

Bari Sax
Brie Jordan
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​Brass/Percussion part assignments are as follows:
1st Trumpet
Thea Herrick
Kelsey Straw (11th Grader, LMS Alum!!)

2nd Trumpet
Oliver Ramirez
Bryce Martin
Christina Kim
Will Shrigley (10th Grader, LMS Alum!!)

F Horn (Please make sure it is F Horn and not Bb Horn!)
Riley Endries
Jaxon Newton
Anna Mellizo Kroll
Max Hubbard

1st Trombone
Katelyn Straw
Katya Sandoval
Rabi Phelan (10th Grader, LMS Alum!!)

Baritone/2nd Trombone
Piper Miller
Sam Russell
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Electric Bass (Tuba)
Vivian Bennett

Tuba
Will Pelletier
Jonathan Itzep Velasquez

Snare Drum
Aidan Marco
Teagan Boiarsky

Bass Drum
Hailey Hixon

Cymbals
Taylor Hixson

Bells (Please bring your own bell kits.)
Allie Shellhammer
Grace Nichol
Sage Breck
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