Petaluma High School Music Department

Cliff Eveland, Instrumental Director

Jennifer Fulkerson, Choral Director

Matthew Lane, Assistant Instrumental Director

Austin Harris, Percussion & Drum Line Instructor

Sarah Morgan, Color Guard Instructor

PHS Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, & Concert Band

The Wind Ensemble is a very advanced level performing group offered to instrumentalists with the appropriate skill and maturity (by audition only). The Wind Ensemble performs at community events, competitions, and numerous concerts throughout the year. The Symphonic Band is an advanced level class offered to instrumentalists with the appropriate skill and maturity (by audition only). The Symphonic Band also performs at several concerts throughout the year. The Concert Band is an intermediate level class offered to instrumentalists with the appropriate skill. All groups perform at the Winter and Spring Concerts, and combine to form the PHS Marching Band. The Instrumental Assistant Director is Matt Lane.

PHS Marching Band

The Wind Ensemble, the Symphonic Band, and the Concert Band combine to form this fun and competitive group, so if you are in any of the previously mentioned bands, then you are a member of the Marching Band as well. The members are required to attend a week long Band Camp at the end of summer to prepare for the fall marching season, and return to marching in April after a long winter without marching. The group performs at several Northern California competitions and events on Saturdays during the school year, and takes a tour to places like Disneyland, San Diego, Vancouver, and Washington D.C. once a year. The Marching Band has a one hour after-school rehearsal each week on Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, and practices during class time as well. The Marching Band is pursuing an invitation to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade.

PHS Chamber Choir & Madrigal Singers

The Chamber Choir is an intermediate level class offered to vocalists with the appropriate skill. The Madrigal Singers is an advanced level group within the Chamber Choir class, and is offered to vocalists with the appropriate skill and maturity. Members of the Madrigal Singers are also members of the Chamber Choir. Both groups perform at several festivals and events outside of class during the school year, including the Winter and Spring Concerts, and take a tour to places like Disneyland, San Diego, Vancouver, and Washington D.C. once a year. Both ensembles require an audition to join.

PHS Varsity Jazz Ensemble & Junior Varsity Jazz Ensemble

The Varsity Jazz Ensemble is a very advanced level class offered to instrumentalists with the appropriate skill, maturity, and instrumentation (by audition only). The Junior Varsity Jazz Ensemble is an intermediate level class offered to instrumentalists with the appropriate skill and instrumentation (by audition only). The Jazz Ensemble instrumentation consists of saxophones, trombones, trumpets, piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drum set. The Varsity Jazz Ensemble performs at many community events (including the Mystic Theatre) and Bay Area competitions. Both ensembles perform at the Winter and Spring Concerts. Concurrent enrollment in Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, or Concert Band is required.

PHS Drum Line

This extracurricular all-percussion group rehearses once a week during the school year, and the members are required to attend a week long Drum Line Camp at the end of summer. An audition is held on the 2^nd day of Drum Line Camp (runs concurrently with summer Band Camp). Drum Line is open to any student who is a member of a PHS instrumental ensemble. Marching Band percussionists are required to participate in the Drum Line. The group performs at several school and community events, and at Winter Percussion Competitions that take place during February and March. The Drum Line rehearses once a week on Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. The Percussion and Drum Line Instructor is Austin Harris.

PHS Jazz Combo

This extracurricular group consists of the most advanced members of the Varsity Jazz Ensemble playing in a smaller ensemble of 5 to 7 players. The Jazz Combo performs at numerous community fundraisers, charity events, and private parties around Sonoma County.

PHS Color Guard

The Color Guard is a coordinated movement, dance, and equipment based performance group open to any PHS student. The Color Guard performs with the Marching Band at parades during marching season, but also performs separately at competitions during Winter Guard season (February and March). The group is currently an extracurricular ensemble which rehearses once a week after school. An audition is required in the spring, and attendance at the summer Color Guard Camp (concurrent with the summer Band Camp) is also required. The Color Guard Instructor is Sarah Morgan.

Cliff Eveland

Instrumental Director at PHS

As director of all band classes at PHS, advisor to the Drum Line, Jazz Combo, and Color Guard, and the former Choral Director (8 years), Mr. Eveland has proven himself to be a dedicated and hard working teacher. For over eleven years, he has elevated the Music Program at Petaluma High School to higher levels of performance; developing the Wind Ensemble, the Drum Line, the Madrigal Singers, the Concert Band, the Jazz Combo, the J.V. Jazz Ensemble, and the Petaluma Invitational Band Review. Under his direction, the bands, choirs, Color Guard and Drum Line have placed first or second in numerous competitions and festivals all over California.

Jennifer Fulkerson

Choral Director at PHS

PHS Music Boosters

The PHS Music Boosters is an organization of music parents that provide the financial and physical support necessary to keep the Music Department at Petaluma High operating. The Boosters main fundraiser is a weekly bingo game. The game is staffed and operated by the parents of PHS music students in cooperation with the music parents at Casa Grande High School. The music students at each school set-up the bingo game each week. Maintaining uniforms, providing transportation, assisting at competitions, developing fundraisers, and organizing the Petaluma Invitational Band Review are other tasks the Booster parents accomplish on a regular basis.

PHS Music Student Leadership

The band and choir classes have student leadership organizations that consist of presidents, treasurers, librarians, section leaders, etc. These groups are responsible for coordinating fundraisers and activities, and for providing team leadership and general assistance.

Questions?

Questions regarding the PHS Music Program can be directed to Cliff Eveland or Jennifer Fulkerson at 769-9650 (PHS Music Office, leave a message). Please also check our website: www.petalumahighmusic.org

Other Info

The choral students are required to purchase their concert attire. A fee for marching band and jazz uniform usage and cleaning is required at the beginning of each school year. Some school instruments are available for loan throughout the school year.

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