smb pancake breakfast 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023 (8am-12:30pm)
At Saratoga High School
Support SMB's annual fundraiser - a community favorite since ~1970. Enjoy a morning of music with band, orchestra, jazz, percussion, color guard, and choral performances by the students of Saratoga High School and Redwood Middle School. Don’t miss amazing raffle prizes and one of a kind auction items!! Relish a delicious plate of freshly flipped pancakes served with sides of butter, syrup, locally sourced sausages, fresh strawberries, orange juice, milk, coffee, and tea.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT - till April 9, 2023
Buy your tickets early for a plate of pancakes with all the sides and enjoy a $5 discount/ticket till Apr 9. Tickets: $25
SPONSOR A TEACHER
Sponsor a Faculty/Staff member from your choice of SUSD/SHS schools. Encouraging Faculty/Staff to attend school events helps build a stronger community.
RAFFLE TICKETS
1 ticket for $4
4 tickets for $15
10 tickets for $30
Buy more, save more!! Exciting prizes for the winners. Drawing around noon.
DONATE FOR SILENT AUCTION
SMB greatly appreciates any contribution, whether in the form of a cash donation, a gift certificate, donating a week in your holiday home or a special item for our silent auction (game tickets; artwork or jewelry etc.). All donors will be listed in the program. Contact: smbpancakebreakfast@gmail.com
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT - till April 9, 2023
Buy your tickets early for a plate of pancakes with all the sides and enjoy a $5 discount/ticket till Apr 9. Tickets: $25
SPONSOR A TEACHER
Sponsor a Faculty/Staff member from your choice of SUSD/SHS schools. Encouraging Faculty/Staff to attend school events helps build a stronger community.
RAFFLE TICKETS
1 ticket for $4
4 tickets for $15
10 tickets for $30
Buy more, save more!! Exciting prizes for the winners. Drawing around noon.
DONATE FOR SILENT AUCTION
SMB greatly appreciates any contribution, whether in the form of a cash donation, a gift certificate, donating a week in your holiday home or a special item for our silent auction (game tickets; artwork or jewelry etc.). All donors will be listed in the program. Contact: smbpancakebreakfast@gmail.com
SMB is an all-volunteer, charitable organization that supports music education across elementary, middle and high school in Saratoga. SMB is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, EIN#: 51-0187615. Donations are fully tax deductible.
SHS March concerts
SHS Music Department presents the March Concert Series. Join us for Choir, Orchestra and Band concerts. All concerts are free and seating is on a first come, first served basis. Performances are at Saratoga High School, McAfee Theater and begin at 7pm.
Abridged Program Brochure
Abridged Program Brochure
RMS Disneyland trip
(feb 19-22, 2023)
Music students from Redwood Middle School will be traveling to Disneyland in Feb. All 150 students will attend a workshop at Disney Imagination Campus. Orchestra, Band and Choir students will perform at California Adventure park. Many thanks to our wonderful music teachers, chaperones and volunteers!
California all state
(feb 16-19, 2023)
California Band Director Association (CBDA) is committed to offering educational music experience for students through all state honor ensembles. After a rigorous audition process, 10 students were selected from Redwood Middle School and 22 students selected from Saratoga High School across various orchestra, choir and band ensembles. Selected students are invited to attend the CA all state music education conference Feb 16-19, 2023 in Fresno.
ST. Olaf Band & SWE, 2/3 @7pm at McAfee Center
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The St. Olaf Band, conducted by Timothy Mahr, will be joined by the Saratoga Symphonic Wind Ensemble for their performance at Saratoga High School McAfee Center, on Friday, February 3 at 7:00 pm during its 2023 Winter Tour. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for students of all ages! We encourage you to purchase yours in advance to ensure admittance.
Founded in 1891, the St. Olaf Band, dubbed “one of America’s preeminent bands” by the New Yorker, performs the very best compositions and transcriptions for symphonic band, producing an exciting, crowd-pleasing style.
Dr. Timothy Mahr ’78 has conducted the St. Olaf Band since 1994, and is set to retire next spring. We hope you’ll join us on his final domestic tour! The 2023 program is titled "URGENT VOICES" which highlights music that contains important and hopeful messages. Two clarinet soloists will be featured, along with two student conductors, and the repertoire will also include pieces by Aaron Copland, Jonathan Bailey Holland, Jodie Blackshaw, Timothy Mahr, David Maslanka, and more.
Founded in 1891, the St. Olaf Band, dubbed “one of America’s preeminent bands” by the New Yorker, performs the very best compositions and transcriptions for symphonic band, producing an exciting, crowd-pleasing style.
Dr. Timothy Mahr ’78 has conducted the St. Olaf Band since 1994, and is set to retire next spring. We hope you’ll join us on his final domestic tour! The 2023 program is titled "URGENT VOICES" which highlights music that contains important and hopeful messages. Two clarinet soloists will be featured, along with two student conductors, and the repertoire will also include pieces by Aaron Copland, Jonathan Bailey Holland, Jodie Blackshaw, Timothy Mahr, David Maslanka, and more.
santa clara county band directors association performance
jan 15 @ 3pm at mcafee
Over 70 years ago the High School Band Directors of Santa Clara County formed an association, SCCBDA and started the annual Honor Band. This band involves 100 of the county's most advanced High School Wind and Percussion Musicians. This year, 23 of the 100 students that successfully auditioned into the Honor Band are from SHS. Students played a piece written by Dr. Timothy Mahr Do the Math, centering around social justice issues.
WELCOME TO SARATOGA MUSIC BOOSTERS
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SHS MUSIC YEAR END CONCERT
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VIRTUAL SPRING SHOWCASE
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VIRTUAL WINTER MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
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VALENTINE'S DAY
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SHS CHOIR HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCE
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Saratoga Music Boosters (SMB) is an all-volunteer, charitable organization that supports music education across the elementary, middle and high school grades at Saratoga schools. Including color guard, choir, band, orchestra, jazz, and percussion - SMB supports our dedicated teachers in the delivery of excellent music education.
Here are just a few examples of how SMB benefactor donations enhanced our music programs last year:
Here are just a few examples of how SMB benefactor donations enhanced our music programs last year:
- Instrument maintenance, accessories and purchase for both orchestra and band.
- Method books and sheet music
- Instructors and professional clinicians / specialists to allow for specialized and small group strings and band teaching
- Pianist accompanist for choir
- Quality sound systems and music teaching technology for music facilities
- Color guard instructors and supplies such as flags and props.
- Enhanced expert clinicians to support small group remote instruction
- Professional video production for virtual performances in band, orchestra and choir
- Guest speaker series by professional artists of various backgrounds (musicians, composers, educators, designers and choreographers)
- Purchase of new music with flexible instrumentation and/or small ensemble to enhance engagement and collaboration in Virtual Learning.
- Professional adjudicators to provide personalized feedback to enhance performance and musical skills.
Donations are fully tax deductible. SMB is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. EIN#: 51-0187615
SMB BENEFACTOR DONATIONS
SMB and our music programs are grateful for your tax-deductible support and generosity in our 2020-2021 Benefactor Donations Drive. Any donation amount is welcome and appreciated. You can also double your impact with corporate matching!
You can now choose to donate online, or send your check donation with the benefactor donation form to your student's music teacher.
You can now choose to donate online, or send your check donation with the benefactor donation form to your student's music teacher.
ONLINE PROGRAM Contributions
Our 2020-2021 school year is here! Parents can now contribute with their credit card for their membership donation and music program contributions using the buttons above. Checks are always welcome, as there is a transaction fee administered by PayPal, our payment gateway.
Questions? Visit our Web Store FAQs.
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Have questions?
- If you would like to join our board, please visit our job description page for details of our board positions. There are still several open positions for 2020-2021 year. Please visit our board members page for details.
- For questions regarding donations, program contributions, tax receipts and volunteering, or for general questions about SMB, please contact our booster president.
- For website issues and web content, please contact our webmaster.
- For questions regarding SHS music programs, classes and calendar of events, please contact the corresponding music directors.
- SUSD and Redwood music program information can be found here.
- Information about SMB can also be found here.
