Band at the Beach

An e-mail received after the August 18, 2006 Concert Finalé

We had the great privilege of being in the audience for the Band at the Beach concert on the 18th. There are no words strong enough to express our admiration for the adults and the students involved and the great concert they were able to present. Everyone involved should be immensely proud of his and her efforts.

Our grandson played the tuba in the concert. He told us that he was amazed at the superiority of the teachers that week over the teachers he has had in other situations. His verbatim comment was "These are real teachers!"

Thank you to you for your leadership and for allowing us to hear the results.

Summer Music Camp 2009 - Aug. 3,4,5,6,7
21st Year
Correia Junior High School
4302 Valeta Street, San Diego, CA 92107


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Band at the Beach is a Peninsula-based program, whose primary purpose is advocacy for music in our schools. Additionally, Band at the Beach offers extracurricular instruction during the school year, as well as coaching at the neighborhood schools and piano accompaniments for competitions in exchange for donations for Band at the Beach Music Camp. The camp, originally intended for students in the Pt. Loma, Loma Portal and Ocean Beach areas, has grown beyond these areas, having included 27’ city and county schools at its 2008 session. 2009 will be the camp's twenty first year of operation.

Band at the Beach Music Camp traditionally meets the first week of August each year. One of the goals of the camp is to prepare a summer concert, free to the community, at the end of the session. To reach that goal, several guest conductors are involved and each section of the band has its own specialty coaches. As in any business, BATB faces economic uncertainty but hopes all friends of music will continue their support of the camp’s primary mission...that of keeping music in our schools. Donations of available services and merchandise coupons are also welcomed and appreciated. All contributions help provide scholarships, payroll, music purchases, licensing, liability insurance, rent and custodial, nutrition breaks and website maintenance.

Band at the Beach Advisory Board

John Dally, PLHS Band
Shawn Loescher, Primarts
Karl Fitch, Twin Peaks, MS Band, retired
Dan Nelson, PLNU Bands
Russ Sperling, VAPA/Sweetwater Union High School District
Nick Strimple, CSSC/LAX
Jean Timmons, Computer Consultant
Jim Trepasso, Correia JHS Band, retired
Karen Childress-Evans/SDUSD-Visual and Performing Arts

Contributions can be me made, payable to Band at the Beach Music Camp, and mailed to:

Band at the Beach
c/o Dell Schroeder, Director
3703 Lotus Drive
San Diego, California 92106-1138

Band at the Beach is an unincorporated, copyrighted non-profit organization. More information is available at mizdell@pacbell.net, wildone@cox.net or www.bandatthebeach.org.


Band at the Beach
Dell Schroeder, Director
3703 Lotus Dr.
San Diego CA 92106

E-mail: mizdell@pacbell.net

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