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Wind Ensemble Leaves for Mississippi in Two Weeks!

The Satellite High Scho0l Wind Ensemble is headed to perform at the Southern Division College Band Directors National Association Conference on February 24. Chosen for the second year, Satellite has an aggressive program of music featuring Masque by Kenneth Hesketh; Symphony #2 by Frank Ticheli; Marsch from Konzertmusic Op. 41 by Paul Hindemith; Joseph Turrin’s Hemispheres, Robert Schumann’s Symphony #3, and Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral by Richard Wagner.

Good luck to all the musicians in Wind Ensemble — we know everyone will remember that Satellite was there.

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Turkey Trot 5K Race Benefits Satellite Music

Each year the Space Coast Art Festival in Cocoa Beach — one of the area’s largest and most respected events — kicks off on Thanksgiving morning with the Turkey Trot 5K Race. The Satellite High Instrumental Music Program manages the Turkey Trot 5K to raise money for the music program to fund expenses no longer covered in school budgets such as buses, uniforms, music, competition fees and more.

Event: A family focused 5K Run through the beautiful Cocoa Isles residential neighborhood in Cocoa Beach
Date: Thanksgiving Day - November 26, 2009.
Time: 6:30 am – registration. Race Start 7:30. (Sponsors don’t have to attend but you are certainly welcome to!)

Participants in the race also receive goody bags, door prizes, post-race refreshments, and music courtesy of Satellite High Music students.

Opportunities
Sponsorship:
Be on the official race banner, promotional materials and ad on the Satellite High Music website for 3 months - $350.

Goody Bags:
Provide giveaway items that we can include in our goody bag and get an ad on the Satellite High Music website for 3 months - $150.

Door Prize:
Willing to donate a gift certificate or product that we can use in a raffle? Let us know! We welcome baskets or individual items that would appeal to a fit race crowd.

If you’re a runner - sign up now! Register here>

If you’re a Satellite High School student or parent - volunteer to help with a donation or money or time.

Tags: 5K, Cocoa Beach, Runners, Space Coast Art Festival, Thanksgiving Day, Turkey Trot
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Satellite Wind Ensemble Chosen To Play at National Band Association Conference

Next February, the Satellite Wind Ensemble will be one of just five ensembles selected to perform on the campus of the University of Mississippi as part of the 2010 Southern Division National Band Association/College Band Directors Conference. Many consider the concert hall one of the finest in the southeast. Congrats once again to the fabulous student musicians at Satellite!

FLORIDA TODAY visited us and featured Satellite in the paper today!

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