Address: Paul Shaghoian Hall at Clovis North. 2770 E International Ave., Fresno

Arrival Time at Location: 10:30am

Performance Time: WE GOT THE BEAT 11:20 // BEYOND THE BEAT 11:40

Playlist: Coming SOON

Finish Packing Up: 12:30pm

Attire: Official WGTB Outfit. GREEN WGTB shirt, solid black pants. NO SHORTS, solid black socks and shoes

Official BTB Outfit. Official BTB Shirt (NO TYE DYE), Blue Jeans, Blackish Shoes.

Specific Directions: This is a percussion ensemble festival. We will be playing for some world class percussionists & colleagues of Brenda. Each group will play 1 or 2 songs (depending on time) and then one of the “judges” will come up on stage and talk/work with us to give us some info on how we could play better.

Notes: We always sound better when we have all our players. We really want to have everyone on this gig so the judges can evaluate us at our best.

Beyond the Beat is playing a special piece for the composer of that piece, so it’s very important that all BTB members attend this event.

The festival will start around 9am. Local Jr High and High School groups will be performing starting then. I encourage you to have your Beaters listen to some groups in the morning before our performance, especially if the school they are planning to attend is performing. I will post the performance schedule as soon as I get it.

There will be clinics by the judges in the afternoon. You are invited and encouraged to attend those as well. This is an opportunity for you and your Beaters to watch different styles of percussion they may never have another chance to see.

Everyone can get into the morning and the Drum Circle for FREE.

Performers get into the afternoon for FREE. Everyone else will need to pay.

The WGTB teachers will not be supervising after we finish packing up. Parents who can’t stay for the afternoon may want to make arrangements with other families to watch their kids.

Arrival: 4:15

Performance Times: 5pm & 6pm

Pack Up finished: 6:45

Attire: Attire: Official 2022-23 green shirt, all black on the bottom. Shorts are fine.

Playlist: Coming Soon!

Specific Directions: This is a school carnival. We will be playing outside. More details soon!

EXTRA: This is Rookie Levi’s school.   We want to make him look GOOD to his classmates. I know it gets busy in May. Please do your best to get your child to the gig as close to 4pm as possible and stay to help us pack as long as you can.

Arrival: 1:00pm

Performance Times: 1:45 & 2:30pm

Pack Up finished: 3:30pm

Attire: Attire: Official 2022-23 green shirt, all black on the bottom. Shorts are fine.

Specific Directions: Look for the van & trailer on the site near the cafeteria

INDOOR GIG This is Rookie Ace’s school.   We want to make him look GOOD to his classmates. I know it gets busy in May. Please do your best to get your child to the gig as close to 1:00pm as possible and stay to help us pack as long as you can.

Location: FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CULTURE AND ARTS CENTER – 4838 E Butler Ave, Fresno, CA 93727

Arrival Time at Location: Set up: 4:30pm. BTB & WGTB Secondary: 5:00pm. WGTB Primary: 6:15pm

Approximate Completion of rehearsal: 8:00-8:30pm

Download Final Playlist *soon*

Parent Help Sign Up Link: *soon*

Specific Directions: *soon*

Additional Comments: This will be a hurry-up-and-wait kind of night depending on how quickly the sound guy can get a good sound out of us and the video guy can understand when to get the camera on the correct area to capture the featured sections and soloists. Please help your child understand they may be sitting more than they would like but we need them to take deep breaths, and not get whiny about the situation. The fewer distractions the directors and tech crew all have, the faster this process will go.

Location: WARKENTINE CULTURE & ARTS CENTER – 4838 E Butler Ave, Fresno, CA 93727

Arrival Time at Location: 4:30pm

Final Sound Check: 5:00pm. We will NOT be serving dinner to the Beaters. Please have them well-fed before they arrive.

6:30-7:00pm: All Beaters in the Auditorium to listen to the pre-concert music

Performance Time: 7:00-8:30pm

Packing Up: Immediately after the concert, we will need to pack up just like a regular gig

Attire: OFFICIAL SHIRT, solid black PANTS ONLY, NO SHORTS, solid black socks, solid black shoes (no stripes, piping, etc in any color but BLACK.  Same with belts; ALL BLACK).  NO SHORTS PLEASE.  We need to look as spiffy as possible.

Parent Help Sign Up Link: *soon*

Specific Directions: Same as Tech Rehearsal

Additional Comments: This is a fundraiser for us. Please let your friends and family know to come out and support our program. We are going to try to stream our concert for those unable to come to an in-person event. More details later.

More details soon!

Arrival Time at Location: 12:45pm

Performance Times: 1:30 & 2:15pm

Attire: Official Green Shirt, all black on the bottom. Shorts are fine.

Download Final Playlist

Specific Directions: Follow your GPS to the school. Parents can park on the streets bordering the school.

This is the school where Rookie Nolan goes.

We will be playing indoors

Please make sure your ‘beater is in good standing with their teachers and principals so they won’t mind them missing an afternoon to perform a community service : >)

Whereas, we need as many Beaters as possible to stay and help pack up, if the only reason you can’t get there early or stay after the gig is because your Beater has another event, that’s OK as long as you let me know in advance.  Please stay as long as you possibly can and maybe come a little early so you can help set-up more than those who are able to help afterwards.