Music teacher layoffs loom
By Theresa Harrington Out of about 350 pink slips issued by the Mt. Diablo school district, 180 have been rescinded, the assistant superintendent for personnel told me this afternoon. That leaves about...
View ArticleSome pink-slipped MDUSD music teachers to keep jobs
By Theresa Harrington At the Northgate High School jazz band performance at Yoshi’s in Oakland on Monday, instrumental director Greg Brown made a surprise announcement: “I just found out I still have a...
View ArticleMore Mt. Diablo principal interviews are underway
By Theresa Harrington Two Mt. Diablo district administrators met with parents at Sequoia Middle School in Pleasant Hill yesterday to find out what kind of principal would suit the campus. About 11...
View ArticleMt. Diablo Music Education Foundation sponsors 5th grade symphony outing
I received the following press release this morning from the Mt. Diablo Education Foundation, which recently sponsored visits to the California Symphony Orchestra for district fifth-graders. The...
View ArticleLocal high school jazz musicians to rock Yoshi’s, Todos Santos and Sleep...
Musicians from Walnut Creek’s two high schools will perform at Yoshi’s in Oakland one week apart. First up is the Las Lomas High School Jazz Band at 8 p.m. tonight. “The students have worked hard this...
View ArticleBluegrass rooftop concert to benefit MDUSD music programs
If you like stomping your feet to fiddle and banjo music, then you won’t want to miss the “Bluegrass Benefits Mt. Diablo Music Education Foundation” concert for music programs in Mt. Diablo schools. In...
View ArticleMDUSD Jazz Fest on Wednesday at DVC
Jazz bands from all six Mt. Diablo district high schools will perform during a free concert from 3:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday at in the Performing Arts Center Theater at Diablo Valley College, 321 Golf...
View ArticleNorthgate HS hosts jazz festival today and Saturday
High school jazz musicians will converge at Northgate High in Walnut Creek today and Saturday for a jazz festival hosted by the school. Here are the details, which I’m reposting from the Times: “Walnut...
View ArticleMDUSD Jazz Festival is underway
Despite budget cuts, high school jazz band programs are alive and well in the Mt. Diablo district. And students in the bands are gathering at DVC right now to share their music with each other during a...
View ArticleNorthgate HS music student seeks support for Eagle Scout project refurbishing...
A Northgate HS senior is seeking donations for his Eagle Scout project to refurbish instrumental music stands at Foothill MS in Walnut Creek. Here is his statement asking for community support: “I’m...
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