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MS Band and Chorus Concert will be INSIDE TONIGHT!!!

Due to the prospect of inclement weather, we have decided to move the MS Band and Chorus tonight indoors to the High School Gymnasium. Concert will still start at 6:30 PM. To review: Report Time 6:00 PM in Auditorium for band and choir members. Parents - please drop your students off at the auditorium doors (1st entrance to the MS/HS Complex), then go to the second entrance to park by the HS Gym. Seating in the high school gymnasium will be limited to 3 tickets per choir/band member. Students received tickets today in class. EVERYONE MUST PRESENT A TICKET TO ENTER. We are limited to 346 attendees in the gymnasium, along with the band and choir. All attendees will need to be masked at all times.  Families should keep 6 feet of distance between themselves and other audience members. Please contact Mr. Luxbacher or Mr. Cartwright with any questions.

Final Concert Information - Swing Out and MS Concerts

BOTH NIGHTS OUTSIDE AT STADIUM: - Report Time 6:00 PM at Stadium (since there is no sound check, choirs will not need to be earlier than 6:00) - Section will be roped off on the ends of the home bleachers for band and choirs.  Audience should sit in the middle.   - All attendees are required to follow all CDC and PA Department of Health guidelines with regards to masking and social distancing. - Concerts start at 6:30 PM.  If outside, concert is free and open to the public.   - Students will receive 2 programs in class on concert day for families.  Additional programs can be downloaded at the following web addresses: SWING OUT:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OcEq60B9H6H6HwW6a2clNTXz7vfIZWId/view?usp=sharing MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND CHORUS:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OcKXhr3XtWaDt8raoPyx78WZlbHW4PaE/view?usp=sharing BOTH NIGHTS INSIDE IN GYMNASIUM (IN EVENT OF RAIN) - Report Time 6:00 PM in Auditorium for band and choir members - Seating in the high school gymnasium will be lim

Swing Out and MS Spring Concert - Change of Venue and Time

Due to some unforeseen challenges that presented themselves over the weekend, we will be moving the 74th Annual Swing Out and the Middle School Spring Band and Chorus Concert to Oil City High School Stadium.  Swing Out will be on Tuesday, May 25th at 6:30 PM (note change in time) with the Swing Out Court Presentation at 6:30, and the concert immediately following.  The Middle School Band and Chorus Concert will take place on Wednesday, May 26th at 6:30 PM (note change in time).  Both concerts are free and open to the public.  Should we need to move inside, concert will be moved to the High School Gymnasium, and seating will be limited to 50% capacity.  Students will be issued a limited number of tickets for the inside performance, and the concert will be live-streamed.  Concert attendees are encouraged to follow all CDC guidelines with regards to masking and social distancing.

Spring Concert Information

The Oil City Middle and High School Music Department is excited to be able to perform public concerts again, beginning with this spring season.   Since we have returned to full face to face instruction in January, the students have been working extremely hard to prepare the concerts you will soon see.   The dates for the spring concerts are:   SWING OUT (HS BANDS AND CHOIRS): Tuesday, May 25 th .   Presentation of the Swing Out Court at 6:00 PM.   Concert Begins between 6:30 and 6:45 PM.   MS SPRING CONCERT (MS BANDS AND CHORUSES): Wednesday, May 26 th .   Concert will begin at 6:00 PM.   Both concerts will take place at Justus Park in downtown Oil City.   Report time will be 5:00 for the choirs for a brief sound check.   In the event of inclement weather, we will move to Trinity United Methodist Church on Center Street.   Both concerts will be free and open to the public, but seating will be limited if we move inside.     Dress for the concert this year will not be li