Burlingame High School Music Programs

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Questions or comments you'd like the Music Boosters Executive Committee to consider? Attend a Music Boosters meeting or submit them online here.

Introduction to music at Burlingame High School

The BHS Music Department band and choir classes are open to all BHS students and begin on the first day of school as part of the students’ regular class schedule.

The Band Program and the The Choral Program are both directed by BHS Music Director Kyoko Yamamoto.

The BHS bands and choirs entertain at home football and basketball games, pep rallies, community events, parades, graduation, and numerous concerts. As part of the music education curriculum, all band classes combine together to form the Marching Band and Pep Band. In addition the band and choral ensembles annually compete at Music Festivals such as Heritage Festivals and California Music Educators Association (CMEA) Festivals.

Those enrolled in band and choir are also offered an opportunity to audition for Jazz Band and Chamber Singers (note that Chamber Singers meet after school). Auditions are in the spring for the following school year.

Connect and contribute

We will strive to keep the music calendar up-to-date. So come here to view it or subscribe to it.

Email is the primary method of communicating with all students and parents, so register here to stay in the know. (No need to register if you already receive emails from Music Boosters)

Donations are critical to covering our music program costs. Donate here to ensure a quality educational experience continues.

Most of all, VOLUNTEER!

Upcoming Events and Announcements

Upcoming Events

May 17 - Prom Performance - Jazz Ensemble

May 19 - End of the Year Potluck & Awards

May 26 - Hillsborough Memorial Day Parade

May 29 - Graduation

End of Year Potluck and Awards Night

Monday, May 19 at 6pm

Please plan to join us for our End of Year Potluck followed by Music Awards next Monday. This is a fun way to celebrate the music department and especially our Seniors! Sign up to bring a dish (see suggestions below) and/or volunteer to help by using this link.

Jazz Ensemble at Prom

2 Chaperones needed!

The Jazz Ensembe will be performing at the prom again this year! Each musician will receive a complimentary prom ticket for their participation. The Jazz Ensemble participants are: Lucy Kendall. Stephen Jankowski, Levi Keyak, Mitsuki Masubuchi, Violet Hansma, Ryan Frank, Paul Van Zandt, Aidan Vega, Logan White, Tova Ruben, Alex Bertelli, Alex Karanov (Thank you for subbing!), Kavya Gopalla, Colin Haine, Collin Phonsombat, Jairo Guerigay, Taku Onoe (Thank you for subbing!), Nico Bennett

Important information:

Call time: 7pm (at the latest!)

Location: The Conservatory at One Sansome

One Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

*The doors on the Sansome side of the building will be closed for the event, so please come in through the side entrance on Sutter street.

Performance time: 7:30-8:15pm

Dress code: Suits, Tuxedo, Dress (concert or prom)

Make sure to bring your instrument, music, amp, and cable

Behavior expectations: same as behavior expected at school. No illegal activity or possession allowed.

Freshman and Sophomore students: please make sure to be picked up by your parents/guardians before 10pm. You will need to check out with Mr. Bennett. Make sure to pick up your instruments when you leave.

Juniors and Seniors: If you are staying later than 10pm, please make sure to pick up your instruments when you leave.

**Chaperones needed: 2 Please email Mrs Yamamoto if you can chaperone the jazz ensemble until the end of the performance time.

Interested in Helping the BHS Music Boosters?

We need to start filling Music Boosters Exec Board and Committee positions for next year!

- VP of Fundraising

- VP of Choir

- VP of Chamber Orchestra

- Publicity (posters, programs, etc)

- Marching Uniforms Coordinator(s)

- Tux and Dress Coordinator(s)

- Possibly - Spring Tour Lead(s)

Nominating Committee will be needed in the late winter/early spring, and new volunteers will be voted in at the April boosters meeting. I know it seems like a long time from now, but it's really not! If you can think of an incoming parent who might be interested in any of the above positions, please connect us! Here is a list of the BHS Music Boosters exec board and committee leads.

Recent Events

Spring Concert
4-30-25

Concert Video!

Thank you Alex Karanov for producing the amazing video of our spring concert!!!! Alex has filmed all of the concert from every angle and has been editing this until 5:30am this morning!!! We had some tech issues with sounds but Alex made some adjustments so every soloists are heard regardless of those difficulties. Also, want to give another shoutout to Rohan Shah for great lighting!

Play a Thon
4-12-25

Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra CMEA 2025

Disney Tour
2-14-25

Disney Performance Tour

If you have photos or videos from the Disney Tour, please upload them to this shared album.

CMEA Jazz Festival
1-31-25

Jazz Ensemble Receives a Unanimous Superior rating at the CMEA Jazz Festival!

Congratulations!! On Friday, January 31, the BHS Jazz Ensemble performed at the California Music Educators Association Jazz Festival and received a unanimous superior rating for their performance as well as sight-reading!

Thank you so much for supporting our amazing musicians!

Stanford Jazz Fest 12-07-24

Saturday, 12/7: Stanford Jazz Festival

Our very own Jazz Ensemble will be performing today at the Stanford Jazz Festival. SJW (Stanford Jazz Workshop) has provided a livestream link for all the performances at the link below. Please feel free to share and be sure to watch BHS perform today at 2:30pm.

Livestream link: https://stanfordjazz.org/sjw-jazz-festival-fall-2024/

WinterFest 12-06-24

(Photos/Videos Coming Soon)

Winter Concert 12-04-24

Burlingame High School's talented bands, strings, and choir host a magical evening of music!

Special Thanks to Alex Karanov who pulled double duty on Wednesday night and videoed the Winter Concert as well as performed in the Concert Band! Please enjoy the video Alex created below.

Thank you to all the Winter Concert volunteers who helped check in ticket holders and sell baked goods! Special thanks to: Jenny R., Eileen C., Ruth S., Suzanne L, Leslie T., Jill S. Julia K., Olive O., Jung L., Birte S., Karen J., Tricia T., Olga K., and Alvin V. Also, special thanks to Ms. Yamamoto and Maree H. for marketing the event!