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

Help us by signing up to volunteer at the Play-A-Thon! There are many ways to help the weeks before the event and the day of.

Volunteering today will help the committee in their planning for this fun event!

Please check out the Sign Up Genius to see all the areas where you could help: Play-A-Thon Volunteer Sign Ups

Many of the roles would be fun to do with a partner and you will have lots of help from members of the Play-A-Thon committee.

Any questions? Contact Hu Li or Shirley Fong, Play-A-Thon Coordinators.

Raffle Ticket Sales - Coming Soon!

Did you know the Raffle is one of the most successful fundraising components at the Play-A-Thon? Students help us sell $3 Raffle Tickets and cash prizes are awarded to the raffle winners as well as the top selling students. The class who has the highest participation wins a donut party Congrats to the reigning champs, the Choir! Be on the lookout for raffle tickets coming home soon!

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

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!