Hoagie Prep
A long-standing tradition returns! 2025 marks the 42 year mark for Music Buffs Hoagie sales in Batavia benefitting our students! This is the time for prep-work like slicing onions and tomatoes, etc.
Hoagie Making
A long-standing tradition returns! 2025 marks the 42 year mark for Music Buffs Hoagie sales in Batavia benefitting our students! This is the time frame during which students will assemble sandwiches.
Hoagie Pick-Up
A long-standing tradition returns! 2025 marks the 42 year mark for Music Buffs Hoagie sales in Batavia benefitting our students! This is pick-up day! Please remember that your student is responsible for picking up and delivering all the sandwiches they sold.
Inagakuen Sogo High School Wind Orchestra
伊奈学園総合高等学校吹奏楽部
Inagakuen Sogo High School Wind Orchestra
During the last week of school in December, the Batavia HS Bands will host 150 students from Inagakuen Sogo HS in Tokyo, Japan, for a Unity Concert at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre. One of Japan’s finest wind ensembles, winners of the Vienna Grand Prix, and 15-time Gold-Medalists at the All Japan Band Contest is coming to Chicago for the 2024 Midwest International Band Clinic, beginning with a special cultural exchange visit at Batavia High School. This stellar group of musicians will perform an assortment of new and unique works combined with an exciting pops display you are sure to enjoy. Ensembles from Batavia High School will share in this presentation of global harmony.
Tickets are free but are needed to attend this concert. To find out more details and to secure your free ticket, please visit bataviafineartscentre.org/events/batavia-inagakuen-unity-concert/
Repertoire will include:
Satoshi Yagisawa: Hymn to the Sun
John Mackey: Haunted Objects (American Premier)
Thomas Doss: Troll Dance (American Premier)
Philip Sparke: The Year of the Dragon
AND MORE!
When: Wednesday, December 18 – 7:00 pm at the BFAC
Butter Braid Pick-Up
Butter Braids pick-up is Friday, November 22nd at Rotolo Middle School. If you cannot make it during this time, please arrange for a friend or neighbor to pick up your order. Unclaimed orders will be donated, as we have no way to store them.
Batavia Marching Band Community Performance
The Award-Winning Batavia Marching Band invites YOU to our Community Performance at 8 PM in Bulldog Stadium on Wednesday, October 16th. They'd love to perform their competitive show "On Top of Spaghetti" for you. Please help support these amazing students by filling the stands! The field will be open for patrons at 7:30 pm - the performance is at 8 pm. There are no tickets and the performance is free.
Butter Braid Fundraiser
Butter Braids are back! Batavia music students will sell butter braids, cheesecake, and coffee from October 14 to November 4th. Orders will be ready for pick-up on Friday, November 22nd, just in time for the holidays! If you know a Batavia music student, please consider supporting them with a purchase.
Bulldog Boosters Corn Boil
Come to the Batavia Bulldogs Corn Boil and visit the Music Buffs Tent to start or renew your membership AND claim your membership perks. We will have Batavia Bulldog Flags for sale, as well as, other music related items.
Tag Day
Support the Batavia Music Buffs during our lively Tag Day fundraiser! Our accomplished Batavia Marching Band students will be performing at the Batavia Farmers Market and other locations throughout town. You can also expect them to visit Batavia neighborhoods, going door to door to collect donations. Your generous contributions help sustain music programs in all BPS 101 schools, including band, orchestra, and choir. All donations are greatly appreciated!