Membership is open to all public, private and home-school students in the Southeastern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois areas. Anyone entering 6th grade or higher (even up to age 21) is eligible to join as a wind (woodwinds and brass), percussion or color guard member. (Color guard members may be younger with director approval.)

This summer, the CYO Emerald Knights are planning to take a performance trip to Traverse City, MI in July. However, we can only take this trip if we get 30 members to sign up before May 20th. Sign up as soon as possible and tell your friends! You don’t have to be a regular member of CYO or even attend a private school to be a part of the Emerald Knights Marching Band. All you need is a strong desire to work hard and have fun this summer!

For more information and registration materials, check out our full season information here: 2012 Marching Band Information and Forms.

You can also contact the CYO Band Director, Mr. Geoff Poole, at cyomusic@gmail.com or (262) 656-1610.

We look forward to working with you this summer!

To kick off the upcoming CYO Emerald Knights Marching Band and Guard season, you are invited to attend the CYO Marching Band FREE spaghetti dinner and informational meeting on Monday, March 19th at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria at All Saints Catholic School – North Campus (formerly Holy Rosary School – corner of 22nd Ave. and 45th St.). CYO will provide the main dish, beverages and utensils. We ask that each family brings one side dish to pass. That way we can all experience the camaraderie that comes with being a part of the CYO “family.” During the meal you will have an opportunity to meet fellow potential band members and their families and get to know the instructors.

After dinner, we will have a short presentation explaining what it is like to be in the CYO Marching Band, what membership involves and hopefully answering any questions you may have. If you have never been a part of a marching band this is a GREAT time to ask questions and find out what it’s all about. We will have membership contracts available at this event and after the presentation we will be happy to accept contracts and deposits! We will also have our performance schedule available for everyone on that night.

Feel free to spread the word to anyone who might be interested in joining a marching band this summer. Members do NOT have to attend a Catholic or private school to be a part of our marching band, nor do they have to be regular members of CYO during the school year. All we ask is that students be entering 6th grade or higher for the 2012-13 school year and we will accept marchers up to age 21. We are also looking for students to join our color guard and work with our new color guard instructor this summer! There are incentives in place if we reach certain membership levels, so invite your friends!

Check out the event on Facebook!

CYO Band is back and ready to go for the 2011-12 school year! Returning families, make sure to print out the registration form here and send it in with your dues payment to get back into it. If you’re new to CYO and are interested in joining, contact our director, Mr. Geoff Poole through this page and he’ll get you all the information you need.

Also, we’re having our Emerald Knights Marching Band play throughout this school year! Contact us to find out how to join!

Have a great school year everyone. We’re looking forward to it!

Or, visit our event page on Facebook! CYO Band Spring Concert

Membership is open to all public, private and home-school students in the Southeastern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois areas. Anyone entering 6th grade or higher (even up to and past 21 years old!) is eligible to join as a wind (woodwinds and brass), percussion or color guard member. (Color guard members may be younger with director approval.)

For more information and registration materials, check out our full season information here: 2011 CYO Marching Band Information and Registration

You can also contact the CYO Band Director, Mr. Geoff Poole, at cyomusic@gmail.com or (262) 656-1610.

We look forward to working with you this summer!

Hello and welcome! My name is Geoff Poole and I am the new director for the CYO Emerald Knights Band and Guard. I am coming to Kenosha after spending three years as the 5-12 band director for the School District of Loyal in Loyal, Wisconsin. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2006 with my Bachelor of Music – Instrumental Education emphasis. My primary performing instrument is the trombone, but I love working with students on all sorts of different instruments. I have heard many tremendous things about the CYO Band in the past and I can’t wait to start working with everyone!

For the past month or so I have been working tirelessly with the executive board to get things started this year. We have held all of our Beginning Band recruitment nights over the past few weeks and just last night started our Concert and Honors Band rehearsals! If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to get registered for this year’s CYO Band programs!

Our payment structure has changed slightly this year and I would like to make everyone aware of the changes. Our Beginner and Cadet Bands will now be at the same price, $405 for the school year. This includes one small-group lesson and one full-group rehearsal each week, scheduled at the student’s school. The Concert and Honors Bands will be $495 for the school year. Concert and Honors Bands will rehearse twice a week as a full group, on Monday and Thursday evenings. Concert Band will rehearse from 5:00 to 6:00 PM and Honors Band will meet from 6:30 to 8:00 PM on those days. We are also offering separate private lessons for students enrolled in the CYO Band program. For just $250 for the entire school year, each student will receive one 30 minute lesson each week at St. Joseph High School. This is above and beyond any ensembles the student is already enrolled in and students OF ALL AGES are eligible for these lessons.

The Concert and Honors Bands are already underway, but it’s not too late to join! Go to www.cyomusic.org/join right now and fill out the registration form that is linked at the bottom of the page. (Unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer the St. Joseph Academy Band option, the CYO Choir or Guitar programs.) Mail in the form with payment and you’ll be all set! If you are unable to pay the dues right away, contact us about the FACTS program for monthly dues payments.

If you ever have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact me right away. The CYO phone number is (262) 656-1610 or you can email me at cyomusic@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued interest and support of the CYO Emerald Knights Band and Guard. I look forward to a great year!

Sincerely,

Geoff Poole

Director, CYO Bands

-Mr. Poole

Geoff Poole grew up and went to school in Cambridge, Wisconsin. He graduated from Cambridge High School where he participated in band and choir, under the direction of Mrs. Rebecca Petersen and Mrs. Robin Apold respectively. He attended the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and graduated with a Bachelor of Music – Instrumental Emphasis degree in December of 2006. While at UW-Whitewater, Geoff studied trombone under Mr. Steve Wiest. During his time in Whitewater, Geoff was selected to in a wide variety of ensembles, including the Whitewater Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Warhawk Marching Band, Jazz Band, the Trombone Zone, Trombone Choir, Early Music Ensemble and Concert Band. Geoff performed with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble during two separate tours to England and Scotland, including an invitation to perform at the International Wind Festival at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England.

In addition to his musical background, Geoff is an Eagle Scout and has been an active member of the Boy Scouts of America for many years. He spent five summers working on staff at the Ed Bryant Scout Reservation near Mauston, Wisconsin. He is a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow and has attended three National Order of the Arrow Conferences, the 2001 National Scout Jamboree and the 2008 ArrowCorps5 Service Project in the Bridger-Teton National Forest near Jackson, Wyoming.

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We hope to see you at this exciting event! Run the 5k or Run the 5k and challenge our exciting obstacle course!! There is even a 5k fun walk!

May 22, 2010 at Lake Andrea in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin!