WedNEWSday
November 12, 2008
WAY TO GO!
The
final round of auditions took place last weekend and we are proud to
announce that FOUR Orchestra students made the final round of All-State!
Congratulations to Violinist Atticus Crowe,
Violist Doug Ilijev,
Cellist Jack Xu, and Bassist Luis Baston! Atticus, Doug, and Jack
are members of the 2008-2009 All-State String Orchestra and Luis is a member
of the 5A Concert Band! We wish them luck in their preparation for their
Chair Audition and performance at the All-State Clinic and Convention in
San Antonio in
February!
REGION ORCHESTRA BEGINS FRIDAY
Sectionals for Region will be held at Taylor HS starting at 6:30p on Friday,
November 14th. Roll call is at 6:15a, so make plans to arrive by 6p, but
park on the west side of the campus. The exact clinic and concert schedule
has been placed in your folders. CLARIFICATION FOR REGION PHIL MEMBERS:
You will only be performing the 2nd movement of the Hanson Symphony. No
transportation will be provided for this in-district activity, so please be
sure that you plan your travel time.
Tardiness may cause
you to lose your chair. Bring a folding
music stand and all
necessary accoutrements, including rosin, sheet music and pencil, roc-stops
and bass stools.
Alternates would be wise to prepare some of the material and be prepared to
be called should any no-shows not arrive. Congratulations to Ariane Gerard
who was called up to be a member of the Region Philharmonic Orchestras!
Check out the following location rooms for sectionals:
High School Symphony
Vln 1: 9121
Vln 2: 9122
Viola: 9125
Cello: 9126
Bass: 9127*
High School Philharmonic
Vln 1: 9101
Vln 2: 9105
Viola: 9236
Cello: 9114
Bass: 9106*
*first floor - string bass rooms
Schedule: Call 6:15 pm
High School Sectionals
from 6:30-7:45PM AND 8:00-9:00PM
BOOSTER MEETING
The Seven Lakes Orchestra Parents Association will be meeting on Thursday,
November 20th in the Orchestra Room. All parents wishing to chaperone the
Spring trip to Dallas MUST attend this meeting. We will also discuss
upcoming agenda items including Pie Day, Holiday Extravaganza and our
holiday concert.
PIE DAY
Coming soon: Tuesday, November 25th!
HOLIDAY CONCERTS
We have two upcoming performances in December. Our first performance, the
Holiday Extravaganza is on Friday, December 12th. We start at 5:30p with a
Dinner and Silent Auction in the Main Commons. The dinner tickets are $20,
and are we being catered by Carino's. We also have a kids pizza plate for
$10.
The Silent Auction will feature baskets for auction and performances from
the mimes, the dance department, and the
color guard. After
dinner and the show, patrons will proceed to the PAC where members of the
varsity band, choir, and orchestra will perform music from "The
Nutcracker", Vivaldi's "Winter" and other holiday favorites. But the
bidding doesn't stop in the first half.you also have an opportunity to bid
on an opportunity to conduct the
Symphony Orchestras! The concert is free.
The Silent Auction and dinner is a huge fundraiser for the upcoming
musical. If you have something that can be donated like concert or event
tickets, or work for an airline or corporation that can donate gift cards,
please contact me regarding your generous donation.
Our second concert will begin on Saturday, December 13th at 6:00 in the 9th
Grade Center with dessert and chamber music from the best of our chamber
ensembles. The SLHS musicians will continue at 7:00p in the SLHS. Our
Grand Finale will feature over 150 string players, including invited 8th
graders from Beck, Beckendorff and Woodcreek JHs, and returning Alumni of
the SLHS Orchestras. This concert is also free. Please join us for this
wonderful concert!
Happy Wednesday!
Desiree Overree