Spring Orchestra ConcertHillcrest Intermediate School

May 14, 2014

4th Grade Orchestra 6:00 pmHillcrest Orchestra 7:15 pm

Ian Morrison, director2

As Superintendent of Schools and on behalf of all in attendance this evening, I congratulate and commend all student musicians who are performing tonight. We recognize your extraordinary musical abilities, acknowledging that you represent the best and the brightest of our youth and also what is great about our country.

The Norwin School District is a national model for supporting and advancing music education and the performing arts. It is an allegiance based on tradition and community pride and a commitment to academic excellence, music education, and the performing arts.

Research provided by the National Association for Music Education shows that students in high-quality school music programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools with defi cient music education programs, regardless of the socioeconomic level of the school or school district. Therefore, I encourage all in attendance to continue as advocates of music education and the arts by taking a greater leadership role in your schools and communities to strengthen and preserve K-12 music and arts programs.

We thank our hosts today, the principals and music teachers, as well as the numerous Norwin parent and community volunteers who provide never-ending support to our developing musicians. They all deserve our profound gratitude.

Best wishes for an enjoyable evening, and please continue to keep music and the performing arts in a prominent place in your lives, both now and in the future!

Board of Education and AdministrationWilliam H. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools

From the Superintendent

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From the Hillcrest Principals

The life benefi ts of music education

The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling – training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attention skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression.

— John J. Ratey, MD, A User’s Guide to the Brain

In a year-long program focused on group music-making, 8- to 11-year-old children became markedly more compassionate, according to a 2013 study from the University of Cambridge. The fi nding suggests kids who make music together aren’t just having fun: they’re absorbing a key component of emotional intelligence.

— Rabinowitch, Cross and Burnard, University of Cambridge, UK

Welcome to the spring elementary strings concerts highlighting the diligence of our students and their teachers in preparation for this evening. As you know, it takes many hours of repeated practice to attain the quality of performance you will enjoy tonight. Both Mrs. Banasick and I, as musicians, appreciate the students’ dedication. We remember the many hours of endless practice that were necessary to reach a level of excellence. As parents, your commitment in reinforcing your child’s efforts to practice, in addition to the fi nancial pledge you’ve made, has increased the likelihood that your child will continue in the arts.

We’d like to pause and show our great appreciation for our students and our music department. Sit back and enjoy!

Wishing you a wonderful summer,

Rosemarie Dvorchak and Lisa Banasick Hillcrest Intermediate School

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Michael Szymanski is a 1991 graduate of Norwin High School and

received a B.S. in Music Education from Duquesne University in 1995.

Mr. Szymanski has been the Middle School Orchestra director since

being hired in 1996 and became the High School Orchestra director

in 1998. In addition to their annual winter and spring concerts, the

H.S. Orchestra often performs with the Norwin Chorus, at invitational

festivals and for various community and scholastic events. In recent

years, the H.S. Orchestra has received numerous Superior ratings at

PMEA Music Performance Assessments and other adjudicated festivals.

During his time at Norwin, Michael has also taught elementary band and

orchestra, elementary and middle school general music, music theory,

and guitar. He has been the Music Department Chairperson since

2011. In his time away from school, Mr. Szymanski enjoys reading, hiking,

camping and long road trips. He continues to be an active freelance

performer on violin and viola. Michael and his wife Jennifer currently

reside in North Huntingdon with their daughters, Betsy and Abby.

A graduate from the Norwin School District, Ian Morrison received

his B.S. in music education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania

and his M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from Clarion University.

Mr. Morrison began teaching at Norwin in 2000 and his duties have

included everything from Kindergarten Music to High School Band.

Currently, Mr. Morrison teaches string instruments at Hahntown,

Sheridan Terrace, Stewartsville, and Sunset Valley Elementary Schools

and Hillcrest Intermediate School. Mr. Morrison resides in North

Huntingdon with his wife Kim and son Aiden.

About the directors

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The parents of all the students represented tonight forsupporting Fine Arts Education

Our student musiciansNorwin School District Board of EducationWilliam H. Kerr, Ed.D., Superintendent of SchoolsDr. Tracy A. McNelly, Asst. SuperintendentMrs. Natalie A. McCracken, Asst. Superintendent and the Norwin School District AdministrationNorwin Faculty and StaffTimothy J. Kotch, Sr., PrincipalJoseph V. Shigle, Assistant PrincipalMichael D. Choby, Assistant Principal and the Norwin H.S. AdministrationMary Marrone, Debbie Depp, Mary Rorabaugh, and the Norwin H.S. Staff

Mr. Robert Suman, PrincipalMr. Brian O’Neil, Assistant Principal and the Norwin M.S. Administration & StaffTodd Leighty and the Auditorium Production TeamPat Geiger, Jim Dezorzi and the Norwin Maintenance and Custodial StaffUshers and VolunteersThe Norwin Music DepartmentNorwin Band Aides, especially

Tom Shrump, PresidentDave Herchko, 1st Vice PresidentAnna Sever, 2nd Vice PresidentMandy Frye, SecretaryChristine Schmidt, TreasurerBarb Pogue, Middle School LiasionKathleen Heuer, concert program design

Special thanks to…

In the past, secondary students who participated in a music group at

school reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances

(tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs).

Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all

of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking

skills, stay in school, and pursue further education.

Did you know?

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Tonight’s Selections

Fourth-Grade Strings

Program will be selected from the following:

D Major Scale

D Dorian Scale

Fanfare

Cold Circular Rolls

Frenemies

Slurpee

Spy Guy

Hillcrest Orchestra

Simple Square Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dorothy Straub

Ronde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tielman Susato

Three Tunes from Shakespeare’s England . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Hare

I. Go From My Window

II. Greensleeves

III. Nobodyes Gigge

Swallowtail Jig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional

Fiddling A-Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Caponegro

Crystal City March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Williams

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If you won’t be taking your program book home as a keepsake,

please recycle it in one of the bins as you leave.Thank you!

Hillcrest Orchestra

Joseph AndelmoCaleb AndrykovitchBrendan AshKyla BaileyMariana BajichKatie BakerBilly Balaban*Devin BarrettChelsea BiehlErin BollingerMadison Buscemi*Jacklyn CaputoAntonio CarrickMiriam DavilaAutumn DoyleDylan Dragone*David EmroAndrew EvansMichael Fekete*Carissa FinduraSedona FochtMatthew FucheckJohn Giansante*Megan GilesRyan GrabowskiRyan Griser

Isabella HarshmanSarah HartnerAnnika Hartzo*Darby Haynes*Xavier HeckmanNicholas Hines*Helena Holland*Emma HollandArtie HowardMara Hudson*Hayley HunterJoe IwinskiEmily Jumba*Bailee Kelly*Harish KodavaliAshley KrivanskyAllison KrygowskiAria LauritzenAmanda Lee*Tegan Lochner*Nick MarkovinaZachary MumpowerAlex NicholsonAlex Novak*Hannah PatalskyAllison Persi

Ashley Pesarsick*Erica Peters*Ryan PirgerZachary PotthoffIsabela Reed*Blaze RobinsonDevin RothwellJordan SchillerJaide SerockJacob ShafferAbbey Siffrinn*Alaina Smith*Ethan Sommers*Jordan SpagnolliElly StodolskySarah TodaroMadalyn TrischJustin TurcovskiSavannah VazquezLily WedgeSavannah WidmaierGabriella WilkinsKaitlyn WinwoodReanna YurkoElizabeth Zapanta*

*# * denotes members of Hillcrest Philharmonic

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Thank you for joining us this evening. As the audience, you are an important part of tonight’s concert. The audience’s responsibility at formal concerts is to honor the efforts of the performers by providing a listening atmosphere in which their performance can be appreciated by all. To that end, we ask your cooperation:

Please silence your cell phones, and kindly put them away during the performance.

While the performance is in progress, remain seated and quiet. If it becomes necessary to leave the auditorium, please do so between musical selections.

If very young children become restless and disrupt others’ ability to listen, please take them from the auditorium until they are quiet.

Please do not hum or clap along with the performers, unless specifi cally invited to do so.

Show your appreciation for the performance by clapping after each selection. Whistling and cheering are not appropriate at a formal concert.

Audience Manners

O“There is geometry

in the humming of the strings; there is music

in the spacing of the spheres.”— Pythagoras

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4th Grade Strings

Reese Aquilio

Emma Balaban

Lauren Ball

Spencer Ballas

Natalie Barkley

Colleen Boatright

Jesse Bobbs

Olivia Brown

Robby Burns

Abby Burtnett

Evelyn Cao

Jacob Capets

Julie Chenot

Braden Crow

Ashley Cumpston

Abigail Davis

Carley DiPaolo

Nicholas DiPerna

Nicholas Dutka

Kylie Everett

Julie Fekete

Nathan Fell

Grace Fischer

Lane Fischer

Katarina Garvin

Micah Gaydos

Jenna Gulibon

Hunter Haines

Grace Heuer

Austin Hewitt

Nick Hunn

Alex Hunn

Emily Hunn

Olivia Jacob

Lauren Jordan

Triniti Joy

Kaitlyn Karaffa

Cody Kelly

MacKenzie Kemp

Olivia Knoechel

Mary Kochis

Marsala Krupp

Alyssa Laukus

Brooke Lechner

Trina Lord

Savannah Lorenc

Allyson Lowden

Keeley MacKenzie

Anna Madonia

Elizabeth Mahoney

Tori Marfl ak

Olivia Masterson

Evelina Mignogna

Riley Morningstar

Elizabeth Nicholson

Riley Oslosky

Addison Patrick

Sydney Pesarsick

Nathan Petranka

Marina Prock

Christopher Ragan

Karina Rosario

Jackie Sciulli

Brooke Smarick

Elana Smiley

Zachary Smith

Sonia Snider

Prescott Stauffer

Ty Stecko

Makenzie Turkowski

Riley Turnbull

Carina Walls

Emilie Watson

Trevor White

Lily Williams

Tanner Yaklich

Josh Yanan

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Norwin Band Aides 8th Annual Car CruiseSunday, May 18th 11 am to 3 pmNorwin Middle SchoolAll proceeds benefi t the Norwin Band Program.

Concessions will be available, plus a 50/50 raffl e, Chinese Auction, DJ, and Door Prizes.

For more info, contact Greg at gt63@comcast.net or 724-864-4902

Monday, June 2nd through Friday, June 6

Who should attend:Band students entering 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th grade9:00-11:30 am at the middle school

Strings students entering 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th grade or who have played for 1 year12:30-3:00 pm at Hillcrest

Cost: $30 for one camp, or $50 for both; make checks payable to Hillcrest Intermediate Activity Fund.

Summer Fiddle Camp

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How’s Your Concert Etiquette?

1. You should enter the auditorium

❑ As loudly aspossible

❑ Quietly ❑ Walking backwards

2. It is always agood idea to arrive

❑ A bit early ❑ Just as the

performance is beginning

❑ Only in time to catch your child’s performance

3. If you must arrive late, it is best to enter

❑ Whenever you arrive

❑ During your child’s performance

❑ Between musical selections

4. During the concert, it is a good idea to

❑ Discuss theperformance

❑ Sit quietly & listen ❑ Eat dinner

5. For mobile phone usage during a performance, it is best to

❑ Answer your phone quickly and speak quietly

❑ Leave the room to use the phone

❑ Turn the phone off, silence it, or better yet, leave it in the car

6. Applause should be given when

❑ The performance is completed and the conductorfaces the audience

❑ Your child has completed his or her part

❑ Any time something is done well

7. On the way home it’s a good idea to

❑ Critique theperformance

❑ Offer your praise ❑ Offer your

sympathy

8. After the performance is over

❑ You should leave your seat and rush up to the stage to fi nd your child

❑ Exclaim loudly how tired you are

❑ Sit and wait until all the children have cleared the stage

Flip over the page to check your concert etiquette!

1–2 correctPlease re-take the test to improve your etiquette.3–4 correctYou’re learning;! There’s room for improvement.5–6 correct:You’re on your way to good etiquette.7–8 correctBravo! You are atrue concertetiquette pro!

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Wednesday, May 14Orchestra Concert4th grade orchestra 6:005-6 orchestra 7:15Hillcrest Intermediate School

Wednesday, May 14 at 7 pm Jazz Band ConcertFeaturing the Norwin MS Jazz Band and the Norwin HS Jazz Band

Thursday, May 15th at 7 pmAll Show Choir ConcertNorwin H.S. Auditorium

Sunday, May 18 from 11 am to 3 pmNorwin Band Aides Car CruiseNorwin Middle School

Friday, May 23 at 7 pmCommencementHigh School Stadium (weather permitting) OR Auditorium

Monday, May 26 at 10 amNorwin High School BandMemorial Day Parade Downtown Irwin

Wednesday, May 28 from 6-8 pmNew Band Member RehearsalNew Band Parent Orientation

Thursday, May 29 from 6-8 pm New Band Member RehearsalNew Band Parent Orientation

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