Spring 2014 4th Grade Strings and Hillcrest Orchestra Concert
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Transcript of Spring 2014 4th Grade Strings and Hillcrest Orchestra Concert
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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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Spring Orchestra ConcertHillcrest Intermediate School
May 14, 2014
4th Grade Orchestra 6:00 pmHillcrest Orchestra 7:15 pm
Ian Morrison, director
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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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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!
Visit www.menc.org/resources for more information aboutconcert etiquette.1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. b
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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 [email protected] 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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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 tonight’s spring elementary orchestra 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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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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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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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