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| Orchestra Parents' Organization Board Members: President: Karen Van Handel & April Wald Secretary: Laurie Krill Treasurer: Mary Moran Members at large: Wally Welleman
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| Check the school calendar for weekly updates of events ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orchestra parents' meeting dates: All meetings begin at 6:30 pm in room #142 at the high school (large rehearsal room). |
See photos below from UW-Milwaukee Honors Orchestra
and from the UW-Stevens Point Cello day!
Also ... Marquette string clinic festival photos! |
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| Thursday November 13: Orchestra field trip to Milwaukee Symphony (11:15 - 2:30.) The orchestra will also see the MSO perform on Tuesday, March 9, 2004. |
See photos from our guest clinician, Crystal Plohman ......... |
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Solo/ Ensemble results: HUHS had 120 entries perform at the state solo/ ensemble festival at UW-Whitewater. Hartford earned 82 first place, 35 second place, and 3 third place awards. Melanie Ptak, Kyle Welleman, Sonja Hughes, and Megan VanHandel all earned first place for their string solos. Mike Wald's duet received a first. Katie Krill, Melissa Schultz, Mike Wald, Curt Hansen, and Mike Wald received second place on their solos. Megan VanHandel's duet and the string quartet both received a second. Congratulations to all! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orchestra concert - Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Schauer Arts
Center. The orchestra will perform along with the three jazz
bands. Admission of $3.00 will be charged at the door. This is a new concert format. We hope you will enjoy it! |
The Orchestra will perform for the Honor Society Banquet on Wednesday, October. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall Pops concert: 7:30 pm Wednesday, October 20in the old gym at the high school. Admission is $2.00. The HUHS choirs will also perform at the concert. Come to enjoy an evening of light music. | Spring Orchestra concert: The final concert of the year will be held on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:00 pm. at the high school. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District Solo/ Ensemble Festival
Solo/ Ensemble - district festival at Hartford - Sat. March 12, 2005: Hartford High School entered 295 events in the district solo/ ensemble festival which includes all band, orchestra, vocal, and piano events. The results of the festival included 106 events qualifying for the state festival on April 30 at UW-Whitewater. This is very similar to the number of events that qualified last year. Other results include: - 106 Class A *1 state qualifiers (12 in orchestra) - 52 Class A first place (6 in orchestra) - 53 Class A second place (6 in orchestra) - 1 Class A third place -49 Class B first place (1 in orchestra) - 24 Class B second place (1 in orchestra) - 3 Class B third place (none in orchestra) - 6 Class C first place and one each Class C second and third place. (none in orchestra) THANK YOU TO ALL PARENTS and VOLUNTEERS that helped out to make the day run smoothly! |
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Beginning this year students wishing to participate in individual solo/ensemble events will be required to pay their own entry fees. Events designated as special events (jazz, madrigals, string choir, pops strings, vocal jazz) will continue to be paid for by the school. Fees are as follows: District - Class A Solos $6 - Class B/C Solos $5 - Ensembles $9 District fees are due when you register your solo or ensemble and are not refundable. Medals are available for those who want them at a cost of $3.50 each. This cost includes shipping. District medal fees are also to be paid when you register your event. The purchase of medals is optional. Students will continue to be responsible for the cost of solo/ensemble music and judges copies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Students who qualify for state will need to fill out a state registration form and return it with the appropriate entry fee and optional medal fee to Mrs. Malloy no later than 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16th in order to be entered in the state solo/ensemble festival at Whitewater on Saturday, April 30th. The school will not be providing transportation to the state solo/ensemble festival. State Fees are: - Solos $12 - Ensembles $14 Optional State Medals cost $4.00 including shipping.
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| 2004-05 Concert performance dates: All concerts begin at 7:30 pm in the old gym at the high school, unless otherwise noted. Wednesday October 20, 2004 (Pops Concert) December 20, 2004 (Vocal/ Orchestra Holiday concert) March 17, 2005 (Orchestra & Jazz Ensembles concert) at the Schauer Arts & Activities Center in Hartford. Wednesday May 18, 2005 - Spring Orchestra concert at Schauer Arts & Activities Center. Time subject to change. Sunday June - Graduation (1:30 pm - field house) |
See photos below from annual Milwaukee Holiday tour .... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004-05 Music Dept. calendar of performances:
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| Five Hartford Orchestra students attended the UW-Stevens Point Cello Day workshop on Sunday, February 10, 2002. Here are a few photos from the day's activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UW-Milwaukee Honors Orchestra - February 9, 2002. We
had two students participating:
A stage full of cellos! at UW-Stevens Point.
Shannon got the opportunity to perform her solo for a critique! |
Crystal Plohman, recording artist from Nashville, representing Knilling instruments came to our class for a brief clinic on Thursday, March 7. She was a great performer and teacher. We learned about violin fiddling, and had some fun!
Thanks for coming to see us, Crystal! |
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| Photos from State Solo/Ensemble festival |
An early morning departure. |
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Just passing the time away!
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Lots of waiting around!
Checking with your accompanist!
We had a VERY successful day! |
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Concert program for December 10, 2003 |
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| Capriol Suite ........................... Peter Warlock Basse Danse/ Pavane / Sword Dance Serenade for Strings ...................... P. Tchaikovsky Sille Nacht ..................................... Chip Davis |
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A few photos from our Cabaret night performance .... (click on the "thumb-nail" photo to enlarge.)
Spring Orchestra concert awards - May 2003:
Photos from our annual Milwaukee Holiday tour to the domes at Mitchell Park and Mayfair Mall ...
(click on the photo to enlarge from thumbnail)
First a few photos of the orchestra in action at Mayfair Mall ...
Our ever-fearless conductor in action ...
A few photos of the bass/ cello section: ...
Our piano player ....
AND our wonderful violin section ..............
Thank you, parents, for helping support our efforts! We had a wonderful time!
A few photos from the Marquette String Festival clinic in November (2004) ....
We had a very successful day! It was fun to work with the clinician.
