Concerto Concert recap and a few end 'o year details

Thank you one and all for an amazing awards night and concert last night (Monday June 1)!!! This evening was a career highlight for me - I was so impressed with the soloistic playing and the fantastic orchestral accompaniment!!! A HUGE thanks goes to the winds and brass from Wind Ensemble who came to help us out - and to their directors for helping out! I think we have a wonderful new tradition to uphold here at West - a concerto concert at the end of the year featuring the best the A wing has to offer. Period 6 and 7 - great job playing your pieces for each other at the awards... I thought that went really well.

A few quick end-o-the-year details:

Seniors - in order to get your diploma on Thursday you need to turn in your dress/tux to Ms. Silberman. And, in order to receive the grade you really deserve in the class you need to turn in your reviews to me by Wednesday at 2:30... I'll remind you in class today and tomorrow too.

Everyone else - in order to not be billed at the end of the year, you need to turn in your dress/tux to Ms. Silberman. And, in order to receive the grade you really deserve in class you need to turn in your reviews to me by the end of this week... let's get going on those. Yes, I'll accept them next week, but let's just get them done and in to me this week... ok??? :)

2009-2010 Chamber Orchestra members and parents - we have been selected to perform at the National Orchestra Festival in February of next year. But, we need to have a meeting about what this would mean for us financially and commitment-wise. MEETING AT 7pm ON THURSDAY JUNE 11 in the orchestra room.

A treat in store for Period 7 on this Thursday - professor of cello and chamber music at U of O Steven Pologe is coming to perform for you at 1pm on Thursday. (Parents, you're welcome to come if you're free at 1pm...). He will be playing a 15 minute solo piece he's working on for a recital and then he's available for questions and answers.

Choir Concert tonight (TUESDAY)!! Come downtown to First United Methodist Church (corner of Church and State... the one with the big white spire) at 7pm tonight to hear West's Concert Choir perform their end of the year concert. This concert features Haydn's complete Missa Brevis (you can hear it by clicking the link on the right hand side of this blog... it'll be up for the next week) featuring 4 of Advanced Orchestra members side-by-side with professional musicians. The concert has a small fee to offset the cost of production. See Ms. S or Mr. Angelo for more information... it'll be a wonderful concert tonight.

Thanks all...