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Friends of Music February Newsletter
Please take a minute to review the CHS Music Department's upcoming activities, performances, and fundraisers. It’s shaping up to be an exciting and busy spring!
Save These Dates!
Upcoming FOM meetings Listed below are planned dates for the FOM meetings to be held in the Student Services conference room at 7PM. Any changes will be announced by email and the monthly newsletter. The May meeting will include a vote on the slate of officers for next year.February 19March 12April 12May 14June 11
Spring Concerts
March 25 - 7 pm: Band
March 31 - 7 pm: Choir and Orchestra
Florida Trip Information
Mandatory trip meeting- Tuesday, April 1, 7 pm
The trip is planned for April 2-6th. Remaining payment balances will be due by mid-February. More information to come when the final payment amount is determined!!
Chamber Choir Master Class:
The Madrigals will participate in the Chamber Choir Master class on Monday, February 10 at Wilde Lake High School. Chaperones will be needed. They will
perform three pieces for the other Chamber Choirs in the county and will have a clinic with Dr. Stephen Holmes, who is the Artistic Director of the Maryland Boys Choir.
Choir Adjudication:
The Howard County Choir Adjudication will be at Howard High School on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 with performances at 5:10, 6:40 and 7:40 pm. Centennial Madrigals, Women’s Choir and combined Concert Choir will perform three separate pieces and will perform two sight-reading examples. Their performances are open to the public.
Band adjudication:
The Howard County Band Adjudication will be at Glenelg High School.--The CHS Wind Ensemble will perform at 5:50 PM on Friday, March 14,
2014.--The CHS Symphonic Band will perform at 2:30 PM on Saturday March
15, 2014.
Some FOMtastic eventsSkyZone Fun NightReserve your spot for a fun evening of jumping and socializing with your friends from band, orchestra and chorus. $20 gets you 90 minutes of jumping, pizza, a water bottle and a required pair of Skysocks. Sunday, February 16th 7 PM to 9 PM (No school the next day!).Space is limited to the first 115 to sign up. Reserve your spot here:www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D48ADA729A31-skyzoneThen send a check for $20 made out to "CHS Friends of Music" in an envelope marked "FOM SkyZone" into school to be dropped off in a collection box in the Music Department. Include the student's name and phone number on the envelop. Waivers MUST be signed prior to jumping. Waiver can be found at: https://columbiastore.skyzone.com/waiver/ Deadline to sign up is Wed. Feb. 12thAll students must be picked up promptly at 9:00 PM.
Sky Zone Columbia, 7175 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21046, www.skyzone.comQuestions: Contact Bonnie Sorak (410-465-0427) or [email protected] CHS Orioles GameLet's Go O's! The Centennial High community is invited to root, root, root for our home team Friday, April 25, when the Baltimore Orioles take on the Kansas City Royals. Game time is 7:05pm. Lower reserve tickets will be on sale starting mid-February for $15.00 each. A portion of each ticket sold will benefit the CHS Friends of Music. Questions can be directed to Michele Jackson, [email protected].
Music Department Auditions for 2014-15
2014-2015 Choir auditions:
Interested in Madrigals or Women’s Choir for 2014- 2015? Sign up for an audition time on either February 5, 6 or 7. Audition sign-ups are listed on the choir door (703). Be prepared to sing a song demonstrating your voice (a solo song or a song sung in a choir class this year) and be prepared to sight-read a melodic and rhythmic example.
2014-15 Band auditions:• Increased enrollment may require an additional (3rd) band. Therefore all
band students are required to audition scheduled February 18-28, 2014 • Save the date: Marching band camp (required for all marching band
members) is scheduled for August 11 - 22, 2014. Marching Band requirements for a three band format will be determined, stay tuned!
• Audition Repertoire will include:o Chromatic Scaleo Major scales (all 12 keys)o Prepared piece i.e. band music, all-state audition material, solo or
etude o Sight-reading
Howard County and All-State Ensembles
Congratulations to these CHS musicians who were selected for these county and state performing groups!
The Howard County High School GT BandThese following musicians performed in a January 19th concert at River Hill High School.Megan Thoreson, flute/piccoloLisa Choi, fluteAngela Ji, fluteEric Villanyi, oboeKen Chen, clarinetClaire Lee, clarinetJinia Sarkar, clarinetDavid Kittner, clarinetKatherine Chiu, bass clarinetJake Grandolfo, bassoonFrancisco Joseph, tenor saxophoneErik Metz, hornJustin Reiss, horn alternateLauren Young, trumpetAndrew Tsai, tromboneAndrew Frommer, tromboneRichard Matties, euphonium alternate
All State Choir
The following students will be part of the All State Senior Mixed or Women’s Choir performances at Morgan State University on Sunday, February 23.
Maria Ayoub, Juhi Dwivedi, Ilana Harris, Cecilia Hsu, John Hunter, Rachel Jacob, Daniel Kelly, Jon Kittner, Colin Murphy, Grace Nardei, Sammy Routt, Darrien Yu and Parastoo Zia Zarifi.
The following students will be part of the All State Junior choir performance at Parkville High School on Sunday, March 9 at 1 pm:
Miguel Fernandez, Jack Goodman, Duo Hong, Alison Krahe
All State OrchestraAll State Orchestra students who will perform at Morgan State University on February 23 or Parkville High School on March 9 are:Jr. All StateViolin 1: Lina ChoiViolin 2: Grace Zhang & Daniel ZhengViola: Suzi Byun & Siri NeerchalCello: Mary MonroeBass: Michael Martinaitis & Sahil Saini Sr. All State Violin 1: Evelyn Chen, Hannah Lee, Qian Mei, Daniel WangViolin 2: Emily Abdow, Victor Chang, Katherine Chao, Sara Ho, Abigail Kim, Hali Kim, Charrine Liu, Sandy Yang Viola: Sarah Byun, Michael Cai, Manisha VepaCello: Andrew Abdow, Alice Kuan Bass: Justin Lidard
All-State BandCongratulations to these All-State band members. The All-State Band and Orchestra will perform at Morgan State University on February 23.
Lisa Choi, fluteMegan Thoreson, fluteEric Villanyi, oboeJake Grandolfo, bassoonLucas Cheng, bassoonAlexis Wilkerson, bassoonAndrew Cho, clarinetSarah Arbaugh, clarinetTom Zong, clarinetKen Chen, clarinetCynthia Li, clarinetClaire Lee, clarinetAllison Wei, clarinet alternateThomas Kinton, hornRichard Matties, trombone
Volunteer Opportunities
Next Year Is Right Around the Corner!
In January, the Friends of Music (FOM) Nomination Committee (Nom-Com) was officially initiated. The FOM Nom-Com is comprised of representatives from Orchestra, Choir, and Band. Their purpose to prepare the 2014-2015 slate of FOM board positions, committee chairpersons, and a vast array of coordinators for events and tasks that support our music directors to keep our music programs running smoothly and effectively. This year we have many positions available. FOM Board Positions include: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Recording Secretary. FOM Committee Chair positions include: Volunteers, Nominations, and Communications/Publicity. FOM Coordinator positions include: Orchestra Concert Coordinator, Madrigals Costumer, Giant Gift Cards, Business Sponsors, and the individual fund raiser events. FOM needs you, your time, and your talents to be successful! Please consider taking that extra step to support the CHS Music Programs and volunteer for a FOM Position. Contact this year’s Nom-Com Chair, Amy Reiss - [email protected], to volunteer or if you have questions and need more information.
Fundraisers
Joe Corbi’s Sale Stock up and support the Music Department Programs!
• Orders due on Monday, February 10, 2014.• Checks should be made payable to CHS Friends of Music.• Delivery date on Friday, February 21, 2014, pick up from 6:00pm to
7:30pm. • Please click on the CHS Friends of Music Website for details
www.centennialmusic.org. • In-lieu of participation please consider a direct donation. All funds raised
support the music students and the music programs at Centennial High School (Band, Orchestra, and Chorus).
• All donations and participation in CHS Friends of Music fund-raising activities are 100% appreciated.