Our Mission

To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate,

through volunteerism and fundraising, the musical

education of all students in the Olmsted Falls City.

Musical Notes November 2015

@bulldogsmusic Click here to access twitter.

Click here for OFMA’s

facebook page.

Fill The Truck was a Success!!!!!

1 Fundraiser 2 Trucks 13 hours25 Parent Volunteers 46 Student Volunteers 200 Donation drop-offs 14,664 pounds

Those were the components that made OFMA’s 1st ever Fill The Truck fundraiser a success.

OFMA will receive $3,000 from Easter Seals. Thanks to everyone who helped and donated.

OFMA will do another Fill The Truck in the spring. So, during the winter months, go through

your closets, basements, attics and start bagging cloth items to donate. More details to come in

upcoming issues of Musical Notes.

We n e e d e d a s e c o n d t r u c k ! ! ! ! !

YOU’RE INVITED!!!

Olmsted Falls Music Association

Annual Wing/Pizza Night

Featuring our popular Music Trivia Contest!!

Presented by and for the benefit of:

The Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA)

$20 Door Entry per person, covers food and a chance at a valuable door prize

Fill a table with a party of 6 to receive an additional door prize entry!

All you can eat wings/pizza/salad buffet with beer or soft drinks included!

WHERE: Church of St. Clarence, Main Hall 30106 Lorain Ave., North Olmsted, OH

WHEN: Saturday November 14, 2015 6pm to 10pm

MUSIC TRIVIA: Please register to play trivia by 6:50pm.

We will start approximately at 7pm.

Seating is limited, so arrive promptly at 6pm to secure your table!

$15 additional entry fee per person, no obligation to play trivia if you attend

Teams of up to 6 players – “pub quiz”-style live trivia contest

Cash Prizes are awarded per team, not per person. 50% paid back.

Questions will be selected from the theme “Music Through the Decades”

Plus the Mystery Audio Round, and the exciting “Final Question”!

Come join the fun!

Inter-generational teams may do better, and are highly encouraged!

FUND RAISING FUN: Play our 50/50 sideboards and gift basket raffles!

Win a money

tree!!

Support OFMA when visiting

Olmsted Laserwash Corner of Cook & Fitch

When prompted enter code

$1 will be donated to OFMA

This code is not valid with any other promotion or

discount. This is not a discount code.

You will pay the full price of the cash wash selected.

Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme

Donut SalesDonut Sales

Volunteers are needed for the choir

and band concerts.

Click here to sign up to ei-

ther pickup or sell donuts

during the 2015-16 concert

season.

OR

Send an email to Deb & Brad Vandrasik at

djcsikos@gmail.com. They will email the link

to Sign-up Genius where you can sign-up for

various concert dates.

We had a successful football season with 4 sell outs.

Let’s sell out at every concert!!!!!

Purchase donuts at the concerts.

$6.00 per box.

Suppo rt OFMA’s Fundra i sers

For the 9th consecutive year!!!!!

The Olmsted Falls City School Dis-trict has been recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as one of the Best Communities for Music Education .

Join us at our meetings 1st Wednesday of each month

7 pm in the High School choir room during the school year.

Meeting Dates January 6, 2016 February 3, 2016 March 2, 2016 April 6, 2016 May 4, 2016 June 1, 2016

Next Meeting Date: December 2nd !

Support OFMA by

becoming a member.

See membership form

in this newsletter for

details.

Olmsted Falls music alumni: if you are a member of a college, military and/or community musical ensemble,

we like to “spotlight you” in upcoming issues of Musical Notes. Send the following information to Kathy Green

via email (bgreen9339@aol.com): (1) Olmsted Falls graduation year, (2) name of musical ensemble (3) a picture

of you (in ensemble uniform if possible) and (4) a brief narrative about your involvement in the ensemble(s).

Music students crowned

Homecoming King and Queen Congratulations to Justin Peck and Maeve Leonard who were

crowned the 2015 Homecoming King and Queen. Justin is a

member of Chorale and Golden Expressions. Maeve is a

member of the Concert Choir.

S P O T L I G H T

Joe Fudale is a 2014 graduate of Olmsted Falls and is currently studying

music education at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music

with an emphasis in wind band conducting. “As a student of Cleveland Or-

chestra assistant principal clarinetist Dan McKelway, I have many opportu-

nities to perform as a member of both the BW Symphonic Wind Ensemble and

Symphony Orchestra. In addition, I am privileged to be the course assistant to

Professor Laura Joss and enjoy such roles as conductor of the New Horizons

Pops Band for senior citizens. At Olmsted Falls, I am thrilled to be a return-

ing marching band staff member, and am excited to continue my new role as

an assistant director to Mrs. Budd and Mr. Feller. I am so incredibly thankful

for my experiences at Olmsted Falls, and am eager for the years to come!”

Bulldog Performers

Mr. Ryan Patterson,

OFMS music teacher, and

Joseph d’Aliberti, member

of OFHS Chorale, are

members of the Baldwin

Wallace Men’s Chorus.

OMEA District IV & VII

High School Honors Festival

Saturday, November 14th @ 4 p.m.

Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to participate in the

OMEA District IV & VII Honors Festival:

Honors Band

Seth Bennett Sam Cooper Morgan Finau Megan Green

Taylor Hannah Max Molkentin Christina Pedicini Caitlyn Webb

Honors Choir

Jake Conder Kyle Erickson Sydney Martin Ryan Miller

Carson Moore

Middle School Fall Concerts

O l m s t e d Fa l l s M i d d l e S c h o o l

P r e s e n t s

I n C o n c e r t

7th Grade Choirs & Golden Harmonies

November 11th @ 6:30 p.m.

8th Grade Choirs and Golden Harmonies

November 11th @ 8 p.m.

7th & 8th Grade Bands and Jazz Band

November 18th (split concert 6:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.)

6th Grade Choirs & Golden Harmonies

December 2nd @ 7:30 p.m.

Middle School Concerts are held in the cafetorium.

Recommended Donation Admission:

$3 per person

$8 per family

Free for seniors and children under 5.

The Middle School and High School

music teachers are using a communica-

tion tool call Remind to send informa-

tion to students and parents via text.

Find your group(s) and subscribe:

For all groups enter this number:

81010

Groups Text this message

6th grade choir {Riley} @832304

6th grade choir {Patterson} @6f555

7th grade choir @99ea4

7th grade men’s ensemble @7thmens

8th grade concert choir @99ea4e

8th grade women’s ensemble @99ea4e6

8th grade men’s ensemble @8thmen

Golden Harmonies @goldenharm

High School band: @ofhsba

B E I N T H E K N O W Check out the links and make sure you’re in the know

about the happenings in the music programs.

S o c i a l M e d i a

High School Band & Choir twitter Click here to access OF Band twitter. @ofhsband

Click here to access OF Choir twitter. @OFHSChoir

Click here to access GE's twitter. @GoldenXpression

Join the OFHS Band facebook page Click here to access OFHS Marching Band's facebook page.

High School Choirs website: Click here to access Olmsted Falls High School choirs website.

Middle School & High School Bands: Click here to access the OF Bands website.

Middle School websites and twitter

Click here to access 6th Grade Choirs webpage. http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/6th-grade.html

Click here to access 7th Grade Choirs webpage. http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/7th-grade.html

Click here to access 8th Grade Choirs webpage. http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/8th-grade.html

Click here to access Golden Harmonies webpage. http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/golden-harmonies.html

Click here to access OFMS Choir website. http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/

Click here to access Mrs. Riley's twitter and instagram accounts. @OFMSChoir

Click here to access Mr. Patterson's twitter and instagram accounts. @OFMSChoirNotes

Olmsted Falls Music Staff

Mrs. Julie Budd

Mr. Brian Budd

Mr. Michael Feller

Mrs. Joy Kiedrowski

Mr. Joe LaFlamme

Mrs. Kelly McClellan

Mr. Ryan Patterson

Mrs. Kelly Riley

Mr. Louis Rispoli

Mrs. Eileen Wallace

2015-2016 OFMA’s Officers

Ellen Bertrand, President

Paul Burkart, Vice-President

Claudia Ferrini, Secretary

Sherri Kovach, Interim Treasurer

P r i v a t e L e s s o n s

Instrumental Lessons Private lessons will be offered this year on flute, clarinet,

saxophone, cornet, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, percus-

sion, voice, and maybe, depending on the amount of interest,

French horn, oboe and bassoon. (Availability of lessons will

depend on the number of responses for each instrument.) This

is an excellent opportunity to help your child enjoy band and

choir more by being able to participate at a higher level than

before. All students can greatly benefit from lessons. The ad-

vanced player will gain a greater depth of understanding and

solo performance while the less experienced player will get a

chance to practice the fundamentals they need. Fee is $14.00

for each once a week private lesson. Contact Mr. Feller at

440.427.6333 or mfeller@ofcs.net for more information or to

setup lessons for your child.

Private Lessons are a great way to fast forward your child's progress. Lessons are taught one to one,

dealing with just your child's skills. Here are some excellent area teachers:

Private Voice Lessons:

Julia Wallace: 440-235-6722 (Olmsted Performing Arts)

Amy Hanratty: a.hanratty@sbcglobal.net (Olmsted Falls resident)

Shane O'Neill: 440-235-6722 (Olmsted Performing Arts)

Norma Codispoti: 440-835-5543 (Baldwin Wallace University)

Lynne Hoffman Engel: 440-826-2365 (Baldwin Wallace University)

Private Piano and Voice Lessons:

Lawrence Wallace: 440-783-2696 (Olmsted Falls Middle School)

Private Piano Lessons:

Lori Scheutzow - 440-235-8743 (Olmsted Falls resident)

For more information, contact members of the Olmsted Falls Music Staff.

G o l d e n H a r m o n i e s The OFMS Golden Harmonies performed The National Anthem at a

Lake Erie Monsters’ hockey game in October.

OFMS Bulldog Theatre Company

“The Little Mermaid Jr.”

Middle School music students have spirit!!

Band parents had fun in their

Halloween costumes. Can you

name the movie of the characters

they are portraying?

The Pride of Olmsted Falls

Concert Season has begun!!!

TREBLE CHOIR

CONCERT CHOIR

CHORALE

More pictures of Fall Choral Concert

GOLDEN EXPRESSIONS

COMMON CHORD

 Our Mission: To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate, through volunteerism and fundraising,

the musical education of students in the Olmsted Falls City Schools.

YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR! Membership contributions and fund raising moneys are used to provide additional equipment, extra support, and new learning experiences for all music programs in the Olmsted Falls School District.

Your contribution is tax deductible, as allowed by law. OFMA is a non-profit, 501c3 organization.

Many employers match contributions. See if yours does.

For more information contact Ellen Bertrand at 216.347.2474 or email at ellenbertrand@sbcglobal.net.

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I (we) wish to help provide support for our talented young music students in the Olmsted Falls Schools!

Name(s)*: ________________________________________________________________________________ *as you wish it to appear in printed recognition, including school programs Address: __________________________________________________________________________ E-mail: ________________________________________Phone______________________________

Membership/Donation Level (Please make your check payable to OFMA)

_____ $250+ Leadership Patron _____ $150 Diamond Patron _____ $100 Platinum Patron _____ $50 Gold Patron _____ $25 Silver Patron _____ $10 Patron

_____ $5 Student/Friend

____YES! I want to volunteer. Please contact me.

Please make check payable and return to:

OFMA, PO Box 38023 Olmsted Falls, OH 44138

Attn: Ellen Bertrand 

Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA)