Volume 4 Issue 2 Spring 2010 Featuring News, Highlights, and Upcoming Events from all Kettering City Schools Music Programs I NSIDE... Fairmont Music Page 2-3, 5 Elementary Music Page 4 Middle School Music Page 6-7 Ron Brown Page 8 IB Music Students Celebrate This year Fairmont has 9 Seniors who core-classes. We could not be more have gone through an intensive 2-year proud of their hard work and determina- IB Music program. By the end of their tion. This marks our first official graduat- FHS career, they will have completed ing class of IB Music! a 2,000 word Musical Link Investiga- Congratulations to the following Seniors: tion, submission of 2 group perform- Lauren Bruns Daniel Cassidy ances from our outstanding ensem- bles, and an intensive 2.5 hour Listen- Ryan Crouch Allie Dyer ing Examination! These nine seniors Matt Letteri Erin Petrick have already completed Music History, Nathan Streithorst Amanda Turner In every success- theory, World Music, Analytical Listen- Kendall Young ful business… ing and score study as well as growth there is one within their respective ensembles and budget line that never gets cut. It’s S WEENEY P RACTICE PAY S ... called ‘Product H AUNTED Development’ – FHS STAGE Daniel Cassidy, a sen- and it’s the key to ior horn player in the Fairmont Band pro- any company’s gram was recently future growth. Mu- awarded an sic education is $8,500.00 music critical to the scholarship at Miami product develop- University. He was ment of this na- also awarded several local scholarships tion’s most impor- including the Charles tant resource – Craig, Mary Lou Hol- our children.” land, and Cookie - John Sykes — Weeks Scholarships. Daniel plans to pur- President, VH1 Senior Bobby Symes as Sweeney Todd and Junior Mary Kate O’Neil as Mrs. sue a degree in music Lovett. More on page 5. performance. Page 2 Volume 4 Issue 2 Upcoming FAIRMONT MUSIC Fairmont Music Fairmont played host again and again... Performances During the 2009-10 school year the The Section Quartet Spring Band Fairmont High School Music Depart- Vanguard Concert Artists: Concert ment hosted a variety of artists and events. Fairmont students have amaz- Ran Dank – Piano in conjunction with ing opportunities each and every year Modigliani String Quartet Kettering Block Party right in their own school building. Narek Hakhnazaryan - Cello May 26, 2010 Performances/Artists/Events: 7Pm Ohio University Jazz Ensemble Ohio Valley British Brass Band Fraze Pavillion Miami University Brass Choir Fairmont Rhythm X Wright State Saxophone Quartet Music Staff Sonos Fairmont Acapella Festival BGSU—HeeBeeBGs OMEA State Orchestra Contest OMEA District Band and Choir Kettering Classic Marching Band Invita- tional Ohio Northern Men's Chorus Above: Sonos Higher Ground Right: : Narek Band Hakhnazaryan - Fairmont Show Choir Invitational Cello Michael Berning WGI—Regional Championships Dan Nicora Tiffin University: Up in the Air Tim Parker Krista Berning Lori Griffin C ARILLON PARK CONCERT BAND— C ONTINUES 66 YEAR TRADITION Orchestra Dayton History stepped River Park, and the Old Rich Wright forward to save a musical Dayton Courthouse. Michelle Donohoue institution recently when The band has been di- they offered sponsorship rected by 3 Kettering Becky Geels to what began as the NCR Band Directors starting Band 66 years ago. with Clark Haines, Jim Choir The new summer concert Probasco, and the current band will retain a similar Brody McDonald director Michael Berning. schedule to the Five Riv- Additional information can Alex Phan ers Concert Band and will be found at perform 7 concerts at Car- illon Historical Park, Old www.carillonband.org Page 3 F AIRMONT CHOIRS TAKE SUPERIOR R ATINGS AT STATE CONTEST The Fairmont choir depart- perior ratings in class AA (the ment recently had a fantastic hardest of all classes). This is outing at OMEA State Contest. the first year for this configu- The Men's Chorus and ration of choirs, and the suc- Women's Chorus both re- cess of this design really ceived a composite Superior showed at contest. Congratu- rating, while the Symphonic lations to the singers for all Chorale received straight Su- their hard work! 2010 MIAMI VALLEY JAZZ C AMP TAKES RESIDENCY AT F AIRMONT Kettering Fairmont High School is very happy to host the Miami Valley Jazz Camp this sum- mer June 14th - 18th. The camp has had many Kettering students attend in past years and we are hoping to have even more now with the camp at FHS. The camp is directed by Hal Melia and Dan Nicora. June 14-18, 2010 Fairmont High School Performance and Clinic by For more information Internationally Acclaimed 937-885-2422 Saxophonist [email protected] www.daytonjazzorchestra.com Wess Anderson Always a great time to start private lessons Students studying music in the Kettering Schools Many teachers offer lessons during daily music have many wonderful opportunities, one of those classes. Make plans now to enrich your childs mu- being private lessons. Whether the student is in- sic education! Your child may be next year’s col- volved in band, orchestra, or choir there are many lege scholarship winner or simply another life long quality private teachers available. Contact your lover of music! child’s music teacher or the district music office at 499-2647 for more information on private lessons. Page 4 Volume 4 Issue 2 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC Elementary Beavertown Prass Music Music Staff Gets “buggy” It has been a year of many changes at Beavertown. I am pleased to an- Beavertown nounce the addition of an Earth Day Program featuring our second grade Najwa Turpen classes. This program is to replace our Thanksgiving program and will feature an original script along with many sci- Prass students to present Greenmont ence facts and hand-on projects for They’re Just Bugs on May 19 Lori Griffin, the kids to link music and core- Springtime signals the return of sun- subjects with. shine, warm weather, flowers, and Diane DuVal Our classes have also been focus- leaves on the trees. It’s also the time for ing on analytical listening this year as the creepy-crawly creatures to come out well. We dig deeper into the songs we of hiding. The 5th Grade students at Indian Riffle sing and explore the “why” and “how” Prass will be celebrating the bugs in our Courtney Nicholl questions. Students have been learn- lives in the annual spring musical pro- ing to look at the overall picture, not gram, to be presented in the Prass Cafe- just sing and go through the motions. teria at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May John F. Kennedy This has helped with reading compre- 19. Complete with singing, dancing, hension/retention and an overall fas- drama, and musical instruments, our Jody Wilson cination of music. concert features “Tarantella”, “La cuca- racha”, “El grillo”, “Flight of the Bumble- bee”, and more. Join us! Moraine Meadows Krista Berning Oakview Oakview Music Janis Combs Oakview 5th graders recently performed a musical program entitled "Rock and Roll Forever, How It All Began". Orchard Park Diane DuVal Pictured at Left: Sean Kahle pretends to "take a ride." JE Prass Coleen Badenhop Rebecca Childs JFK Music tops off a terrific year with two final events: Southdale May 21, 2010 1:00 pm Peace Program Rebecca Childs May 25, 2010 5:00-7:30 pm Fine Arts Festival Page 5 Sweeney Todd The Fairmont Music and Art Departments staged “Sweeney Todd” on the Fairmont Stage in late April. The Stephen Sondheim musical is an immensely challenging production for singers, actors, and the orchestra. The student orchestra was part of the set performing from multi leveled risers on stage. The set was a 2 story design built by fairmont stage- craft students. Comments were universally positive: “Some of the best solo singing I’ve heard” “I kept looking in the program to see credits for professional actors” “The show was performed effortlessly” “I think this one goes into the history books” “hands down the best high school musical I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot!” Additional photos available at www.fairmontchoirs.org fairmont to host Summer Strings July 5-9, 2010 Summer Strings is a camp open to all students in the Kettering City Schools Orchestra Program. Students entering grades 7 & 8 meet from 9AM-12PM and students entering grades 9-12 meet from 11AM-2PM. All students meet from 9AM-2PM on the Friday session with a final camp performance at 2PM that day. This is a great opportunity to work with many professional musicians and teachers and improve your skills while having a great time. There will be instrument and age specific training, as well as opportuni- ties to play with all age levels. Camp tuition is $100.00 and checks should be made payable to “Fairmont Orchestra Parents Association” and can be sent directly to the music office at Fair- mont High School. Call Rich Wright at 499-1646 for more details. Brochures available online at www.fairmontorchestras.org Page 6 Volume 4 Issue 2 Middle School Middle School mUSIC Music Staff Van Buren orchestra Van Buren Van Buren was well represented at the Those receiving a superior rating from Middle School recent middle school music solo and the 7th grade orchestra included: ensemble contest. It was held April (violins) Bethanne Bleeke, Brooke Glas- Band 24th at Fairmont High School and in- coe, Philip Szaruga, Thao Le, Mary Ger- Dan Nicora cluded 82 musicians from the orches- ber, Jessica Koch, Olivia Davis, Lexi Bra- Jeff Blume tra. This was an adjudicated event aksma (violas) Christy Wright, Emily Arm- where the selected students involved strong, Sophie Kerivan (cellos) Evan Bart- Krista Berning performed in an ensemble and or pre- lett, Abbey Robeson Allison Leatherman, Orchestra pared a solo.