1st May, 2009
Kindergarten Spring Sing 2009
We had our Kindergarten Spring Sing this week with Mr. McNeal on the piano and Mr. Marc Piane on the Bass! We were also very excited to see Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wax & Ms. Young singing with us. For more songs & movies, please go to K-1 Music Website. Here is a movie of one of our favorites songs Haru-ga-Kita
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1st May, 2009
U-High Jazz Band in Texas 4-2009
Our U-High Jazz Band performed in Texas in April. You may listen to stolen-moments here and take a quick look at “The Lives of Musicians on the Road” below…
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30th April, 2009
CYSO Performs at Mandel Hall
This Sunday, May 3, the CYSO Concert Orchestra performs at Mandel Hall, on the University of Chicago campus, at 3:00 p.m. The ensemble is conducted by Terrance Oliveras Gray, and will perform works by Borodin, Haydn, Lalo, and Tchaikovsky. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for students. This is an excellent opportunity to hear a great youth orchestra, which includes many of our Lab School musicians. For additional information, please visit the CYSO website: http://www.cyso.org/
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19th April, 2009
April Lobby Sing
You are cordially invited to our last Lobby Sing on Thursday, 4/23/2009 at 8:00 A.M. in Blaine Lobby.
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12th March, 2009
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Once again, Celtic harp performer Cynthia Shelhart played at Lab School, as students and families entered the Blaine Lobby. Cynthia performed a variety of music from the Scottish and Irish tradition, and talked to students about the harp. For additional information, please visit: http://www.cynthiashelhart.com/.
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12th March, 2009
Guest Artist Performs
On Wednesday, March 11, guest artist Robert Belinic performed works for classical guitar for various U-High music classes. Mr. Belinic was provided by the outreach program at University of Chicago Presents. $5 tickets for all U of C Presents concerts are available to Lab students. For additional information, please visit their web site: http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/
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28th February, 2009
Lab Schools Recital Nights
On Tuesday, March 3, and Thursday, March 5, Laboratory School student musicians will perform in Fulton Recital Hall, in the Goodspeed Building, on the University of Chicago campus. The Goodspeed Building is located at 1010 East 59th Street. For a campus map, please click on the following link: http://maps.uchicago.edu/index.shtml. Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. on each evening.
Recital Night is for students in grades 7 through 12, and is intended as a way for our more serious music students to perform classical works for piano, strings, voice, and winds. Admission is free and open to the public. We hope you are able to join us for what promises to be two evenings of great performances by our Lab School students.
The tentative program for Tuesday, March 3 is:
Three Rondos on Folk Tunes, No. 1 ……………………………………………. Bela Bartok
Charlie Jiang – piano
Sebben Crudele, from ‘La Constanza in amor vince l’inganno’.. Antonio Caldara
Caroline Montag – voice Katy Sinclair – piano
Barcarolle ………………………………………………………….. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Catherine Yunis – piano
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 3 ………………………………. Johann Sebastian Bach
Thomas Aquino – guitar
Allegro, from Concerto in g, Opus 26 ……………………………………….. Max Bruch
Henry Bergman – violin Margo Schwartz Newton – piano
Romance No. 2 in F ………………………………………..……….. Ludwig van Beethoven
Hannah Constantin – violin Jason Deng – piano
Allegro Maestoso, from Violin Concerto No. 9 in a, Opus 104 ….. Charles de Beriot
Joe Turner – violin Margo Schwartz Newton – piano
Elegia ……………………………………………………..………………….. Nikolai Lysenko
Ana Ovtcharova – piano
Allegro Appassionato, Opus 43 ……………………………………… Camille Saint-Saens
Jackie Robertson – cello Anne Robertson – piano
Kreisleriana, Opus 16, No. 1 …………………………………………. Robert Schumann
Aoife MacMahon – piano
Piano Sonata, Opus 2, No. 1, in f ………………………………. Ludwig van Beethoven
Madeline Stecy – piano
Intermezzo in A, Opus 118, No. 2 ………………………….……….. Johannes Brahms
Simon Luppescu – piano
Presto Agitato, from Piano Sonata No. 14 in c#, Opus 27, No. 2 . L.V. Beethoven
Jonathan Margoliash – piano
Etude Opus 10, No. 12, in c ………………………………………………… Frederic Chopin
Linda Zhao - piano
The tentative program for Thursday, March 5 is:
The Bos’n Rag ……………………………………………………………………. Fred S. Stone
Alex Luna – piano
Moment Musical Opus 16, No. 3 in b ….………………….….. Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lucas Buchheim-Jurisson – piano
A Comme’ Amor ………………………………………………………….… Paul de Senneville
Rolland Long – piano
Liebestraum ……………………………………………………………………..……. Franz Liszt
Danny Zhang – piano
Cat and Mouse, Scherzo Humoristique ………………………………. Aaron Copland
Abigail Daum – piano
Adagio molto espressivo, from the Concerto in c ………… Johann Christian Bach
Yaning Zhang – viola
Waltz in c ………………………..……………………………………….. Myra Brooks Turner
Lucy Cheng – piano
Prelude 21 in Bb, from The Well Tempered Clavier ….… Johann Sebastian Bach
Daniil Ilyin – piano
Fur Elise ………………………………………………………………….. Ludwig van Beethoven
Reem Khondakar – piano
Opus 64, No. 2, Valse ……………………………………………………….. Frederic Chopin
Benjamin Buchheim-Jurisson - piano
Etude No. 28 ………………………………………………………………. Federigo Fiorillo
Josey Mintel - violin Susan Heiserman - piano
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20th February, 2009
String Masterclasses
On Thursday, February 19, string students at Lab School had an opportunity to work with violist Matt Mantell. Mr. Mantell is a teacher and performer in the Chicago area, performing in orchestras such as Chicago Sinfonietta, Elgin Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic, as well as subbing in the Lyric Opera Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony. Mr. Mantell coached a variety of performers, and also worked with the high school orchestra.
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13th February, 2009
February Lobby Sing
You are cordially invited to our February Lobby Sing on Thursday, 2/19/2009 at 8:00 A.M. in Blaine Lobby!
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11th February, 2009
27th Annual Performathon
On Friday and Saturday of this week, February 13 and 14, students in the Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-Free Conservatory, (of the Merit School of Music) will be involved in two days of almost non-stop music making as part of the annual fund raising drive for the Conservatory. Included among the performers will be Lab School students Monique Johnson, Yael Litwin, Neil Mehta, Jacqueline Robertson, Lida Wu, Ethel Yang, and Andrew Zheng (and apologies to any Lab students left off this list).
All performances take place at the Merit School of Music, located at 38 South Peoria Street, here in Chicago. For additional information please visit: http://www.meritmusic.org/TFC_Performathon.htm
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9th February, 2009
5th grade practice record 2/9-2/21
If you would like to view or print out another copy of the orchestra practice record, here it is!
Remember it is due every MONDAY, signed by both student and parent.
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2nd February, 2009
Clarinetist Andrew Sandwick and the IMEA All-State Ensembles
On the weekend of January 29 – 31, students from throughout the state of Illinois participated in the all-state band, choir, and orchestra festival in Peoria. Each ensemble consisted of a regular all-state group, as well as ensembles for more accomplished musicians, the honors ensembles. U-High junior Andrew Sandwick was the principal clarinetist of the honors band. Out of approximately 75 clarinetists auditioning for band, Andrew earned the top chair.
The process began in October, when students auditioned for their district ensembles. Those musicians with the top scores were then invited to participate in the all-state festival groups. Once at all-state, another round of auditions determined chair placement for the weekend.
Andrew and the other members of the All-State Honors Band were under the direction of conductor and composer Mark Camphouse, of George Mason University. The weekend concluded with a concert featuring all the ensembles, held in the Peoria Civic Center. Congratulations to Andrew for this accomplishment, and for being the first Lab School student in recent memory to participate in the all-state festival.
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31st January, 2009
February Events
You are cordially invited to our February Lobby Sing on Thursday, 2/19/2009 at 8:00 A.M. in the Blaine Lobby.
Another exciting event that’s happening this month is the Master Class with Jasmine Lin, also on Thursday, 2/19/2009 in Judd 126.
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27th January, 2009
5th grade practice record 1/26-2/8
If you would like to view or print out another copy of the orchestra practice record here it is! Remember it is due every MONDAY, signed by both student and parent.
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14th January, 2009
Kindergarten King Sing
We had our Kindergarten King Sing today with special guests: Mrs. Biggs and Mr. McNeal on the piano. Please go to K-1 Music Website for more songs.
This-Little-Light-of-Mine-2009
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