21st April, 2008
Friday, May 2nd is Grandparents’ and Friends’ Day!
At our upcoming Grandparents’/Friends’ Day welcoming ceremony, our 3rd graders will perform “Niska Banja” with students playing Orff instruments and a piano accompaniment by Ms. Sinclair. Ms. Schlieker will be the conductor.
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8th April, 2008
Seventh Grade Spring Concert on April 15
Seventh grade band, choir, and orchestra students will perform on Tuesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m., in Mandel Hall. Please click on the following link if you need a map:
http://maps.uchicago.edu/campus.shtml
Students should arrive by 7:00 in their concert attire (white top, black dress pants or skirt, black shoes).
We have reminded students that participation in concerts is a course requirement. Parents, please give them your support by seeing that they arrive on time, with instrument, and music. As a reminder, none of the Lab School music rooms will be open prior to the performance.
Our seventh graders have been rehearsing diligently in preparation for this performance. We invite family and friends to share in their music making. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any of the seventh grade music teachers.
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7th April, 2008
April Concerts & Lobby Sing
April 10 – MS Chamber Winds at MS Library – 11:30 a.m.
April 15 – 7th Grade Band/Choir/Orchestra – Mandel Hall – 7:30 p.m.
April 17 – MS Chamber Winds – Judd 126 – 7:30 p.m.
April 24 - Lobby Sing-Blaine Lobby-8:00 a.m.
April 29 – 8th Grade Band/Choir/Orchestra – Mandel Hall – 7:30 p.m.
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12th March, 2008
Recital Night
On Tuesday, March 4, Lab School student musicians performed at Fulton Recital Hall as part of the Lab School’s Recital Night. This event is for our more advanced students, to perform solo and chamber music from the classical repertoire. The evening was a fantastic success, and those in the audience were able to hear a variety of music from musicians in grades seven through twelve.
Below is a listing of all the student musicians who participated:
Henry Bergman, Ellyn Butler, Waters Cahill, Helen Cain, Alexandra Chang, Hannah Constantin, Amartya Das, Abigail Daum, Charles Du, Maya Fishbach, Sam Frampton, Sarah Garvey, Caitlin Goldwater, Marissa Guiang, Peter Hansen, Charlie Jiang, Jonathan Jou, Charlotte Long, Aofie MacMahon, Josey Mintel, Alexander Nirenberg, Ana Ovtcharova, Julie Solomon, Joe Turner, Katherine Vokes, Ethel Yang, Catherine Yunis, Danny Zhang, Yaning Zhang, and Catherine Zhou.
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12th March, 2008
4th Grade Instrument Demonstrations
All 4th grade classes should report to the band room on these following dates:
Thursday, March 13 - Percussion
Monday, March 17 - Strings
SPRING BREAK
Monday, March 31 - Woodwinds
Thursday, April 3 - Choral/General Music
Monday, April 7 - Brass
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11th March, 2008
The Chicago Chorale
Lower school music teacher Crystal Schlieker sings with the Chicago Chorale. They have an upcoming performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, on Saturday, March 15. For tickets and additional information please visit the Chicago Chorale website at:
http://www.chicagochorale.org/
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22nd February, 2008
Recital Night
Come & enjoy an evening filled with beautiful music performed by various middle & high school musicians on our “Recital Night” on Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 P.M. in Fulton Recital Hall.
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