Wednesday, October 22, 2008

All City String Festival MONDAY, OCT. 27 7:30 p.m. EAST AUDITORIUM

THIS IS IT! Our concert is really coming up quickly! Please make sure to:

- practice Rumanian Folk Dances, Sing, Sing, Sing, Hungarian Dance No. 4, and Menuetto
- invite lots of people to come to the concert
- make sure you have all of your uniform together!

THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK! I AM EXCITED FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE NEXT WEEK!

West Orchestra Students Perform at Political Rally

Please rise for the National Anthem! Aren't viola players cool!
Hey, will the local press pass get you a free lunch?
Warming up, literally, in an airplane hanger!
West absolutely rocked this rally! What a wonderful opportunity to perform for a local and national audience!!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Wausau Symphony Concert - Oct. 11

Go to the Wausau Symphony Concert on Saturday, October 11th at the Grand Theater!

Did you know that Kaitlyn, Tyler, and Jordan from the East Orchestra will be performing?

See if you can find Mrs. Hornby's mom in the orchestra! Introduce yourself to her for smiley points!

Don't forget to post your concert critique here ASAP!

Friday, October 3, 2008

West Orchestra Homecoming Performance











Check out these photos of the West Orchestra performing Molly on the Shore for the main office staff and in class on Friday, October 3! Great job West! Thanks for a fun class period!!






Concert Critiques

Hey Orchestra Students!

Are you attending a concert? Write three solid paragraphs (as a comment) here for your concert critique. Make sure to lable the critique with your full name, title of concert/artist, date of concert, and venue. Use musical teminology and your critical thinking skills to write a balanced review. Feel free to refer to the concert critique rubric for help!

This is also a forum for you to share details on upcoming concerts with Mrs. Hornby. She can post the information under a separate heading and you can blog about the concert with your peers! Remember 2 concert critiques are due by the last day of regular classes each semester.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Recordings and Videos of our HS Pieces

Check out this link to a video of Molly on the Shore that Jefferson sent me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDm46fnJI9A

There are several other renditions available on Youtube! Check them out and then post your thoughts under the comment section of this posting.

If you find other links you want to share, send me an email and I can add them to this posting!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

East Homecoming Parade

The East Orchestra played for rave reviews in this year's Homecoming Parade on September 25th! Our theme this year was The Pink Panther. Thanks for a great performance!









Ollie on the Bass

You are never too old, and rarely too young to TWINKLE! - Sinichi Suzuki

WELCOME!

Welcome to the new Wausau School District Orchestra Blog! This blog is a great place to communicate with other Wausau School District string students and your Orchestra teachers.