Yesterday (Friday) the Howar Junior High Jazz and Concert Bands performed to an excited Lakeview audience. We opened with the jazz band performing "Watermelon Man" and "Sing, Sing, Sing" in a "best of the 2007-2008" set as the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders filed into the gym. The concert band opened with "Into the Storm," one of our contest pieces and then moved into a performance of some well known tunes including music from "The Little Mermaid," "West Side Story," and a dance break to "The Chicken Dance." I was not prepared for the response for our final selection of the afternoon. Our closer was a medley containing three selections from the hit musical and movie "Hairspray." The cheer from the audience was deafening and we did an encore of the final selection "You Can't Stop the Beat," after which there was more yelling and clapping. Thanks to everyone who made this performance possible, including the Lakeview staff for bringing their students down to a HOT gym, Mrs. Cole and Mr. Taylor for helping with arrangements and supplies, the custodial staff at Lakeview, Mr. DePrizio, the Howar staff and Mr. Karpen for allowing us to change the schedule and take the afternoon to perform, and, of course, the phenomenal Howar Students who were involved in these ensembles. What a way to end our successful year! Wow!
Monday and Tuesday no instruments will be needed for rehearsal, only Monday lesson folks who want to make up a few points need to bring their instruments this upcoming week. All school instruments need to be turned in on Monday for re-assignment. (Monday we'll finish watching "West Side Story" and Tuesday we will have a pizza party...)
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