Spartanburg 7 Orchestra Blog

Congratulations to Julia Huff, Steven Fernandes, and Christopher Durham, who will perform today with their All-State Orchestra, 2:00 p.m. at Furman University.

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The dates below that have an asterisk(*) are new official concert dates. The others are included as a reminder.

*February 15, 2010 – SHS Concerto Concert at Twichell, 7:00pm

March 8, 2010 – SHS Symphony and Philharmonic at Twichell, 7:oopm

*March 24, 2010 – SHS Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras at State Concert Festival, Chapman High School site, times TBA

*April 12, 2010 – SHS Chamber Orchestra at (TBD), 7:0opm

April 22, 2010 – District 7 Orchestra Finale Concert at SHS Gym, 7:00pm

May 28, 2010 – SHS Graduation Ceremony at Wofford Gym, 7:00pm report time

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The Spartanburg HS Symphony Orchestra’s Feb. 1 Concerto Concert has been postponed, due to the school weather delay canceling a necessary dress rehearsal at Twichell Auditorium. An official rescheduled date will be announced within 24 hours. The unofficial target date is Feb. 15 at 7:00pm.

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Congratulations to 3 members of the District 7 string program for their successful all-state audition on Saturday, Jan. 9 at USC-Columbia.

Julia Huff and Steven Fernandes, from the Spartanburg HS Symphony, made the Senior Honors All-State Orchestra; and Christopher Durham, a 7th grader at McCracken JH, made the All-State Junior Orchestra. Way to go!

The All-State Concert will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28 at Furman University.

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Wednesday, Dec. 9

Pick-up your fruit orders at the SHS Gym Lobby from 12:00-6:00pm.

Monday, Dec. 14

Call time at Twichell for Symphony members is 6:15pm. Concert 7:00-8:30pm.

There will not be an on-site rehearsal for this event.

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Turn in your orders and money on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 to your school orchestra teacher.

The delivery is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9. Pick-up at the SHS Gym beginning at 12:00 noon, until 6:00pm.

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Congratulations to our District 7 orchestra students (named in an earlier post), who participated in a great Region Orchestra weekend and were part of a rewarding concert last night.

Tomorrow, we have the privilege of featuring four of our students on live television. A string quartet from Spartanburg HS (Julia, Steven, William, and Jonathan) will perform on Jack Roper’s “Your Carolina Monday” program at 10:00am on WSPA-Channel 7.

Fruit Delivery #1 was successful last Wednesday. Most of the students that sold fruit remembered to pick it up on the published date. FRUIT SALE #2 has begun, and all money and orders must be turned in on Tuesday, December 1 to your school’s orchestra teacher. Information letters and new forms were handed out Friday. The fruit will be delivered to the SHS Gym on Wednesday, Dec. 9, and parents may begin picking it up at 1:00pm. The distribution will be completed at 6:oopm. It’s the same vendor, brochures, and prices as the first sale.

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Please note the following dates, times, and details:

1. Monday, Nov. 9 – EHO Concert at 5:00pm, SHS Orchestra Room

2. Tuesday, Nov. 10 – End of Fruit Sale #1 – ALL money and orders must be turned in to each school’s orchestra teacher! No money or orders may be turned in late! 

3. Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Veterans Day programs at many of the schools. The dress for students at SHS is khaki pants and a white collared shirt.

4. Thursday, Nov. 12 – CONCERTO Concert Auditions, 4:00-5:30pm in SHS Orchestra Room. Students should sign up for an audition time slot on Nov. 9. An accompanist is not required, but each student must submit a copy of their music for the judges at the time of audition.

5. Monday, Nov. 16 – SHS Chamber Orchestra Concert, 7:00pm at the Chapman Cultural Center. Call time for performers is 5:45pm.

6. Tuesday, Nov. 17 – Jr. High Pops Concert, 7:00pm at SHS Band Room

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Congratulations to the followings District 7 students, who successfully auditioned for Region Orchestra on Oct. 10:

Spartanburg High School: Steven Fernandes, Emily Griffin, Eva Hoffman, Julia Huff, Grace Anne Martin, Aristotelis Nayfa, Leland Rayner, David Stevens, Gradon White, William Wilkins, Jonathan Williams. Alternates: Sally Gray Mahon, Sydney Shea.

Carver Jr. High: Alternates: Sherami Harris, Keira Moore.

McCracken Jr. High: Laura Britanisky, Hannah Collier, Christopher Durham, Kelsey Lynch, Makayla Meyer, Tamera Sullivan, Kristina Tran. Alternates: Nick Papadis, Anna Pruett.

Whitlock Jr. High: Jessica Smith. 

Congratulations to the SHS Philharmonic and Symphony for a great Fall Concert on Oct. 19!

The FRUIT SALE has begun! Take orders through Nov. 10. The delivery date is Nov. 18. All items are $16 or $28–oranges, grapefruit, or mixed.

The Concerto (Concert) AUDITIONS have been postponed to Nov. 12, to allow more students from Orchestra, Band, and Chorus to sign-up and prepare.

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Monday, October 19, 2009 is the big day!

At 8:00am, the Symphony and Philharmonic are leaving on a field trip to Twichell Auditorium for a dress rehearsal on-site. Philharmonic will rehearse 8:30-9:30am, and Symphony 9:30-11:30am. Have you turned in your field trip form? The buses will return to SHS before 1st Lunch begins at 11:50am. Basses, Cellos, Percussion, and large Wind instruments will be loaded onto a truck provided by DSOC. Violins and Violas will hand-carry. 

Monday night, all orchestra members must report to Twichell no later than 6:30pm for roll call and tuning. Being on time and properly dressed is part of the performance grade. Hopefully, the gentlemen that needed to go the tuxedo shop to receive their uniform pants and/or coat have accomplished this task. All students must wear appropriate black dress shoes, and guys must have a black bow-tie.

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