This year, the strings department will be giving a concert separate from the Band and Chorus in February.
This change has come about for several reasons.
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It breaks up the format of the concerts for parents and students.
Historically, every concert has been the same:
Chorus, Strings, Band.
Having a separate concert just once a year will provide the
opportunity for parents of all groups to experience a different type of concert
from each group with varied form and repertoire.
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Band, Strings and Chorus concerts will have the time to allow for different
types of performances.
Each group, strings included, will be able to feature solo & ensemble
performances in addition to large group.
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With added time just for strings (and more time for band and chorus at their
concert), we can feature special guests and artists.
Our guest artist for the FEB 6th concert is
Orieta Dado, an Associate
Violinist for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and a private instructor for
several of our Mariemont Students.
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This concert allows for younger strings students to participate at the SAME
concert as the older strings students.
Even though we have tried to incorporate this in the past at our
winter concert, it is usually hectic with so many high school students
performing from all three areas of our music department.
Our younger strings students can now participate and be mentored by
our more seasoned players without burdening the performances of the other HS
groups (in terms of time allotted for strings during the concert, facility space
and transition issues).
It also provides for our young strings students to be inspired for
their future as strings students in our district.
It gives them something to strive for in terms of being able to play
with the High School now and later.
Our High School students are WONDERFUL at taking them under their wing
and really building them up.