The MHS Chamber and Symphony A Orchestras will perform Tuesday February 5, 2013 at McKinney Boyd High School for our Pre-UIL Benchmark.

We will run a complete “UIL” experience which includes judges and comments. I  know the students are ready for this and will do well!!

The itineraries are available for download:
Symphony Itinerary
Chamber Itinerary

Our Winter Concert is tonight at 7:00 PM. Students are to use the itinerary to our Fall Concert posted earlier this year.
See you there!

McKinney ISD Fine Arts presents
McKinney Music and the Arts
 Join us as the top band, choir, and orchestra programs from the McKinney high schools perform at the state-of-the-art Allen ISD Performing Arts Center, benefiting Serenity High. An art exhibit will  showcase the top high school artists. Theater and dance students will entertain throughout the evening.
Please  be aware that there will not be any tickets sold at the door the night of the performance. 
Click here to purchase: http://finearts.mckinneyisd.net/

What: McKinney Music and the Arts
When: Friday, January 18, 2013
Where: Allen ISD Performing Arts Center
300 Rivercrest Boulevard, Allen, TX 75002
Time: 7:30 pm
Cost: $15 – Adults / $12 – Children 12 and under
Free parking

We are offering the advance sales to parents from now through December 9^th.  The tickets will go on sale to the public on December 10^th.  We expect this concert to be sold out so please make sure to purchase your tickets ASAP!

As a reminder, the concert will be held on January 18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Allen ISD Performing Arts Center which is located at 301 Rivercrest Boulevard, Allen, TX 75002. Parking is free!  Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children age 12 and under. 

This is just a reminder that ticket sales are open on-line right now especially for our student’s parents who are performing that night.  Please  be aware that there will not be any tickets sold at the door the night of the performance. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Monday, December 10.  We encourage you to be early in your ticket purchase.   

Orchestra Fall Concert ITINERARY
Thursday November 1, 2012

Please arrive completely dressed in FULL UNIFORM. This includes black shoes, socks/hose etc.

Tuxes – Tuck in your tux shirt. Put the cummerbund around your waist to cover the waistband of pants. The bow tie needs to loop through the small loop at the back of the neck on the shirt then under the wing tip of the collar. The black plastic studs should be used instead of the white buttons.

You can find a video of how to wear a tux on our website under “Files” – choose your class page.
http://mhslionsorchestra.com/?page_id=170 for Concert, http://mhslionsorchestra.com/?page_id=166 for Chamber or http://mhslionsorchestra.com/?page_id=168 for Symphony.

5:25        Chamber arrive at MHS Orchestra room. Grab your instrument in cases and go to the stage. Uncase backstage NEATLY!!!
5:30        Chamber Orchestra rehearses on stage. Roll will be checked at this point
5:40        Concert/Symphony Arrive at MHS Orchestra room. Grab your instrument in cases and go to the stage.  Uncase backstage NEATLY!!!
5:45        Concert & Symphony Orchestra in the audience in the front seats – roll will be checked at this point.
6:00        Symphony rehearses. Chamber students are not to leave but sit in the audience politely.
6:00        BEFORE CONCERT BEGINS – OFFICERS, ALL CITY and REGION students will take a Group Picture (TENTATIVE)
6:10        Symphony / Concert combined rehearses. Symphony & Concert sit in front of Auditorium.
6:50        Symphony & Concert move backstage & prepare to enter stage. Celli first followed by bass, viola, violin 2 & violin 1. Soo Bin will remain back stage to act as Concert Master.  Chamber moves to auditorium and sits in assigned seats. Celli & Bass in front.
6:55        Concert & Symphony move on to stage:         Celli first followed by bass, viola, violin 2 & violin 
6:55         Quartet/Quintet moves to side area set up to play before concert and during set changes.
7:00        House Lights down, concert begins.

MHS had 4 students make the All Region Orchestras this past Saturday. This is an all time high number for the Orchestra program.
This is also quite a feat as we are part of one of the most competitive and difficult Regions in the State for Orchestra!

I am EXTREMELY proud of these students and would like to congratulate them on their hard work!

Rachel Brinkmann Viola
Erik Chow Viola
Samuel Chun Cello
Kim Kintz Bass

Erik Chow AND Kim Kintz have the honor of qualifying to record for Area!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

Just a little statistical data:
MBHS had 6 qualify with 149 students in Orchestra
MHS had 4 qualify with 82 students in Orchestra
MNHS had 1 qualify with 102 students in Orchestra

GO LIONS!!!

MHS had 26 students make the All City orchestra this past Saturday. We are VERY proud of these students and would like to congratulate them on their hard work!

Anich, Sam, Bass
Anniboli, Christian, Bass
Baca, Edward, Cello
Bramlage, Seth, Violin
Brinkmann, Rachel, Viola
Camacho, Jacob, Cello
Chun, Samuel, Cello
Chun, Soo Bin, Violin
Cronin, Riley, Viola
Gary, Abigail, Violin
Hallstrom, Eric, Violin
Jaramillo, Elena, Viola
Kilroy, Isabel, Cello
Martin, Ralph, Bass
McIntosh, Trevor, Viola
Mitchell, Ryan, Bass
Mobley, Andrew, Cello
Olsson, Oskar, Bass
Orbegoso, Josselyne, Violin
Patel, Roshni, Violin
Priscak, Chelsea, Cello
Reavis, Maddison, Viola
Rice, Gabby, Cello
Schober, Madelynn, Cello
Sexton, Ashley, Viola
Westgarth, Harrison, Violin

Even though it’s a busy time of year, the orchestra officers put together a very fun get together!!!! Check out videos and pictures on our photo gallery page. Can’t wait until the next event!

Congratulations to the MHS Quintet for their wonderful performance at the Teacher’s Appreciation Luncheon. Really well done – bravo!

Good Afternoon! I hope everyone enjoyed our Winter Concert last Thursday at MHS! I am VERY PROUD of our students!! They did a wonderful job setting up, rehearsing, performing and tearing down last week!

As a fundraiser for the Orchestra we are selling Winter Concert (and Fall Concert) DVD’s for $15. The proceeds go directly to the orchestra program to help offset the cost of trips, tux shirts etc…. The DVD’s are ready to go at any time. I already have them copied, labeled and in a case. They are just waiting for a home.

I will put up smaller (lower quality) videos of the concert at a later date on our video/pictures gallery page as well as our youtube and facebook pages. There is a short video already on our website that our videographer took of the stage tear down. It’s 1 minute of fun!
Visit it here: http://mhslionsorchestra.com/?page_id=72

If you took any photos the night of the concert, we would love to get digital copies of them to add to our webpage. Please feel free to send them to me.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for you support of the orchestra program!

Happy Holidays!!!

“Research explores possible link between early musical study and cognitive benefits

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/04/music-lessons.aspx