Waverly Orchestra Food Drive

Once again, the Waverly Orchestra Association will be conducting food drives at the High School and Middle School Collage Concerts, on December 15 and 16, respectively. Bring a canned good or other non-perishable food item to donate to the local food bank and receive a raffle ticket for a holiday wreath. These wreaths come adorned with $75 in gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses, and the more food items you donate, the more chances you'll have to win. Come to hear some great holiday music performed by our talented Waverly Bands, Orchestras and Choirs, help out the less fortunate members of our community, and earn a chance to win a wreath!

Lansing Symphony Side-by-Side

OUR STUDENTS ARE COOKIN'!!!!! Congratulations to Merri (cello) and Logan (Oboe) who won a spot in the Lansing Symphony's Side-by-Side concert! They will rehearse with the orchestra and perform the Nutcracker with them on December 12th at the Wharton Center!

WAY TO GO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS!!!

Congratulations to the following students who participated in

Middle School Solo and Ensemble:

Sarah Garcia

Piere Khouri

Camy Trinh

Kelsey Hall

Sydney Kippen

All the Waverly MS orchestra students who participated in the MSBOA Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival yesterday received a division I rating.

The division I is the highest rating possible in the festival. CONGRATS!!!

More Congrats in order to....

Kyle Ranieri, Judah Okechukwu, and Amy Trinh. They received a scholarship from the Waverly Alumni Association! The Alumni Association awarded scholarships to 22 students! All high school music students were offered an opportunity to apply for the scholarship.

Our Waverly Music Department encourages all students to pursue music outside of school. Private lessons give students a chance to improve his or her technical and musical ability at an accelerated rate, and can make musical experiences more meaningful. This scholarship will be available again in the fall, so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity!

Congratulations!

CONGRATS to the following High School Orchestra students who received Academic Letters for 2009-2010:

Sophomores:

Amanda Herley

Michelle Mayfield

Alyssa Schmenk

Meredith Wright

Seniors:

Emily Brogan

Carole Harris

Chinelmelu Okafor

Daniel Sturdevant

and Amy Trinh

The following students have earned Academic Letters for the 2009-2010 school year and will be recognized during a breakfast on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. These students earned their academic letters by obtaining a 3.67 GPA or better for both first and second semesters last school year.

Lansing Symphony Invites String, Piano Students to Open Rehearsal

On September 8th at 7:15 pm, we have an opportunity to watch an open rehearsal of the Lansing Symphony. They are featuring a piano trio from Cleveland, of which the cellist grew up in this area! They are performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto, a powerhouse work. LET'S GO! What a great opportunity to see professional musicians in action!

Lansing Symphony Invites String, Piano Students to Open Rehearsal.pdf - Google Docs

Welcome to our new "news" site!

Summer always gives us a chance to "catch up" on projects abandoned in the hustle and bustle of the school year-end. I have been looking for a better way to communicate with our community not only the musical activities of our students, but also find a place where we can reflect on some of the less recognized classroom endeavors...such as...

How we think about practicing...or how we think about musical style...or how we learn to help others become better musicians...

I look forward to seeing you here!