You will see articles in your school newsletter each month from Bev Mastalski, the president of our iStrings booster group. Here is the latest installment!
We had a wonderful Junior High and Elementary Orchestra concert in November and hope you had a chance to hear our young musicians perform. The music will continue with our Senior High Orchestra Concert on December 5th at 7:30; we invite you to be part of our audience for the evening concert.
If you’d like to help support the orchestra programs, please plan to join us for a fundraising event through LuLaRoe, a clothing line “where fashion meets comfort”. The event will be held on Monday, December 12, from 7:00-8:30 in the Junior High orchestra room. This would be a great opportunity to catch up on holiday shopping as well as financially support the orchestra program (a percentage of the sales will be donated to the orchestra). All are welcome to attend!
The senior high students are already rehearsing for the PMEA District 2, 3, 5 Orchestra Festival to be hosted by IASD at the Junior High School in January. The Festival will be led by guest conductor Mr. Scott Laird, an IASD alumnus who is on the faculty of The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics where he is Fine Arts Coordinator and Instructor of Music. A celebrated and respected conductor, Maestro Laird has selected a repetoire that includes works by Tchaikovsky, Hofeldt, Williams, and Dvorak – it should be an amazing performance by the most talented musicians in 17 counties in northern and western Pennsylvania. Plan to attend the concert on Saturday, January 28, at 11:00 AM at the Junior High Auditorium. Stay tuned to Ms. Laird’s blog (http://iasdorchestras.blogspot.com/) for up-to-date announcements and to see how you can be involved in hosting the 100+ musicians who will join our own Indiana Senior High students at this exciting Festival!
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the January 27 Cello Fury concert, performing at the IJHS by special arrangement through Ms. Laird and in celebration of the PMEA District 2, 3, 5 Orchestra Festival. A limited number of general balcony level tickets for the one hour concert are still available. You can purchase your ticket in advance by emailing jlaird@iasd.cc ($10 per ticket). It’s a concert you won’t want to miss – original music combining the symphonic sounds of the cello with driving rock beats.
If you would like to help support the students and orchestras of the Indiana schools, consider participation in iStrings, the booster club of the IASD orchestras. For more information, contact iStrings President (Bev Mastalski, bpmastal@iup.edu) or Director of Orchestras (Julianne Laird, jlaird@iasd.cc). All are welcome!
