Please come out and help us plan! We are going to have an amazing festival, and we NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
Meeting from 6:30 - 7:30 in the JH Orchestra room. You may leave in time for the SH Choral concert!!!
Bulletin Boards
Food
Organizing
Paperwork
Fundraising
Publicity
INDIANA ORCHESTRA PARENTS ROCK!!!!
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
IASD String Things - December
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!
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!
JH/Elementary Orchestra concert a BIG SUCCESS! SH concert is on Monday, December 5
Congratulations to all Elementary and Junior High Orchestra members on an outstanding concert last Monday! We will now begin to plan for our May 2 concert. It seems like a long time from now, but it will be upon us sooner than it seems!
The SH Orchestra will present the December concert on Monday, December 5 in the SH auditorium. On this concert will be works by Handel, Mozart, and Brahms, and will also include holiday favorites, including a piece by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! The concert begins at 7:30 and will conclude before 8:30. As always, our concerts are free and open to the public, but we will also be collecting donations for snacks and water for our guests for the PMEA District 2, 3, 5 Festival in January. Additionally, we will be selling $10 tickets to the Cello Fury concert on Friday, January 27 at the JH.
The IHS Chamber of Strings will be performing for three community events this December. We have gigs scheduled for December 8, December 10, and December 13! The December event is another Harry Potter night at Caffe Amadeus! It is open to the public and will be an evening to remember. Don your Harry Potter robes and see us there playing from 7 - 8:30!
Don't forget...we have a LuLaRoe fundraiser planned for Monday, December 12 from 7 - 8:30 in the JH Orchestra room. This comfy line of clothing is enjoyed by women of all ages, and even has items for men and boys. Be sure to support our orchestra program while doing your Christmas shopping!!! We are excited for this fundraiser, made possible for us by orchestra mom, Heidi Ray Monteleone.
We excited for our great holiday season events and hope that you are, too!
The SH Orchestra will present the December concert on Monday, December 5 in the SH auditorium. On this concert will be works by Handel, Mozart, and Brahms, and will also include holiday favorites, including a piece by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! The concert begins at 7:30 and will conclude before 8:30. As always, our concerts are free and open to the public, but we will also be collecting donations for snacks and water for our guests for the PMEA District 2, 3, 5 Festival in January. Additionally, we will be selling $10 tickets to the Cello Fury concert on Friday, January 27 at the JH.
The IHS Chamber of Strings will be performing for three community events this December. We have gigs scheduled for December 8, December 10, and December 13! The December event is another Harry Potter night at Caffe Amadeus! It is open to the public and will be an evening to remember. Don your Harry Potter robes and see us there playing from 7 - 8:30!
Don't forget...we have a LuLaRoe fundraiser planned for Monday, December 12 from 7 - 8:30 in the JH Orchestra room. This comfy line of clothing is enjoyed by women of all ages, and even has items for men and boys. Be sure to support our orchestra program while doing your Christmas shopping!!! We are excited for this fundraiser, made possible for us by orchestra mom, Heidi Ray Monteleone.
We excited for our great holiday season events and hope that you are, too!
Monday, October 10, 2016
The next PMEA District Orchestra Planning meeting is this Thursday from 6 -7 PM
Please consider attending our next PMEA District 2, 3, 5 Orchestra Planning meeting, scheduled for this Thursday, October 13 from 6 - 7 in the Junior High Orchestra room. This will be a hands-on meeting, working with forms, music, paperwork, and bulletin boards. We will also continue to make committee assignments for the festival activities.
Please help us get the word out!
Please help us get the word out!
Monday, October 3, 2016
Indiana Strings PROUD!!!!
I was putting up cool pictures onto our Senior High strings bulletin board today and stopped suddenly as I saw the name on this photo!
Chloe Trevor's mom was my first piano teacher and my brother's first violin teacher. She was concertmaster of the IAJHS Orchestra, the IHS Orchestra, and the IUP Orchestra through the mid-1970s. Today, Chloe's mother, Heidi Peterson Trevor Itashaki is a member of the 1st violin section of the Dallas Symphony. She has had an immeasurable influence on the lives of my family and of the Indiana musical community.
You can find Chloe Trevor's amazing performances on YouTube, and subscribe to her channel.
Here is a link to her YouTube channel:
I highly recommend her Dance Macabre interpretation, which is absolutely brilliant. Today, she represents Southwest Strings, an outstanding company to choose for all of your stringed instrument needs.
We are INDIANA STRINGS PROUD of Chloe, her mom, Heidi, and all of their accomplishments and inspiration!!!!!
Heidi and Chloe are a reminder to all of us in the IASD Orchestras that we all have SEEDS OF GREATNESS on the inside. All we need to do is water those seeds through consistent practice, working hard for our teachers, and not giving up on our dreams!!!!!
PS...(from Ms. Laird)....A subscription to Strings magazine would be an outstanding Christmas present for any of our string students. Keep your eye on this blog, since I'll be posting the rest of my suggested Christmas list for string students soon...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
CELLO FURY Returns to Indiana for more CELLO ROCK, Friday, January 27 from 6:30 - 7:30
Cello Fury, a cello rock powerhouse featuring three cellists and a drummer, is returning to Indiana for a special concert at Indiana Area Junior High School on Friday evening, January 27, 2017 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Cello Fury's original music combines the symphonic sounds of the cello with driving rock beats. Cello Fury's cinematic, progressive rock sound appeals to a diverse audience throughout the United States and abroad with over 100 performances yearly in venues ranging from concert halls to rock clubs. Cellists Simon Cummings, Ben Muñoz and Nicole Myers along with drummer David Throckmorton unleash vitality and rhythmic drive in their music and dare to venture past classical expectations. Cello Fury has performed on radio and television, in rock clubs, concert halls, and music festivals such as SXSW, for audiences as large as 67,000 and has toured throughout 27 states and abroad. As an independent band, Cello Fury has released two albums of original music, “Cello Fury” and “Symphony of Shadows”, with a third to be released in late 2016.
Tickets will be $10 for general balcony seating. Only 300 tickets will be made available to the public and can be purchased in advance through sending an email to Julianne Laird at jlaird@iasd.cc.
All IASD string students will be admitted to this concert FREE OF CHARGE and will receive special tickets for priority seating.
This concert is being held in conjunction with the PMEA District 2, 3, 5 Orchestra Festival, under the direction of IHS alumnus, Scott Laird.
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