Music will ring through the rafters of Clatskanie Middle/High School on May 21, as members of the CMHS Concert Band, CHS Choir, and CHS Jazz Band will perform for their annual Spring Concert and award ceremony.
The concert will take place at the Donovan Wooley Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on May 21, and is a free event to attend.
The concert band consists of the middle school band (17 members) and seven of the horn and percussion players from the high school Jazz Band. The choir has seven members and the Jazz Band has 11, according to Band/Music/Fine Arts Teacher Jamie Erwin.
With this performance bring the musical spring season to a close, Erwin said she has been proud of each program's growth this year.
"I'm very proud of all the groups. The Middle School Group has just been outstanding this year," Erwin said. "They have played with the high school in a HS District Festival, in their own middle school festival, and with the 6th grade Clatskanie Elementary School band for the Developing Band Festival. They've been playing a range of music and will be playing for graduation."
Erwin said the choir at CMHS is "small, but mighty" and that they have improved drastically throughout the year. The size of the choir also allowed for some unique opportunities.
"Because they are so small, we were able to do different things like join the Community Choir, solos and duets, and small group songs," Erwin said. "Their last song at the concert will be featuring our seniors and at graduation they will perform it with alumni. Tear jerker for sure!"
The high school band has been juggling different musical styles during the year, as Erwin said the high school band has been doing concert and jazz band all year.
"It's been a lot of music and the two different styles have kept us on our toes! They qualified to go to State Ensemble as a large woodwind group," Erwin said. "The entire band participated in that concert band song - the guitar players learned percussion parts. It was an amazing experience and they played really well! We have 5 seniors graduating this year and it will be a huge loss to our program."
In addition to showcasing the music program's hard work over the year, there will also be awards handed out to recognize the hard work of the students. Middle School Awards include Most Improved, MVP, and Most Inspirational. The High School includes Director Awards, National Choral Award, John Philip Sousa Award, Louis Armstrong Awards, and the Clatskanie Music Award.
The program will include:
Middle and High School Concert Band
Starfire Fanfare………………..……………………….. Randall D. Standridge
Lake of Sorrows……………..………….……………… Randall D. Standridge
Dance Celebration………..…………………….…………….. Robert W. Smith
High School Choir
Accompanied by Gwen Larson
Jubilate Deo………………………………………….…….. Mary Lynn Lightfoot
Shoshone Love Song…………………………….... Music by Roger Emerson
Seth Isbell, solo
AraBella Isaacson and Kaitlyn Thomas, duet
Let Me Fly……………………………………………...…. Arr. by Rollo Dilworth
Fly Away Home……………………………………………………. PINKZEBRA
Kaitlyn Thomas and Lola Pennebaker, duet
Angelica Todd and Aaron Jones, duet
Who I Want To Be……………………………………...…… Coty Raven Morris
Featuring: AraBella Isaacson, Seth Isbell, and Charles Lockridge Wheeler
CHS Jazz Band
Domino………………………………………….. Van Morrison, Arr. Mike Story
25 or 6 to 4……………………………..………. Robert Lamm, Arr. Mike Story
Caravan……………………………………….. Duke Ellington, Arr. John Berry
Moondance………………………………...…… Van Morrison, Arr. Mike Story
The students performing will be:
Middle School Band
Flute: Xavierre Pineault-Young
Clarinet: Simone Ellen
Bass Clarinet: Alexis Swint
Trumpet: Lia Hull, Graham Freker, Rhiley White, and Austin Blackshire
Alto Sax: Josephine Byrne
Trombone: David Albritton
Tenor Sax: Jayden Douma
Cello: Ember Norwood
Bass: Carter Katon, Drake Nowlin, and Caselyn Thomas
Percussion: Logan Larson, Taka Wiggins, and Xavierre Pineault-Young
High School Choir
AraBella Isaacson, Seth Isbell, Aaron Jones, Charles Lockridge Wheeler,
Lola Pennebaker, Kaitlyn Thomas, and Angelica Todd
High Jazz Band
Flute: Jordan Isaacson
Clarinet: Megan Kratka and Aiden Finke
Trumpet: Gavin Larson
Alto Sax: Noah Kujala
Tenor Sax: Zoa Culbertson
Piano: Aaron Hadley
Guitar: Evan Lien and Noah Raschi
Bass: Alex Reece
Percussion: Jason Miller
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