The Red Lion Area Senior High School Music Department is
extremely busy this Spring as most music departments tend to be!
The first concert of the Spring season is the Concert &
Madrigal Choirs along with the Mixed Chorus. The concert will take place on
Saturday evening, May 4 at 7:30 PM in the high school auditorium. Admission is
$3 for the concert. The concert will feature music from pop/Broadway style to
early American (Aaron Copland) to modern
day music (Eric Whitacre). Along with recognizing the senior members and
handing out numerous awards, the Concert Choir will also be moving to the songs
of The Lion King. They are currently rehearsing Monday evenings in preparation
for this particular choreographed selection. Lastly, we will be premiering a
musical composition by one of our own graduates, Miss Rebecca Gildea. Rebecca
graduated in 2008 from Red Lion high school and pursued a music degree for four
years. The piece Rebecca has written is titled “The Ships Are Made Ready In
Silence” and will be premiered and conducted by Miss Gildea. This is a
tremendous opportunity to see and hear the tremendous achievements of one of
Red Lion’s own alumni.
The Madrigal Choir will be performing a free concert on
Tuesday night, May 7th at 7 PM in the high school auditorium. They
will be performing their entire medieval show that evening.
The Orchestra and Concert Band will perform their Spring
Concert on Friday, May 10 at 7 PM. Tickets for this event is $3 as well. This
Weekend of Music will conclude with the Symphonic, Jazz and Stage Bands on
Saturday, May 11th at 7 PM. Again the admission is $3. Here both the
String and Instrumental programs will honor their senior members and hand out
numerous awards to students who have excelled in our program.
On Thursday evening, May 23rd, we will be
inducting numerous Junior class members into the Modern Music Masters Honor
Society. This is an international honor society that honors music students who
excel in academics, music, leadership and character traits.
Also included in our busy Spring schedule are two elementary
tours. The Show Choir will be touring our district on Tuesday, April 30th,
and the Jazz Band touring on Thursday, May 2nd. These same two groups will be performing at
“Felton Days” on Saturday, May 11th during the morning hours.
To close out a very busy Spring season, the Concert Choir
will be performing at Baccalaureate on Thursday, June 6th. The
Symphonic Band and senior members of the Concert Choir will be performing at
Commencement on Friday, June 7th.
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