Solo & Small Ensemble Contest: Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Springfield Public Schools District Solo and Ensemble Festival will be held on Saturday March 10th at Pershing Middle School. Pershing is located at: 2120 S. Ventura, Springfield, MO 65804

· This festival gives individual players a chance to perform solo or small group literature for a judge who will give each performance constructive comments and a rating.

· Students receiving a superior rating will receive a certificate.

· Students who choose to do a solo are required to have a private teacher or meet with Ms. Kamler to prepare their solo. A piano accompaniment is required for all solos, please see Ms. Kamler for details. Students who do duets, trios, or other ensembles are not required to have a private teacher.

· Individual times for solos and ensembles will be given at a later date, but there will be times available for Hickory Hills Students from 1:00-3:30.

· Unlike Federation or other competitions, students participating will need to sign up through Ms. Kamler, and not through a private teacher.

· Any student who signs up to play with a group must be in attendance for the event or they will receive five giant “F”s!!!

Warm up area will be in the cafeteria for ALL students. This is where you will meet Ms. Kamler to tune. There will also be a concession area, if students would like to purchase snacks.

Students should wear their white "Spartan Strings" polo shirts and black pants or skirt.

February Fundraiser

Dear Orchestra Parents, Last week, we began our annual Spring Cookie Dough Fundraiser for the Hickory Hills Music Department (Band/Choir/Orchestra). This is an important part of our yearly funding and helps to pay for music, equipment needs, transportation and repairs. Your help in making this sale a success is greatly needed and appreciated. Here are the details:

• Thursday, February 9th: Sale began and will run for the next week and a half. Just take orders – please do not collect money at this time.

• Tuesday, February 21st: All order forms (both yellow and white copy) will need to be turned in to the Orchestra room.

• Orders will arrive at the end of March, after Spring Break. We do not have an exact delivery date as of yet, but it will be during the final week of March.

• Cookie dough (pre-portioned) will then be distributed and money collected. Money will be turned in to Orchestra room by Tuesday, April 10th.

If you have any questions, please let me know. And, thank you for your support of the Hickory Orchestra program.