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Music teacher, clydesdale runner, father, musician

Calendar Change!

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We will not be meeting on Tuesday, July 1. The entire campus will be a mess. I apologize. See you Tuesday, June 17th!!!

PS – Over last week, we gained 20 more registrations over the last week. We hit 120 string musicians!!

Information for Berks Summer Strings concert 2024!

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Berks Summer Strings Concert
TUESDAY, August 6th, 7PM @ Governor Mifflin Intermediate School Amphitheatre

5:30P Chair and Stand set up. (Come if you like.)
6:30P Call (Show up time)
Meet in large ensemble room to tune & warm-up
Seating on Amphitheatre – 8P group in front, 7P group in middle rows, 6P
group in the rear.
7:00P Concert Begins

Moving & Dancing into the Summer!”
Micheli Orchestra (Beginning Strings)
First Scale March – By Mark Williams

Stradivari Orchestra (Intermediate Strings)
Courtly Dance and Procession – Brian Balmages
Ludwig’s Dance Party – James Kazik
Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song – Brian Balmages

Berkshire Strings (Jr./Sr. High, Strings)
Wildfire – Kathryn Griesinger
Voyager – Soon Hee Newbold
Seven Nation Army – Jack White arr. Larry Moore

Finale Combined by the Berks Summer Strings Orchestra
Rustic Dance Orchestra – Mark Williams

7:43P Approximate finish time
7:45P Help bring in one music stand and one chair.

  • Dress is Summer Casual
  • Go out and celebrate and lead your home school orchestra)
  • Bring Clothes Pins if you have some. (We use them to keep the music from blowing away)
  • Your friends and family may bring lawn chairs if they like.

Here is a LINK for a printable page of this.

FAQ

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~ What if we go on vacation?

Please do. Come when you can, don’t when you can’t.

~ We have to miss the concert, should we still come?

Absolutely. Wish you could make it, but we understand.

~ My friend would like to come, is it too late?

Have them register and come when they can.

~ Do the parents have to stay for the hour?

No, but it may be a great learning experience for the parents to watch. They are ALL open rehearsals.  🙂

~ Do the participants need to bring their own instruments?

Yes they do. We do have a few basses that may be borrowed, but no guarantee.

Concert Details

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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022

  • 5:30P  Set up (volunteer) set up chairs & stands in amphitheater
  • 6:30P  Call – Chins set cases in large ensemble room, pins go to music class room (bass room). Get tuned and set up.
  • 6:50P  Seating. Berkshire Strings sit in first 2 rows, Stradivari fill in 2nd – 3rd rows, and Michelli strings fill in the rest of the seats.
  • 7P Concert will begin. It will last about 40 minutes.
  • Concert dress can be your school colors or t-shirts, fun summer clothes …
  • Audience may want to bring lawn chairs to sit in.