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May 17th (Thurs)
St. Pat’s /Magee Chamber Choirs Concert w/ STM 7:00pm@ St. Pat’s Church 2881 Main Street Vancouver (at 12th) Chamber Choir
May 29th (Tue)
Junior Spring Final Concert 7pm @ Magee Concert Choir, Grade 8 & 9 Band, Jr. Jazz Band, Chamber Choir
May 30 (Wed)
Senior Spring Final Concert 7pm@ Magee Atrium String Orchestra, Symphonic Band, Sr. Jazz Band, Chamber Choir, Wind Ensemble
May 31 (Thurs)
Dal Richards Guinness Book of World Records induction Concert 7:30pm@ Magee Atrium String Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Sr. Jazz Band
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And with all of that, you might think that we would be tired and ready to pack it in, but you would be wrong my friend, for just after a short break, the senior ensembles (Chamber Choir, Wind Ensemble, Sr. Orchestra) will be embarking on a 4 day performance tour to Seattle and Portland where we will be having 6 performances in 3 days! We are very excited to share music with some wonderful schools with enviable programs; schools such as Kamiak High School, Lake Washington High School, Puyallup High School, and Clackamus High School. As well, we will be performing at the Bastyr University Chapel, an incredible space that has been used for recording soundtracks for movies, as well as in the St James Cathedral in Downtown Seattle. We will be having workshops and exchanges with the groups at the University of Washington with such amazing clinicians as Dr. Geoffrey Boers, Dr. Jonathan Pasternack, and Dr. Tim Saltzman. It will be an amazing trip that will include such fun things as seeing a performance by the Seattle Symphony, a trip to the Experience Music Project Museum, and attending the fabulous Circe Du Soleil performance of OVO.
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Fundraising Notes |
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Fundraising is just a part of the life here at Magee where we work hard to raise money to help our students have the absolute best experience that they possibly can without having to worry about how much it’s going to cost. So we have many opportunities for students to fundraise - many of which, the profits go directly into the student’s account, while others go into scholarships or subsidies for tours.
Cheques should be made out to “Magee Music Society”
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Two methods of supporting us: Paper orders from a Music Student or On-Line at www.qsp.ca and input the group number 30324
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Ongoing Fundraising
· Magazine Subscription sales - go to www.qsp.ca and input the group number 30324 and don’t forget to put in the student’s name you want the profit credits going to - if you don’t know a student at the school, it’s okay, just put in Magee Music Society into the name section
· Gift Cards - Many gift cards including supermarkets, restaurants, retail, gas, and services - a percentage going back to the students If you’re going to buy food or gas, why not have a percentage come back to the students?
Download the form here |
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Music Notes |
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Next Magee Music Society Meeting:
Monday April 2nd
In Magee Staffroom All are welcome! |
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Magee Chamber Choir CD’s Are available now! Own their premier CD entitled “For the Beauty…” for the low price of $15 - all proceeds go to benefit the Magee Choral Department |
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Happy Spring Break! |
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March 2012
Spring is finally upon us and we at the Magee Choral and Orchestra Department are wondering where the year has gone! After spring break, it’s the countdown to grad and the end of the year!
We have had an amazing few months since Christmas break. The Chamber Choir has been the guest choir at a festival, where Mr. Quan was the Adjudicator; we had a retreat for the Orchestra with the fabulous Infinitus String Ensemble; the Orchestra was hired to play at a “Celebration of Life”; we welcomed back our student teacher, Ms. Candace Fong, to continue her musical and professional journey; the Chamber Choir sang at the Kiwanis Gala Concert at the new Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Pyatt Hall to a very appreciative audience; the entire music department had a highly successful Market Fair fundraiser that saw over 2000 people attend and whose money raised will help pave the way for helping a lot of students through scholarships, bursaries, and subsidies for upcoming trips, including the proposed trip to Spain next year; we had a very successful Strings Valentine’s Swing Ball; an unbelievable two day Chamber Choir retreat with Mr. Richard Nace; a fantastic Massed Band concert with our feeder Elementary School Bands; and a wonderful 40th Anniversary Concert with Maestro Peter Stigings and the Little Night Music Orchestra. |
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It has been an incredible year so far and will continue to grow and with every day and every performance, everyone learns more and more about themselves and about creating beauty and excellence not only in their music, but more importantly, in their lives and the lives of others.
We hope you have a safe and wonderful Spring Break and we hope to see you at one of the many concerts in the last few months of the year. Thank you for your love and continued support of the Magee Music Department.
Sincerely, Greg Quan Artistic Director of Choirs and Orchestra |
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Following that, the strings welcome the Mount Seymour String Quartet, who will put on a workshop with us, sponsored by the “Chamber Music in the Schools” organization (www.cmits.org), and then in the beginning of May, will join the Hamber String Orchestra as well as 3 elementary orchestras at the UBC Chan center for an evening concert.
The following week, the Chamber Choir will be performing with the Delta Police Pipe Band at the South Delta Baptist Church (1988 56 St Tsawwassen) and following that, on May 17th, we will be once again sharing the stage with our dear friend, Mr. Tony Araujo, and the St. Patrick’s Chamber Choir at St. Pat’s Church on Main and 12th at 7:30pm. We always look forward to this special sharing of music and the great relationship that we’ve built. |
