A BUSY FEW WEEKS!Hello, GHBOB families! It may seem like things have been quiet around these parts since football season ended a couple of weeks ago, but there's still exciting news to share! Here's a quick rundown of what our instrumental music students have been up to:
Stay tuned as our GHHS Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble host the final concert of the holiday season next Tuesday, December 17, at 7pm in the GHHS auditorium - more great music yet to come!
(Updated December 10, 2024) HONOR BAND ACHIEVEMENTSIt's easy to forget in the midst of our extended GHHS Marching Band season, but we have LOTS of other performing instrumental music groups in the GH schools! This weekend, a number of our students participated in Honor Band performance opportunities, including Maddi Barger (8th grade, flute) Leela Stricklin (8th grade, tenor sax), Avery Szabo-Ramsey (7th grade, flute), Jack Smith (7th grade, trumpet), and Ellie Bills (7th grade, baritone), who performed in the Ohio Music Education Association District 15 Middle School Honor Bands on Saturday afternoon. They joined 200 musicians from around central Ohio for this special one-day event. Molly Brooks (8th grade, clarinet) was also selected for this opportunity, but was unable to perform.
Then on Saturday evening, Mira Bondy (9th grade, clarinet) and Max McCollough (10th grade, horn) performed in the Capital University Honor Band Festival for high school musicians. Mira placed into the second highest ensemble and Max earned the top horn spot in the top ensemble. Incredible accomplishments for both Mira and Max! You can check out a few photos from the weekend below. GHBOB congratulates all of these students for their hard work and willingness to take on extra performance challenges! Interested in how your student can participate in opportunities like this? Contact your student's director to learn more.
(Updated November 18, 2024) THE GH ORCHESTRA TAKES CENTER STAGEIn addition to the above concert band achievers, last week our orchestra students began their 2024 performance schedule with a concert on Thursday night. Students from 5th through 12th grade performed. You can click here to view the concert program.
The week before, the orchestra students welcomed a special guest to Grandview, when retired OSU orchestra professor Dr. Robert Gillespie came to work with all of our orchestra groups in the classroom during the school day. Dr. Gillespie's visit was made possible by a generous donation from GH alums Warren Klink and Carolyn Wyman, whose gift also supported a number of additions to orchestra equipment. Their support, coupled with a significant grant from the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Education Foundation, have allowed for significant improvements to the orchestra program this year - and we are so grateful! Here are some snips from our concert program that tell a little more of the story: You can check out some photos and video from Dr. Gillespie's visit, as well as last week's concert, below.
(Updated November 17, 2024)
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SCHEDULE SNAPSHOTRemember this is just the highlights!
A full calendar is available here. DECEMBER 17 Holiday Concert (GHHS CB & Jazz) 19 GHBOB Meeting - all welcome! 23 Winter break begins Items in italics are other GH and local performing arts events. We share them here for your information and convenience, to support our fellow performing arts groups, and because they often involve our GH instrumental music students as well! More details for these events are available by clicking here. (Updated December 10, 2024) |
This web site is maintained by the Grandview Heights Band & Orchestra Boosters, serving and supporting the instrumental music students of the Grandview Heights Schools.
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