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<DIV>Happy New Year to all Weston music families!!</DIV>
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<DIV>The music department had a very busy fall and holiday season, and Weston
Friends of Music (WFOM) was instrumental (hah!) in making it all happen smoothly
and efficiently for the directors and students. Before we begin the next
wave of concerts and activities in the second half of our school year, I wanted
to update everyone on our activities, and acknowledge the efforts of many
people.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks to <STRONG>Catherine Connolly</STRONG> for organizing refreshments
for the Pep Band during WHS football games. The musicians enjoyed snacks
and drinks in the band room during halftime, and were given a break from playing
music during the third quarter.</DIV>
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<DIV>Our Masquerade and Winter Concerts all ran smoothly thanks to the efforts
of many parents helping out with ticket sales, refreshments, chaperoning,
flowers, set change, etc -- but particular thanks go to our Chairs who organized
all of the volunteers: <STRONG>Sally Helfer</STRONG> (HS Band), <STRONG>Liz
Hochberger</STRONG> (HS Chorus), <STRONG>Elizabeth Atkin</STRONG> (HS
Orchestra), <STRONG>Lali Haines</STRONG> (MS Band), <STRONG>Sandy
Coburn</STRONG> (MS Chorus), and<STRONG> Kim Engler</STRONG> (MS
Orchestra). Additionally, many thanks to <STRONG>Mary Duffey</STRONG> who
was responsible for creating all of our concert programs.</DIV>
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<DIV>Publicity for our concerts and music events has been at an all-time high
thanks to <STRONG>Glenn Harder</STRONG>, who has submitted dozens of photos with
narratives to the Town Crier. The full page spreads in several editions of
recent Weston/Wayland Town Criers have been fantastic!</DIV>
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<DIV>In addition, thanks to <STRONG>Ted Garland</STRONG> and his video students
for taping all of our winter concerts. Many of you have already
purchased these very professionally-done CD's. If you ordered one but
haven't picked it up yet, they are available in the video room at the
HS. If you would still like to purchase one, please contact Ted at <A
title=mailto:garlandt@mail.weston.org
href="mailto:garlandt@mail.weston.org">garlandt@mail.weston.org</A>. They
can be purchased for $20, with checks payable to "Town of Weston".</DIV>
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<DIV>Our first-ever WFOM fall clothing sale was very successful due to the
efforts of <STRONG>Judy Harris</STRONG> and <STRONG>Elizabeth
Atkin</STRONG> for the MS/HS sale, and <STRONG>Sue McGinty</STRONG>
for the sale at the elementary schools. We brought in over $350 for our
music department, but even more importantly, provided a much needed and
appreciated service to Weston music families by providing an opportunity to
purchase concert attire at incredibly low prices. We will be looking to
collect your outgrown concert attire in the spring in anticipation of our fall
sale next year.</DIV>
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<DIV>An exciting development this fall was the establishment of separate
listserves for each of the music groups. We now have an
efficient and all-inclusive way to communicate with music families. If you
would like an additional email added to a particular listserve, or if you would
like to unsubscribe an email address, please let me know at <A
title=mailto:cphedges@aol.com
href="mailto:cphedges@aol.com">cphedges@aol.com</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>We will hold our <STRONG><U>next WFOM meeting on Friday, February 9th, at
8:00 am in the HS Band Room</U></STRONG>. We have a lot coming up,
including Jr. District and All-State music festivals, the February Choral
Concert at Regis, our system-wide concerts in March, two HS Pops Concerts in
April, and our Spring concerts. It's going to be very busy!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks again to everyone for all of your help and support. --
Christie Hedges</DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>