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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Last week, Weston Friends of
Music (WFOM) held its winter meeting to discuss music events and activities for
the second half of the school year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It was a very busy fall season, beginning with the High School Masquerade
Concert, followed by the Barrage Orchestra Concert in mid-November, and
culminating with eight winter concerts in the month of December.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Our high school chorus
students kicked off the new year with the spectacular Rutter
Magnificat performance held at Regis last Wednesday.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our district-wide String Fling, Band
Fest, and Spring Sing concerts are coming in March.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> P</SPAN>lans for the April Pops concerts are
just getting underway.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Anyone
interested in helping out at the Pops concerts, please contact me at <A
href="mailto:cphedges@aol.com">cphedges@aol.com</A>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our organizing committee is being formed
now. Finally, our elementary and middle school music groups will end the
school year with their spring performances in May.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">At our meeting, Chris Memoli
congratulated our student musicians on their amazing showing at the district and
state festivals this year:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>42
students were selected to participate in Sr. Districts, 36 students in Jr.
Districts, and 14 students continued on to the All-State Festival.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Our <U>Fall Clothing Sale</U> was
a great success, providing a wonderful opportunity for the donating and
purchasing of concert attire by music families.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Concert clothing, including maroon
sashes, cummerbunds, and bowties, will be collected after the spring concerts in
anticipation of next fall’s sale.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>If you have any concert clothes to donate, please contact Judy Harris at
<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A href="javascript:void">jharris009@comcast.net</A>
</SPAN>to schedule a pick-up.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Music students at the High School
will soon be introduced to the <U>Tri-M Music Honor Society</U>, an
internationally-recognized music honor society with over 4,400 chartered
chapters worldwide.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This society
gives national recognition to the musical accomplishments of our top music
students while encouraging community service and student leadership
opportunities.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">WFOM is also looking into raising
money for <U>music scholarships</U> for some of its student musicians to fund
instructional instrument or voice lessons.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>While WFOM is not set up as a fundraising group, there is a need for
these scholarships and we are looking into different ways to provide these
scholarships.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Finally, an announcement was made
about the forming of a new community band, the <U>Sudbury Valley New Horizons
Band</U>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Similar to our Community
Chorus, this band encourages any adult who wants to play in a band to join.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All levels, from true beginner to more
experienced, are welcome.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Rehearsals are on Wednesday nights at the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wayland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Middle School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Visit the SVHNB website at www.svnhb.org
for more information.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Thank you to the great number of
parents who volunteer at our music events in so many ways -- selling tickets,
ushering at the doors, chaperoning, and baking refreshments for concert
receptions, to name just a few. The number of students
participating in Weston's music programs from elementary through high school is
astounding and continues to grow -- many thanks to all of you for supporting
this growth in so many ways.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">-- Christie Hedges</P>
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