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Play-A-Thon 2009
OCTOBER 2009 MINUTES
Click here to see the minutes of the Lafayette Orchestra Booster Club meeting held on Tuesday, October 20.PLAY-A-THON PHOTOS
To see them, click the "Play-A-Thon 2009" link in the column at the left, under "Photos." All pictures by Regi Goffinet.
MIDWEST TRIP ARTICLE
The Lafayette High School Chamber Orchestra was chosen to perform at The Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 1:15pm. Midwest is where performers and educators from around the world convene for a week in the middle of December in Chicago to share their expertise, talents, experiences and techniques to help others in the field of music education. Approximately 16,000 attend the clinic and are primarily instrumental music educators, performers, composers, clinicians and exhibitors from all 50 states and more than 30 countries. Since the 1st Conference in 1947 Lafayette High School Orchestra is the fourth orchestra to perform from Kentucky.Lafayette High School Director of Orchestras, Jennifer Grice says, “The invitation to perform at Midwest is a huge honor for our community, school district, Lafayette High School, SCAPA, and orchestra students. This invitation was awarded not only on the performance of the Lafayette Orchestra but on the overall success of the entire music program at Lafayette High School. This is an honor for the entire orchestra program at Lafayette High School because all students played a role in the Chamber Orchestra’s acceptance. This has been a goal of the Lafayette Orchestra program for the past two years and we are very excited to see it come true. We would like to thank all of the alumni and past seniors of the Lafayette Orchestra program. Without you we would not have seen this dream come true. We are honored and look forward to our performance at Midwest on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 1:15pm. If you are unable to travel with us to Chicago please join us for our Midwest Preview Concert on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 8:00pm at the Singletary Center for the Arts. ”
The cost for Lafayette Orchestra to attend and perform at Midwest is approximately $20,000. The Lafayette Orchestra Association is accepting donations and is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated. Sponsorship provides an opportunity for area businesses and patrons to show support for the arts and the Lafayette High School orchestra program. This sponsorship is leveled from $500 to over $5,000. All sponsors will be introduced to the Lafayette parents and students at orchestra concerts and events, will receive ads in all orchestra programs, have their business logo added to our website and t-shirts, and for the Maestro level sponsorship music will be provided at one of the company’s events. We also have different levels for patron donors ranging from $15 to over $150.00. If you are interested in corporate sponsorship, being a patron donor or in purchasing an ad for our programs please contact the Lafayette Orchestra Association President, Suzetta Yates at 859-940-1790 or yatestennis@aol.com.
BOARD MEMBERS UPDATED
All board members' names, phone numbers, and email addresses are on the site now. Click the "Parent Association" link in the column at left to see them.MIDWEST CLINIC
Congratulations Chamber Orchestra on being selected to perform at The Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago December 2009!The Midwest Clinic is an annual clinic where app. 15,000 musicians, conductors, composers and clinicians come from all 50 states and over 30 countries to attend and learn from 44 concerts, 90 clinics and 350 exhibitors.
The performances are given by organizations from around the world including: professional groups, military, college, high school, middle school and grade school groups. The 2009 Midwest Clinic performances include 10 orchestras, 16 bands, 9 jazz ensembles and 9 small ensembles.
The audition process is very rigorous and it is a huge honor that Chamber Orchestra will represent Lafayette High School. Lafayette Chamber Orchestra will also be the only performance from the state of Kentucky. Congratulations on this achievement!
We want to give a special thanks to our seniors who helped us achieve this great honor and reach our goals: Tom Coovert, viola; Jonathan Fitzpatrick, viola; Marissa Goodman, violin; Michael Hustedde, violin; Rea Rostosky, viola.
To learn more about the Midwest Clinic please visit their website at the link below: www.midwestclinic.org
THE NEW OLD WEBSITE
You should bookmark this page so you can get back to it later without having to type its lengthy address. The address is: lafayette-orchestra.tripod.com, and it's the same address we were using a couple of years ago.OUR EASIEST FUNDRAISER
You don't have to sell candy bars, popcorn, or raffle tickets. If you shop at Kroger, you don't have to do anything different except pay for your purchases with an Orchestra Gift Card. The orchestra will get a percentage of what you spent! And you can still use your Kroger plus card.
The orchestra will get 4% of your purchases. If 50 orchestra families spent $100 each at Kroger in a month, the Orchestra would get $200 (50 x $100 = $5000 x .04 = $200). If all 120+ families bought all their groceries with an Orchestra Gift Card, the orchestra would obviously get a substantial amount of money. This is an excellent way to raise money for the orchestra, and it is painless and nearly effortless.
Nov 21 - Solo & Ensemble
Dec 1 - Parent meeting 7pm Orch Room
Dec 4 - Concert 7 pm Norsworthy
Dec 8 - Midwest Preview Concert 7 pm Singletary
