001Hello and welcome. Good evening. Thank you for coming tonight. Um, first let's have a big round of applause for Mr. Novak and Miss Curry and all the students that have worked so hard. It's truly amazing how many people come out and support our band and choirs and it's equally amazing that we have such a large amount of students in our music program. So that's something that we are very proud of. So thank you all for coming tonight and I will turn it over to Mr. Novak. All right, good evening everybody and it's good to Yes, it's great to see such a big crowd here tonight. Um, tonight we have a whole lot of music to show you here, but I got to go through my pre-con spiel. So, at this time, please ask that you
002uh turn your attention to the uh insert in your program on audience etiquette and please turn off or silence all electronic devices. Please remain seated and silent during all songs. If you need to exit during the concert, please do so in between songs or in between ensembles here. Please refrain from making noise during the performances that would distract our young musicians here. And as we know, middle schoolers like to get distracted. Okay. And we're going to get started here with our beginning band students who have made a whole lot of progress. They're going to be playing five songs for you. Starting with an a duet called Aura Lee. Turn again. Heat. Heat. la. Down. birthday. Down. My heart. Heat. Heat. Good evening. Welcome to our February concert. We are getting to our choir. First choir
003of the evening. This is Blue and White Choir. They are fifth and sixth graders here at Arbor Park. Um you might have noticed in your program that tonight's concert is built around a special idea. Um all four pieces you'll hear are colored themed and that theme inspired a collaboration with uh Mrs. Kosiki who is the art teacher here at Arbor Park Middle School. We invited the art classes to create visual pieces that connect directly to the music. So, um, with our first choir here, uh, you notice in the program that our colors are red and orange. Even though we're called blue and white choir, we're singing about red and orange tonight. The first piece is Red River Dances. And in this piece, you'll see on the projector over here, seventh graders who used watercolors to
004create landscape scenes of a Red River Valley. The next song will be orange colored sky and that is um eighth grade artwork that you're going to see uh using oil pastels to design jazzy colorful backgrounds. Um we hope you enjoy the music, the artwork and the creativity tonight. This is blue and white choir. From this valley they say you are away. I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile. For a last you have taken the sunshine that has bright in my path way a while. Come and sit by my side if you love me. Do not haste it to wind me up, but remember the red river valley and the cow who loved you so true. Chicken dance. Hello Susano. Chicken dance. Chicken dance. Chicken dance. Hello Susan. Hello Susan. Hello Suzan. O Clark.
005He had a house 20 stories high and every story in that house was filled with chicken pie. Round and around Joe Clark and I say he followed me 10,000 miles to hear my play. I went down to Joe Clark's house. cast me in to say on a feather bed and I slept on the day to each other like this. Relax. I was walking alone, minding my business when out of an orange sky flash. Wonderful you came by. I was coming in drinking in sunshine. went out of that orange. Bam. Alazam, I got a look at you. One look I timber. Watch out for flying glass cuz the ceiling fell in the bottom of my spin. I started to sh This is it. This is it. I was walking alone minding my business when love came
006and hit me in the eye. Bam. Alazam color sky. I was walking alone minding my business out of an orange sky. Flash Alazam. Wonderful. You came by. I was huming in sunshine. When out of an orange color you wear Alazam, I got a look at you. One look I timber. Watch out for flying glass cuz you fell in the bottom of my spin. I started to shine and hit. This is it. This is it. I was walking alone minding my business when love came and hit me in the eye. Flash. Bam. Alazam. I'm an orange color. Purple shark, pretty green polka dot sky flash. Bam. Alby. I tripped. Okay. I didn't say Make sure it needs the towel. I need some stance. Ring That's already on. Okay. All right. Next up, we got intermediate band
007over here. Uh they're going to be playing three tunes for us this evening. Starting with a March version of a tune you're going to recognize. This version is called Ina Kina March music. Happy birthday. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. Heat. Hallelujah. All right, as Intermediate Band gets set for their third and final piece here, wanted to give a reminder, as you see on the calendar in your program here, that this is not the last time Intermediate Band is playing this music. On Saturday, March 7th, the Intermediate Band and Panther Choir will be playing at the uh Keith Anderson Fine Arts Festival hosted by District 228 at uh at Tinley Park High School. I if they haven't turned in permission slips, please get those turned in. But all the information for that has gone out. Be
008on the lookout for that. again. That's not this Saturday, but next Saturday they are playing this music again. Uh, and I think they're going to be excited to play this one again. Half past 2. This one is called They Like It a Lot. Forgot my Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Hey, down. That's after. Thank you. Heat. Heat. I got it. Yes. Later. Feel good. Right. Next up in the back of advance band, we have the percussion ensemble. They are going to be playing a piece today called Night Drop, which is a very catchy thing that ever since I passed this out in December, they've been those mallet players have just been playing this over and over and over and they're smiling because they know it's true. All right, this is
009Night Drop. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. And the fire sitting Oh >> Are you serious? >> All right. Hello. Hello. We are on our second choir of the evening. This is seventh and eighth graders. Uh we meet Wednesdays after school. Two songs for you this evening. Uh their colors, if you couldn't tell, are green and blue. The first song is uh called a four-leaf clover. And for this one, we had fifth graders create cartoon style self-portraits with fun four-leaf clover backgrounds. And it's fun because I feel like their artwork highlights the song's message of gratitude and good fortune. Second song is water is wide representing the color blue. Again, these were fifth graders who you'll see their artwork in the next song. Um using oil pastels to draw gentle water scenes
010and boats. Their images are going to symbolize a lyric in the water is wide that says, "Build me a boat that can carry two, reflecting friendships of all kinds." And in that one, there'll be two soloists, Morgan Malinowski and Jenna Gisinger. Um, I just want to recognize real quick AES and Scarlet Oak music teacher, uh, Mr. Kain, Mr. Jason Kasin over here. Um, he's the one putting, uh, projecting these and working hard over there. Um, not just for his help tonight, but also his hard work and dedication in music education and bringing excited and educated musicians to Arbor Park. Thank you. Can we give him a round of applause? And then one more shout out before we're going to get singing here. I want to shout out to uh Mrs. Kosiki, the art teacher, for
011inspiring her students to be creative and participating in this collaboration tonight. Let's hear it for Mrs. Kziki. >> This is Panther Choir. Christmas. I'm looking over a fourleaf clover that I overlooked before. One is sunshine, the second is rain. Third is the roses that grow in the rain. No need explaining. The one remaining is somebody I adore. I'm looking over a fourleaf clover that I overlooked before. Hey, look. I found a fourleaf clover that I have never noticed before. I hardly can attain it. How can I explain it? It's my lucky day. You got to love the leaves. I'm a fourleaf clover. One, two, three, and four. Like I'm running over and I'm filled with joy. Oh, how can I ask for more? Hey, lovely clover that I have never before. How can I explain
012it again? You got along on a barely favored over I for us the Water is wide. I cannot cross over, but neither have I. The wings to fly. Build me up that can carry too. And we shall roam both by and I up against it all. >> Up against it all, knowing it. >> A trusty tree. It did not fall. >> It did not fall. >> Nor did it bend. >> Nor did it. >> Such is a touch is a friend to friend. The water is The >> water is The water is The water is >> The water is the water is for friends are gentle and friends are kind. Forever loyal, eternally true. Bright as a ro as a ro in the morning doom. In the morning, sturdy as a sturdy as a can.
013And we shall roll. Both I and you. Both I and you. Both I and you. Both I and you. Both I and you. Both I and you. The water is white. Did you just I'm sorry. for you. Thank you. Happy That's fine. win. How's your flat scale? They got basics. Can I get the scale of quarters? Can I get the scale of quarters? 1 2 3 4 You got to do what you want. All right. You're not All right, we have reached Our final group of the evening, advanced band. They are going to be playing three songs for us and I'll have some announcements in between as well. Uh this first tune is one that really threw them in a loop because um if any of you for any of the folks out there that
014are comfortable reading music, this tune is in 78 is the time signature. And we had a fun time learning how to do that and get a feel for it. So this is called Take the Stairs. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. Heat. as percussion gets set for their next tune here. Uh, next week, Wednesday, March 4th, Arbor Park Middle School is hosting an event called the South Suburban Junior High School Conference Band Festival. They really need a better acronym for that. Um, for that festival, each of the schools in our conference on the wall up there, um, every school is bringing their top band here, including our advanced band, and each band will be playing two songs for adjudication and scoring. uh based on how they score, they will hopefully earn a trophy
015that will go in the trophy case outside the band room out there. That's how we get those. Um at uh again, that is on Wednesday, March 4th, Advance Band is going to have a call time of 4:45 that evening, and it runs until about 8:00 p.m. At the conclusion of that evening, there is an all-star band made up of director nominated students from each school. Um and so it's one big band of of 80something kids. They rehearsed here yesterday in this very gym here. And I wanted to shout out those students that are uh here and playing in the all-star band uh next week uh out of advance and stand up when I call your name. Okay. Uh they are Kevin Huber, Ash Harris, Caleb Aen, Abby Ford, Micaia Adder, Yumi Padilla, uh Evie Lonares,
016Mo Patel, Tommy Vela, and Julian Msas. Okay. Did I miss somebody? That's fine. Whatever. All right. Following directions is a virtue. All right. Um, so again, that event is happening next week. Thank you to the folks that have already signed up to help with that. There are a few spots, if you see my parent square post I sent out last week, if I remember correctly. Um, there are still a few spots open for concessions helping out that evening. Uh, I would be immensely appreciative because it is one of our biggest nights of the year for us. Basically on par with the poinsettas pretty much. Um, so this next tune is one that this one is for me. I've been wanting to program this song for years. It is a beautiful tune called Rling Watercolors, which
017we will get as soon as I tune the Tony. Heat. Heat. Do you love Heat. Hallelujah. Heat. That means they hit that means Good. All right. And we have reached our final tune of the evening. Before we leave tonight, um I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the the calendar, which you could find on the inside of your program. Um upcoming events this Saturday, uh about 20 band students are participating in the solo and ensemble festival at Bremen High School. Those students received a form this week with their time and guidelines for it. I'm also going to send that home on parent square as soon as I can. Uh, next week, as already mentioned, Wednesday, advanced band is playing in the conference band festival that evening. I call time 4:45 p.m. The following
018Saturday, intermediate band and panther choir are performing at the Keith Anderson Fine Arts Festival. I permission slips have been sent home with the details for that. Please get that turned in if you haven't already. Movie night for our poinsetta sellers is going to be on March 11th. Invitations for that will be sent out very very soon. The May concert is on May 7th followed by an inschool assembly on May 8th. I and we are really really looking forward to all those things. These these kids have done a fantastic job growing over the course of these couple months. Can we give them a big round of applause please? And finally, I need to do my thank yous to Dr. Salah, superintendent, assistant superintendent, Mr. Ziggler, the board of education, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bowman, uh the secretaries,
019Mrs. Beina, Mrs. Fleshman, uh the Panda team, the operations team, uh all all of our volunteers that helped out this evening and are helping out at the festival next week. And thank you once again, as always, for supporting music education in our schools. Our final piece of the evening is called West View Sketches. One, two, three. 3. Hey, heat. Hey. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Perfect. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Stand up. and sit. Thank you all once again so much for coming. These kids are going to be stay seated for a moment while you get your directions to pack up. And remember, everything needs to be taken out of the gym tonight. Okay, so thank you all so much again for coming. See you on May 7th for our May concert, if
020not sooner. From myself and Miss Curry and everyone here at Arbor Park, thank you and have a wonderful night. All right, that's it.