Musical Notes December 2014 OFMA S monthly meeting: Wednesday, December 3rd @ 7 p.m. Olmsted Falls High School choir room. Olmsted Falls Music Association Annual Tree Sale Where Olmsted Falls High School When Friday, Dec. 5th; 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6th; 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7th; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost $45 for trees under 8 feet $55 for trees 8 feet and over Assistance available to trim your tree and load it for transport. Support the music programs by purchasing your holiday trees from the Music Association. Volunteers can sign up for time slots at Sign Up Genius. See page 5 for details. Our Mission: To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate, through volunteerism and fundraising, the musical education of students in the Olmsted Falls City Schools.
Holiday Performances High School Choirs Tuesday, December 9th Concert 1-6:45 p.m. featuring Chorale, invited 8th grade choirs, Golden Expressions, Concert Choir & Barbershop Quartet Alumni is invited to join us to perform the Hallelujah Chorus. Concert 2-8:15 p.m. featuring Chorale, Treble Choir, Golden Expressions & Barbershop Quartet. Alumni is invited to join us to perform the Hallelujah Chorus. High School Bands Thursday December 11th at 7:30 p.m. featuring Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 OFIS Choirs Tuesday, December 16th at 7 p.m. in the Middle School cafetorium OFMS Golden Harmonies Grand Pacific Junction, Sat. Dec. 6th; 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Olmsted Falls Village Green, Sun. Dec. 7th @ 5 p.m.
Band & Choir News 12 OF Band and Choir Students in Honors Band and Choir Ohio Music Education Association District IV and VII Honors Symposium was held at Cleveland State University on November 14th and 15th. Students had an opportunity to work with guest clinicians across two days, culminating in a wonderful concert performance. Congratulations to the following OF representatives for being selected: High School Honors Band Representatives : Drew Oltmanns, Liz Neudeck, Patrick Corrigan, Madeline Finau, Claire Barratt and Stephen Miller High School Honors Choir Representatives: Emily Laycock, Kyle Thompson, Jake Conder, Alex Torres, Mallory Bridle and Chloe Topolski Congratulations to Emily Laycock for being selected as a soloist! Wind Ensemble to perform at Baldwin Wallace Saturday, February 28, 2015 Baldwin Wallace Gamble Auditorium The HS Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform in a joint concert with the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Symphonic Band under the leadership of Dr. Brendan Caldwell, director of Baldwin Wallace Wind Ensembles. This is a very special opportunity for the students to learn from a conservatory conductor, to have the chance to perform in the same setting as a premier college ensemble, and to perform in the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory performance hall. This will be the first time that Dr. Brendan Caldwell Olmsted Falls has been selected to perform a concert at Baldwin Wallace University. High School Band and Choir Students will participate in Solo & Ensemble Contest Saturday, January 17th Tri-C West Campus in Parma. Schedule for Concert band and Jazz 2 rehearsals for upcoming concert Concert band required Wednesday 12/3 after school until 3 p.m. (no sports performance students) Wednesday 12/10 5:45-7:00 p.m. Thursday 12/11 after school until 3 p.m. (no sports performance students) Jazz 2-required (notice practices have CHANGED) Tuesday 12/2 after school until 2:50 p.m. Olmsted Falls Marching Band is going to February 12-17, 2015 For information go to the Olmsted Falls Band s website which can be accessed from the District s website: www.ofcs.net and click on Band. Follow the High School band on twitter and join the Facebook group: Facebook: OFHS Marching band Twitter: @ofhsband Follow the Middle School band on Twitter: @ofmsband Tuesday 12/9 after school until 2:50 p.m. Wednesday 12/10 before school 7:00-7:20 a.m.
Fundraising Events Wing Night Fundraiser Recap OFMA held its annual Wing Night fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 8th at Tony K's in Berea, with over 90 persons attending. For the second time, Wing Night featured a music trivia contest with 40 participants playing on 8 different teams. Participants answered questions from the category theme of "Music in Everything", followed by an audio round featuring one-hit wonders through the decades and a challenging final question on, of all things, Christmas carols! OFMA awarded a grand prize of an ipad mini and Bose earbuds to winner Mark Hannah. We were blessed with many excellent gift basket donations and a vigorous sale of 50/50 side board tickets. All of that combined to make the evening very fun for all, and that is very good for OFMA. Thanks to all who helped on the Wing Night committee and to those who donated baskets. This has become one of our most fun-filled fundraisers, so if you missed Wing Night this year, we hope to see you next November! Bill Thompson Wing Night Chair OFMA s Social Media Keep up to date on OFMA s activities: Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter @bulldogsmusic OFMA s Annual Ballroom Blitz Saturday February 21, 2015 Featuring the Golden Expressions and Jazz Band High School Café Annual Super Bowl Hoagie Sale Saturday, January 31st Each student has the opportunity to earn at least $3 for every $5 hoagie they sell. Funds will be placed in the student s own account to be used for music travel in high school. Music teachers will distribute order forms. Support OFMA when visiting Olmsted Laserwash Corner of Cook & Fitch When prompted enter code 12348 $1 will be donated to OFMA This code is not valid with any other promotion or discount. This is not a discount code. You will pay the full price of the cash wash selected.
Volunteers Needed for Donut & Tree Sales DONUT SALES OFMA sells donuts at all High School and Middle School band and choir concerts. OFMA needs volunteers for the band and choir concerts to help with donut sales. Each event needs 1 volunteer to pick up donuts and 2 volunteers for High School concerts and 4 volunteers for Middle School concerts (split into 2 shifts). There must be someone with the donuts during the concerts. So if you are band parent, please consider volunteering to sell donuts at the choir concerts. And if you are a choir parent, please consider volunteering to sell donuts at the band concerts. TREE SALES Students and parents are needed to help with the tree sales and to load the trees for transport. Various time slots are available.. How to Sign up to Volunteer: OFMA is utilizing Sign Up Genius as an easy way for volunteers to sign up. The sign up links are on OFMA S webpage. Here are the directions to access the links: Go to the district s website: www.ofcs.net and click on Band. Once on the Olmsted Falls Band s website, place the mouse over the more tab and a drop down menu will appear. Click on Olmsted Falls Music Association Click on Donut Sales or Tree Sales to sign up to volunteer. Welcome Deb and Brad Vandrasik as the new Mr. & Mrs. Donut. They have volunteered to manage the Krispy Kreme donut sales for the 2015-16 school year. The transition from Dave and Ann Stricklen to Deb and Brad will begin in January 2015. OFMA gives a huge THANK YOU to Dave and Ann Stricklen for their leadership in coordinating the Krispy Kreme donut sales for the past 2 years. Everyone is invited to be a member of OFMA. Fill out the membership form and send it in OR bring it with you to the next OFMA s meeting on the 1st Wednesday of the month. First meeting of 2015 will be January 7, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the HS Choir room.
Private Lessons Private Lessons are a great way to fast forward your child's progress. Lessons are taught one to one, dealing with just your child's skills. Here are some excellent area teachers: Private Voice Lessons: Julia Wallace: 440-235-6722 (Olmsted Performing Arts) Amy Hanratty: a.hanratty@sbcglobal.net (Olmsted Falls resident) Shane O'Neill: 440-235-6722 (Olmsted Performing Arts) Norma Codispoti: 440-835-5543 (Baldwin Wallace University) Lynne Hoffman Engel: 440-826-2365 (Baldwin Wallace University) Private Piano and Voice Lessons: Lawrence Wallace: 216-379-9859 (Olmsted Falls Middle School) Private Piano Lessons: Lori Scheutzow - 440-235-8743 (Olmsted FAlls resident) Please contact Mrs. Judy Crandall with any questions or concerns at 440-427-6081 and jcrandall@ofcs.net. Instrumental Lessons Private lessons will be offered this year on flute, clarinet, saxophone, cornet, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, percussion, voice, and maybe, depending on the amount of interest, French horn, oboe and bassoon. (Availability of lessons will depend on the number of responses for each instrument.) This is an excellent opportunity to help your child enjoy band and choir more by being able to participate at a higher level than before. All students can greatly benefit from lessons. The advanced player will gain a greater depth of understanding and solo performance while the less experienced player will get a chance to practice the fundamentals they need. Fee is $14.00 for each once a week private lesson. Contact Mr. Feller at 440.427.6333 or mfeller@ofcs.net for more information or to setup lessons for your child. Olmsted Falls Music Staff Mrs. Julie Budd Mr. Brian Budd Mrs. Judy Crandall Mr. Paul Faulkner Mr. Michael Feller Mrs. Heidi Keppen Mrs. Joy Kiedrowski Mrs. Kelly McClellan Mr. Ryan Patterson Mrs. Eileen Wallace 2014-2015 OFMA s Officers Ellen Bertrand, President Paul Burkart, Vice-President Claudia Ferrini, Secretary Sherri Kovach, Treasurer Rob Webb, Past President
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Our Mission: To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate, through volunteerism and fundraising, the musical education of students in the Olmsted Falls City Schools. YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR! Your contribution is tax deductible, as allowed by law. OFMA is a non-profit, 501c3 organization. 2014-2015 OFMA Officers President: Ellen Bertrand Vice President: Paul Burkart Secretary: Claudia Ferrini Treasurer: Sherri Kovach Past President: Ron Webb Membership contributions and fund raising moneys are used to provide additional equipment, extra support, and new learning experiences for all music programs in the Olmsted Falls School District. OFMA has assisted with funds for the following programs in the past help us meet this year s needs! Instruments (New and repairs) for High School, Middle School & Intermediate School Choir, Marching Band and Drill Team uniforms Scholarships for graduating Seniors Sound equipment at all buildings Middle and High School summer music camp scholarships Field trips, contests, concerts and events Student musical enrichment programs Related equipment; ladders, platforms, music stands, etc. In addition to your financial support, we would love to get you involved! Join us this year in supporting our music programs. The Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA) meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at the OFHS Choir room. For more information contact Ellen Bertrand at 216.347.2474, email us at ellenbertrand@sbcglobal.net or OFMA11@groups.facebook.com, and Groups: Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA) ---------------------------------------------------Detach and Return--------------------------------------------- I (we) wish to help provide support for our talented young music students in the Olmsted Falls Schools! Name(s)*: *as you wish it to appear in printed recognition, including school programs Address: Phone E-mail: Membership/Donation Level (Please make your check payable to OFMA) $250+ Leadership Patron $150 Diamond Patron $100 Platinum Patron $50 Gold Patron $25 Silver Patron $10 Patron $5 Student/Friend YES! I want to volunteer. Please contact me. Please make check payable and return to: OFMA, PO Box 38023, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138, Attn: Sherri Kovach, Treasurer