In 2007 Maestro Piotr Gajewski, Conductor of the Strathmore Philharmonic, spent three months mentoring the Clemente Orchestras on a weekly basis. His main objective was to equip the Orchestra for their competition at the Montgomery County Public School Middle School Band Festival.
The results of his investment was a "superior" rating (the highest possible) at Festival and a tremendous love and enthusiasm for playing in the students!
Thank you Maestro for all your efforts!
The Instrumental Winter Concert has a date and venue change.
The Bands, Orchestra, Guitar and Rock Band Classes, Center Band, and After-School of Rock will perform their Winter Concert music on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1at Roberto Clemente Middle School.
(this is a change from Wed., Dec. 2 at Northwest HS)
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THIS IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE!
Center Band is a special accommodation group for students in the magnet program who have had to drop out of Band or Orchestra for their 8th grade year due to a language requirement. This after school group is open to students who have been in a Band or Orchestra class in 6th or 7th grade. Center Band will perform at the Winter Concert on Dec. 2 at Northwest HS.
This group meets on Wednesdays until 4:30 PM. The first rehearsal is Wednesday, September 23.
Center Band & Orchestra is BACK! Rehearsals begin Wednesday, September 23 at 2:50 PM. If you've been involved in the music department but can't play in band or orchestra class this year, then come join the after-school group!! It's lots of fun, you get to hang out with old friends from the music department (and reminisce of Ms. Levy's bad jokes: "homies!"), and play some fun music and perform on the Winter Concert.
This means you still have to practice, but now you don't get a grade! Woo Hoo!