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MVSU Fine Arts Night
The MVSU first annual Fine Arts Night was a resounding success! The halls were filled with the sights and sounds celebrating the achievements of the actors, artists, and musicians from all of our schools.
The art galleries were bursting with enthusiasts and the performers had a packed house with standing room only! Thank you all for supporting the MVSU Fine Arts programs!
Fine Arts Night
Greetings family and friends of MVSU Performing & Visual Arts Students!
We hope this message finds you well. Preparations are well underway for our first annual Fine Arts Night celebration, held at the Woodstock Union High School & Middle School on Thursday, April 3rd. We are excited to be inviting artists, actors, and musicians from all of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union. With over 650 students participating, it is sure to be an exciting event! The purpose of this letter is to provide you with logistical information regarding both the daytime rehearsals and nighttime event.
DAYTIME REHEARSAL - Musicians only
All music students will report to their school. Students not on the WUHSMS campus will then travel via school bus and return after lunch at WUHSMS. Students should bring a bag lunch for the day.
Rehearsals will begin at 9:10 am in the WUHSMS large gym and end at 11 am. Following rehearsals all students will eat together. Students will leave WUHSMS at 11:30 pm.
EVENING EVENT
Art Galleries - Open 5:30 pm - 8 pm with works visible throughout the school
Performance - 6:30 pm
Call time for the performance will be 6:15 pm sharp. Musicians will report to the gym (each school will have a designated area) to drop off personal belongings and to get any materials needed for the performance. Concert dress will be the Fine Arts t-shirt they will create during the morning rehearsal.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
We would love to have light refreshments as part of this immersive experience (a la a gallery opening). We are also looking for assistance with setting up and tearing down. If you are willing and able please indicate your capacity to do so by completing this Volunteer Form.
ARRIVAL & PARKING
We expect this event to be well attended. Please consider additional time for parking in your travel plans.
Art galleries will be open for all to enjoy beginning at 5:30 pm.
High school music students will be in the lobby of the main entrance directing musicians to their respective locations upon arrival. Families can help facilitate the flow of traffic by reporting to the large gym and finding a seat to enjoy the concert.
We hope this information proves to be helpful as we make our final preparations for Thursday, April 3rd. Please feel free to contact your fine arts educator with any additional questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you soon!
All our best,
MVSU Fine Arts Educators
New Private Music Lesson Program @ WUHSMS
We are excited to let you know about an exciting new opportunity at WUHSMS, private music lessons! This program offers music instruction from highly skilled professional musicians within the school day. Additionally, through the generous support of a private donor, we are offering these lessons to any interested student, regardless of financial situation. To find out more information about this program and to sign up please go to the Private Lesson Program page on our new and developing WUHSMS Music website.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Pauly at joshua.pauly@mtnviews.org with any questions you may have.
The week before Thanksgiving break was an eventful one in the Music Department!
The High School Concert Choir was invited to perform at the conference for the Chief Justices and their Supreme Courts and the State Court Administrators of New England. WUHSMS Alumnus the Honorable Harold Eaton Jr. (Class of 1973) who serves on the Vermont Supreme Court invited the Concert Choir to open up the conference with the Star Spangled Banner.
Twelve students from WUHSMS were selected to participate in the Connecticut Valley District Music Festival which brings together the very best musicians from southeastern Vermont for a two day festival. Participants worked with some of New England’s finest conductors, rehearsing over 10 hours and then sharing a wonderful performance. This is the first time musicians from WUHSMS have attended the festival in over 13 years. Henry Butler, Grace Falk Davidson, Izzy Gieder, Jacquelyn Melendy, Bree Sarandrea, & Sierra Townsend participated in the Middle School Chorus. Bowie Appelfeller, Ava Byrne, Mari Maxham, Astrid McFarland, & Sadie Rowlee participated in the Middle School Jazz Band. Lia Gugliotta participated in the High School Concert Band. Bravo tutti!