Thirty Harwich High School music students participated in the Fiftieth All Cape & Islands Music Festival held February 4-6 at Barnstable High School. Students who auditioned successfully in November were given the opportunity to perform with students from sixteen other schools under the direction of noted guest conductors. A concert was held on Saturday afternoon.

Representing Harwich High School in the Mixed Chorus were: Juliette Locke, Rebecca Segal, Sadie-Lynn Tansey, Emma Rioux, Courtney Mara, Bri McLaughlin, Marik Hirsch, Graham Bird, Robert Pirtle, Eric Walther, Collin Bauer, Cameron Hadfield, Joseph Malone, Donald McCullough, Erik Raneo, Jeffery Strome, Christopher Walkley and Carl Wildman.

In the Treble Chorus were Arielle Biron, Melanie Hopkins, Amanda DeOliveira, Hannah Gorman, Bethany Ryder, Rachel Trieble, Luz Arregoces, Alyssa Flynn and Amy Hemeon.

In the Concert Band, Ellyn Schmalzer was seated Clarinet II 5th chair and Hannah Baker was seated Clarinet III, 2nd chair. Samuel Hammond seated Alto Saxophone II 5th chair.

Harwich High School seniors, Jeffrey Strome (viola) and Joe Malone (voice/bass) will attend the All-State Music Festival (March 18-20) in Boston that is held in conjunction with the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Annual Conference. This honor was bestowed upon them after they received high scores in auditions held January 23 in Shrewsbury, MA. High scores in the Southeast District auditions held in November 2009 were a prerequisite.

Both competed with approximately 1000 Massachusetts students from 250 public and private high schools. The 450 students chosen to join the honors band, orchestra and chorus, will rehearse with nationally recognized conductors at the Seaport Hotel and perform in a gala concert at Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 20. Jeffrey will be seated third chair.

Jeffrey is a member of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra at the New England Conservatory of Music and plans to pursue a Music Performance degree. Joe will play the role of Judas in the upcoming Harwich High School musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, and plans to major in Business in college. Their names will be inscribed on the All State Music Plaques on display in the high school lobby.

Four Harwich High School students have just received word that they received Honorable Mention in the Sixtieth Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards competition. Students in grades 7-12 in public, private and parochial schools in Massachusetts competed for Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention awards.

Tabitha Eldredge (ceramics), Una Doherty (sculpture,) Steven Cutillo (photography) and Ramsey Musk (mixed media/ painting) will have their winning pieces on display at the State Transportation Building in Boston, February 1 - March 19, 2010.

A nearly sold out audience was treated to an entertainment packed evening during the Sixth Annual Alumni Show and Concert at Harwich High School on Friday, January 8. Approximately forty alumni musicians performed on stage in solos, duets and ensembles and along with the Harwich High School Band, Chorus and Select Choir. Twenty-five alumni visual artists displayed their work in the lobby.

Listen to and download Alumni Concert mp3 files here.

Alumni Musicians included:

Catie Flynn '04
Tim Mason '06
Tony Harris '06
Joanna White '03
Michael Raneo '06
Katie-Ann DeFilippo '06
Amanda Kosloski '04
Chad Wimberly '09
Andrea Kelsey '03
Christopher Morris '96
Tom Segal '09
Dan Martin '06

Jackie Blute '06
Brenna Mullen '09
Ellen Birmingham '08
Kyle Chaplic '04
Gillian Smith '08
Cassie Kennedy '08
Jon Wittenstein '06
Kristen Walther '09
Dan Colosanto '09
Nicola Jaworski '08
Alyssa Whipple '09

Emily Reed '09
Allysia Rodrigues '07
Jess Lundell '09
Matt Brown '06
MacKenzie Hamilton '09
Danielle Ryder '05
Brenna Boudreau '09**
Ari Mazur '09
Alana Coppola '09
Laura Grose '09
Alex Holden '08
Andrew Cavanaugh "04

Hannah Greenspan '08
Ian Doherty '08
Molly McCaffery '07
John Our '09
Hannah Schupbach '09
Rick Paulus '79
Brian Blackmore '77
Deborah Donovan '72