Harwich High School Jazz Band Fills the State House with their Music
On December 14, the HHS Jazz Band traveled to Boston where they played at the base of the historic Grand Staircase as part of the “2009 State House Concert Series” sponsored by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The band is comprised of Christopher Walkley (bass guitar), Erik Raneo (guitar), Jeff Strome (guitar), Dan Colasanto (drums), and Ellyn Schmalzer, (clarinet.)
Photo Courtesy of Sec. Galvin's Office
HHS Jazz Band with parents, Rose Richard, Sen. Robert O'Leary ( left)
and Secretary William Galvin (right)
The Music Department is incredibly proud of the successful auditions for the All-Cape and Islands Music Festival. All Harwich musicians who auditioned made it!
Representing Harwich High School in the Mixed Chorus will be...
Sopranos: Juliette Locke, Rebecca Segal, Sadie-Lynn Tansey, Emma Rioux
Altos: Courtney Mara, Bri McLaughlin, Marik Hirsch
Tenors: Graham Bird, Robert Pirtle, Eric Walther
Basses: Collin Bauer, Cameron Hadfield, Joseph Malone, Donald McCullough, Erik Raneo, Jeffery Strome, Christopher Walkley, Carl Wildman
We also had students audition for the highly competitive Southeastern Massachusetts District Music Festival
Soprano-Bethany Ryder*
Tenor-Graham Bird
Bass-Joseph Malone*
Viola-Jeffrey Strome* received the highest score for his instrument, which earns him 1st chair!!!!!!!!
*Joe, Bethany and Jeff's scores were high enough to qualify them for an All-State recommendation
WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honor for HHS Select Choir Alto
Alyssa Flynn, a HHS junior, has been selected to be a member of the Women's Honor Choir of the Eastern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors' Association to be held in Philadelphia February 10-13, 2010. Alyssa received the honor after a summer audition and will be one of 6 singers from Massachusetts in an approximately 140 member chorus. After three days of workshops and rehearsals, the choir will perform at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Rittenhouse Square.
Alyssa was member of the 2008 All Cape Chorus, 2009 Treble Choir and wowed the audience with her rendition of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Evita during the 2009 POPS Concert at Harwich High School.
HHSFOTA is helping Alyssa by contribution $500 to her housing costs.
