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Summer Strings 2012

Dates: June 11-16
Registration Deadline: May 30

Our goal is to provide a concentrated six days of instruction by top professional musicians who seek to share their knowledge & love of music with beginner, intermediate and advanced-level students.

Emphasis will be given to proper technique which will reinforce and enhance your student’s musical experience as they learn how to play in ensembles and then in the larger orchestral setting. They can bring this into any musical environment throughout the school year.

Finally, your students will experience the sense of community as they build relationships with their fellow musicians while taking ownership of this program.

Music ClassesSectional instruction by instrument to give the student more individualized attention on their string instrument, concentrating on the development of technique and sight reading which will help prefect their playing ability.Fiddle Classes: How about something really different and fun? Fiddle classes are open to all students regardless of level.Recreation & Breaks

Students will have breaks throughout the day for some fun, recreation and a chance to just relax!

Meals

Please send in bag lunch each day. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Camp Days & Times

  • Monday June 11 through Friday June 15 Check in 8:45 AM; pick-up 4:00 PM
  • Saturday June 16 check in 8:45 AM, camp dismissal after final concert and reception!

Join fellow students for a fun week studying with some of the most talented musicians in the Atlanta Metro Area!

Group Performance

Beginner Orchestra for the younger music student with some experience but still needs to learn the basics of playing in an ensemble.

Intermediate –Advanced Orchestra

For the more advanced and slightly older student who has had a few years of orchestra or ensemble experience.

Chamber Music

Learn to play in small ensembles where musicians are usually one or two on a part. Fantastic for learning how to collaborate with fellow musicians!

Performances

Honors Recital

Friday, June 15 2:30 pm

Teachers will select those students who have demonstrated significant musical growth throughout the week, to present a brief selection of their choice. Coaching and performance technique will be provided.

Grand Finale Concert- All ensembles
Saturday, June 16 at 11:30 AM Everyone is invited to listen to your campers as they perform, and then enjoy a delicious reception afterward. A great way to end an amazing week of music!

Camp Eligibility

Students with some prior playing experience who are rising 4th grade through rising 11th graders in the 2012-2013 school year.

Venue

Mt. Pisgah School
Mt. Pisgah Christian School will be the venue for our camp, with use of their music & choral rooms, band room, gym, cafeteria and surrounding grounds in which to instruct and perform. Our final performance will be in the beautiful sanctuary, South Hall.

Tuition

$395/Limited Scholarships Available

$375 if paid in full by April 1, 2012. Credit Cards are accepted (see application). Payment DUE IN FULL May 30, 2012. Make Check payable to Johns Creek Symphony, write Summer Strings 2012 in memo line.

Instructors

J. Wayne Baughman
Music Director, JCSO

Adelaide Federici
Concertmaster JCSO, Violin & Artistic Director

Tim Aucoin, Orchestra Director
Director of Orchestra & Instrumental Music Northview HS

Alison James
First Violin, JCSO

Cindy Beard
Principal Viola, JCSO

Meghan McGuire
Principal Cello, JCSO

Todd Markey
Assistant Principal Bass, JCSO

 

 

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The JCSO thrilled a audience of 1000 with holiday music at our Sixth Annual Christmas Gala & Holiday Pops Concert on Saturday, December 3, 2011. So many of your holiday favorites were performed including O Holy Night, White Christmas and Sleigh Ride. There were performances by the adult and children’s choir, our soloist Holly DeClaudio, Lyric Soprano, Alyce Mathias, guest reader and the exceptional JCSO! And an appearance was even made by The Grinch and Santa Claus!!! It was quite a night of music, followed by a delicious Champagne Dessert Reception. As folks were leaving, some were heard saying that they were already planning to return again next year…..

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About JCSO

The mission of the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra is to bring the citizens of Johns Creek and surrounding communities the world’s greatest symphonic music performed at the highest possible artistic level.

The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra is comprised of professional musicians from all around the greater Atlanta metro area. Its Maestro and founder, J. Wayne Baughman is the Music Director & Conductor who has been a fixture on the Atlanta music scene for over thirty-five years. He aspired to bring together the very best symphonic musicians to serve Johns Creek and neighboring communities. In April of 2007, the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra was officially incorporated as a Georgia non-profit performing arts organization.

JCSO musicians are among the finest instrumentalists in America, with an average of 16 years experience in professional orchestras. Most of the members have graduate degrees or artist diplomas in performing arts from the leading institutions of higher learning in the US, and many have received additional training in Berlin, London, Rome, Salzburg, Vienna and other leading European music centers. The members of the JCSO are committed to providing its audiences with the highest caliber of symphonic music possible.

 

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Music in the Park: Featuring the Johns Creek Symphony Brass

Exceptional brass ensemble performing some of our most beloved and popular music from Irving Berlin and Duke Ellington, to a Salute to George M. Cohan. How about the William Tell Overture by Rossini or Cancan from Orpheus by Offenbach? And how can you miss with Gershwin and John Philip Sousa? Stars & Stripes Forever is the perfect way to end the evening! With nearly one hour of outstanding musical selections, you will be delighted you brought your chairs and picnic to this special event.

Please note that the event starts at 4:00pm and the JCSO Brass is to play at 6:00pm.

Oct 15, 2011 @ 6:00 PM
Newtown Park
3000 Old Alabama Road
Johns Creek, GA 30022

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Season Five Premiere: Masterworks 2011!

Featuring JCSO Principal Cellist Meghan McGuire

Join us on October 29, 2011, Saturday at 8:00 PM for our Season Five Premiere “Masterworks!” featuring Haydn’s Concerto in C Major for Cello and Orchestra; Rosamunde Overture by Schubert and Mendelssohn’s Incidental Music for a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

JCSO Principal Cellist Meghan McGuire is soloist as Maestro J. Wayne Baughman leads in masterworks by three of classical music’s greatest composers.

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2011 Arts on the Creek Festival

This past Labor Day Weekend, the JCSO was delighted to be part of the Arts on the Creek Festival in Johns Creek. Several thousand turned out to experience music & art, vendors from all over the southeast, as well as local businesses display their wares to the greater Johns Creek community.  We were part of the Arts Alliance Artists Village comprised of six major artistic and cultural entities all based in Johns Creek.  Eight of our very talented musicians made quite an impact on the crowds as they performed throughout the weekend, wowing them with strings, reeds, harp & flute along with a very loud percussion blast!

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Summer Strings 2011! Music Camp

The first inaugural Summer Strings 2011! Music Camp held by the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra concluded on Saturday, June 18th with great success! An outstanding final recital capped an exciting week of sectional, technique and orchestral instruction for 23 area students. Ranging from rising fourth through rising eleventh graders, these students worked to perfect their sound and quality of play, and then had master classes in fiddle instruction which they loved! Each day the students were able to enjoy a recital by invited musicians from the greater Atlanta Metro area and could then blow off some steam with fun recreational time. Each afternoon focused orchestra/ensemble play, and given the results of the final concert, it would appear as though they learned their lessons well. Instruction was provided by JCSO principal musicians, along with Concertmaster Adelaide Federici and Maestro J. Wayne Baughman who directed the orchestra. Special thanks to Mt. Pisgah Christian School who allowed us to rent their beautiful facilities, along with Bryan Hatmaker, Mt. Pisgah Director of Band and school liaison to the camp. Special thanks to the corporate sponsors RBC Bank, CIBAVISION, Gwinnett Medical Center Duluth, Optech Monett and Champps Americana who helped make this possible. For additional information, questions about the JCSO or for Summer Strings 2012! email info@johnscreeksymphony.org or call 678-748-5802.

 

 

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Shall We Dance?

Dance as a social activity and art form has a rich and glorious history dating back to Medieval times.  Naturally, any review or historical perspective of dance must delve deeply into the music which accompanies the movement.  In its Season Four finale, the JCSO will perform an array of dance music from four historical periods.  Bourrée, minuet, polka, waltz, two step, mazurka, foxtrot, tango and swing are just some of the dance styles we‘ll be sampling with help, of course, from real live ballroom dancers. This light-hearted program will have you dancing in the aisles.

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