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2014-2015

 

~Thank you Paul Lavenhar, Mary Jean Murphy & GoodWorks for volunteering your time to help our orchestra. The HP Orchestra truly appreciate your hard work and can't thank you enough for all that you are doing. We look forward to celebrating our 10th year with you!
~Highland Park Parking Day, 9/19/14
~HS Bake Sale every Wednesday
~MS Bake Sale every Thursday
~HS Back to School Activities Center (Orchestra)
~1st Commissioned Piece in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the HP Orchestra. Composer: Ben Newhouse
~Paul Unger & GoodWorksBand- Rehearsal/masterclass
~HS Quartet & Good Works Band- Performance in Highland Park 10/25/14, 12:30 pm
~HS Quartet performance for the HP Mayor, Gayle Mittler, at Old Queens Coffee Shop 10/25/14, 7:00 pm
~MS Korean BBQ
~HS Breakfast Party
~MS & HS Winter Concert
~Donation to World Help! Baby Rescue
~MS Orchestra Day Concert
~Press Release:
http://tapinto.net/articles/highland-park-high-school-orchestra-to-bring-soun
~Press Release:
http://patch.com/new-jersey/newprovidence/nationally-recognized-orchestra-bring-sounds-season-some-new-jerseys-youngest-hearing-impaired
~December 18, 2014:
Ben Newhouse, composer, came to work with Philharmonic and Sinfonia on the piece he commissioned for us. Thank you Ben!!!
~December 19, 2004
Performance for young children at Summit Speech School! (See articles)
http://tapinto.net/towns/new-providence/articles/orchestra-performs-for-hearing-impaired-kids-in-n
http://thealternativepress.info/articles/orchestra-performs-for-hearing-impaired-kids-in-n
http://www.wctcam.com/Community/Details.aspx?ID=434426
http://patch.com/new-jersey/scotchplains/nj-orchestra-brings-sounds-season-hearing-impaired-preschoolers-union-county?utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=around%20town&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=article-mostrecent
~Thank you Gordon Tedeschi for your program expertise!
~1/4/15: Park Partners Grant (voting event) with HP Mayor, Gayle Mittler
~1/5/15: Congratulations MS & HS Orchestra! We won the Park Partners Community Grant Arts category!
~1/5/15: Made video for Willie Garson. "Would you be one of our guest conductors at our Fundraising Concert?"
~Thank you East Brunswick HS Orchestra for lending us music!
~1/16/15: Evergreen School assembly
~Press Release
http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2015/01/highland_park_hs_orchestra_per.html
~Press Release
http://tapinto.net/articles/highland-park-high-school-orchestra-performs-at-e
~Press Release
http://scotchplainsfanwoodhighschool.com/news.html
~Press Release
http://www.topix.com/wire/city/scotch-plains-nj
~Press Release
http://patch.com/new-jersey/scotchplains/highland-park-high-school-orchestra-performs-evergreen-elementary-school
~1/23/15: OQ Coffee Fundraiser. Thank you Jessica!!!
~2/4/15: Lincoln Center Photo Shoot
~2/10/15: Elective Day
~Press Release: Central Jersey
http://m.centraljersey.com/articles/2015/02/12/newswire/doc54dcf862eab93969719740.txt
~2/13/15: NJSO Guest Conductor, Henry Kao, Masterclass
~Press Release: New Brunswick Patch
http://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/nationally-recognized-student-orchestra-and-nj-rock-and-soul-band-goodworks-join-musical-talents
~Press Release: nj.com
http://www.nj.com/events/event/goodworks-highland-park-high-/512321/#1424390400
~Press Release: TAPinto Edison
http://tapinto.net/articles/classical-music-joins-forces-with-nj-rock-and-sou
~Press Release: Highland Park Facebook Post
https://www.facebook.com/Highland.Park.NJ/timeline
~2/19/15- "Sweet Sounds" organized by GoodWorks Band. Guest Conductors: Mayor Gayle Mittler, Jenni Chapman, Mike Lassiter (HS Principal). Donna Malouf (MS Principal) and Caitlin Brady (Assistant Principal) announced each piece! Thank you to the GoodWorks Band for their fabulous performance. Great thanks to the Highland Park stores/businesses for their generous donations for the raffles this evening!
~2/22/15: Masterclass with Gordon Tedeschi! Fabulous 4 hour rehearsal :)
~2/28/15: HP Quartet (Shuying Cheng, Sophie Woodward, Julia Woodward, Jonah Botvinick) at Ronald McDonald House Performathon held at Bristol Chapel. Thank you Neepa Maitra for transporting the quartet there and back. Thank you Mr. Walsh for informing us about the event and contributing with us to the Ronald McDonald House. We are proud to have our children help other children!

~3/7/15: The National Orchestra Cup at Lincoln Center- 2nd runner up AND The Original Works Award

~3/20/15:  Walk to Cure Arthritis Fundraiser at Costa's Restaurant- HP Quartet (Shuying Cheng, Michael Choi, Adia Nyiendo, Anna Gao).  Thank Mr. Gao for transporting the quartet back. 

~4/13/15:  Masterclass with Craig Mumm.  Thank you for working with us!

~4/22/15:  MS & HS Spring Concert held at the Volunteer Appreciation Night (hosted by the HP Mayor)

~4/30/15:  Thank you Memorial High School Orchestra Directors (Texas), Mr. Shiu and Ms. Prontka, for your awesome expertise!

~5/15 to 5/16: MS @ Hershey Park.  Congratulations Sinfonia- 1st place Superior, Concert Orchestra- 1st place Superior, High Overall Orchestra Award

~6/2/15:  MS In School Concert

~6/6/15:  Great Taste- HS Quartet (Michael Choi, Sophie Woodward, Adia Nyiendo, Jonah Botvinick)

~6/13/15:  Community Orchestra Concert!  It was a great day to build bridges within communities near (2 towns) and far (donating to World Help:  Middle East Crisis) through the use of music. Thank you again for making today possible!

~6/23/15:  Congratulations to Lucas Irvine- Valedictorian!  Congratulations to Sarah Cheng- Salutatorian!  Both entering Princeton University- 1st time Highland Park sends two to Princeton!

 

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