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01/14/2011
The John McCrae Music Department is once again a very busy place! This year the department has held two very successful concerts, with the December Holiday Concert being a "sell out"! This concert was particularly enjoyable as it also featured special guests Harmonic Generation (Mr. Szabo's Acapella choir)!
Please enjoy the video of All Executive performing #41 by the Dave Matthews Band from the fall awards night.
More Success at Musicfest for John McCrae!
09/07/2010
The John McCrae Jazz Orchestra was awarded a Gold Standard at this year's Capital Region Music Festival. This is the second year in a row that the ensemble earned Gold. They have clearly built on their previous successes!
The Elektric Band and Quarrel of the Foes also both performed strongly. The Elektric Band earned a Silver Standard, while Quarrel of the Foes earned a Bronze Standard. The Elektric Band joins the Concert Band and Jazz Orchestra as ensembles eligible to compete at Musicfest Nationals.
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Concert Band Strikes Gold!
03/01/2010
The John McCrae Concert Band was awarded a Gold Standard at this year's Capital Region Music Festival. This is the first Gold earned at the festival by this ensemble, and should set the stage for the upcoming jazz performances next week
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Congratulations on Holiday Concert!
01/27/2010
Congratulations to all the music students who performed in this year's Holiday Concert. All of the ensembles performed at a high level and did a great job representing the school.
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Remembrance Day
11/26/2009
As part of the school's ongoing efforts to emphasize the importance of Remembrance Day, the Concert Band performed beautifully at this year's ceremony. They performed an arrangement of Amazing Grace by Frank Ticheli, Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre, and O' Canada.
Special thanks also goes out to Colin Kealty for performing the Last Post, and to Ian Lockhart, and Ashley Bernard for performing a stirring vocal duet with their accompanist Ashley Kurkjian.
Christina Picanco also did an outstanding job enriching the assembly of Jockvale Elementary School by playing the Last Post
First Concert a Success!
10/31/2009
The John McCrae Music Department enjoyed a successful opening Concert this past Wednesday evening. All the performers did an outstanding job, and over $250...
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Debut Performance
10/25/2009
Quarrel of the Foes made its debut performance this past Wednesday at Awards Night.
They performed three songs and looked like seasoned veterans while they entertained the parents, students and teachers in attendance.
The Jazz Orchestra also performed an outstanding musical interlude during the ceremony. Congratulations to all the musicians involved. You are off to a great start to the year.
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