Announcements

Looking forward to Mrs. Farbman's Class!

Symphonic Orchestra

SENIOR RECOGNITION CONCERT 2/25!

Thank you so much for joining us at 7:30pm at the High School auditorium for a wonderful night of Haydn, Copland, and Beethoven!

You can access a video recording of the concert through the link HERE, which will direct you to the Mt. Lebanon Multimedia Page.

String Orchestra

LEBO STUDENTS WIN Awards at 2019 GOLDEN CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPETITION

Congratulations to Leo and Constantin Matros, who competed in an International Music Competition at New York and won First Place in the Chamber Music Category! They performed in Carnegie Hall on November 5 and were awarded Golden Classic Music Awards. Leo and Constantin are both principals in the orchestra and are members of the Chamber Orchestra!

Strings festival Concert

Oct 3 - 7:30pm

Featuring pre-Baroque pieces and exciting tunes inspired by Croatian folk songs! The Mt. Lebanon String Orchestra will perform under the direction of Dr. Warren Davidson for an exciting night of global selections.

pmea congrats.docx

Congratulations to our orchestra members at PMEA Honors auditions!

Lebo musicians excelled in the selective 2019 PMEA Honors Orchestra auditions. They will rehearse and perform November 16 and 17 along with others selected from around the Pittsburgh area.

Selected students include:

Violin: Alexandra Stephenson, Kylie Bryer, Thomas Bauer, Caroline Kenney, Connor Frank
Viola: Christopher Luzader, Bryce Pittler, Mahima Vasudevan, Misty Fan
Cello: Amanda Green

Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) is an affiliate of the 65,000-plus member National Association for Music Education (NAfME). The organization provides leadership in professional growth and offers special opportunities for musical development to school students.

District 1 includes over 550 school and private music teachers from Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. An honors string orchestra, honors band and honors chorus are offered to student-musicians by competitive audition. District 1 festival musicians may advance to Region, All State, Eastern Division and National NAfME groups.

Strings Festival Rehearsals - during class periods on Oct 2 and 3

Oct 2 - periods 3, 4, 7, 8

Oct 3 - periods 1, 2, 5, 6

Welcome, Dr. Davidson!

Dr. Warren Davidson is active in a wide variety of musical roles. He has served on the faculty of Slippery Rock University since 2001, teaching violin and viola lessons, conducting the SRU orchestra, and teaching courses in music theory and music history. He is concertmaster of the Westmoreland Symphony and the Academy Chamber Orchestra, music director of the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, and artistic director of Chamber Music at Old St. Luke’s and aonert Series at Central Presbyterian Church. He has an extensive background in chamber music ensembles including the prize-winning Aramis Quartet. Dr. Davidson’s musical interests range far beyond classical violin, with a special emphasis on folk music of the Balkan countries. Dr. Davidson earned a B.A. cum laude in Philosophy and Psychology at Duquesne University before turning to full-time violin study; his principal violin teachers were Alan Grishman and Efim Boico. He completed an MM in violin at Duquesne, an MA in Theory and Composition at the University of Pittsburgh, a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Chamber Music at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at West Virginia University where he was granted a Swiger Fellowship.

PMEA District Orchestra Applications - due Sept 24

Due to Mr. Reichenfeld by Sept 24 - printable form below and also in the For Members > Resources tab.

PMEA District Orchestra Application.pdf

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