Tuesday, September 2
Musical Audition Workshop, 2:45-4:45 pm @ ARHS Auditorium
Thursday, September 4
Musical Auditions, 2:45-5:30 pm @ ARHS Auditorium
Thursday, October 23
Fall Choral Concert, 7 pm @ ARHS
Thursday, October 30
Fall Instrumental Concert, 7 pm @ ARHS
Saturday, November 15
Central District Senior Festival Auditions, @ TBD
November 20, 21, 22
ARHS Musical 7 pm, @ ARHS
Tuesday, December 16
Holiday Festival, 7 pm @ ARHS
January 14, 16, 17
Central District Festival Rehearsals
@ North Middlesex Reg HS, Concert @ Mechanics Hall
Saturday, January 24
All-State Auditions, @ Shrewsbury HS
Snow date- 1/26
Tuesday, January 27
Tri-M Induction Ceremony, 7 pm @ ARHS
Snow date- 1/28
Saturday, February 7
Central District Junior Festival Auditions, @ TBD
Snow date- 2/8
Friday, February 6 & Saturday, February 7
WICK Festival @ St. Mark’s
Tuesday, February 10
NSboro Joint 8th Grade & ARHS Concert, 7pm @ ARHS
Tuesday, March 3
Jazz Night w/ Guest Artist, 7 pm @ ARHS
Thursday, March 5
MAJE Jazz Festival, @ ARHS
Snow date- 3/6
Saturday, March 14
UNH Jazz Festival, TBD @ UNH
Friday, March 20
MMEA All-State Music Festival Rehearsals @ DCU Worcester
Saturday, March 21
MMEA All-State Concert @ Symphony Hall
TBD
MAJE Jazz State Finals
Tuesday, March 24
MICCA Showcase- Choral, 7 pm @ ARHS
Snow date- 3/25
March 27, 28, 29
MICCA Choral Festivals @ TBD
Tuesday, April 7
Central District Junior Festival Rehearsals @ TBD
Thursday, April 9
Spring Instrumental Concert 7 pm @ ARHS
Sunday, April 12
Cutler Jazz Festival @ St. Mark’s
Wednesday, April 29
Central District Junior Festival Rehearsals @ TBD
Wednesday, April 29 - Friday, May 1
Music Department Trip to Philadelphia
Saturday, May 2
Central District Junior Festical Concert
TBD
MICCA Solo/Ensemble Festival
Wednesday, June 3
POPS Concert, 7 pm @ ARHS Gym
The NSMA has proudly supported the following:
GUEST ARTISTS
$700 grant for conductor James Burton, for ARHS choral ensembles
$500 grant for guest artists at Melican Middle School Chamber Night
$500 grant for guest artist, trombonist Craig Robbins, for Melican Middle School Jazz Night
$500 grant to support the 8th - 12th grade music jamboree
$1400 grant to the Lincoln Street and Peaslee Schools for a music enrichment activity
$500 grant to the Woodward School for field trip to the Neary School for a music performance
EQUIPMENT
Electronic piano for Trottier Middle School
A new piano at ARHS and keyboards for the piano lab at ARHS
Microphones at multiple schools
New sound systems at Trottier Middle School and ARHS
Concert dresses and tuxes for ARHS
Choreographer for the ARHS musicals
SCHOLARSHIPS
$2,000 Music Enrichment Awards to students for private instruction
$350 fund-raising match for ARHS music students’ New York City trip
$5,350