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4/27/2014

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 MSVMA District 9 Choral Festival was once again hosted by Standish-Sterling Central High School on February 27 & 28, 2014.   Twenty-seven choirs from all over north east Michigan performed at this two day festival.  
      Choirs are judged on Tone, Pitch, Rhythm, Diction, Interpretation and Presentation on a scale of 1 - 5 (with 5 being the best) by highly qualified adjudicators in the performance room and sight reading room.  
     The Beaverton Middle School Choir performed Child of Tomorrow by Patterson and Child of the Universe by Cassils (MS Primary Unison) and the Beaverton High School Choir performed River, Sing Your Song by Butler and Come Live With Me and Be My Love by Gilpin (HS Primary SAB).    
     Both groups achieved their "goal" of not receiving anything lower than a 3 in any given category.  Both groups received an "Excellent" Rating ~ Qualifying for STATE.  
     I would like to thank  Mark Lundgren of Standish for hosting/running this event and Emerick Dee of Roscommon for helping schedule all the groups.
     We would also like to THANK Mrs. April Dice for accompanying both groups again this year and look forward to working with her for our spring concert on May 28th.


MSBOA District IX Band and Orchestra Festival 2014:  Member schools had the choice of signing up to perform in February @ Oscoda HS or in March @ Roscommon HS.    Weather was certainly a concern and prevented us from performing in Oscoda.  Luckily, Beaverton was rescheduled to perform at Roscommon HS on March 8th. 
      Instrumental groups are assessed by highly qualified adjudicators on Tone, Intonation, Rhythm, Technique and Interpretation in the performance room and sight reading room.   A Division I represents an excellent level performance and musicianship.  A Division II represents a Good level of performance and musicianship, but not worthy of the highest rating because of minor defects.  A Division III represents a Fair level of performance and musicianship, but not outstanding.  Shows accomplishment and promise, but is lacking in some essential qualities.  A Division IV represents a Poor level of performance and musicianship which is lacking in many essential qualities.  A Division V represents an unsatisfactory performance.
     The Beaverton 8th Grade Band performed March Royale by Williams, On the Colorado Trail by LaPlante and Celtic Air and Dance No 2 by Sweeney.   The Beaverton High School Band performed Normandy Beach March by Edmondson, Nathan Hale Trilogy by Curnow and Down By the Salley Gardens by Sweeney. 
      Both groups set a goal of receiving nothing lower than a B in any given category.    The 8th Grade Band exceeded this goal and received an over-all  Division I Rating - just qualifying for state.  The HS Band received an over-all Division II Rating - just missing the mark to qualify for state (by one letter in one category).
     We would like to THANK Karen Lopez of Oscoda (for hosting and chairing this event), Seth Kilbourn of Roscommon (for hosting) and the parents who traveled via school bus and helped chaperon this trip.
     We would also like to send a big THANK YOU out to  Warren and Diane White for donating a pizza luncheon for the Beaverton musicians.  Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated and certainly does not go unnoticed.  
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4/27/2014

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 PEP BAND:  The HS band "rocked the gym with our student body at the boys basketball games this year. 
 1)  What a season "Roys boys" had.
 2)  What an amazing fan base we have - students and adults.    
 3)  What an honor for Beaverton to receive the "Battle of the Fans" Award!!!

ALL STAR BAND:  Three members of the BHS band (Tabitha Faber, Kyle Myers and Addam Irish) traveled to Alpena to perform with the MSBOA District IX Senior All Star Band on January 24/25.  The guest conductor was Mr. Scott Boerma, director of bands from Western Michigan University.  What an experience these three had - rehearsing and performing with some of the best musicians from District IX schools.

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVALS:  The Beaverton Music Department once again hosted the MSBOA District 9 Junior High Solo and Ensemble Festival at BHS on Saturday, December 7TH..   The Festival was attended by students from all over north east Michigan.    Students prepared solos and small ensembles and their performances were evaluated in light of overall musical performance by trained MSBOA adjudicators.Several Beaverton musicians performed at this event.  17 events performed with 10 events earning First Division ratings,  6 events earning Second Division ratings and 1 event earning a Third Division rating. 
 The following Beaverton students earned First Division ratings:  Connor Graves – alto sax solo, Jasmine Palmer – alto sax solo, Lucas Smith – bari sax solo, Haley Vulders – trumpet solo, Skyler VanHorn – trumpet solo, Cade Shuster – trumpet solo, DJ Powell – trumpet solo, Merae Budd – clarinet solo, Lania Burns – tuba solo and the 8th grade Sax Quartet consisting of Connor Graves, Jasmine Palmer, Bryce Varner and Lucas Smth.   Beaverton musicians earning a Second Division rating include:  Bryce Varner – alto sax solo, Mackenzie McLaren – flute solo, Tovi Gentilucci – flute solo, Bryanna Coffey and Nicole McCarrick – flute duet, Chastine Brushaber and Alaina Rubenacker – O’Dell – clarinet duet and Haley Vulders and Skyler VanHorn – trumpet duet. Merae Budd and Rebecca Koontz – clarinet duet received a Third Division rating
***.Twelve members of the BHS band traveled to West Branch/Ogemaw Heights HS on February 1st to participate in the MSBOA District IX Senior High Solo and Ensemble Festival.  The following musicians received a Superior First Division Rating, qualifying them for STATE:  Tabitha Faber - flute solo, Taylor Rybkowski - bass clarinet solo, Kinley Baker - alto sax solo, Collin Haight - alto sax solo and piano solo, Aaron Whitehead - trumpet solo, Addam Irish - baritone solo, Tabitha Faber & Kinley Baker - woodwind duet and Junior Quartet  - Tabitha Faber, Grace Campbell, Collin Haight & Kinley Baker.  The following musicians receiving a Second Division Rating:  Rhyannon Bailey - flute solo, Kyle Myers - flute solo, Taylor Rybkowski - clarinet solo, Logan Graves - trumpet solo and Mackenzie McLaren & Haley Curtis - woodwind duet.
***8 events traveled to Manistee on Saturday, March 22nd to perform @ STATE.  Bringing home First Division Ratings were:  Tabitha Faber - Prof II flute solo, Kinley Baker - Prof I alto sax solo, Tabitha Faber & Kinley Baker - woodwind duet and the Junior Quartet of Tabitha Faber, Grace Campbell, Collin Haight & Kinley Baker.  Second Division Ratings were earned by:  Addam Irish - Prof I baritone solo, Collin Haight - Pro I piano solo and Taylor Rybkowski - freshman bass clarinet soloist.  
VOCAL SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL:  The Beaverton Music Department hosted the MSVMA District 9 Vocal Solo and Ensemble Festival for the first time on Saturday, February 8th @ BHS.   BMS Vocalists who received "Excellent" ratings were:  Shealyn Kosecki - 8th grade soloist and Kateri Tripp - 8th grade soloist.   BMS vocalists who received  "Good" ratings were:  Hunter Bailey - 7th grade soloist, Shealyn Kosecki & Erica Bingham - 8th grade duet, Skyler Johnson/Alyssa Abbas/Elizabeth McWherter - 8th grade trio, Kirstin Callender/Majestic Prater/Myrissa Sherman - mixed trio, Kateri Tripp/Kirstin Callender/Mandi Friels/Samantha Massaro - mixed quartet and the BMS Large Ensemble.  7th Grade soloist - Nyla Walker performed two selections for "comments only".
The following HS Vocalists earned an "Excellent" rating, qualifying them for STATE:  Angelique Villarreal - soprano solo and Kyle Diller - tenor solo.  BHS vocalists receiving a "good" rating include:  Alyssa Rickord - alto solo and Angelique Villarreal & Alexander Crawford - vocal duet.
***Angelique Villarreal - Junior Solosist - traveled to Big Rapids on Friday, March 21st to perform at the MSVMA State Solo and Ensemble Festival; where she received an "Excellent" rating.  


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    Mrs. Kintner is currently in her 
    36th   year of teaching instrumental and vocal music - all at Beaverton Rural Schools.

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