Thursday, April 18, 2019

Chamber Music Seventh Grade Performances

Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Coatesville Area School District

1. Plymouth Meeting Mall, PA
December 2016
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Once Upon A December

2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
With several members of Chamber Music Orchestra, Coatesville Area School District (CASD), PA
Playing several songs at a church in Berwyn, PA
January 16, 2017

3. Orchestra Concert in Celebration of Music in Our School Month
Presented by the Coatesville Area School District Orchestra
March 20, 2017
Coatesville School District 9/10 Auditorium at 7 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Middle School Chamber Orchestra
The Ides of March . . . . . Sean O'Loughlin

4. State Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA
Wednesday, March 29, 2017


5. Chamber Music Concert
Sunday, May 7, 2017
South Brandywine Middle School Auditorium at 3 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

The Ides of March . . . . . . . Sean O'Loughlin
Arabian Dreams . . . . . . . . . Soon Hee Newbold
Over the Rainbow . . . . . . . Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, Arr. Bob Philips and Andy Beck
Ear-igami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Meyer

Soloist:
Ariel Abbott, Violin
Michael Popplewell, Viola
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PMEA District 12

1. 2016 PMEA District 12, 5/6 String Fest
(Pennsylvania Music Education Association), Friday, April 8, 2016
Westtown School, West Chester, PA
Guest Conductor: Danielle Garrett

The Star Spangled Banner  . . .  John Stafford Smith, arr. Dackow
(Conducted by Miss Emily Lucas)

Bach Country Fiddles  . . . . . . . Richard Meyer

Dorchester Streer Songs  . . . . . Gregg A. Porter

Brandenburg Concert No. 3 . . . J.S. Bach, arr. Meyer
(First Movement)

The Willows of Skye . . . . . . . . Stephen Chin

A Capital Ship  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles E. Carry, arr. Gruselle

Zydeco Two-Step . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Spata

Over the Rainbow . . . . . . . . . . . E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, arr. Phillips and Beck
(As Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole)

Ariel Abbott, Violin II

Photo and CD of the performance
A special memorabilia for all participants
Preparation before performance
After performance with my sister Frances, dad, uncle Christopher, ibu (mom), Ruru, Noel, and my brother William.
Flower and card from dad and ibu
2. 2018 PMEA District 12, 7/8 String Fest
Phoenixville Area Middle School, PA

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Community Service

1. Plymouth Meeting Mall, PA
December 2016
Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Coatesville Area School District
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Once Upon A December

2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
With several members of Chamber Music Orchestra, Coatesville Area School District (CASD), PA
Playing several songs at a church in Berwyn, PA
January 16, 2017

3. MLK Community Service
Monday, January 15, 2018
Shannondale, Valley Forge, PA
Tiger Paw Quartet, Coatesville Area School District (CASD), PA


Tiger Paw Quartet
Ariel Abbott - Violin I
Chaelee Crane - Violin II
Michael Popplewell - Viola
Chloe Crane - Cello

4. Homestead Village, 1800 Village Circle, Lancaster, PA 17603
Monday, March 26, 2018
Tiger Paw Quartet Performance for Homestead Village Residents

Nineth Grade Performances

1. Winter Orchestra Concert
    Senior High School Orchestra
    Coatesville Area School District
    December 7, 2018 at 7:00 PM






Somewhere in My Memory (From Home Alone) . . .  JohnWilliam/LeslieBricusse; arr. Larry Moore



Let It Go (From Frozen) . . . Kristen Anderson-Lopez/Robert Lopez; arr. Larry Moore



My Candles (In the Window) . . . Traditional; arr.Brendan McBrien



Jingle Bells Hoedown . . . arr. Robert Kerr



I'll Be Home for Christmas . . . Kim Gannon/Walter Kent; arr. Gerry Jon Marsh



God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen . . . Traditional; arr. Ron Castonguay

Silent Night . . . Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber; arr. Austin Gross

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2. Orchestra Concert in Celebration of Music 
in Our Schools Month
Coatesville Area School District
March 15, 2019 at 7 PM




Senior High School Orchestra





My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms) . . . Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers; arr. John Wasson
Lacrymosa (from Requiem in D Minor) . . . W.A. Mozart; arr. Loreta Fin
Bohemian Rhapsody . . . Freddie Mercury; arr. John Berry
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String Quartet: Steel City Strings
Ariel Abbott - Violin I
Chaelee Crane - Violin II
Michael Popplewell - Viola
Chloe Crane -  Cello

Sarabande from French Keyboard Suite I . . . J.S. Bach, adapted for string quartet by Austin Gross
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Senior High School Symphony Orchestra
Jurassic Park . . . John Williams; arr. Calvin Custer

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Church Service

1. MLK Community Service 
With several members of Chamber Music Orchestra, Coatesville Area School District (CASD), PA
Playing several songs at a church in Berwyn, PA
January 16, 2017 at 10 AM

2. The Nativity of the Lord 
Family Service, Episcopal Church of the Trinity, Coatesville, PA
December 24, 2017 at 5 PM

Prelude: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming . . . M. Praetorius
(Gail Busch - piano, Ariel Abbott - violin)

Silent Night
(Gail Busch - piano, Ariel Abbott - violin)

3. MLK Community Service
Monday, January 15, 2018
Shannondale, Valley Forge, PA
Tiger Paw Quartet, Coatesville Area School District (CASD), PA

Tiger Paw Quartet
Ariel Abbott - Violin I
Chaelee Crane - Violin II
Michael Popplewell - Viola
Chloe Crane - Cello

4. The Nativity of the Lord 
Family Service, Episcopal Church of the Trinity, Coatesville, PA
December 24, 2018 at 5 PM

Special Music: The First Nowell (Gail Busch - piano, Ariel Abbott - violin)

Chamber Music Eighth Grade Performances

1. Winter Orchestra Concert
Presented by the Coatesville Area School District Orchestra
December 1, 20017
Coatesville School District 11/12 Auditorium at 7 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Adirondack Sleighride . . . . . . . . . Richard A. Stephan

2. Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Shannondell, Valley Vorge, PA
December 15, 2017

3. Six Flags Great Adventure, Friday, May 18, 2018


The Chamber Orchestra of Coatesville Area Middle School traveled to Six Flags Great Adventure on Friday, May 18th, 2018 to get adjudicated at the Music in the Parks festival.  They ended up receiving a total score of a 92.00% with an overall rating of "Superior."  A "Superior" is the highest rating that a group can attain.  Out of ten instrumental groups that participated in the festival including middle school and high school bands and orchestras, the Coatesville Area School District (CASD) Combined Middle School Chamber Orchestra were one of only three groups to receive the highest rating of "Superior." It was a stellar performance!


The students worked hard all year, and we believe they got exactly what they deserved. CONGRATULATIONS!



EIGHTH GRADE: 2017-2018 Performances (Quartet)

Tiger Paw Quartet (2017-2018)
Ariel Abbott - Violin I
Chaelee Crane - Violin II
Michael Popplewell - Viola
Chloe Crane - Cello

1. Winter Orchestra Concert
Presented by the Coatesville Area School District Orchestra
December 1, 20017
Coatesville School District 11/12 Auditorium at 7 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Tiger Paw Quartet (Ariel Abbott, Chaelee Crane, Chloe Crane, and Michael Popplewell)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring . . . . . . . J.S. Bach, arr. Ian Bailey-Mortimer
Angels Bach Has Heard on High . . . Owen Goldsmith


2. North Brandywine Concert
Presented by North Brandywine Middle School, Coatesville, PA
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
Prelude by Tiger Paw Quartet - performing in the lobby
Music Director: Mr. Shawn Lee

Prelude:
Adirondack Sleighride
Skaters Waltz
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
I'll Be Home for Christmas
The Dreidel
Once Upon A December
Angels Bach Has Heard on High
The Hanukkah Song
Silhouettes
Perpetual Motion


3. MLK Community Service
Shannondale, Valley Forge, PA
Monday, January 15, 2018

4. Homestead Village, 1800 Village Circle, Lancaster, PA 17603
Monday, March 26, 2018
Tiger Paw Quartet Performance for Homestead Village Residents

5. MLK Community Service
Bethel AME church, Bryn Mawr, PA
January 21, 2019





Eighth Grade Performances

1. Winter Orchestra Concert
Presented by the Coatesville Area School District Orchestra
December 1, 20017
Coatesville School District 11/12 Auditorium at 7 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Tiger Paw Quartet (Ariel Abbott, Chaelee Crane, Chloe Crane, and Michael Popplewell)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring . . . . . . . J.S. Bach, arr. Ian Bailey-Mortimer
Angels Bach Has Heard on High . . . Owen Goldsmith

Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Adirondack Sleighride . . . . . . . . . Richard A. Stephan

7/8 Orchestra
Silhouettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Lee Silva
I'll Be Home for Christmas . . . . . . . Kim Gannon/Walter Kent, arr. Bob Cerulli
Linus and Lucy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vince Guaraldi, arr. Robert Longfield
(Edward Dodson, Drum Set; Mrs. Joanna Mangiovillano, accompanist, Middle School Orchestras)



2. North Brandywine Concert
Presented by North Brandywine Middle School, Coatesville, PA
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
Prelude by Tiger Paw Quartet - performing in the lobby
Music Director: Mr. Shawn Lee

Tiger Paw Quartet
Ariel Abbott - Violin I
Chaelee Crane - Violin II
Michael Popplewell - viola
Chloe Crane - cello

Prelude:
Adirondack Sleighride
Skaters Waltz
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
I'll Be Home for Christmas
The Dreidel
Once Upon A December
Angels Bach Has Heard on High
The Hanukkah Song
Silhouettes
Perpetual Motion




3. Homestead Village, 1800 Village Circle, Lancaster, PA 17603
Monday, March 26, 2018
Tiger Paw Quartet Performance for Homestead Village Residents

4. A Tribute to Richard Meyer & the Individual Instruments of the Orchestra
Chamber Music Orchestra had big clinic with Richard Meyer, Wednesday, April 25, 2018



5. Scott Middle School, Friday, May 4, 2018 at 7 PM
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6. Six Flags Great Adventure, Friday, May 18, 2018


The Chamber Orchestra of Coatesville Area Middle School traveled to Six Flags Great Adventure on Friday, May 18th, 2018 to get adjudicated at the Music in the Parks festival.  They ended up receiving a total score of a 92.00% with an overall rating of "Superior."  A "Superior" is the highest rating that a group can attain.  Out of ten instrumental groups that participated in the festival including middle school and high school bands and orchestras, the Coatesville Area School District (CASD) Combined Middle School Chamber Orchestra were one of only three groups to receive the highest rating of "Superior." It was a stellar performance!

The students worked hard all year, and we believe they got exactly what they deserved. CONGRATULATIONS!

7. Spring Concert, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 6.30 PM
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Church of the Trinity 2016

Church of the Trinity, Coatesville in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

1. The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 23
October 10, 2016 at 9.20 AM (Sunday Service)

Anthem by Choir: Loving Shepherd of the Sheep . . . .  L. Leniel
(Gail Busch - piano, Ariel Abbott - violin)

2. The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 25
October 23, 2016 at 9.20 AM (Sunday Service)

Anthem by Choir: Let Us Love One Another . . . . S. Sherman
(Gail Busch - piano, Ariel Abbott - violin)

3. The Nativity of the Lord 
Family Service
December 24, 2016 at 5 PM

Prelude: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming . . . M. Praetorius
(Gail Busch - piano, Ariel Abbott - violin)

Coventry Carol - Old English carol featuring Ariel Abbott, violin
(Gail Busch - piano)








Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Seventh Grade Performances

1. Winter Orchestra Concert
Presented by the Coatesville Area School District Orchestra
December 2, 2016
Coatesville School District 9/10 Auditorium at 7 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Snowflake . . . . .  Yukiko Nishimura

7/8 Orchestra

Skater's Waltz . . . . . . . . . . . Emile Waldteufel, arr. Richard Meyer
Once Upon a December  . . . Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, arr. Bob Cerulli
(From the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film "Anastasia")
Who Let the Elves Out? . . . Victor Lopez
(Based on "Good King Wenceslas)

2. Orchestra Concert in Celebration of Music in Our School Month
Presented by the Coatesville Area School District Orchestra
March 20, 2017
Coatesville School District 9/10 Auditorium at 7 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Middle School Chamber Orchestra
The Ides of March . . . . . Sean O'Loughlin

7/8 Orchestra

An Irish Journey . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional, arr. Jerry Brubaker
(II. Irish Washerwoman)
The Second Storm . . . . . . . . . . Robert W. Smith
Themes from Harry Potter . . . . John Williams
(I. Hedwig's Theme)
(II. Harry's Wondrous World)

* Ariel Abbott, Violin 1

3. Chamber Music Concert
Sunday, May 7, 2017
South Brandywine Middle School Auditorium at 3 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

The Ides of March . . . . . . . Sean O'Loughlin
Arabian Dreams . . . . . . . . . Soon Hee Newbold
Over the Rainbow . . . . . . . Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, Arr. Bob Philips and Andy Beck
Ear-igami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Meyer

Soloist:
Ariel Abbott, Violin
Michael Popplewell, Viola


4. Concert Band and Orchestra Spring Performance
Monday, May 15, 2017
Scott Middle School at 7 PM
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

7/8 Orchestra
Themes from Harry Potter . . . . . . . . . . . . John Williams, arr. Paul Cook
(I. Hedwig's Theme)
(II. Harry's Wondrous World)
Barcarolie from Tales of Hoffmann . . . . . Jacques Offenbach, arr. Robert Longfield
Ashokan Farewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Ungar, arr. Calvin Custer

Soloist:
Ariel Abbott, Violin 
(Guest Musicians, Chamber Orchestra)
Joanna Maris, Violin 
(Chamber Orchestra)

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

About This Blog

Hi,

I'm 9th grade student. One of my interests is playing music. The Music Box is a collection of my performances since I learned how to play violin in 4th grade. The contents will continue till I'm in 12th grade or maybe it will keep continuing as long as I have performances.

Enjoy!

Little Mermaid


Sixth Grade Performances

1. Sounds of the Season
Presented by the Coatesville Orchestras
Friday, December 4, 2015
Coatesville High School, 9/10 Center Auditorium
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Up On the Housetop . . . . . . . B.R. Handy, arr. by Lloyd Conley
The Hanukkah Song . . . . . . . Traditional, arr. by Lloyd Conley
Good King Wenceles . . . . . . arr. by Peter Blair

2. Music in Our Schools Month Concert
Presented by the Coatesville Area School District (CASD)
Middle School Orchestra
Friday, March 18, 2016
Coatesville Area High School 9/10 Center Auditorium
Director of Middle School Orchestra: Mr. Shawn Lee

Hiawatha . . . . . . . . . . Soon Hee Newbold
Hunters' Chorus . . . .  Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), arr. by Richard Meyer
March and Canon  . . . Tom May
(Based on Johann Pachelbel's famous Canon in D)

Soloist:
Ariel Abbott, Violin
Michael Popplewell, Viola
Chaelee Crane, Viola




With my sister and my brother after performance.
With my dad, ibu, brother, and sister after performance.

3. 2016 PMEA District 12, 5/6 String Fest
(Pennsylvania Music Education Association)
Presented by 100 best students of string players (5 & 6 grade) from 38 public and private schools in Chester and Delaware County, PA.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Westtown School, West Chester, PA
Guest Conductor: Danielle Garrett

The Star Spangled Banner  . . .  John Stafford Smith, arr. Dackow
(Conducted by Miss Emily Lucas)

Bach Country Fiddles  . . . . . . . Richard Meyer

Dorchester Streer Songs  . . . . . Gregg A. Porter

Brandenburg Concert No. 3 . . . J.S. Bach, arr. Meyer
(First Movement)

The Willows of Skye . . . . . . . . Stephen Chin

A Capital Ship  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles E. Carry, arr. Gruselle

Zydeco Two-Step . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Spata

Over the Rainbow . . . . . . . . . . . E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, arr. Phillips and Beck
(As Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole)

Ariel Abbott, Violin II

Photo and CD of the performance
A special memorabilia for all participants
Preparation before performance
After performance with my sister, dad, uncle, ibu, Ruru, Noel, and my brother.
Flower and card from dad and ibu

3. Chamber Music Concert
Sunday, May 1, 2016
North Brandywine Middle School Auditorium
Director: Mr. Shawn Lee

North Brandywine 6, 7, 8 Orchestra

Sahara Crossing . . . . . . . . . Richard Meyer
The Blue Danube Waltz . . . Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899), arr. Mark Williams

Ariel Abbott, Violin II

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Fifth Grade Performance

Sounds of the Season
Presented by the Coatesville Orchestras
Friday, December 5, 2014
Coatesville High School 9/10 Center Auditorium
Music Teacher: Mr. Jeffrey Guy

Ministringers

A Christmas Symphony . . . . Elliot Del Borgo
Fantasy on Greensleeves . . . Traditional, arr. by Mark Williams
Let It Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. by Robert Longfield
Rockin' Ol'  St. Nick . . . . . . . arr. by Michael Story 



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Forth Grade Performance

Spring Concert 
Presented by 4th & 5th Grade 
May 14, 2014
North Brandywine Elementary School, Coatesville, PA
Music Teacher: Mr. Jeffrey Guy



With my brother, ibu, and my sister after performance.

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