In the Spotlight
Several strands are raising money now to fund performing travel this summer and next. Please support us.. Orchestra's Pamela Hart concert on Mother's Day in the MAC is not-to-be-missed and will raise funds for orchestra's trip to New York next year.
Mother Falcon will perform in concert in the MAC as a benefit for our Classical Guitarists, who were invited to perform this summer at an international festival in Charleston, SC.
Knights of Steel has been invited to perform for the prestigious Midwest Band Clinic/66th Annual Conference in Chicago December 2012. Their fundraiser is May 9th in the MAC.
Your support can help make these performances possible. Bring family and friends to enjoy these shows, and you will have assisted our outstanding student musicians. Thank you.
Parents of Graduating Seniors: Outside the new McCallum Arts Center is a pathway of engraved pavers. Your family can purchase one for your student or favorite teacher. Help beautify the MAC and create a 'concrete' show of support for McCalllum Fine Arts Academy. All proceeds benefit unfunded needs to support the students. You can help!
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Last call for paver sales. Sale ends May the 31st.
In conjunction with the construction of the new McCallum Performing Arts Center,
the Friends of the McCallum Fine Arts Academy has constructed a walkway to honor and remember current and former students, friends and teachers or as a memorial for someone special from McCallum.
Order you engraved paver now. Go to http://fmfaa.org/paver-sale/ and download the form.
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Band News
Have you heard? All three McCallum bands recently earned Sweepstakes trophies at the UIL Concert and Sightreading competitions. Way to go, students and directors.
Photos below courtesy of Alan Van Dyke. Pre-UIL Band Concert.
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Choir News
What a year! The Choral Department at MFAA has been very busy throughout this year--from the first Region Choir Contests in October through the performance in June in NYC at Lincoln Center.
The year began with over 65 students auditioning for the Texas Music Educators Association Region Choir. Fifteen members of the McCallum choir were chosen to participate in the Region Choir Concert in San Marcos in November. In subsequent auditions, Corina Santos was chosen a member of the TMEA All-State Treble Choir and performed with that group in San Antonio in February.
“The Road to Broadway” was the theme of Cabaret 2011. This production was the first time that Cabaret was presented in the brand new theater. Record crowds attended the show featuring the 150 members of the McCallum Choral Department. The MAC provided an incredible venue for the spectacle that is Cabaret.
Soon after the Choral Department prepared for its Winter Concert which featured the McCallum Orchestra and the choirs in a performance of several movements of the Mozart Requiem. The choral department would like to thank the orchestra and Mr. Pringle and Ms. Shockley for their assistance throughout the year in working with the choirs.
The Spring Semester began the first in a newly begun Distinguished Artist Series with a performa nce in the new MAC by Bob Schneider. Mr. Schneider performed to a sold out crowd and helped raise funds for the travel scholarship fund for the McCallum Choral Department.
The semester continued with UIL Solo/Ensemble Contest at the end of February. McCallum Choral Department hosted its first choir solo/ensemble contest at McCallum and ended with 18 singers qualifying for the Texas State Solo Ensemble Contest in May at the University of Texas at Austin. The semester continued with UIL Concert/Sightreading Contest in April at Hays PAC. McCallum was represented by 5 choirs, four of which were awarded the Sweepstakes Award for excellence in Concert performance and Sightreading performance. These included the Boys Choir, the two Advanced Girls Choirs and the Mixed Choir. The JV Girls Choirs were awarded a First Division Rating in Sightreading and a Second Division Rating in Concert at the same contest. This is an outstanding representation for McCallum as McCallum was the only Austin ISD School to be represented by 5 choirs.
The final concert of the year will feature the choirs in a Pops concert in the MAC on May 14 at 7pm. The concert is free and will feature music of Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga. Everyone is invited to hear our seniors for the last time.
The year will end with an exciting adventure to NYC and a performance at Lincoln Center. 65 members of the choir will depart from Austin on June 7, rehearse with internationally renowned clinician Rene Clausen, and perform in Alice Tully Hall on June 9. The choir will be featured in the Debut Series for the evening performing several songs alone before joining the larger mass choir of several schools from around the United States.
Congratulations to the Choral Department for such a great year.
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Dance News
The Dance department has not stopped to rest after their main stage Spring Dance Concert! Students continued rehearsals before and after school for their upcoming Student Benefit Show, "Adieu", directed by Seniors Madilyn Biscoe and Abby Morgan. Adieu will be showing in the Fine Arts Theatre on May 11th and 12th @ 7 pm. Tickets can be purchased online and at the door. Pre-sale discounted students tickets will go on sale at the beginning of May. See your favorite dancer to be one of the first to buy a ticket to see this fully student choreographed and directed concert!
McCallum Dance Majors are also working on finishing up their National Honor Society for Dance Arts requirements. End of the year requirements include a Research Paper, a solo study of the particular research topic to be adjudicated by professionals from the community, and participation in the student benefit concert. The Dance Department will be inducting approximately 12 new dancers to the NHSDA. A small ceremony will take place in the library on Friday May 25 from 1:30-2:00 pm. All are invited!
A dance recital will be performed on May 23 in the field house at 4:30 for friends and again at 6:30 for families. Join us!
Photos below from recent "World Is A Beat" Dance Show.
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Guitar News
The McCallum Chamber Guitar Ensemble, six-time winners of the UT Brownsville National Guitar Ensemble Competition, will open a benefit concert by Austin's own Mother Falcon, an eclectic band, on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 8pm in the new McCallum Arts Center, 5600 Sunshine Drive.
Mother Falcon is the natural choice for the opening of the McCallum Arts Center Emerging Artist Series. This innovative ensemble, which ranges from 10-20 musicians, features 10 McCallum Fine Arts Academy graduates. In 2011, the band won the Best "None of the Above" Award at the Austin Music Awards and brought down the house in the last set at that year's awards show. Alhambra, their new CD, was released in February 2012.
This benefit concert is the first in the McCallum Arts Center Emerging Artist Series. Proceeds will help send McCallum classical guitar students to this year's annual Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Convention and Competition in Charleston, South Carolina. The McCallum classical guitar students have been selected as a showcase ensemble from an accomplished list of national contestants. According to McCallum guitar teacher Andrew Clark, "Of the three age groups chosen, we are the only public school. We are honored to play at one of the largest and most prestigious international classical guitar festivals in the world." Find out how you can donate/help out.
The McCallum Chamber Guitar Ensemble also closed the annual ‘Ben and I Play For Peace’ fundraiser concert at Concordia University April 22nd. The ensemble performed acclaimed guitarist/Yale Professor Ben Verdery’s ‘Ellis Island’- conducted by Maestro Verdery and featuring a virtuosic electric guitar solo by the professor himself!
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Orchestra News
Congratulations to all the orchestra students, Mr. Pringle and Mrs. Shockley! Both McCallum Orchestras earned Sweepstakes at UIL on April 19. Non-Varsity performers are Concert and Freshman Orchestra combined. Varsity Orchestra is our Chamber Orchestra. This is the third consecutive year that both the Varsity and Non-Varsity Orchestras earned Sweepstakes for both Full and String Orchestra.
And more UIL Success to report: The following orchestra members performed at the Choir UIL on April 16th, accompanying the varsity choir performance of the first movement of Vivaldi's Gloria. They also made Sweepstakes! Congrats to: Anna Brotherton, Malini Riddle, Dylan Feldpausch, Ellen Scarborough, Winn Ellinger, Malena Villegas, Clara Gainer, Annamarie Kasper, Tillie Walden, Collin Ronsonette, John Walden and Nick Abbs.
Come Celebrate Mother's Day With Austin's Queen Of Jazz Pam Hart in a Special Mother's Day Concert with The McCallum Fine Arts Academy Orchestra
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Austin's first lady of Jazz, Pamela Hart, is teaming up with the acclaimed McCallum Fine Arts Academy Orchestra for a special concert to honor mothers, grandmothers and jazz lovers of all ages. Treat your mother and yourself to this special concert scheduled for 7pm, Friday May 11th at the McCallum Arts Center. |
For the second year now we will be continuing this wonderful partnership which will blend the soothing songs of one of Austin's favorite jazz vocalists with the backing of an all-female string ensemble selected from McCallum Fine Arts Academy Orchestra. McCallum Assistant Orchestra Director Georgeann Shockley will lead the ensemble, which features a program full of jazz favorites.
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Piano News
A recital for Piano Ensembles will be held in the MAC on May 21st. Twelve pianos will be on the MAC stage for the student pianists....a first for the MAC.
Jeff Rudy accompanied all 5 McCallum choirs at this year's UIL Concert and Sightreading competition. Thank you, Mr. Rudy for stepping in to fill Ms. Wissinger's place due to her maternity leave. Mr. Rudy has been in consultation with two UT Butler School of Music professors, Dr. Martha Hilley and Dr. Ann Epperson to follow up with the Academy music faculty's goal of eventually offering a Collaborative Piano Major as part of the Fine Arts Academy. The partnership with the University of Texas College of Fine Arts plays a significant role in our work with fine arts students at McCallum.
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Theatre Arts News
An adaption of a short film starring Neil Patrick Harris that became an Internet sensation, this show centers on Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain with his own video blog. The bad doctor is attempting to join the prestigious Evil League of Evil (led by the legendary “thoroughbred of sin”, Bad Horse), but his plans are usually foiled by the egotistical superhero Captain Hammer. Horrible’s life is thrown for a loop when he falls in love with Penny, a beautiful and optimistic advocate for the homeless he meets at the laundromat, a situation which complicates itself even further when Penny begins dating the boorish, oafish Hammer after he apparently saves her life. Faced with the task of impressing the League, can Horrible overcome his own incompetence to ruin the day, kill the hero, and still get the girl? Rated PG
On Saturday, May 19 theatre presents Bully Awareness Show in the MAC. This is an all-day event.
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Visual Arts News
Spring Art Show:
The Visual Arts Department would like to invite you to its Spring Art Exhibit 2012. Come and see our award winning art and fashions at DiverseArt New East Gallery, 1601 East 5th Street, Suite 106, from April 25 to May 7th. Please join us for a reception on Saturday, April 28th, 6:30 to 8:30.
The Visual Arts Banquet is Friday, May 11th. The Banquet is given in honor of students who participated in VASE or Scholatics. Dinner will be served at 6:15 and awards start at 7 PM. Dinner Costs: Visual Arts Students Free, Adult guests: $10.00, Children 12 and under $7.00.
Come to the Notions Student Fashion Show! The event showcases designs from McCallum students plus a Goodwill boutique and auction. The show will be at McCallum in the outdoor stage and is on May 13th! Pre-sale tickets are 6 dollars for students and 8 for adults. At the door they will be 7 dollars for students and 9 dollars for adults. Or you can purchase a 30 dollar VIP ticket where you'll be provided dinner and special spots on stage. Come see what great deals you can find at Goodwill and see the creativity and talent of McCallum students!
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Fine Arts Calendar Events in May 2012 |
Apr 25- May 7th
Spring Art Exhibition
DiverseArts New East Gallery
1601 East 5th St Ste 106
Apr 28
Sprng Art Exhibition Reception
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Apr 30
Knights of Percussion Concert
Fine Arts Theatre
7 p.m.
May 8
National Honor Society Induction
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 9
In Concert: Once On This Island. Knights of Steel Benefit concert to raise funds for Dec. performance in Chicago
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 11
Band Banquet
May 11
Art Banquet
May 11, 12
Dance Benefit: Adieu
Fine Arts Theatre
7 p.m.
May 11
Mothers Day Concert with Pamela Hart and McCallum Orchestra
McCallum Arts Center Fundraiser for NYC '13
7 p.m.
May 12
Choir Banquet
May 13
Fashion Club's Show
Courtyard Theatre
7 p.m.
May 13
ACMC Concert
Fine Arts Theatre
7 p.m.
May 14
Choir Concert
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 15
Band
Concert
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 16
classical Guitar Recital
Fine Arts Theatre
7 p.m.
May 17-19
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog 7pm and 8:30pm
Black Box Theatre
May 20
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog 2pm and 3:30pm
Black Box Theatre
May 17
Steel Drum Spring Concert
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 18
Classical Guitar Benefit Concert with Mother Falcon
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 19
Bully Awareness Show
McCallum Arts Center
All Day
May 21
Piano Recital
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 22
Musical Theatre Showcase
Fine Arts Theatre
7 p.m.
May 22
Orchestra Spring Concert
McCallum Arts Center
7 p.m.
May 23
Steel Drums perform for AISD Salute
May 24, 25, 29, 30
Finals
May 26-28
TSSEC
May 30
Academy Convocation for '12 Academy grads and their families
McCallum Arts Center
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