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Director
Audios from Spring Concert April 15, 2008
6th grade orchestra: Fiddle Tunes MS orchestra: Cello Rondo
Combined MS orchestra: Violin Concerto for 2 Vivaldi You Raise Me Up Fiddlers on the Roof Looney Tunes
US Orchestra: Piano Quintet Schumann Mozart Quintet Cello Concerto for two Vivaldi
Violin Concerto g minor Bruch Hoe-Down from Rodeo Hungarian March Capriccio Italian
Photos from April 15, 2008 spring concert
Schumann Piano Quintet Vivaldi Cello Concerto Violin Concerto in g minor Bruch
US Combined Orchestra
Audio from Nov. 6, 2007 Fall Concert
6th grade orchestra: Mountain Climbing Fancy fiddles
MS orchestra: Spring Vivaldi Postcard from Russia Violin concerto No. 5 Seitz Theme from Thailand Meyer
US: Clarinet concerto in A Mozart The Lord of the Rings Homage March Grieg
Audio from 2007 Spring Concert
MS: Can can Carnival of the Animals Slavonic dance Vanguard Overture
US: Pirates of the Caribbean Clarinet Candy Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mars the Bringer of war
Audio from 2006 Fall Concert
6th grade orchestra: Mountain Climbing Busy as Bee Countredance
US: Academic Overture Barber Seville Flight of the Bumble Bee Russian Sailor's Dance
Audio from 2006 Spring Concert
MS: Fiddles out West Can can Cannon in D Fiddlers on the Roof
US: Alborada Brandenburg no. 4 Violin concerto for two Czardas A night on bald mountain
2005 Cary Academy Fall Concert
6th Grade Orchestra 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra
Upper School Orchestra
Audios from 2005 Concerts
MS: Cello Rondo Palladio Spring Breezes
US: Violin concerto for 4 Vivaldi Brandenburg 3 Butterfly Lovers (Abraham) Flute concerto Chaminade (Murphy) March Slav Tchaikovsky
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Audios from 2004 Concerts
NCMEA presentation: A Chinese tale Harp solo Var. on a Shaker Melody Beethoven no 5 Flop-Eared Mule
Concerto in Eb major for Trumpet (Joelle) Procession of the Nobles Can can
MS: Contrydance Spring Breezes Vanguard Overture Dance of the Tumblers
US: Brandenburg 3 Spring from the four seasons Beethoven Piano concerto in c (Tony Lee) An American in Paris
Audios from 2003 Concerts
Nov. 11 Fall Concert 6th: French Folk Tune William Tell What child is this
MS: Contredance Danza When Johnny Comes Marching Home
US: Piano Concert in f minor Bach When you Believe Procession of the Sardar New World 4th Movt
Festival MS: Fiddler on the Roof Sakura Brandenburg 5 US: Ceremonial Procession Light Cavalry Overture
Spring Concert MS: God Bless America Jamaican Holiday Mountain Climbing Brandenburg no. 5
Fiddler on the Roof Sakura Caribbean conga
US: Theme from Schindler's List Deep River Light Cavalry Overture Ceremonial Procession
Jan. US performance: Engine resistance Great Gate Thunder light
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Jr. All state 2007-2008 MS student Richard He (13) won 2007-08 Jr. All state competition. The audition was held on Mar. 1st . About 170 violin students came from Eastern region of North Carolina competed on that Sat.. Richard He was selected as a member of the 1st violin section and he will represent CA to participate the Festival clinic on May 3rd.
Three CA orchestra students performed at NC Honors Orchestra six won the Regional All State
Contest
November 11, last year, three CA orchestra students were invited to perform at NC honors orchestra at Steven Center in Winston-Salem. Under Dr. Sandra Dackow’s baton, 100 excellent student players came from entire state presented a beautiful concert to NC state convention. The three CA students were: Vann Mitchell (clarinet); Michelle Wang (cello); Jeffie Chang (viola). On Saturday Jan. 12, 2008, ten Cary Academy orchestra students competed in NC Eastern Regional All State Orchestra at Fuquay-Varina Middle School. About 400 young musicians auditioned for the event. 6 Cary Academy orchestra students won the competition: Jeffie Chang Viola Symphony Orchestra Rodrigo Haragutchi 1st Violin Symphony Orchestra Tyler Hartsfield Trumpet Symphony Orchestra Michelle Wang Cello Symphony Orchestra Thomas Kweon 2nd Violin String Orchestra Joe Schlam Bass String Orchestra These winners will participate the NC Eastern Regional All State Orchestra Festival on February 22 -24, 2008. Congratulations!
2006 NC Eastern Regional Sr. All State Orchestra Festival Last weekend, six Cary Academy students performed in NC Eastern Regional Sr. All State Orchestra Festival in NCSSM in Durham. The festival began in the evening on Friday Feb. 17th and the concert was in the afternoon on Sunday Feb. 19th. More than 200 students from 53 schools participated this festival. The string orchestra conductor is: Professor Tracey Rush (Northeast Iowa Community College) and the symphony orchestra conductor is: Professor Yoichi Udagawa (Boston Conservatory of Music). This year’s program for the symphony orchestra was the most difficult one in the history but the young musicians worked very hard and had a great improvement in the three days. The final concert went extremely well. The 6 Cary Academy students are: Murphy Chang (Flute/Symphony); Andrew Bryson (Cello/String); Jeffrey Stanton (Viola/String); Rodrigo Haragutchi (1st Violin/Symphony); Charlotte Morgan (Viola/String) and Nathaniel Ting (1st Violin/Symphony). Two senior students Abraham Chen and Aparna Chatterjee were also selected by the festival symphony orchestra but they have the schedule for the college interview on that weekend therefore, they could not make it. Sr. All State Audition of 2006 Last Saturday, (Jan. 21, 2006) 8 Cary Academy Upper School orchestra students took the audition at Green Hope High School for 2006 All State Orchestra Festival and all of them made it. Congratulations to the winners!!! Symphony Orchestra Violin I: Nathaniel Ting 13th out of 199 Rodrigo Haragutchi 18th out of 199 Aparna Chatterjee 23rd out of 199 Abraham Chen 24th out of 199 Flute II: Murphy Chang 3rd out of 8 String Orchestra Viola: Jeff Stanton 18th out of 79 Charlotte Morgan 22nd out of 79 Cello: Andrew Bryson 21st out of 76
Five Made State Honors Orchestra Five Cary Academy orchestra students have been selected to the 2005 N.C. State Honors Orchestra. They are, with instrument: Aparna Chatterjee, violin; Abraham Chen, violin; Rodrigo Haragutchi, violin; Rob Smithson, clarinet; and Joelle Portzer, trumpet. Every year, about 1,500 young musicians compete for Western and Eastern Regional All State Orchestra. In September the NCMEA Orchestra picks the final 120 winners from both regional orchestras to form an N.C. State Honors Orchestra. The honors orchestra will perform for the NCMEA convention in Winston-Salem in November. |
Rodrigo Haragutchi, Aparna Chatterjee and Rob Smithson
2005 Festival of Gold in Boston
Cary Academy Orchestra at the Boston Symphony Hall - April 24, 2005
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Sunday afternoon, April 24th, 2005 the Cary Academy Orchestra successfully performed on the famous stage of the Boston Symphony Hall, one of the world’s best know performance venues, and home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops. Like world famous orchestras, 43 CA MS and US orchestra students sat on the stage of this acoustically superb Symphony Hall (built in 1900) presented an outstanding music with exact bowing, nice posture and beautiful sound. We received many positive comments form the audience, other school directors and judges. Among all 20 invited and participated Bands and Orchestras CA orchestra is one of the few smallest groups. Because of the schools size are not compatible the Festival does not issue the rank but only chose one Band and one Orchestra (according judge’s recommendation) to perform at the Encore Concert. On Monday morning, April 25th, CA orchestra students had the privilege to participate the Master’s Classes lead by the Boston Symphony members. They were instructed in playing skills, orchestra leadership, and professional career. In the evening encore concert CA students enjoyed performance of the Festival Honors Band and Orchestra plus two selected groups:
During the Encore Concert, CA students were able to recognize and appreciate the high level of performance that can be achieved by individual school orchestra and band. Cary Academy also had seven students invited to participate in the Honors Band and Orchestra performance. They were: Abraham Chen, Aparna Chatterjee, Bryce Poll, Jeffie Chang, Murphy Chang, Nathaniel Ting, and Rodrigo Haragutchi. They had the privilege of being led by the famed Boston Pops Orchestra conductor Kith Lockhart. During the Festival, student’s activities include the evening Banquet and Dance, visiting the Boston Aquarium, Harvard Univ, MIT, Berklee College of Music; they also walked on the Freedom Trail, Fenway Tour and had a great fun on the Duck tour…. I would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to the participating parents and chaperones: Mr. and Mrs. Stanton, Marcey Setzer, Rhonda Roberts, Kaja Lee, Bath Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Sally Nunnally, Mary Blondy, Dr. Lerch, Mr. and Mrs. Haragutchi, Dr. Chatterjee, Cathy Frank, Robin Bryson and all the school’s support with this fantastic opportunity. While at the event, I discovered that one of my former students (18 years ago) is now a violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She came to the hotel to meet me and has graciously accepted my invitation to come to Cary Academy for a week next year to instruct our students and join them in a Gala Concert. Yiying Qiao |
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2004 NC Jr High All-State
Four CA Middle school students won at the NC All-State Orchestra Festival (Eastern Regional) Competition:
| Charlotte Kelly | Cello - 16th chair out of 20 |
| Jeffie Chang | Viola - 2st chair out of 14 |
| Nathaniel Ting | Violin - 10th chair out of 21 |
| Corey Lerch | Bass - 3rd chair out of 5 |
Please join me to congratulate these excellent young musicians and thanks all of them for working hard to bring this great honor to our school.
2004 NC Sr. High All-State
Ten CA upper school students participated at the NC All-State Orchestra Festival (Eastern Regional). The concert was on Sunday, February 20th. Under the baton of Dr. Gregory Hurley (ECU) and Dr. James Richards (University of Missouri) the young musicians' performance was amazing and hardly to believe that this high level concert came from 2 days rehearsal.
The ten students also have done very good in the chair audition last Friday:
| Symphony Orchestra | |
| Aparna Chatterjee | Violin I - 9th chair out of 24 |
| Abraham Chen | Violin II - 1st chair out of 24 |
| Rodrigo Haragutchi | Violin II - 6th chair out of 24 |
| Charlotte Morgan | Viola - 14th chair out of 20 |
| Andrew Bryson | Cello - 16th chair out of 22 |
| Rob Smithson | Clarinet II |
| Eric Smith | French Horn III |
| Joelle Portzer | Trumpet II |
| Michelle Cobley | Harp |
| String Orchestra | |
| Jeffrey Stanton | Viola - 2nd chair out of 20 |
Please join me to congratulate these excellent young musicians and thanks all of them for working hard to bring this great honor to our school.
Mr. Yiying Qiao
NCMEA Presentation
Cary Academy Honors Orchestra at NCMEA
Cary Academy Middle School Orchestra at NCMEA
Cary Academy Grandparents' Day
MS String Duet
US String Quartet
2003-2004 All-State East Regional Winners
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Symphony Orchestra
Abraham Chen, First Violin
String Orchestra Andrew Bryson, Cello
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US
Alex Su, Violin (2nd violin 17th chair) MS Charlotte Morgan, Viola (5th chair)
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The Wizard of Oz Orchestra - February 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2004
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Guest Musicians:
Leslie Yuan (Violinist)
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Cary Academy Orchestra:
Abraham Chen, Rodrigo Haragutchi, Zack Hobbs,
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Cary Academy at the NC Eastern Regional Junior-High All-State Orchestra - May 3, 2003
The above photo was taken at the NC Eastern Regional Junior-High All-State Orchestra performance at Southern Pines, NC
on May 3, 2003. Congratulations to our Junior-High All-State winners:
Cary Academy at the Music Showcase Festival
April 2003
Five Cary Academy Ensembles earned “Superior” ratings at the recent Music Showcase Festivals in Virginia.
Each earned first place in their classes as well.
The Upper School Wind Ensemble earned a Superior rating and first place in High School Concert Band - Class A.
The Middle School String Orchestra earned a Superior rating and first place in Junior High School String Orchestra class. The Middle School String Orchestra also won the Overall Grand Champion Award. This is the highest award in this competition in the middle school/junior high, grade seven through nine, instrumental groups.
According to judge's recommendation, the Middle School orchestra first violin section earned an Outstanding Section Award and Rodrigo Haragutchi (’08), violin, earned an Outstanding Soloist Award.
The Upper School Jazz Band earned a Superior rating and first place in High School Jazz Ensemble - Class A.
The Middle School Wind Ensemble earned a Superior rating and first place in Middle School Concert Band - Class A.
The Honors Orchestra earned a Superior rating and first place in High School Orchestra/String Orchestra.
According to judge's recommendation, the Honors orchestra’s three soloists: Lorraine Bailey (’03), clarinet, Joelle Portzer (’06), trumpet, and Eric Smith (’05), french horn, earned Outstanding Soloist Awards.
Mr. Yiying Qiao
There are the video streaming files with the Orchestra performances in the event:
Click here to see photos of the event
Click here to see the judge's comments and ratings
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