New Acquisitions at the Monroe #1 BOCES Music Library

The following are new pieces that we have recently added to the Music Library:

 

Chorus

• A la nanita nana (Murmuring a Lullaby), Traditional Spanish Folk Song, arranged by David Eddleman (Carl Fischer / 3-Part Mixed / 109 copies)
• Across the Vast, Eternal Sky by Ola Gjeilo and Charles A. Silvestri (Walton / SSAATTBB / 181 copies)
• Cangoma, Traditional Brazilian Folk Song, arranged by Lon Beery & Elisa Dekaney (BriLee / 3-Part Mixed / 152 copies)
• Cantate Hodie! (Sing Today) by Mary Lynn Lightfoot (Heritage / SSA / 124 copies)
• Count on It! by Kevin A. Memley (Pavane/Hal Leonard / SAB / 55 copies)
• Didn't It Rain by Emily Crocker (Hal Leonard / 2-Part / 190 copies)
• Dravidian Dithyramb (Earthsongs / SATB / 138 copies)
• Esti Dal by Zoltan Kodaly (Editio Musica Budapest/Hal Leonard / SATB / 137 copies)
• Famine Song by Vida, arranged by Matthew Culloton (Santa Barbara / SSAA / 133 copies)
• Feller From Fortune, Traditional, arranged by Harry Somers (Gordon V. Thompson/Alfred / SATB / 138 copies)
• Four Songs by Franz Schubert by Franz Schubert, arranged by Hawley Ades (Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard / SSAA / 94 copies)
• Gate Gate by Brian Tate (Earthsongs / SATB / 174 copies)
• Go Down Moses, Traditional Spiritual, arranged by Greg Gilpin (Alfred / SSATB / 75 copies)
• Good Night, Dear Heart by Dan Forrest  (Hinshaw Music / SATB / 190 copies)
• Hope is the Thing With Feathers (by Kenny Potter & Emily Dickinson (Santa Barbara Music / SATB / 107 copies)
• I've Got the World on a String by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler, arranged by Zegree (Hal Leonard / 2-Part / 55 copies)
• Kawouno Wan Gi Pi by Vivian Aluoch & Anyango, arranged by Brian Tate (Shawnee Press / SATB / 114 copies)
• The Lobster Quadrille by David Eddleman & Lewis Carroll (Carl Fischer / SSA / 60 copies)
• The Lobster Quadrille by Irving Fine & Lewis Carroll (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / 54 copies)
• Luminescence by Andrea Ramsey & Blaire Ginsburg (Walton Music / SSAATTTBB / 172 copies)
• Marianne, Traditional North Country Folk Song, arranged by Philip Wilby (Banks Music / SATB / 95 copies)
• Mojuba, Nigerian Yoruban Folk Song, arranged by Brian Tate (Shawnee Press / SATB / 126 copies)
• My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord, Traditional spiritual, arranged by Carol Barnett (Colla Voce / SATB / 63 copies)
• Non Nobis, Domine by William Byrd (Hinshaw / SSA / 55 copies)
• Psalm 100 by Rene Clausen, arranged by Drew Collins (Mark Foster/Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard / SATB / 148 copies)
• Song of the Stars (from Songs of the Lights, Set 1) by Imant Raminsh (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / 2-Part Treble / 83 copies)
• Sweeney Todd, A Choral Medley by Stephen Sondheim, arranged by Andy Beck (Alfred / SATB / 109 copies)
• Tshotsholoza (Go Forward), Traditional South African Freedom Song, adapted by Jeffery L. Ames (Walton Music / SATV / 110 copies)
• Unclouded Day by Rev. J.K. Alwood, arranged by Shawn Kirchner (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / SATB / 170 copies)
• Ya Faraoule, Traditional Lebanese & Egyptian Folk Song, arranged by Stephen Hatfield (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / SSAA / 132 copies)
• Yonder Come Day, traditional Georgia Sea Islands Spiritual, arranged by Judith Cook Tucker (World Music Press / SSA / 54 copies)
• You Are My Music by Laura Farnell, Sara Teasdale & Zoe Akins (Hal Leonard / SSA / 125 copies)

Band

• Adrenaline Engines by Randall D. Standridge (Grand Mesa Music / 4 sets)
• Angels in the Architecture by Frank Ticheli (Manhattan Beach Music / 2 sets)
• At Morning's First Light by David R. Gillingham (C. Alan / 1 set)
• Crazy for Cartoons by Robert Sheldon (Alfred / 2 sets)
• Crossgate by James Barnes (Southern Music/Hal Leonard / 2 sets)
• Dance Celebration by Robert W. Smith (Belwin/Alfred / 1 set)
• Entrance of the Tall Ships by James Swearinen (C.L. Barnhouse / 1 set)
• Gallant Marines by Karl L. King, arranged by James Swearingen (C.L. Barnhouse / 1 set)
• Hollywood Milestones by Various Composers, arranged by John Higgins (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity) by Gustav Holst, arranged by James Curnow (Hal Leonard / 2 sets)
• Metro by Gregory B. Rudgers (Manhattan Beach / 3 sets)
• Rain by Brian Balmages (FJH / 1 set)
• The Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Sound Innovations Fanfare by Robert Sheldon (Alfred / 2 sets)
• Three London Miniatures by Mark Camphouse (TRN / 2 sets)
• Transcendent Journey by Rossano Galante (G.Schirmer/Hal Leonard / 1 copy)

Orchestra

• Karelia Overture by Jean Sibelius (Luck's / 3 sets)
• Orpheus in the Underworld: Galop (Can-Can) by Jacques Offenbach, arranged by Clark McAlister (Edwin F. Kalmus / 1 set)
• Samson and Dalila (Dance Bacchanale) by C. Saint-Saens (Luck's Music / 3 sets)
• Star Wars (Main Theme) by John Williams, arranged by Charles Sayre (Alfred / 1 set)
• Symphonic Dances by Edvard Grieg (Edwin F. Kalmus / 3 sets)
• Symphony No. 5, Finale From by Dmitri Shostakovich, arranged by Stephen Bulla (G.Schirmer/Hal Leonard / 3 sets)

Strings

• The "Billy Tell" Overture by Gioacchino Rossini, arranged by Richard Meyer (Highland/Etling/Alfred / 1 set)
• Concerto Grosso in D Minor by Antonio Vivaldi (Luck's / 3 sets)
• Country Hoedown by Soon Hee Newbold (FJH Music / 1 set)
• Ghosts of Brandenburg by Richard Meyer (Highland/Etling / Alfred / 3 sets)
• Elegy by Dwight Beckham, Sr. (Wingert-Jones / 3 sets)
• Mock Morris by Percy Aldridge Granger, arranged by Sandra Dackow (Tempo Press / 2 sets)
• Selections From Les Miserables by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg, & Herbert Kretzmer, arranged by Larry Moore (Hal Leonard / 2 sets)
• Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 Finale by Antonin Dvorak, arranged by Sandra Dackow (Tempo Press / 3 sets)
• A Thousand Years by David Hodges & Christina Perri, arranged by Larry Moore (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Trepak From The Nutcracker Suite by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arranged by Sandra Dackow (Tempo Press / 2 sets)
• Winstride by Doug Spata (Highland/Etling / Alfred / 1 set)

Jazz Band

• 702 Shuffle by Bret Zvacek (Doug Beach Music / 1 set)
• Act Your Age by Gordon Goodwin, arranged by Peter Blair (Belwin/Alfred / 1 set)
• Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock, arranged by Mike Kamuf (Belwin/Alfred / 1 set)
• Chameleon by Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson & Harvey Mason, arranged by Victor Lopez (Alfred / 1 set)
• Comin' Home Baby by Bob Dorough and Ben Tucker, arranged by Michael Sweeney (Hal Leonard / 2 set)
• Horsepower by Fred Sturm (Heritage Jazz Works / 1 set)
• La Camorra by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Fred Sturm (eJazz Lines / 1 set)
• The Next Big Thing by Bret Zvacek (Kendor Music / 1 set)
• Plaza de Toros by Mark Williams (Alfred / 1 set)
• Samantha by Sammy Nestico (Kendor / 1 set)
• Sneaker by Jay Chattaway (William Allen/C.L. Barnhouse / 1 set)

Jazz Vocal

• Brazasia by Yutaka & Oscar Castro-Neves, arranged by Jennifer Barnes (UNC Jazz Press / SATB / 16 copies + instrumentation)
• Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) by Bart Howard, arranged by Kirby Shaw (Hal Leonard / SATB / 28 copies)
• My Romance by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, arranged by Greg Jasperse (Shawnee Press / SATB / 28 copies)

2014-15 Musical Schedule

The following is the schedule of musicals being performed at Monroe County schools during the 2014-15 school year. We will be updating the information as new announcements are made:

October 2014

• October 24-26, November 1-2 - Forever Plaid - Greece Athena High School

November 2014

• November 7-9 - A Year With Frog and Toad - Dake Junior High @ Irondequoit High School
• November 13-15 - Into the Woods - Spencerport High School
• November 13-16 - The Wizard of Oz - Brockport High School
• November 14-15 - Into the Woods, Jr. - Twelve Corners Middle School, Brighton
• November 14-15 - Camp Discovery - Calkins Road Middle School, Pittsford
• November 14-15, 21-23 - The Sound of Music - Hilton High School
• November 19-21 - Schoolhouse Rock, Live! Jr. - Gates-Chili Middle School
• November 20-22 - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Pittsford Mendon High School
• November 21-22 - G2K Once Upon a Mattress - Johanna Perrin Middle School, Fairport

December 2014

• December 11-13 - Little Women: The Musical - Pittsford Sutherland High School

January 2015

• January 15-17 - Alice in Wonderland, Jr. - Barker Road Middle School, Pittsford
• January 16-17 - The Little Mermaid - East Rochester 6-8 @ East Rochester High School
• January 16-17, 23-24 - Beauty and the Beast - Greece Athena Middle School
• January 30-31 - Aladdin, Jr. - Oliver Middle School, Brockport
• January 30-31, February 6-7 - Addams Family - Greece Olympia High School

February 2015

• February 6-7 - Shrek the Musical - Brighton High School
• February 6-7 - Peter Pan, Jr. - Burger Middle School, Rush-Henrietta
• February 6-7 - Peter Pan, Jr. - Willink Middle School, Webster
• February 6-8 - The Wizard of Oz - Churchville-Chili High School
• February 6-8 - Camp Discovery - Calkins Road Middle School, Pittsford
• February 19-21 - Grease: The School Version - Greece Odyssey
• February 26-March 1 - Guys and Dolls - Webster Schroeder High School

March 2015

• March 5-7 - Les Miserables - Fairport High School
• March 6-7 - TBD - East Rochester High School
• March 6-8 - TBD - Cosgrove Middle School, Spencerport
• March 6-8 - The Music Man - Greece Arcadia Middle School
• March 6-8 - TBD - Bay Trail Middle School, Penfield
• March 12-14 - TBD - Martha Brown Middle School, Fairport
• March 13 - Seussical Jr. - Spry Middle School, Webster
• March 13-14 - Oklahoma - Roth Middle School, Rush-Henrietta
• March 18-19 - TBD - Gates Chili High School
• March 19-20 - Nice Work If You Can Get It - Penfield High School
• March 19-21 - Aida - Eastridge High School
• March 19-21 - Good News - Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
• March 19-21 - TBD - Pittsford Mendon High School
• March 19-21 - TBD - Webster Thomas High School
• March 20-21 - TBD - Minerva DeLand, Fairport
• March 20-21 - TBD - Wheatland-Chili High School
• March 25 - TBD - Barker Road Middle School, Pittsford
• March 26-29 - The Drowsy Chaperone - Irondequoit High School

April 2015

• April 23-25 - Monty Python's Spamalot - Rush-Henrietta Senior High School

May 2015

• May 1-2 - High School Musical, Jr. - East Irondequoit Middle School @ Eastridge Auditorium
• May 8-9 - TBD - Churchville- Chili Junior High School

New Acquisitions: September 19, 2014

The following are new pieces that we have recently added to the Music Library:


Chorus

• Ave Maris Stella by Mark Thomas (Earthsongs / SATB / 166 copies)
• The Bike Let Loose by Edie Hill & Serena Fusek (Hummingbird Press / SSAA / 119 copies)
• Bright Morning Stars Are Rising by Paul Siskind (G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard / SSAA / 89 copies)
• Caramba (Good Gracious, My Love) by Otilio Galindez & Albert Grau (Neil A. Kjos / SATB / 246 copies)
• Carrickfergus, Traditional Irish Song, arranged by Philip E. Silvey (Santa Barbara Music / SATB / 246 copies)
• Come Into My Garden by Z. Randall Stroope (Colla Voce / SATB / 165 copies)
• Gaudete!, Traditional, arranged by Michael Engelhardt (Walton Music / SSA / 79 copies)
• Heaven Unfolding by Andrea Ramsey (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / SA / 80 copies)
• How Can I Keep From Singing (My Life Flows on in Endless Song) by Taylor Davis (Morning Star Music / SATB / 101 copies)
• If Ye Love Me by Thomas Tallis, arranged by Thomas Dunn (E.C. Schirmer / SATB / 182 copies)
• La Paloma (The Dove), Traditional Venezuelan, arranged by Cristian Grasses (Walton Music/Hal Leonard / SSA / 70 copies)
• Let All the World in Every Corner Sing by Andrea Ramsey (Alliance Music / SSA / 90 copies)
• O Pastorelle, Addio (Now is the Time For Parting) by Umberto Giordano (G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard / SSA / 66 copies)
• O Sapo, Traditional Brazilian Folk Song, arranged by Stephen Hatfield (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / SATB / 104 copies)
• Peze Kafe, Traditional Haitian, arranged by Sten Kallman (Walton Music / SATB / 165 copies)
• Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little / Goodnight Ladies by Meredith Willson, arranged by Cristi Cary Miller (Hal Leonard / 3-Part Treble / 50 copies)
• Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd by Srul Irving Glick (Earthsongs / Treble Chorus / 77 copies)
• Requiem by Eliza Gilkyson, arranged by Craig Hella Johnson (Hal Leonard / SATB / 105 copies)
• Two Strings, But One Voice (O Sweetest of Songs) by Z. Randall Stroope & Rainer Maria Rilke (Walton Music / SSAA / 119 copies)
• Wanting Memories by Ysaye Barnwell (Musical Source / SSATB / 124 copies)
• Way Over in Beulah Lan', Traditional Spiritual, arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs (Gentry Publications / SATB / 125 copies)

Band

• Ancient Moon by Elliot Del Borgo (Alfred / 1 set)
• Aztec Fire by Jay Bocook (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Black Forest Overture by Michael Sweeney (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Blue Ridge Saga by James Swearingen (C.L. Barnhouse / 1 set)
• Dark Adventure by Ralph Ford (Alfred / 1 set)
• Emperata Overture by Claude T. Smith (Wingert-Jones / 2 sets)
• Enchanted Spaces by Samuel R. Hazo (Hal Leonard / 2 sets)
• Exaltation by James Swearingen (C.L. Barnhouse / 1 set)
• Fires of Nazama by Michael Sweeney (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• From the Valley (Fantasy on Red River Valley) by Gregory B. Rudgers (Carl Fischer / 3 sets)
• Kindred Spirits by Brian Balmages (FJH Music / 3 sets)
• Knights of Destiny by Michael Sweeney (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• The Last to Defend by David Shaffer (C.L. Barnhouse / 1 set)
• Majestica by Brian Balmages (FJH Music / 1 set)
• More Cowbell! (From Popcopy) by Scott McAllister (Lyd Music / 2 sets)
• Moscow, 1941 by Brian Balmages (FJH Music / 1 set)
• Music For a Darkened Theatre (The Film Scores of Danny Elfman) by Danny Elfman, arranged by Michael Brown (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons (C.L. Barnhouse / 1 set)
• Roman Overture by Thomas Doss (Mitropa Music / 2 sets)
• Silverbrook by Michael Sweeney (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Tempered Steel by Charles Rochester Young (Southern Music / 2 sets)
• Where the Sun Brakes Through the Mist by Michael Sweeney (Hal Leonard / 1 set)

Orchestra

• Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner (Luck's / 1 full set, 3 string sets)
• Rites of Tamburo by Robert W. Smith (Alfred / 1 set)

Strings

• Concerto Grosso in E by George Frederick Handel (Luck's Music / 3 sets)
• Dragonhunter by Richard Meyer (Alfred / 1 set)
• The Evil Eyes and the Hideous Heart (Carl Fischer / 1 seet)
• Fiddles on Fire by Mark Williams (Alfred / 1 set)
• Gauntlet by Doug Spata (Alfred / 1 set)
• New World Symphony, Theme by Antonin Dvorak, arranged by Michael Allen (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Overture to Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, arranged by Sandra Dackow (Tempo Press / 2 sets)
• Sahara Crossing by Richard Meyer (Alfred / 1 set)

Jazz Band

• Count Bubba by Gordon Goodwin (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Re-Imagining the World by Dave Rivello (Dave Rivello / 1 set)
• Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima, arranged by Mike Lewis (Alfred / 1 set)

Jazz Vocal

• Come Fly With Me by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (Self Published / 16 copies)
• Hit That Jack Jive by Alston & Tolbert, arranged by Tiffaul (Self Published / 17 copies)
• Sesame Street by Joe Raposo, arranged by Greg Murai (Self Published / 17 copies)

Congratulations to Area Quarterfinalists For Grammy Music Educator Award

Two area educators have made it to the quarterfinals for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation.


According to a press release "The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (K – college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools."

Of the 222 educators who have been named as quarterfinalists, two are from Monroe County, Diane Abrahamian from Penfield High School and Michael Struzik from Brighton High School.

The list will eventually be pared down to ten finalists with the winner being flown to Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards along with receiving a $10,000 honorarium. The nine other finalists will each receive a $1,000 honorarium. The schools of all ten finalists will receive matching grants.

The full list of candidates can be seen at grammyintheschools.com.

New Acquisitions: December 20, 2013

The following are new pieces that we have added to the Music Library since September 23.

Chorus

• Ad Amore by Lee R. Kesselman (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / SSAA / 120 copies)
• Bright Morning Stars, Traditional, arranged by Jay Althouse (Alfred / SATB / 93 copies)
• The Camptown Races by Stephen Foster, arranged by Michael Levi (E. Henry David/Theodore Presser / SATB / 198 copies)
• Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron, Traditional, arranged by John Rutter (Oxford University Press / SATBB / 198 copies)
• De Profundis by Russell Robinson (Lawson-Gould/Alfred / SATB / 95 copies)
• Dobru Noc (Good Night), Traditional Slovakian Folk Song, arranged by Victor C. Johnson (Heritage Music Press / SSA / 53 copies)
• Dreams of Thee by Eric William Barnum and Percy Bysshe Shelley (Walton Music / SAB / 173 copies)
• Ezekiel Saw the Wheel, Traditional Spiritual, arranged by Howard Helvey (Beckenhorst Press / SATB / 175 copies)
• Fly, Singing Bird by Edward Elgar, edited by Robert Carl (Hal Leonard / SSA / 78 copies)
• Joy by Jocelyn Hagen (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / SSA / 120 copies)
• Joy in the Morning by Natalie Sleeth, arranged by Joel Raney (Hope Publishing / SATB / 44 copies)
• Kusimama (Stand Tall) by Jim Papoulis (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / 2-Part Treble / 55 copies)
• Lift Up Your Voice! by Brian Tate (Pavane/Hal Leonard / SATB / 100 copies)
• Ritmo by Dan Davison (Walton Music / SATB / 138 copies)
• Roger Bobo Plays the Tuba by Brian Holmes (Roger Dean Publishing / Treble Chorus / 97 copies)
• Sing to Me by Andrea Ramsey and Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Santa Barbara / SA / 53 copies)
• Sound the Trumpet by Henry Purcell, edited by James Erb (Lawson-Gould/Alfred / SA / 79 copies)
• Spiritual Jubilee by Linda Spevacek (Heritage Music Press / Three-Part Mixed / 173 copies)
• That I Ever Saw by Damon Meader (Carl Fischer / SATB / 111 copies)
• Three Quotes by Mark Tawin by Andrea Ramsey (Santa Barbara Music / SA / 185 copies)
• The Turtle Dove, Traditional Folk Song, arranged by Linda Steen Spevacek (Hal Leonard / SATB / 173 copies)
• Ubi Caritas, Traditional, arranged by Audrey Snyder (Hal Leonard / SATB / 116 copies)
• When I Think of You by Laura Farnell and Sara Teasdale (Santa Barbara / SSA / 98 copies)
• You Got Ta Move!, Traditional, arranged by Paul Cadwell and Sean Ivory (Alliance / SSAB / 130 copies)

Band

• China Doll by Leroy Anderson (Masters Music / 1 set)
• Coventry by John Tatgenhorst (C.L. Barnhouse / 3 sets)
• Divinum Mysterium by James Swearingen (C.L Barnhouse / 3 sets)
• Fuego del Alma by Carl Strommen (Belwin/Alfred / 4 sets)
• Magnolia Star by Steve Danyew (Steve Danyew / 2 sets)
• Midnight Escape by Larry Neeck (C.L. Barnhouse / 2 sets)
• On the March by Ronald C. Knoener (Daehn Publications / 3 sets)
• Out of the Shadows by Michael Sweeney (Hal Leonard / 3 sets)
• Pirates by Doug Akey (Queenwood/Kjos / 1 set)
• Sheltering Sky by John Mackey (Osti Music / 2 sets)
• That Old Hound Dog Rag by Randall D. Standridge (Grand Mesa Music / 3 sets)
• Three Celtic Dances by Brian Balmages (FJH Music / 4 sets)

Orchestra

• Amazing Grace, arranged by Elliot Del Borgo (Belwin/Alfred / 2 sets)
• Overture to "The Wasps" by Ralph Vaughan Williams, arranged by Brendan McBrien (Highland/Etling/Alfred / 2 sets)
• Symphony #5 Finale by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arranged by Richard Meyer (Alfred / 2 sets)

Strings

• Allegro Vivo (From Concerto Grosso Opus 6, #5) by George Frideric Handel, arranged by Tim McCarrick (Belwin/Alfred / 4 sets)
• Catharsis by Amy Cann, arranged by Bob Phillips (Belwin/Alfred / 2 sets)
• Jupiter by Gustav Holst, arranged by Deborah Baker Monday (Kjos / 2 sets)
• Palladio by Karl Jenkins, arranged by Robert Longfield (Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard / 2 sets)
• Pelimannimuotokuvia (Portraits of Country Fiddlers) by Pehr Henrik Nordgren (Fennica Gehrman / 2 sets)

Jazz Band

• Beauty and the Beast  y Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, arranged by Gordon Goodwin (Belwin/Alfred / 1 set)
• Blue Miles by Chick Corea, arranged by Bob Washut (Heritage / 1 set)
• Bye Bye Blackbird by Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon, arranged by Dave Rivello (Belwin/Alfred / 1 set)
• Haitian Fight Song by Charlie Mingus, arranged by Andrew Homzy (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• Haitian Fight Song by Charlie Mingus, arranged by Sy Johnson (Hal Leonard / 1 set)
• My Foolish Heart by Victor Young and Ned Washington, arranbed by Dave Rivello (Belwin/Alfred / 1 set)

Jazz Vocal

• Two Shy Hearts by Donna Watton, arranged by Randy Crenshaw (UNC Jazz Press / SATBB / 16 copies)

Grammy Signature Schools Semifinalists

Congratulations to Eastridge High School and Hilton High School for making the semifinalists list for the Grammy Signature School award.

They are two of 123 schools across the nation to make it to the semifinal level in this year's selection process. The award "recognizes top U.S. public high schools that are making an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year."

"The Grammy Foundation's Grammy Signature Schools program recognizes public high schools across the U.S. that are providing excellent music education programs for their students," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. "Many of these schools face serious economic challenges, so it's truly inspiring to see this level of commitment to arts education and to the students who benefit from this type of curriculum."

The finalists will be announced in mid-March.

2013-14 Musical Schedule

The following is the schedule of musicals being performed at Monroe County schools during the 2012-13 school year. We will be updating the information as new announcements are made:

• November 15, 16, 22, 23 and 24 - Footloose - Hilton High School
• November 21, 22 and 23 - The Wizard of Oz - Spencerport High School
• November 22 and 23 - Alice in Wonderland - Johanna Perrin Middle School, Fairport
• November 22, 23, 24 and 30 - White Christmas - Greece Arcadia High School
• November 22 and 23 - Wizard of Oz - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School
• December 12, 13 and 14 - White Christmas - Pittsford Mendon High School
• January 7 and 8 - ??? - East Rochester Junior High School
• January 16, 17 and 18 - Willy Wonka, Jr. - Barker Road Middle School, Pittsford
• January 17, 18, 19, 24 and 25 - Shrek - Greece Olympia High School
• January 31 and February 1, 7 and 8 - Singin' in the Rain - Greece Athena Middle School
• January 31 and February 1 - TBA - Oliver Middle School, Brockport
• February 6, 7 and 8 - Anything Goes - Brighton High School
• February 7 and 8 - Dr. Dolittle, Jr. - Burger Middle School, Rush-Henrietta
• February 7, 8 and 9 - Beauty and the Beast - Calkins Road Middle School Pittsford
• February 20, 21 and 22 - Honk - Greece Odyssey Academy
• February 27 and 28 and March 1 and 2 - The Scarlet Pimpernel - Webster Schroeder High School
• February 28, March 1 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - East Rochester High School
• March 6, 7 and 8 - Legally Blonde - Fairport High School
• March 14 and 15 - Alice in Wonderland - Roth Middle School, Rush-Hunrietta
• March 14 and 15 - Bye Bye Birdie - Martha Brown Middle School, Fairport
• March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 - Into the Woods - Greece Arcadia High School
• March 20, 21 and 22 - TBA - Churchville-Chili High School
• March 20, 21 and 22 - Hairspray - Eastridge High School, East Irondequoit
• March 20, 21 and 22 - Footloose - Penfield High School
• March 20, 21, 22 and 23 - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
• March 21 and 22 - TBA - Minerva DeLand Middle School, Fairport
• March 21 and 22 - Annie - Cosgrove Middle School, Spencerport
• March 27, 28 and 29 - Beauty and the Beast - Gates-Chili High School
• March 27, 28 and 29 - Anything Goes - Webster Thomas High School
• March 27, 28, 29 and 30 - Shrek: The Musical - Ninth Grade Academy/Rush-Henrietta Senior High School
• March 27, 28, 29 and 30 - Legally Blonde - Irondequoit High School
• March 28 and 29 - TBA - Wheatland-Chili High School
• March 28, 29 and 30 and April 4 and 5 - Miss Saigon - Greece Athena High School
• April 3, 4 and 5 - TBA - Pittsford Sutherland High School
• April 4 and 5 - Monty Python's Spamalot - Brighton High School
• May 2 and 3 - Cinderalla - East Irondequoit Middle School, Eastridge Auditorium
• June 5 and 6 - Alice in Wonderland - Durand Eastman Intermediate School, East Irondequoit
• June 6, 7 and 8 - TBA - Churchville-Chili Middle School