The Great Neck South Middle School Music Department is proud to present its spring Concerts on Monday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 22, each evening starting at 7:30 p.m. The Art Department will present the Spring Art Show. Events will be held at the school, 349 Lakeville Road.
Spring Concerts
The May 20 Concert will feature the Blue Senior Orchestra, Mixed Chorus 7/8, Band 7, and Band 8. Classical selections from this night will feature music by Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Popular works by John Williams and Paul Simon will also be heard, with a rousing John Philip Sousa medley to conclude the program.
May 22 will feature the Orange Senior Orchestra, Band 6, Treble Chorus 6, and Orchestra 6. Selections from this night will again feature music by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, with popular works by Elton John and Alan Menken.
As always, the Concerts are free. Department Head Alan Schwartz says that these Concerts “are perfect opportunities to introduce children from pre-K through grade 5 to the concerts where they will be performing in the very near future.” The May 20 concert will be about one hour and twenty minutes, and the May 22 concert will be just over an hour.
Instrumental students are taught by Mr. Schwartz, Mark Boschen, and Anthony Virgilio. Choral students are taught by Shelley Willcox. Alexander Swerdlin is the teaching assistant and will accompany on the piano. Student teacher Anthony Izzo will be making his conducting debut at these Concerts.
Spring Art Show
In addition to viewing the Art Show during school hours, May 20–24, evening Concert-goers may also enjoy the exhibit on display in the school lobby. Included will be works by students in grades 6, 7, and 8. Featured will be the work of the eighth-grade Art Foundations classes, as well as a variety of drawings, paintings, prints, collage, and ceramics.
South Middle’s art teachers are: Department Head Cynthia Smith, Gina Cacioppo, and Karla Krupala.
