Cabaret!!!

Good Morning!

We are only TWO days away from the Cabaret, which is shaping up to be an awesome show!! This event is the Boosters’ primary fundraiser for the year so we really need the support.

To ensure the concert begins on time (7 pm) and to avoid the long lines at the door, we strongly encourage you to buy your tickets now (order form is re-attached). We promise you a great night of entertainment and live music so get your tickets ordered asap!

Thank you all for a WONDERFUL first semester here at WFB High School! I feel very fortunate to have attained this position and look forward to another exciting semester around the corner. Happy Wednesday and Go Dukes!

Musically Yours,

Nicholas Castonguay

Director of Bands

Whitefish Bay High School

nick.castonguay@wfbschools.com

414-963-3929

P.S. Remember to collect your sparkling dresses and polished Motown for the big show this weekend!

Click Below For Order Form

2013 Cabaret Ticket Order Form

 

January Pops Show…Bring your whole family!

The Whitefish Bay High School Choir Department Presents:

The Best of The Pops

A Celebration of the Last 10 Years of Whitefish Bay HS January Pops Show

Music from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s!

Bring your whole family to see WFBHS Choirs and WFB Middle School Choir performing hits everyone will enjoy!

Saturday, January 5th at 5:00 pm ( New time!!! )

Sunday, January 6th, 2:00 Matinee

Whitefish Bay High School Auditorium
1200 E. Fairmount Ave., WFB

Tickets: $5 Seniors & Students/$10 Adult
$15 Limited Preferred Seating (pre-sale only).

For pre-sale tickets contact Beth Pfluger at
beth@pfluger.org or #414/964-0240

Price includes show and refreshments.

Special Silent Auction at the Saturday Show!

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Music Department Concert …

The Whitefish Bay High School Music Department Concert  is Wednesday, December 5^th, at 8pm.

 

An original composition by senior student, Sabrina Raber, will be performed by the Whitefish Bay High School String Symphony.  They will also be performing Dvorak’s Silent Woods featuring senior cellist, Ross Nevin.

 

The three curricular Choirs will fill the High School Auditorium with traditional tunes including Winter Wonderland, Let It Snow and Carol of the Bells.  This will also be the debut performance of a composition, O Magnum Mysterium, by the young American composer, Ola Gjeilo. 

                                               

The Whitefish Bay High School Symphony Band program will feature highlights from Walt Disney Pictures’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.  The longtime tradition of showcasing the senior musicians in Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride will be continued.

 

After the concert, the Music Parents’ Association is hosting a reception in the Rotunda.  Please join your family and friends for post-concert refreshments!

 

Please pass this information along to your family, friends and neighbors-let’s fill the auditorium! 

Music Around Town

During the Holiday Stroll, the WFB Sophomore Quartet, Connect 4, performed at BMO Harris Bank while the kids were waiting to talk with Santa .  The members are Eleanor Hanson, Genevieve Kohn, Marisa Brudny, and Caroline Matkom.

They will also be playing at Bayshore on December 22nd at 5:00pm in the Rotunda, so please be sure to walk on over and enjoy the free performance.

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State Music Participants 2012

Congratulations to the following students for their “first-star” rating at the Class A level during the WSMA Solo & Ensemble Festival and advancing on to the State Solo & Ensemble.  Your extraordinary talent and efforts strengthen the Whitefish Bay High School music program immensely!

State Music Participants 2012

1. Nick Balliet
2. Marisa Brudny
3. Yoonho Cho
4. Meredith Creighton
5. Emily Daykin
6. Kelsey Daykin
7. Allison Gregg
8. Eleanor Hanson
9. Min Heo
10. Megan Huckenpaler
11. Genevieve Kohn
12. Monica Kramer
13. Sam Lee
14. Coretta LeMaitre
15. Marissa Lovell
16. Caroline Matkom
17. Brigid McBride
18. Clare McKinley
19. Laura Mesrobian
20. Ross Nevin
21. Elisabeth Platt
22. Emily Pogorelc
23. Sabrina Raber
24. Emma Romell
25. Maddie Saviano
26. Michelle Shin
27. Jonathan Smallpage
28. Hannah Thompson
29. Maryclare Warren
30. Katarina Vandlik
31. Alek Wasserman
32. Sofie Yang
33. Wentong Zhang

 

Exemplary Soloist Awards:

Laura Mesrobian: Musical Theater

Emily Pogorelc: Musical Theater

Emma Romell: Violin

Michelle Shin: Flute

Hannah Thompson: Viola

Alek Wasserman: Piano

Wentong Zhang: Violin

The Exemplary Solo Recognition Project expands recognition of outstanding soloists at the WSMA State Festival. State Festival Adjudicators select the most exceptional student soloists at each of the WSMA State Festival sites. An attractive certificate is mailed to each exemplary soloist to commemorate his or her superior musical efforts.

At the 2012 State Festival, Adjudicators identified 465 truly exemplary soloists.  Consider these statistics…

• The exemplary soloists were selected amidst 9,000 solo events of approximately 12,000 total qualifying events at the WSMA State Festival.
• Prior to qualifying for state, the 465 soloists who earned the exemplary honors were among more than 220,000 students who participated in 60,449 events at WSMA District Solo and Ensemble Festivals across the entire state.

2012 MPA Merit Award and Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations!

Nick Balliet, Band

Nick Balliet

 

Kelsey Pfiefer, Choir

Kelsey Pfeifer

 

Caitlin Gent, Orchestra

Alek Wasserman, All-Around

Alek Wasserman

Alek Wasserman

Alek Wasserman “S”