[0:08] Good evening everybody. [0:12] On behalf my name is Kevin Martin. I'm [0:15] the orchestra director here at Armstrong [0:17] High School as well as the all district [0:19] orchestra. On behalf of our [0:21] administration and staff here at [0:23] Armstrong High School, I am pleased to [0:26] welcome you to the fall strings [0:27] festival. I will. My name once again is [0:30] Kevin Martin. I will be one of your [0:32] hosts this evening. Uh we also have uh [0:35] Spanish um interpreter uh translator [0:37] here as well to translate these remarks. [0:40] Many thanks to our 281 district building [0:44] administrators for their very fine [0:46] support of our orchestra program. [0:48] Special thanks to our classroom teachers [0:50] for their flexibility and support of our [0:52] students musical journey. And at this [0:55] time, we will be inviting our fine arts [0:57] coordinator, Jean Braun, to share her [1:00] words of welcome. But first, [1:14] Armstrong. [1:46] Jean Brown. [1:54] Thank you. Good evening everybody. My [1:56] name is Jean Braraw and I am proud to [1:59] serve as the fine arts coordinator for [2:01] Robbinsdale Area Schools. And tonight I [2:05] feel like I've come full circle uh [2:08] because I was once a young musician in [2:10] Robbinsdale [2:12] in when I was in fifth grade at Meadow [2:14] Lake. I joined the band as a [2:17] percussionist. [2:18] And if you had told my fifth grade self [2:22] that I would be up here in front of this [2:24] huge audience introducing these talented [2:28] musicians, I would have thought you were [2:30] crazy. [2:42] Robinsdale [2:58] Lake. [3:21] So, kids, think about that. Someday you [3:25] might be up here introducing this group [3:28] or you might be conducting the orchestra [3:31] or maybe playing professionally. You [3:33] never know where it will take you. [3:37] Bueno, [3:56] I'm excited to welcome all of you to the [3:58] Fall Strings Festival. This concert is a [4:02] wonderful example of the Robbinsdale [4:04] District mission in action to educate [4:07] and inspire all learners to develop [4:10] their unique potential and positively [4:12] contribute to their community. Our [4:15] students are certainly growing their [4:17] unique potential as they learn to make [4:19] music on their instruments. And this [4:22] auditorium filled with friends and [4:24] family shows the strength of the [4:26] community that is here to celebrate with [4:29] them tonight. We couldn't be more proud [4:31] of their hard work and dedication. [4:47] Robinsdale. and action. [5:09] Instruments [5:30] So, I'd just like to say a heartfelt [5:32] thank you to all of our orchestra [5:34] teachers and all of our students. [5:37] They're all working very hard tonight to [5:40] put on this performance for you. So, I'd [5:42] like to end with a quote. Learning [5:45] improves in school. Learning improves in [5:48] school environments where there are [5:50] comprehensive music and arts programs. [5:53] They increase the ability of people to [5:56] do math. They increase the ability of [5:58] young people to read. And most important [6:01] of all, they're a lot of fun. On that [6:05] note, let's have some fun. [6:19] Gracias. [6:35] Persona [7:12] Almost ready to quickly introduce our [7:16] orchestra faculty. We have Chris Porter [7:20] and Rachel Sus. [7:24] Tonight's [7:26] tonight's performance is being recorded [7:29] and will be broadcast on uh cable [7:33] channel 22 I believe and available on [7:35] the district website. [7:38] We would like to and that will be in a [7:40] few days or weeks. We would like to [7:43] review a few concert traditions. [7:47] Be sure your electronic devices are [7:49] silenced. [7:50] For your safety, please stay seated. [7:54] Um, if you need to exit, please do do so [7:57] during the applause. [7:59] Help our stay our students stay focused [8:01] by limiting distractions such as waving [8:04] or calling out. [8:06] And at this time, it gives me great [8:09] pleasure to introduce the fifth grade [8:11] orchestra to be followed by the honors [8:15] orchestra from our middle schools. [8:28] Fore! [8:50] Foreign! Foreign! [9:01] Welcome the orchestras. [9:13] >> Good evening everyone. My name is Rachel [9:15] Skunus and I am one of the elementary [9:17] orchestra teachers here. The first song [9:19] you will hear from the fifth grade [9:20] orchestra is hot cross buns and then a [9:23] variation called burned cross buns. [9:38] Heat. [9:56] Heat. [10:02] Heat. [10:14] Heat. [10:30] Heat. [10:38] Heat. [11:04] The next song you will hear from our [11:06] fifth graders is a piece called Oclair [11:08] de Laoon. [11:18] No [11:30] heat. [11:57] The next piece you will hear is Ode to [12:00] Joy. [12:04] Heat. [12:19] Heat. [12:39] Heat up here. [12:50] Yeah. [13:12] Heat. [13:37] The fifth graders have two more of our [13:39] songs for you. So the next one you will [13:40] hear is Furry Jaca. We will play this [13:43] twice all together and then we'll play [13:45] it twice in a round. [13:59] You just [14:27] Heat. [14:41] Heat. [14:49] Heat. [15:02] Heat. [15:28] Oh no. [15:40] Heat. [15:55] Heat up [15:59] here. [16:25] Heat up Before [16:52] the fifth graders wrap up their part, [16:54] after our last song, we'll take a quick [16:57] break to get our honors orchestra on the [16:59] stage. The last song you will hear from [17:01] the fifth graders is called French folk [17:03] song. [17:16] Heat up [17:41] here. [17:56] Heat up [17:58] here. [18:08] Heat. [18:22] Heat. [18:57] Hello again. So, in addition to teaching [19:00] elementary orchestra, I also direct the [19:03] seventh and eighth grade honors [19:04] orchestra, which is the group that you [19:06] see behind me. They are an audition [19:08] group that meets once a week on Mondays [19:10] and we rehearse and perform at concerts [19:13] throughout the school year. This group [19:15] behind me is extra special to me because [19:17] they were my first, fourth, and fifth [19:18] grade class when I was a first year [19:20] teacher. So, that has been super [19:22] rewarding to be able to get to work with [19:24] them again. So, we have one piece for [19:26] you tonight called Fire in the Bow. [19:28] Let's [19:34] see. [20:03] Heat. Heat. [20:12] Heat [20:23] up here. [20:49] Heat [20:51] up here. [21:14] Heat. [21:19] Heat. [21:36] Heat up [21:45] here. [21:51] Heat [22:10] up here. [22:41] Brandola, [22:43] bring your stand. [22:55] Thank you for attending the fall strings [22:58] festival. We are so proud of our [23:00] students and as you can tell they have [23:02] worked hard preparing for this concert. [23:19] Uh we will now conclude the concert with [23:22] the Adams family or days of the week if [23:25] depending which generation you're from. [23:27] Uh which we performed by all of our [23:29] musicians. We invite you to join in the [23:31] finger snaps at the appropriate time. [23:34] Little audience participation. Thank you [23:36] again for attending the concert and I [23:39] hope to see you at performances this [23:40] year. I would also like to thank the [23:42] Armstrong Orchestra program for hosting [23:45] us. Can we give them a round of [23:46] applause? They are awesome. [24:17] Armstrong. [24:38] 3. [25:01] Heat. [25:28] Heat. Heat. [25:53] Heat. [25:56] Heat. [26:10] Heat. [26:18] Hey,