Author: Mr. Cautivar

CLUB KILLIAN

The KMS Orchestra is thrilled to present THE concert event of the year, CLUB KILLIAN. No amount of hype can prepare you for this concert, so bring your self, bring your family, bring your friends, bring your neighbors and get ready to dance!

There are a thousand moving parts at this concert so please help us have a fantastic concert by helping if you can, and observing the following guidelines.

Concert
Hebron HS Auditorium
7:00
Friday, May 27, 2016

After Party to follow in the lobby.

Schedule
5:45 – Chamber Orchestra – uncase in cafeteria and report to stage immediately
6:00-6:30 – Chamber Orchestra – sound check on stage
6:00 – Camerata and Beginners – Arrive and uncase in cafeteria
6:15 – Camerata – Warm-Up in Choir Room
6:30 – Beginners report to stage for sound check
6:45 – Orchestras take seats in auditorium. Line up cellos and basses behind stage.
7:00 – Concert Begins

Concert Attire

One of the most iconic elements of this concert is the unique costuming. We have several options for concert attire:

A. Dress as your favorite (school appropriate) pop star.
B. Dress in popular fashion trends of Disco/Funk, 80s, 90s, and early 00s.
C. Dress in your favorite party outfit.

NO concert black. We want this concert to be as colorful as possible. There will be photo op areas in the lobby and “paparazzi” capturing the evening’s festivities. Audience members are highly encouraged to dress up too! A list of ideas is included at the end of this email. The more obvious the better. The more tacky the better! Start digging for those fashion treasures up in the attic.

Equipment Transportation

We are lucky to have been granted so much musical equipment, however this presents a challenge in transporting all of it for the concert. Please let me know if you are available to help transport equipment from KMS to Hebron between 4:00 and 6:00 on concert day, and then back to KMS. Thank you in advance if you can help!

Active Monitoring

Parents, we all know there is a fine line between excitement and chaos. Please help us have a safe concert by monitoring the event areas before the concert and during performance breaks. We need help monitoring the cafeteria, warm up rooms, and lobby. Thank you!

This concert event has quickly become legendary throughout the state. Several outside orchestra students and directors will be joining us for the concert. Let’s welcome our guests and show them how we do it at Killian and have an exciting, safe concert. Thank you everyone and get ready to party!!!

Concert Attire Ideas:

Platform Shoes
Polyester Suits
Wild Sunglasses
Fanny Packs
Male Ponytails
Ski Preppy
Jordache
Four Finger Rings
Velour
Smiley Faces
Scrunchies
Huge Earrings
Shoulder Pads
Spandex
Silk Shirts
Espirit
Sweaters Tied Around the Neck
Parachute Pants
Perms
Animal Print
Ray-Bans
Washed Jean Jackets
Zubaz
Side Ponytails
Neon
Miami Vice Style
New Wave
Lace Accessories
Keyboard Neckties
LA Gear
Headbands
Croakies
Bucket Hats
Sneakers With No Laces
Power Suits
Kangol
Highwater Pants
Big Hair
Tracksuits
Mickey Mouse Clothing
Michael Jackson Style
Swatches
Mullets
Carrying Around a Boombox
High Top Fades
Flat Tops
Members Only Jackets
Overalls with one strap down
Mood Rings
Rollerblades (not on!)
Girbaud
Bleached Hair
Pelle Pelle
Manpris
Windbreakers
Vertically Striped Shirts
Ripped Jeans
Skidz
Solid tees under blazers
Oakleys
Fubu
A Pager clipped on your pants
Parting your hair down the middle
LA Lites
Frosted Tips
Sweaters tied around the waist
Backward Caps
Starter Jackets
Slap Bracelets

LISD Solo & Ensemble

LISD Solo & Ensemble Festival
 
The annual LISD Solo & Ensemble Festival took place on Saturday, April 9 and we are thrilled to announce that KMSO took home a staggering 42 Solo awards and 11 ensemble awards, for a total medal count of 53.  It takes a certain amount of bravery to perform for a judge and we are so proud to see our young musicians undertake this challenging and exciting experience.  The judges offered encouragement and tips for improvement and rated the performance on a scale from five to one, with a five rating as “Poor” and a one rating as “Superior”.  Medals are awarded for “Excellent” and “Superior” ratings.  Congratulations to all who participated, and special congratulations to our “dual threat” students who participated in the festival and Academic UIL.  Special thanks go out to our East Zone administrators for making sure our students could participate in both.
 
Full Solo & Ensemble Awards list:
 
Superior Solo Award
Aditya Banapanalli
Austin Walters
Ameera Aslam
Gaurav Jonnalagadda
Harini Thiyagarajan
Bella Diaz
Joanne Baek
Laura Wise
Miguel Barcellano
Abby Connoly
Alana Dryburgh
Kessa Dryburgh
Ryan Bino George
Bradley James
Grace King
Kaitlin Said
Kaarthik Biju
Neil Agrawal
Claudia Franco
Aidan Burnett
Amy Huh
Grace Kang
Jinn An
Philip Kim
Tejaswini Ramkumar Babu
Emily Ke
Anney Furnival
Grace Ebbinghouse
Melanie Swaminathan
Helena Song
Trisha Bhujle
Arul Ramachandran
Audrey Park
Rachel Ko
Claire Chong
Jordan Tharakan
Nha-Y Duong
Josh Jom
Aniq Shamsuddin
Anthony Kang
Reethi Ravi
 
Superior Ensemble Award
Sarah Nguyen & Stella Choi
Jinn An & Grace Kang
Esther Yoon & Danielle Golden
Emily Ke & Anney Furnival
 
Excellent Solo Award
Michelle Wang
 
Excellent Ensemble Award
Michael Sheldon, Helena Song, and Eugene Chi

Future Orchestra Members

 

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Welcome 5th Graders!

We are so excited to have you at Killian next year!  You have so many amazing elective choices here with band, choir, theatre, art, and of course orchestra!  No matter what you choose you will be sure to discover new things, learn with friends, and make new friends!  KMS students get two elective choices so make sure to select orchestra as one of your top two choices.

Everyone is welcome in orchestra!  No experience necessary.  Students can try each instrument at the open house and decide which one is right for them.  Current orchestra students will be available to showcase the instruments and answer any questions about the orchestra.  We look forward to having you in orchestra!

You can still join orchestra!  Select orchestra as one of your top 2 elective choices and you will be placed in orchestra.  To schedule an instrument appointment or if you have any questions feel free to contact Mr. Cautivar at cautivarm@lisd.net .