LGPE
Our Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) is just two weeks away. This is our largest and most important performance of the year. Each group will perform for three adjudicators and be rated on their performance. In addition, each orchestra will sightread a piece for a rating. Finally, each group will receive a short clinic from one of the adjudicators.
Pre-LGPE Concert
Our PRE-LGPE concert is this Thursday, February 3 at 7:00 PM in the AHS Auditorium. Each orchestra will perform its LGPE program. Symphony will only perform their string selection, Prelude in F minor, as the full orchestra selections are still in progress.
This concert is a formal performance, but it is to be understood that will be taking it as a learning performance and a way for us to help prepare for our actual LGPE on 2/14 and 2/15 (see schedules below)
No pre-concert dinner has been planned. Students should plan on reporting between 6:15 and 6:30 in full concert uniform. Students should plan on staying for the whole concert. This is a MAJOR grade with a 2x multiplier. Part of the grade includes being on time, being in full uniform, and staying for the entire concert to serve as an audience member.
Starting this week we are allowed 50% capacity of our auditorium so we will be fine in terms of that. Please come out and support our students!
LGPE Schedules
As you can see below, we will need several chaperones to ride the bus with us and help feed students (pizza) on Tuesday, February 15 at Roswell HS.
Monday, February 14, 2022 – Chamber Orchestra
(1 Bus – 15 students, 1 chaperone, 1 director)
| Itinerary | Warm-Up | Perform | Sight-reading |
| BUS AHS -> ROSWELL HS | Leave: 2:00 PM | Arrive: 2:35 PM | |
| Chamber Orchestra | 2:50 PM | 3:20 PM | 4:05 PM |
| Johns Creek HS Philharmonia | (watch) | 4:35 PM | |
| BUS ROSWELL HS -> AHS | Leave: 5:10 PM | Arrive: 5:45 PM |
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 – Concert, Philharmonia, Sinfonia
(2 busses, 71 students, 5 chaperones, 1 director)
| Itinerary | Warm-Up | Perform | Sight-reading |
| BUS AHS -> ROSWELL HS | Leave: 10:30 AM | Arrive: 11:10 AM | |
| Concert Orchestra | 11:25 AM | 11:55 AM | 12:25 PM |
| LUNCH (Pizza provided, additional concessions are available) | Phil and Sinfonia: 12:30 PM | Concert: 1:00 PM | |
| Philharmonia | 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM |
| Sinfonia | 3:10 PM | 3:40 PM | 4:10 PM |
| BUS ROSWELL HS -> AHS | Leave: 4:50 PM | Arrive: 5:30 PM |
Symphony LGPE
Note: Our AHS Symphony (full orchestra) will perform their LGPE on Wednesday, March 16 at Lakeside High School, 3801 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345. The exact itinerary is TBA. We will need about 10 chaperones for this trip. Please mark your calendars!!
Washington D.C. Trip
The participant list for our D.C. trip is now closed. More details soon, but we are excited about being able to travel this year!!
Dr. Laux at GMEA Conference
Last week I traveled to Athens for the annual GEORGIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION in-service conference. It was a very busy conference as I presented two educational sessions for teachers across the state. In addition, I conducted a piece on our very own WBMS 8th grade orchestra’s featured concert and had my original composition, Fulton Funk, premiered by the Northwestern MS 8th grade orchestra. I also was a recipient of GMEA’s 25-year service in teaching award. It was a great conference and so nice to learn, grow, and see other orchestras perform.
Upcoming Dates
- Wednesday, February 2 – AHS Late Start Day
- Thursday, February 3 – Pre-LGPE Concert, AHS Auditorium, 7:00 PM
- Monday, February 14 – LGPE for Chamber Orchestra
- Tuesday, February 15 – LGPE for Concert, Philharmonia, and Sinfonia
- Friday, February 18 – NO SCHOOL
- Monday, February 21 – NO SCHOOL
- Monday, February 28 – Early Release day
- Wednesday, March 2 – Late Start day
- Thursday, March 3 – Saturday, March 5 – All-State Orchestra
- Friday, March 11-Monday, March 14 – Washington D.C. Trip
- Wednesday, March 16 – LGPE for Symphony
- Monday, March 21 – Early Release Day
- April 4-8 – Spring Break
- Tuesday, May 3 – Spring Concert, AHS
- Tuesday, May 10 – Senior Showcase Concert
- Thursday, May 12 – AHSO Awards Banquet
- Thursday, May 19 – Last Day for Seniors
- Thursday, May 26 – Graduation