Fine Arts Report – November 2009

Choir – Mrs. Sue Catanese, Director

· On October 29th, the choir and band presented their second annual Collage Concert where all the choirs and bands performed for a nearly sold-out auditorium. The students had been preparing for this event since school started and it was a huge success.

· The Varsity Choir is in their final preparations for Chamber Choir Festival at Oakland University on November 16th.

· On Friday, December 4th, the Freshman Choir will be performing at the Detroit Opera House in matinee performance of “The Nutcracker Suite” with the Cincinnati Ballet. They will be singing in Act 1 of the ballet and singing in the lobby before the show. Pre-sale of tickets has already occurred. Contact the box office for ticket information.

· The Varsity Choir will be performing Vaugh-Williams “Hodie” with the Macomb Symphony Orchestra Sunday, December 6th at the MCC Performing Arts Center. Ticket information will be forthcoming.

· The Varsity and Concert Choirs will be performing with the professional brass ensemble, The Detroit Chamber Winds which is comprised of members of the DSO and MOT orchestras. The Detroit Chamber Winds will be performing their annual “Holiday Brass“ concert on Sunday, December 13th at 7:00 at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church.

· All of the Dakota choirs will be putting on their Holiday concert her at Dakota on Tuesday, December 15th.

· “Suessical-The Musical” is this years school play and will be performed January 28th, 29th and 30th. The previously reported “Breakfast with the Characters” has been cancelled.

· Up-to-date information on choir can be found at www.dakotachoir.com .

Band – Ms. Risa Hsu, Director

· On Wednesday, October 14th, the Dakota Marching Band and Color Guard participated in the MSBOA Marching Band Festival held at Sterling Heights High School and scored straight “1’s” for their Flavors of Jazz show. The band performed extremely well in very cold temperatures.

· On Tuesday, November 10th, Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant near Lakeside will be to the band program.

· The band program will be sponsoring two tables at the craft show November 14th. One table will be selling Dakota scrapbooks, page kits, papers and die cuts and the other will be selling Dakota Cougar flip flops.

· For the second consecutive year, the Dakota Cougar Marching Band and Color Guard is proud to be participating in the Annual Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade.

· The marching band will be holding their annual banquet on December 3rd at 6:00.

· All of the Dakota Bands will be performing this year’s Winter Concert on December 10th at 7:00. Ticket information will be forthcoming.

· Up-to-date information on band can be found at www.dakotabands.com .

Respectfully Submitted

Doug Sayles – DHS Boosters Fine Arts Trustee