- Hazleton Area School District
- HASD MIOSM Band & Chorus
About HASD Fine Arts
- Overview
- HASD MIOSM Band/Chorus Information and Registration
- MIOSM Chorus Listening Library
- MIOSM Middle School Chorus Practice Tracks
- MIOSM Concert Band Listening Library
- MIOSM Wind Ensemble Listening Library
- The Jeff Haraschak Memorial Music Scholarship
- Performing Arts
- HASD Fine Arts Faculty
- Visual Arts
- HASD Music Faculty
- 9-12 Course Offerings
- Summer Music Academy
- Summer Academy Pictures
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Hazleton Area School District
Music Department
Music In Our Schools Band and Chorus Celebration Information and Permission Forms
The Celebration provides band and chorus students an opportunity to rehearse and perform under the direction of HASD conductors and meet other top student musicians from throughout the district schools, grades 4-8. There will be two Choruses and two Bands at each festival: grades 4-6 and grades 7-8. The MIOSM Celebration will take place on two separate days: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, for Chorus students and Tuesday, March 26, 2024, for Band students. Students will be excused and transported by bus from their schools for each celebration. Each festival will conclude with a concert at 7 pm, open to the public.
Transportation will be provided to Hazleton Area High School from each of the schools. Students will enter the Natatoruim Entrance of HAHS and be directed to the auditorium and then their rehearsal rooms. All participating students must be picked up at HAHS after the concerts that start at 7pm. If you are unable to attend the concert, please arrange transportation with another participating student/family.
Meals, snacks, and water will be provided for students at the festival. Students will be provided a district cafeteria lunch and dinner will be held before the concerts. Students are allowed to bring their own snacks, lunch, and/or dinner based on dietary restrictions. Student concert dress is black pants or black dress, black dress shoes, black socks, and a white dress shirt/blouse. Students can wear their concert attire for the whole day or they can change at the time provided in the schedule.
All students will receive an official Honors Pin and Festival T-Shirt to wear for the concert the night of the program. Tickets are sold at the door-$6 Adults, $5 Students/Seniors. ($1 each ticket funds the Jeff Haraschak Memorial Scholarship)
Conductors
Elementary Chorus-Courtney Erickson, Krysta Moyer
Middle School Chorus-Noelle Humphries
Piano Accompanist-Sandra Hoppy
Concert Band-Thomas Fadden
Wind Ensemble-Jessica Shafer
High School Chorus-Kimberly Sharonoff
High School Band-Mary Lichtenwalner
MIOSM Celebration Schedule
9am-Students board buses at their home school
930-950am-Students report to HAHS Auditorium for check in and review of the day's events
10am-Rehearsal with the conductors
1115am-Snack/Water/Lavatory Break
1130am-Rehearsal with the conductors
1pm-Lunch Break
130pm-HAHS Music Department Mini-Concert for all students
2pm-Rehearsal with the conductors
315pm-Snack/Water/Lavatory Break
330pm-Rehearsal with the conductors
430pm-Dinner and distribution of pins
530pm-Students have time to change into concert dress clothes/t-shirts
545pm-Final run through/sound check in the auditorium
645pm-Opening chorus or band takes the stage/other band groups sit in the auditorium to watch
7pm-Concert
- Parent/Guardians must provide transportation home after the concert.
- Concerts are open to the public with admission tickets sold at the door: $6 for adults, $5 for students/senior citizens
CHORUS AND BAND STUDENTS/PARENTS/GUARDIANS PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!