Here are some great pictures of Collage XII, courtesy of Colleen Green.
Tonight the Fiddlers performed at the Grand Haven High School Irish Music Fest with Grand Havens Gotak and Kennedy’s Kitchen. Amazing performance by all groups and I think safe to say Fun was had by all. Thank you Gran Haven for inviting us!!
The Mona Shores Fiddlers will be performing at the GHHS 3rd Annual Irish Music Fest. 
Night of fun filled traditional fiddle folk music had some great moments and really great music provided by The Mona Shores Middle Fiddlers, Mona Shores Fiddlers, and Peat in the Creel.
The Mona Shores Middle Fiddlers played their first concert of the year highlighting some really young talent coming up in the Fiddle program. Director Nick Mosely was even able to recruit the exciting return of Mr. Timothy Staudacher on guitar.
The Mona Shores Fiddlers are at full stride with a 2014-15 year of performances at Michigan Irish Festival, WoodTV’s eightWest, and Muskegon’s Farmer Market to name a few. The Mona Shores Fiddler’s debut a exciting original tune Vespers Jig by Dale Liddle (Guitar) and Greg Beaudoin (Banjo/Guitar).
A Thank You to Walk the Beat for sponsoring the afternoon 
workshop with Peat in the Creel for the Middle Fiddlers and the Fiddlers. A BIG Thank you to the talented and amazing Peat in the Creel our featured guests, for a fun filled educating afternoon for the students and entertaining the rest of us with the traditional Celtic music.
Mona Shores Fiddlers Present 13th Annual Fiddle Fest With Peat in the Creel February 21
Norton Shores, Michigan – February 4, 2015
The Mona Shores Fiddlers will entertain their audience with traditional fiddle tunes on Saturday, February 21, beginning at 7 PM at the Mona Shores High School Performing Arts Center. The Fiddle Festival, now in it’s 13th year, has featured The Moxie Strings, Oat Bran Boys, and Finvarra’s Wren. This year, the Fiddlers are excited to invite Peat in the Creel to the stage.
Peat in the Creel are five dynamic musicians from the West Coast of Michigan who individually have been performing at festivals, music venues, pubs, and events all over the MidWest for many years. Collectively, Peat in the Creel creates and performs Celtic music from the heritage-rich regions of Ireland, Scotland, Cape Breton, and Galicia. Peat in the Creel features Toby Bresnahan (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, and mandolin), Mike Mulder (bodhran), Alison Myers (flutes, whistles, and vocals), Regina Kate Cobean (fiddle), and Griffin Cobean (bouzouki, whistles, and small pipes).
The students involved in the Fiddle Festival have a unique opportunity to work closely with Peat in the Creel in an afternoon session prior to the concert. The workshop has been funded by a generous grant from the Walk the Beat Foundation, an organization established to promote music education opportunities to the youth of West Michigan.
The concert will begin with the Mona Shores Middle Fiddles under the direction of middle school director Nick Mosley. The Mona Shores Fiddlers, directed by Kelly De Rose, will then take the stage and prime the audience for guest artists Peat in the Creel. Tickets for the 13th Annual Fiddle Festival are $10 for Adults/$5 for Students and Seniors, and are available at the door. For more information, please call 231-780-4711 x 8327.
On Friday December 12, 2014 Several of our Mona Shores High School & Middle School orchestra members had the chance to participate in the Mark Wood’s Electrify Your Strings with Muskegon High School Orchestra. Mlive reports:
Wood, an original member of the Multi-Platinum-selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper electric violin, has worked with Celine Dion, Lenny Kravitz and Billy Joel, among others.
The Friday night concert was more of a rock concert and full of energy. Vega Goorman and Jason Fitzpatrick were featured performers in a couple of songs. Jason put down his instrument to the Viper for a spin for his featured spot. Mr. Mosely even got in on the fun. Question of the night is who had more fun the audience or the players?
Here are a few shots of the fun.
MLive Article : http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2014/12/emmy-winning_composer_mark_woo.html
The Save The Strings fundraiser was a huge success!! Generated over $1300 dollars that will help students finance the performance trip to Italy in 2016. Thank you to all the people who place bids and won.
Thank you to all of the creative artists for their hard work transforming the instruments into amazing pieces of art. Thank you to the Muskegon Center For The Arts and the Red Lotus Gallery for their efforts promoting the fundraiser and displaying the art in the gallery, as well as hosting a fantastic opening event with the Fiddlers.
Special thanks to Cat Jackson for her talent, support and coordination, for this would have not been possible without her.
Help us thank everyone by visiting and shopping local.
Muskegon Center for the Arts/Red Lotus Gallery
356 W Western, Muskegon, MI
Located in the Century Club Building
http://www.muskegonca.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
The SaveThe String Artists:
Cat Jackson
Catherine Swiatek
Charlie Brown
Ginny Gilbert
Jan Grant
Jill Farkas
Joy VanderVen
Laurie Hieftje
Lon Hieftje
LynnMarie
Michael Schaafsma
Ruth Bolles
Sarah Barnard
Thomas Thoebe
Anna Eldenbrady
The Holiday Season is upon us with festive times all around us. The Mona Shores High School Symphonic Orchestra just finished performing to very positive reviews with the Mona Shores Choir at the Singing Christmas Tree. If you missed it or just want more, then we have a treat for you. The High School and Middle School Orchestras will perform a joint Holiday Concert on December 10, 2014, 7pm, at the Mona Shores High School Performing Arts Center.
This is a Holiday Concert you want to come early to. From 5:30-7:00 will be the Silent Auction for Save The Strings. Cat Jackson has done amazing job with The Muskegon Center for the Arts & Red Lotus Gallery to put this fundraiser together for us. Its event really worth coming early to check out!
Who: Mona Shores High School and Middle School Orchestras
Where: Mona Shores High School Performing Center
When: December 10, 2014
Save The Strings: 5:30 PM – 7 PM
Holiday Concert: 7:00 PM
Today is the third annual Giving Tuesday. Two days of deals with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday was created to give back to families, charities, community centers and students. Its a simple idea but a great way for you or your company to help our students.
The Mona Shores Orchestra Association makes it possible for the Mona Shores Orchestra Program to realize the extraordinary. The generosity of parents, volunteers, and donors helps the orchestra program cover the gap between school funding and all of the demands of being a world-class orchestra. Donations and Fundraising like Save The Strings are needed so we can as many students as possible on the Italy Performance Tour.
The Mona Shores Orchestra Association depends upon your goodwill. To that end, there are several ways to contribute including individual donations to the association’s annual fund directly or through the United Way, Business Advertising, or a donation to the Mona Shores Orchestra Edquist Memorial Fund via the Community Foundation for Muskegon County.
Mona Shores Orchestra Association is a 501 C(3) tax-exempt organization and donations are tax deductible as allowed by law, plus Michigan Tax Credit for Community Foundations.
PDF Link: Donation Flyer 2013-14.pages 
Mona Shores Orchestra 