Category Archives: Concerts

13th Annual Fiddle Fest Fun

Peat in the Creel
Peat in the Creel

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.

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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).

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A Thank You to Walk the Beat for sponsoring the afternoon Walk The Beatworkshop 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.

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2014 Holiday Concert

Mona Shores Symphonic Orchestra
Mona Shores Symphonic Orchestra

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!

SAVE THE STRINGS MSHS Ad Dec.2014

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

2014 Meyer Music All Star Orchestra

Abbe Grevious - Violin, Kendra Robbins - Cello, and Ezekiel Kenney - Violin,
Abbe Grevious – Violin, Kendra Robbins – Cello, and Ezekiel Kinney – Violin,

Congratulations and thank you to Abbe Grevious – Violin, Ezekiel Kinney – Violin, and Kendra Robbins – Cello for representing Mona Shores Orchestra at the Meyer Music All Star Orchestra at Caledonia High School on Nov. 22, 2014.

The students participated in a day of workshops with a performance at the end of the day under the direction of John Varineau, who is the Associate Conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphony.

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Fiddlers and the Farmers Market

The Mona Shore Fiddlers will be performing Saturday, October 4th, at the Muskegon Farmers Market from 10:00 AM – Noon.

Come get your local produce, meats, bake goods, flowers, cookies, lunch, etc. oh and some good music!!!  If you are one of the few  who have not been to the new Muskegon Farmers Market this is a good excuse to get there.

For more info on the market visit: http://www.muskegonfarmersmarket.com

 

Concert Program Advertising

Are you a local business owner that has a Holiday Sale or Do you have a special announcement that you want to share with the Mona Shores Orchestra Community? Concert Program Advertising is for you then, we now have Concert Series or Seasonal Advertising options available. If you are interested in advertising in the up coming 2nd Annual Combined High School and Middle School Holiday Concert on December 11, 2013 the advertising deadline for is December 8, 2013.

Concert Program Advertising will place your ad on our insert page in all Mona Shores Orchestra concert programs, social media pages, and web pages for a year from date of receipt. Along with the advertising page, we will link your business Facebook page to ours so you can share up to date information with the MSOPA community. There is no better way to reach our diverse audiences than by aligning your corporate identity with our performance publications. The Concert Program Advertising space size is 2.5” X 1.5” (approx. size) and can be filled with graphics and the information you choose. Ad space is $75/Concert Series or $30/Seasonal Concert. To participate in Concert Program Advertising or if you have any questions please contact Bob De Rose at 231-733-7120.

Concert Program Advertising Concert Series Ad $75 x Qty____ = Total _______

Seasonal Ad $30 each: Fall______ Holiday ______Spring______ = Total________ Name:__________________ Phone:___________________ Business Name:____________________________________

Email Address:____________________________________ Information you would like to appear in the program must be included with your check, faxed to (866) 972-7894, or be emailed to MonaShoresOA@gmail.com Please address your check and send to: Mona Shores Orchestra Parent Association Mona Shores High School, 1121 Seminole Road. Norton Shores, MI 49441

Donation Flyer 2013-14