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Show N. E W S Spanish Fork Nebo Philharmonic 'Cowboy Up!' Youth Arts Festival Covering what matters most A6 • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008 c . • offering classes Hilarie Orman STAFF WRITER The Nebo Philharmonic Orchestra is completing its second season with a concert inspired by the American West. • The "Cowboy Up!" concert includes works by composers for symphonies, movies and shows. Audiences will delight in recognizing well-known melodies underlying many of the works, and the orchestration of the selections from the musical "Oklahoma" is both familiar and thrilling. Benjamin Winkler is the director and conductor of the orchestra, and he likes to quote Irving Berlin in saying that "popular music is popular because a lot of people like it." His concerts always show that classical music can be popular, and this one is a lively mix of genres that all celebrate the wide open American West. ' "Composers used open harmonic forms of Western music to suggest the spacious plains and prairies," said Winkler. Winkler says that music in the West derived from folk music inherited from England, Ireland, and Norway, with influence from Mexico. The instruments that carried the music were the fiddle and guitar because they were portable and versatile. Woven into life around campfires and in frontier towns, jigs and ballads are the signature sounds that we associate with the West. Our national memory, though, has been shaped by composers like John Williams, who orchestrated many cowboy movies and made the symphonic sound an integral part of Hollywood. His work, the overture from "The Cowboys", is on the program. Richard Rodgers turned the "farmer and cowboy" tension into a suite of characteristically American music in the ground-breaking Broadway musical "Oklahoma." George Balanchine cut new ground by composing a ballet for this show, and he captured the free and easy gait and attitude of Westerners in his choreography. Ferdinand von Grofe arranged many works, particularly "Rhapsody in Blue", but composed the very creative and amusing "On the Trail" piece that is also on the program. The "Cowboy Up" performances will be on May 9 at the Nephi Civic Center Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., on May 16, 2008 at the Assembly Hall at Temple Square in Salt Lake City Hilarie Orman / Spanish Fork News COWBOY UP! Benjamin Winkler, director and conductor of the Nebo Philharmonic Orchestra, will be conducting the "Cowboy Up!" concert. at 7:30 p.m., and on May 17, 2008 at American Leadership Academy in Spanish Fork at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for seniors and students. The orchestra is sponsored by the Spanish Fork Arts Council. Benjamin 1st Ward new bishopric Dance: Creative dance; As the school year winds down, are you looking for Beginning, Intermediate, and something for your kids to Advanced Ballet; Jazz dance; do this summer that doesn't Break Dancing and Hip Hop. Theater: Youth Theater involve a TV screen? The Spanish Fork Youth Arts Workshop — performing Festival is hoping to stimulate a musical called "Aesop the minds of children ages Aesop" where students will 3-18 through music, dance, receive instruction in acting, art, literature, drama, and singing and dance; the basics of Theater Competitions. photography. Literature: Creative "We truly have something to offer every child this Writing and Young Writers — including year," says Melanie Fillmore, workshop director of the arts festival. poetry, mystery, fantasy, and "Involvement with the arts personal memoirs. Photography: Digital always enhances the lives of families and children, and it photography "One of the most amazing is the perfect activity to keep their brains working and things about the arts festival bring a splash of creativity to is the exceptional quality of the teachers," said Fillmore. their summer." A wide variety of classes "These are professional will be offered during the two teachers with years . of ' experience and degrees in week festival, including: Instrumental music: fine arts. Students will only Intermediate and Advanced be paying a small percentage String Orchestra for violinists, of what they could expect viola players, cellists to pay if they were taking and bassists; Beginning, lessons privately. It is by far Intermediate, and Advanced the biggest bang for your Folk and Bluegrass Ensemble buck!" The Youth Arts Festival for fiddle, guitar, mandolin, will start Monday, June 16, banjo, and bass. Music: Beginning and and will run for two weeks Intermediate singing, Show through Friday, June 27. Ghoir, and Let's . PLAY Registration begins May 12 at the Parks and Recreation music! Art: Hands on arts and Office located at Spanish crafts; introduction to art Fork High School. Classes drawing with pencil, charcoal, will be filled on a first-come, and watercolor; intermediate first-serve basis. For more and advanced painting information and for a detailed using acrylics; foundations class schedule, contact the of drawing and sketching; Parks and Rec Office at 7985068. Kinder Arts and Crafts. Courtesy photo ARTS FESTIVAL: The Spanish Fork Youth Arts Festival is hoping to stimulate the minds of children ages 3-18 through music, dance, art, literature, drama, and photography. The Festival will include orchestras for children. Principal: Courtesy photo NEW BISHOPRIC: On April 20, 2008 the Benjamin 1st Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sustained a new bishopric. 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"It's all about making a difference in the lives of students." DeGraffenried's wife, Lynette, and son, Jeff, were also on hand for the presentation. Nebo Superintendent Chris Sorensen officially pronounced April 30, 2008 as Mr. John DeGraffenried Day at Spanish Fork Jr. High. J. Merrill Hallam, a teacher and counselor at SFJH, submitted DeGraffenried's name for this award, which he called, "the Academy Award of education." Hallam said he thought he knew about DeGraffenried's qualifications, but as he gathered information for the application, he was surprised to learn of many other projects DeGraffenried was involved in. "There was a whole other world of things John was doing that I had no knowledge of," Hallam said. The nomination • materials include submissions from parents, other teachers, former students, district administrators and others lauding DeGraffenried's work at SFJH. Assistant Principal Scott Carson cited DeGraffenried's motto, "Success is the only option," and how a renewed focus on mentoring students has led to a rise in average GPA, from 3.1-4 to 3.42. D and F grades have gone down 60 percent and A grades have increased by 17 percent. Some of DeGraffenried's other accomplishments- include getting digital projectors for every classroom, organizing a Professional Learning Community among staff at the school and a School Community Council to get parents and community members involved as well. DeGraffenried also encourages integration with alternative school programs including an intellectually handicapped unit and youthin-custody units. According to Jeff Bauman, director of alternative placement at SFJH, DeGraffenried *s philosophy is to minimize marginalization by getting every student involved. Hallam summed up DeGraffenried'saccomplishments and abilities in his nomination letter. He wrote, "John is a«man with a vision of success for all his stakeholders (students, parents and teachers)." , |