BMS Choir Newsletter

Greetings Everyone!

Spring is here, I think?

With this crazy weather, I feel like it is the beginning of winter again. We are now entering the big push. Testing, concerts, and the end of the year. It is super important that we all stay focused during this time because the end of the school year will be here before you know it. It is also important for everyone to know the schedule and when concerts are happening. There is more in the concert section below.

I would like to take the time to express to everyone my gratitude for their hard work this year. Each class has come a long way from the Fall semester. I am very proud of each and every student in all the classes. There have been some wonderful singing happening and many, many teachable moments and relationships built. I really did not know what to expect this year but it has been a pleasure to teach and encourage many wonderful students.

Stay focused!

Mr. A

The HS Drama Department will be presenting How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying from April 28th through April 30th at the Jame Hayas Performing Art Center at Brunswick HS. Tickets are available at the door. Please support our group by attending. There are many great students involved in the show. Many of these students are MS choir and drama alumni.

Come out and support the arts in our district.

Spring Choir Concerts are around the corner and will be here before you know it. The date has been changed due to HS Commencement. Concerts will last 30-40 minutes. Click the link for the FAQ sheet for more information.

Concert attire is the same as the Fall. Brunswick spirit wear on top and best pants/skirts on the bottom.

Concerts are as follows:

6th-Grade Choir Concert Monday, May 9th at 7:30 PM @ BMS call time 7:15 PM

7/8- Grade Choir Concert Wednesday, May 11th at 7:30 PM @ BMS call time 7:00 PM

The 8th Grade OMEA Large Group Contest is canceled for this year.

Due to the timing, location, schedule change, and cost, the decision was made not to attend this year. The 8th-grade band and orchestra ensembles will also not be attending this year.

Please contact me if you have any questions, conflicts, or concerns.

Help files for the Spring Concert Music will be posted in each class's Google Classroom over the next few days. With only 19 school days (7th & 8th have 21), until the concert, it is important that students begin to memorize music. These help files are accompaniments, pronunciation guides, and much more.

Please have them check out their Google Classroom for the help files.

Audition material for HS Mixed Symphonic Choir and Rhapsody in Blue (show choir) will be coming out at the beginning of May. This information will be posted in the 8th Grade Choir Google Classrooms. I am willing to help students prepare for the auditions.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Mr. Adam Albright is in his 19th year of teaching and directs 6th, 7th and 8th-grade choirs at Brunswick Middle School. Mr. Albright holds degrees from the University of Mount Union (B.A in Voice), Cleveland State University (M.A in Teaching), and from Case Western University (M.A. in Music Education). He has taught all levels of music from kindergarten to college around Northeast Ohio. Mr. Albright's choirs regularly perform around the community and make regular appearances at Ohio Music Education Association events throughout the year. Mr. Albright is an active performer around the area and sings regularly with the Baldwin Wallace Men's Chorus. Mr. Albright also is an active member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), American Choral Director's Association (ACDA), IMC: The Tenor-Bass Choral Consortium (IMC) and he is the Northeast Regional Treasurer Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA).

Additionally, Mr. Albright is an active member of the Brunswick community, is the Director of the Brunswick Middle School Drama Club, and is a BMS 8th-grade football coach. Mr. Albright resides in Brunswick with his wife Stefanie, daughter Gracie and son Wyatt.

Email: aalbright@bcsoh.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brunswicksouthchoirs
Twitter: @BMS_Choirs

Michelle Wank is a music teacher in Brunswick City Schools and has degrees in Music Education from Baldwin Wallace University (B.M.E) and The University of Michigan (M.M. Ed.). Most recently she has taught middle school choir and band in Brunswick, but in her 14 years there she has also taught high school and elementary band, K-5 general music, and beginning orchestra. Previous teaching assignments include North Royalton and Elyria City Schools. In August of 2019, Michelle was hired to fill a one-year position as Associate Professor of Music Education at Baldwin Wallace University where she was responsible for teaching courses in Choral Music Methods, General Music Methods, Vocal Technique, and Culturally Responsive Teaching. Michelle is a member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).

Email: mwank@bcsoh.org

SCOTT LITTLE holds a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Kent State University. His studies have included oboe with Danna Sundet, composition with Dr. Frank Wiley and Dr. Adam Roberts, and voice with Dr. Jay White. Though primarily an oboist, Mr. Little is also an active composer. His creative projects include a chamber opera, as well as full orchestral and choral works. Mr. Little was the 2019 winner of the Winifred Collins Scholarship for Music Education as part of the Tuesday Musical Association Competition, and he is a recipient of a Bascom Little Fund Grant.

In his free time, Mr. Little enjoys listening to podcasts, having long conversations with friends, and pushing the limits of how much peanut butter one person can consume. He is very excited to begin teaching music in Brunswick this year!

Email: slittle@bcsoh.org