The choral concert will feature all of the school’s choirs, directed by David Macbeth, including the acclaimed Charter Arts Touring Choir.\u00a0 More than 140 students comprise these choirs.<\/p>\n
The instrumental concert will feature the school’s Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Orchestra.\u00a0 The Wind Ensemble, led my Matthew Wells, \u00a0will feature works like Michael Sweeney’s\u00a0Half Moon on the<\/em>\u00a0Hudson<\/em>\u00a0and James Swearingen’s\u00a0Into the Joy of Spring.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0The impressive Percussion Ensemble, also led by Wells, will be performing\u00a0Catching Shadows<\/em>\u00a0by Ivan Trevino as part of its repertoire.\u00a0 The Charter Arts Orchestra, conducted by Kim Seifert, will skillfully present Mozart’s\u00a0The Marriage of Figaro Overture<\/em>\u00a0as part of its repertoire.<\/p>\n Tickets are $12 adult, $10 senior\/student, and can be purchased online at\u00a0www.CharterArts.org<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or at the door if not sold out.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (CHARTER ARTS) MUSIC\u00a0DEPARTMENT:<\/strong> <\/u> The Charter Arts\u00a0Music\u00a0Department\u00a0continues its legacy of excellence as it accrues many accolades and awards.\u00a0 The Charter Arts Music Department\u00a0was the recipient of the Board of Directors\u00a0Award\u00a0at the 2016 Lehigh Valley\u00a0Music\u00a0Awards. The\u00a0department’s work also led Charter Arts to be named as one of only 119 schools in the nation to quality as a 2016 Grammy Signature School Semi-Finalist. The Charter Arts Touring Choir earned a gold medal at the 2012 World Choir Games, which was the highest\u00a0award\u00a0for a high school choir at this prestigious international event, and will be returning to compete again this year.\u00a0 The choir has performed to sold-out crowds in the region as well as gracing the stage alongside such acts as the pop group,\u00a0Paramore,\u00a0<\/em>the operatic quartet,\u00a0The Tenors<\/em>, and the legendary rock group,\u00a0Foreigner<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, the school’s various instrumental ensembles and individual performers earn many awards at competitions such as the PMEA vocal, orchestra and band competitions; and are often invited to perform with many great artists… for example, the Charter Arts Advanced Jazz Ensemble recently opened for great acts like Julliard Jazz and Kamasi Washington. ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS<\/u><\/strong> The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts), opened in 2003, is an audition-based, tuition-free, public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a passion for the arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, theater, vocal\u00a0music, instrumental\u00a0music, literary arts, figure skating or visual art.<\/p>\n Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence.\u00a0 The school\u2019s impressive PA School Performance Profile (SPP) Academic Score, AP and Keystone exam statistics, student SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate are a testament to the outstanding education Charter Arts provides.<\/p>\n Close to 600 students from across Pennsylvania travel into Bethlehem daily to attend Charter Arts.\u00a0 The student body consists of students who hail from towns as far north as the Poconos, as far south as the Philadelphia suburbs, and as far west as Lancaster County.\u00a0 Many students travel two to three hours per day to attend this innovative school.<\/p>\n In 2016, Charter Arts earned the distinction as a Title I High Achievement School for the second year in a row.\u00a0 On the Keystone Exams, Charter Arts students also earned the highest combined proficiency scores of all public and charter schools in the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n Charter Arts moved into its brand-new facility in the heart of South Bethlehem’s arts and cultural district in the fall of 2015.\u00a0 The school is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n For more information about Charter Arts, visit:\u00a0\u00a0www.CharterArts.org<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or call\u00a0610-868-2971<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information & Image\u00a0Provided By: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nStudents who major in instrumental or vocal\u00a0music\u00a0at Charter Arts, experience a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum, which includes a wide range of classical and jazz studies.\u00a0 The course catalog consists of more than sixty courses that focus on ensemble work, improvisation and individual technique.\u00a0 Students are required to complete courses in\u00a0music\u00a0history, four years of\u00a0music\u00a0theory, four years of technique classes and a variety of\u00a0music\u00a0electives that include: conducting, composition and arranging, or vocal techniques in such genres as opera, German Lied or Italian Song, to name a few.<\/p>\n
\nAnn Gillette
\nManager of Public Relations and Media
\nLehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
\n321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
\nwww.CharterArts.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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