The Association of Music Parents (AMP) at Metea Valley High School supports the students and staff of the music department. Every music parent is automatically a member of AMP. There are no fees to join. You will receive monthly newsletters and volunteer information from our organization. Thank you for supporting music at Metea!
- New to Music at MVHS? Be sure to visit the Metea Music website, and you’re invited to attend MV AMP meetings. If you have any questions, please contact AMP board members.
- Dinners Out. AMP continues to sponsor monthly dinners out where each local restaurant donates a percentage of the date’s proceeds directly to AMP. Please mark your calendar for our next event scheduled for Friday, November 17, 2017 at Zoup! (1167 North Eola Road, Suite #105, Aurora). The event will run from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Zoup! is donating 20% of all sales (before taxes) during this time to AMP. At the time you order, please mention that you are supporting AMP. Please see the “Dinners Out” article.
- Music Spirit Wear. AMP is sponsoring their annual Spirit Wear Sale to support Metea music. Orders can be submitted starting November 1 and ending November 10 using this link. Items will be delivered before Winter Break. Please remember that items are non-refundable; please choose sizes carefully. Please see details in the Music Spirit Wear article.
- Help Needed! Chair and volunteer positions are open for some of our annual events, and whether you’re a band, chorus, or orchestra parent, we could use your help! See How Can I Help? article.
- Faculty Update. It is bittersweet to announce that Mrs. Melinda Arnold, our amazing piano accompanist, will be retiring from Metea Valley this December. Mrs. Arnold has served our Metea Music community since the building opened in 2009, and our choral program and its students have been transformed by Mrs. Arnold’s musical leadership and artistry. She has been a strong advocate for our students’ well-being, using music as a vehicle to teach others about the power of love. We will deeply miss Mrs. Arnold! We wish her all the best and will be naming her “Accompanist Emeritus!” A new accompanist will begin at Metea Valley this January.
- Next AMP Board Meeting. All parents with a student(s) in Metea’s music program are welcome to attend the next AMP meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, January 10 at 4pm in Room A133.
- Music Decals. Decals for vehicles can be purchased from the Sports Boosters window in the Commons and at all sporting events. These include: band, orchestra, chorus, madrigals, etc.
UPCOMING
- ARTSpeaks is pleased to invite you to an inspiring event featuring Ellie Rose, a gerontologist whose life work is to enrich the lives of elders. She will be talking about her work on The Penelope Project: An Arts-Based Odyssey to Change Elder Care. The Penelope Project is an immensely illuminating story of the impact of community-based arts on the transformation of a long-term care institutions’ systems and culture. The event is free and open to the public and will take place Monday, October 30, 2017 at 7pm at Neuqua Valley High School LMC. This program is fully funded by a generous Special Events & Cultural Amenities Grant by the City of Naperville.
- Musical Theater. Little Shop of Horrors will be performed on November 2, 3, and 4, 2017. Tickets are available to purchase online and during select lunch periods. For more information, please see the Musical Theater article.
- ILMEA. On November 4, 2017, MVHS band, orchestra, and chorus students will be performing at Elgin High School for ILMEA (IL Music Educators Association). On Novemeber 18, 2017 jazz students will be performing at Bolingbrook High School for ILMEA.
- Collage 2017. Save the dates! Please see details in the Collage article.
- Collage concert ticket order forms have gone home with students. Student ticket distribution is occurring:
- Tuesday, 10/31 (seniors)
- Wednesday, 11/1 (juniors)
- Thursday, 11/2 (sophomores)
- Friday, 11/3 (freshman)
- Ticket questions contact AMPCollageTickets@gmail.com.
- Collage performances are Thursday, November 30, 2017 and Friday, December 1, 2017.
- Mandatory dress rehearsal is on Wednesday, November 29, 2017.
- Parent volunteers needed for dress rehearsal and concert days. Check opportunities and sign up here.
- Collage concert ticket order forms have gone home with students. Student ticket distribution is occurring:
- Madrigals. Four performances will be December 14, 15, & 16, 2017. Learn more in the Madrigals article.
- Poinsettia Fundraiser. The next student account fundraising opportunity will begin on Friday, November 3 with the poinsettia sale. Order forms will be due Friday, November 17. Order forms have gone home with students.
RECAPS
- Fall Concerts. The chorus, orchestra and band concerts in October were a success. A big thank you to Tri-M members for providing ushers and other assistance for all concerts. Sound recordings from concerts are available on Sound Cloud using the password mustangs.
- Clinicians & Concerts. Professional violinist, pianist, and singer, Ambi Subramaniam, visited Metea on Friday, October 27 for several periods to work with the orchestra students and music faculty. Mr. Subramaniam is the associate Director of the Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts (SaPa) that teaches music to over 10,000 school children in India, and co-hosts “The SaPa Show,” a television show dedicated to teaching global music to young children.
- Music on the Road. Take a look at where the chorus, band and orchestra groups perform. See more details here.
Please join AMP on:
- Twitter @MeteaAMP
- Instagram @metea_AMP!
Submit MV Music Photos from 2009 to current year here!
The Association of Music Parents (AMP) at Metea Valley High School supports the students and staff of the Music Department. Every music parent is automatically a member of AMP. There are no fees to join. You will receive monthly newsletters and volunteer information from our organization. Thank you for supporting music at Metea!
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