Bring your friends & family to

‘The Spring Concert’
Featuring Concerto Contest Winner Eunhae Park, violin

On Sunday, April 19
4:00 PM
Festival Concert Hall NDSU
Reception to follow the performance
to honor Eunhae and
the graduating seniors!

Tickets: $8.00/Adult
$4.00/Students
Available at the door

Dress rehearsal for the Junior High Concert Strings is from 12:30 - 1:45 pm on the stage. Dress rehearsal for the Senior High Symphony Orchestra is @ 2:00-3:30 pm on stage.

Dear FMAYS families, students and interested friends:
The time has once again flown by! The season is almost completed and we are looking at graduation for many seniors. Please join us for their final concert with FMAYS on Sunday, April 19 at NDSU @ 4 PM. It’s always great to see a large audience after the students and directors have worked very hard to prepare some great music and would like to have YOU there to listen.

I would also like to thank our Board Members for their participation in the last year; the parents for faithfully getting their students to rehearsals, concerts and through all the schedule changes; the students for all their hard work; Mrs. Capistran and Mr. Cole for providing wonderful performances and interesting music~~ Thanks! There are many opportunities for summer camps for students, so take advantage of those. Many are not very expensive and can enrich your playing and expand your vision of the world, plus they are usually pretty fun! So go for it!!

Thanks for a great year!
Beth Fortier

AUDITION MATERIALS
Spring auditions will be held in May for next year's youth symphonies. Audition materials are available from the office and you are encouraged to audition THIS SPRING, as sections in the orchestras may be filled in the fall.

Fill out the audition form enclosed on pages 4 & 5-make copies if needed. Hand them in at the April 19 concert or mail to FMAYS office! Encourage your friends to audition!!

Congratulations to the Minnesota and North Dakota 2009 All State Students!
Bethany Moss & Bryn Gelbart- violin, Connor Neill & Jacob Broten - viola, Maija Lindaas- cello and Paige Wakefield - bass were selected by audition for the MN Middle Level Honors Orchestra sponsored by MNSOTA (Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association) which was held in February. Bethany Moss was also selected to serve as Concertmaster and Paige Wakefield as principal bass.

Violinists Eunhae Park & Kirsten Hoaby and cellist Emma Childs were selected for the High School All State Honors Orchestra also sponsored by MNSOTA and they performed in Minneapolis in February. Eunhae & Kirsten attend Moorhead High and Emma attends Fergus Falls High.

Several Fargo and West Fargo Junior High FMAYS students auditioned and were selected by the North Dakota String Teacher’s Association to participate in the Middle Level Honors Orchestra Festival in

February. Fargo students: Sanders Ellingson, Molly Scherer & Radhika Katti- violin, Paige Vance - viola, Isaiah Enockson & Grace Miller - cello and Catherine Pettinger - bass. West Fargo students: Jadan Sorenson & Sadie Sorenson - violin, Alex Koenig- cello. Jadan was also selected Concertmaster. (Erin Hardy was selected as principal viola but declined to participate because of a previous out-of-town commitment.) Jane Linde Capistran was the guest conductor.

2009 North Dakota All State Members

Many FMAYS students auditioned and were selected to All State Orchestra, Band or Choir as members or alternates and will perform at the Bismarck Civic
Center on March 22, 23 & 24.

Rachel Aabye – viola: Fargo South
David Arneson - violin: Fargo North
Amy Berg – clarinet: Fargo North
Jillian Bethke - violin: Fargo South
Megan Broton – violin: West Fargo
Andrea Clarens –violin: Fargo North
Laura Clarens –viola: Fargo North
Nick Clemenson – bassoon: Fargo South
Emily Ellingson –cello: Fargo North
Abigail Enockson - violin: Fargo North
Kelly Erickson - flute: Fargo South
Anne Ferguson - violin: Fargo South
Sydney Flaa – viola: Fargo South
Meredith Foster - oboe: Fargo South
Valerie Gartner –violin: Fargo South
Lindsey Gress – choir: Fargo South
Peter Ihry - tuba: Fargo South
Chad Ingulsrud - trombone: Fargo South
Jamie Israelson - cello: Fargo South
Jeremy Kramer - euphonium: Fargo North
Alysa Lerud – viola: Fargo North
Patrick Lin - violin: Fargo South
Andy Long – saxophone: Fargo North
Annie Martino – viola: Fargo South
Landon Melchior - cello: Fargo North
Ellie Monson - cello: Fargo South
Leni Monson - violin: Fargo South
Chet Perry - trombone: Fargo South
Klayton Porter - string bass: Fargo South
Katie Randklev - cello: Fargo North
Alex Rheault –cello: Fargo South
Tyler Ridl - viola: Fargo South
Naomi Sandgren - flute: Fargo South
Sarah Schock - cello: Fargo South
Claire Shive - cello: West Fargo
Abigail Spiese - oboe: Oakes
Kellen Summers - bass: Fargo South
Aaron Tacke –violin: Fargo North
Richard Tai - violin: Fargo North
Rachel Tsen - clarinet: Fargo South
Amy Yu –violin: Fargo South