Families Advancing Music Education -Choir/Orchestra Boosters

Choir/Orchestra Boosters 

Month's Highlights

The Choral Fund Society has changed its name to reflect its changing mission; the group will now be known as the Choir/Orchestra Boosters.

 

The Choir/Orchestra Boosters gives valuable assistance supporting the activities of the B-Choir, A-Choir, Women's Choir, Uptones and the UPHS Orchestra at the Upper Perkiomen Valley High School. Over the years, members have purchased choir robes and music, the choral shell and risers, and provided part of the funds for a piano and for choir trips.

The Choir/Orchestra Boosters gives a scholarship annually to a student majoring in choral music or a related field.

The group meets on the third Tuesday of the month, at 7 p.m. in a classroom near the band room at the Upper Perkiomen High School, immediately following the monthly FAME meeting.

Officers

President - Kristen Barker
Vice-President - Cherie Gray
Treasurer - Bev Benner
Secretary - Michelle Martin
Uniforms - Susan Landis
Fundraising - Michelle Rose and MaryLou Ligenfelter
PCTV - Kim Wheeler
Banquet -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

meetings

FAME meets from 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the Upper Perkiomen Valley High School, in the Band Room; we meet 4 times a year - next meeting is on December 16, 2014.

Band Boosters, Chorale Fund Society, and Alumni Band join the FAME meeting and share information on their activities. Following the FAME meeting, at 7 p.m. Band Boosters and Choir/Orchestra Boosters hold their individual meetings.

 

 

Connections

Join us on Facebook, sign up for our e-mail list, share ideas and speak up at our blog, and/or come to FAME meetings; we meet 4 times a year - next meeting is in December.

 

volunteer

ALUMNI BAND needs volunteers this summer to staff an information table at community events. Check out their page for details

Staff our info table at concerts, school open houses, and on Community Day and let people know about the importance and value of music education in our schools.

Volunteer for FAME in publicity or outreach.

Volunteer for special events, helping other organizations support the music and arts programs in our public schools (e.g. selling tickets, ushering, handing out programs, setting up chairs, distributing posters, supplying props for stage shows... ).

Volunteer with Band Boosters and the Choral Fund Society.

Please email us if you are interested in volunteering.

 

Resources

Upper Perkiomen School District - school board meeting dates and minutes, school curriculum and faculty information, school calendar, and more.

Support Music - how to build a case for local music programs and create a plan of action

Music Friends - music education advocacy site provides links to resources for parents and teachers. A part of the National Association for Music Education.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

To ensure the highest quality musical education for our children (K-12) so that the program may be continually improving, allowing each student to maximize their individual potential. Our objectives will be to address critical needs, promoting a close relationship among parents, staff, administration, the community, and the students at all grade levels.

FAME also seeks to serve as an umbrella organization and information clearinghouse for all the music groups and band and choral supporters in the Upper Perkiomen elementary, middle and high school.