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2009 Regional Outreach Tour to visit Aiken County
For Immediate Release
More than 75 Music students to perform in local schools and nearby counties
GREENVILLE, SC - The Music Department of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities announces its Fall 2009 Regional Outreach Tour, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27-28.
More than 75 music students will perform in Aiken County and surrounding areas, including McCormick, Greenwood, Edgefield, Richland, Lexington and Greenville counties. An evening concert will be held 7:30 pm, Tuesday, October 27 at First Presbyterian Church in Aiken, 224 Barnwell Avenue NW. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Regional Outreach Tour, held annually in the fall semester, brings a piece of the Governor's School to area schools and communities. Students divide into groups for daytime performances. This year, strings students and vocalists will perform at:
- Hillcrest Middle School and Hillcrest High School in Greenville County;
- Hand Middle School in Richland County;
- Schofield Middle School and Aiken High School in Aiken County; and,
- Brewer Middle School in Greenwood County.
The Wind Ensemble will perform at:
- McCormick Middle School in McCormick County;
- Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle School in Edgefield County;
- A.L. Corbett Middle School in Aiken County; and,
- Batesburg-Leesville Middle School in Lexington County.
"We are very excited to offer the Regional Outreach Tour in Aiken County and surrounding areas this year," said Kelly Near, Outreach Coordinator. "Outreach is important to our mission and this tour allows us to bring the Governor's School experience to as many students and communities as possible."
The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities is a public residential high school for emerging artist, located in downtown Greenville. Pre-professional training is offered in Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts.
Students from across South Carolina may apply and audition as sophomores to attend the Residential High School program in grades 11 and 12. Dancers may apply to the Residential High School in grades 8-11.
Summer Dance is a five-week program for students in grades 6-11. Students interested in Creative Writing, Drama, Music or Visual Arts may apply and audition in the 8th and 9th grades to attend two-week summer programs.
On campus student music recitals are scheduled throughout the school year. The Regional Outreach Tour is an important project for student learning and a meaningful way to build relationships with educators and audiences throughout South Carolina, said Dr. David Hamilton, Music Department Chair.
"The Governor's School for the Arts is a performance-oriented educational program," Hamilton said. "The Regional Outreach Tour helps students build performance experience and confidence, which are important for their learning. The Tour also raises the level of awareness of the Governor's School and its opportunities for South Carolina's music students."
The Regional Outreach Tour is sponsored annually by the Governor's School for the Arts Foundation.
"The Governor's School for the Arts Foundation is pleased to sponsor the 2009 Fall Regional Outreach Tour of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities," said Susie White, Executive Director of the Governor's School for the Arts Foundation. "Our music students are terrific ambassadors of the school. They represent well the high level of talent of the student body and the quality of instruction they receive."
Past Regional Outreach Tours have taken student musicians to various parts of the state, including Newberry, Rock Hill, Ridgeland, Chester, Lancaster, Summerville, Hilton Head, Beaufort, Summerville and Camden.
The Governor's School is now accepting applications for its 2010 Summer Programs and the 2010-11 Residential High School. Applications may be printed from the school's website, http://www.scgsah.org/. Applications are due January 8, 2010 and auditions are held regionally on Saturdays in February in Greenville, Charleston and Columbia.
For more information about the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, please contact the Office of Enrollment and Outreach at 864.282.3713 or admissions@scgsah.state.sc.us. Interested persons should also visit the website, http://www.scgsah.org/.
2009 Regional Outreach Tour Itinerary:
Tues., October 27
Strings/Vocalists
8:30 am - Hillcrest Middle School, Greenville County
10:30 am - Hillcrest High School, Greenville County
2 pm - Hand Middle School, Richland County
Wind Ensemble
10:45 am - McCormick Middle School, McCormick County
2 pm - Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle School, Edgefield County
All Musicians
7:30 pm - First Presbyterian Church in Aiken, 224 Barnwell Avenue NW, Aiken County
Wed., October 28
Strings/Vocalists
8:30 am - Schofield Middle School, Aiken County
10:15 am - Aiken High School, Aiken County
1:40 pm - Brewer Middle School, Greenwood County
Wind Ensemble
8:30 am - A.L. Corbett Middle School, Aiken County
12:45 pm - Batesburg Leesville Middle School, Lexington County
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