Fine Arts News

MS and US band and orchestra students will perform holidays concerts in the community.
The US Orchestra will travel to Athens Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, December 8 and will perform holiday selections for the patients and staff at 11 a.m. MS Orchestra students will perform for ARMC on Wednesday, December 9. The 5/6 orchestra will play at 12:15 p.m. and the 7/8 orchestra will perform at 1:45 p.m. Both concerts will be held in the North Tower Atrium.
The Intermediate Band is performing holiday music for residents and staff at Iris Place and Lanier Gardens on Wednesday, December 9. Orchestra and band students are looking forward to spreading holiday spirit in our community.

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Middle School student Alois Cerbu (8th grade) won the Athens Youth Symphony Concerto Competition on November 16. He will perform the Allegro con brio from the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major with the Athens Youth Symphony on their Spring Concert set for May 16, 2010. Alois is the youngest winner in the history of this contest. He is a cellist at Athens Academy and performs in the AYS cello section.

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Athens Academy’s one act play, "The Tragedy of Thebes", placed second in the state at the Georgia High School Association’s One Act Play Competition. The Class A division competition was held on Saturday, November 14, at Warner Robins High School. Brookstone Academy took first place, and other competing schools included Lincoln County High School, The Walker School, Bremen High School, DeKalb School of the Arts, Irwin County High School, and Jenkins County High School. “The work the kids did on Saturday was beyond amazing,” says Drama Department Chair Lorraine Thompson. “They really gave their best performance.”

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Fall Band Concert
Tuesday, November 17
grades 5-12
Presentation Hall
7:00 pm

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On November 4, 2009 Athens Academy played host to the GHSA One Act Competition. Eight schools competed for the judges. Participating schools were Lakeview Academy, Rabun Gap, Hebron Academy, Athens Christian, Commerce, Prince Avenue, Athens Academy and Tallulah Falls. At the end of the day, Hebron Academy placed 3rd, Lakeview placed 2nd and Athens Academy won the 1st place title. Individual acting awards were also given to Athens Academy students. Ansley McAlister, CJ Brown, and Nick Bradfield were selected for the "All Star Cast", Billy Pate received the "Best Actor" award and Christine Shaw received the "Best Actress" award. Athens Academy's show, "The Tragedy of Thebes", will now go on to compete at the state level. This phase of the competition will be held on November 14 at Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. Kudos to the cast and crew!

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Don't miss the next Guest Artist Concert on Monday, November 16 featuring Monica Hargrave, harp. Music performed on this concert will include several musicians from UGA - Angela Jones-Reus, flute; Stephanie Tingler, voice and Milton Masciadri, double bass. The concert will begin at 7:30 in the Presentation Hall. Adult tickets are $10 and student tickets are $2.

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