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Need to cocntact Mrs. Champion?
Evelyn Champion, Ed. S.
http://www.sprayberryorchestra.com
2525 Sandy Plains Road Marietta, GA 30066 770-578-3200 ext 280 Fax :770-578-3202
Sprayberry High School Orchestra Director
Fine Arts Department Chair
SHS orchestra is now using SmartMusic for assessment. See the SmartMusic website for more details.
For information on the Disney Trips and LGPE, please go to www.sprayberryorchestra.com and click on field trips.
Basically ALL information on orchestra at SHS is stored on the orchestra website.
The Fall Concert on October 9 was a great success. All three orchestras played very well and looked extremely professional in their uniforms. I was very glad that the LGI worked out for our performance space and that we were able to sell all of the fund raiser items except for one. The audience attendance was good- we had a large crowd. Concert etiquette is still a work in progress, and will probably always be an issue we need to revisit. I appreciate all of the adults who helped, ESPECIALLY Mrs. Shirley Childs, who singlehandedly managed the SOPA table; Mrs. Barnett, SHS Principal, who played with the Chamber Orchestra; Mrs. Baddock who helped all day long; Mr. Champion managed the entrance door; Ms.Winner for played harpsichord with the Chamber Orchestra; Mr. Middlebrooks and Mr. Liles set up and tore down the lighting; there were several Dads who put away the chairs after the concert. especially would like to thank my helpful, respectful, and talented students who made the concert a success!
What are we going to do now?
All three orchestras are working on their performance evaluation music and the Disney music. The chamber orchestra is focusing on the Masterworks concert program.
Ongoing projects:
poinsettia fundraiser
Disney Trip
Opera Field trip
Our first concert is October 9 at 7:00 in the LGI. Students need to arrive at 6:00 or pictures for the yearbook. Parents/guardians, PLEASE make arrangements to attend this very important performance!
Parents, the extras from the cheesecake/cookie dough fund raiser will be on sale at the concert. We MUST sell all the extras at the concert in order for all students to make the maximum amount of profit. Please bring your checkbook or cash to buy an item!
All three orchestras will perform. Please attend!
Here is what we are learning in Orchestra at this time:
About the Director
Mrs. Evelyn Champion graduated Magna Cum Laude with High Honors from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, and holds her Master of Music Education and Education Specialist degrees from the University of Georgia as well. Mrs. Champion taught at Daniell Middle School for nine years before transferring to Sprayberry High School in 2003, where she now serves as Orchestra Director, Advanced Placement Music Theory teacher, and Fine Arts Department Chair. She is currently working toward her doctorate in music education at Boston University.
Mrs. Champion has been a member of the Georgia Music Educators’ Association (GMEA) since 1990. An active clinician in the North Georgia area in middle school and high school, Mrs. Champion has judged performance evaluations and conducted honor orchestras in Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry, Gwinnett, and Richmond Counties, and is also a GMEA Certified Adjudicator. Mrs. Champion was recently elected Vice-President of the Georgia Music Educators Association and will serve a two year term. She was also elected as the next GMEA State Orchestra Chair, and will begin that office in two years.
A freelance violinist, Mrs. Champion performs with the Cobb Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Alexander, and the Georgia Philharmonic under the direction of Philip Rice.
Mrs. Champion lives in Marietta with her husband J. Champion, son David, and dog Mahlie. Their second son, Charlie, is on the way!
Orchestra Event Schedule:
