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SARTARTIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
Sugar Land, Texas
Sartartia Middle School, located in New Territory, is one of Fort Bend ISD's newest campuses.
Under the direction of Ms. Ann Victor, Sartartia Middle School orchestra program has grown to 130+ members and has earned state-wide reputation for excellence. The Orchestra was invited by the Chinese-American Culture Bridge Center to perform in China in summer of 2006.
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Orchestra I provides the student with basic training in the proper care of stringed instruments, fundamentals of musicianship, and instrumental performance.
Orchestra II / Orchestra III continue the development of instrumental musicianship. Leadership, responsibility, cooperation, self-discipline, and concentration are stressed.
SMS Orchestra Announcements:
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(4/17/08) Congratulations to Your Successes at UIL Competition
"Congratulations to the SMS Symphony Orchestra on their amazing accomplishments. Also, to the legendary conductor Ann Victor, for her continued dedication to achieve the highest accolades for the SMS Orchestras."
Mrs. Quillen.
"Congratulations to you Ms. Victor. YOU are amazing!"
Mrs. Mathison.
"What a thrill to witness yet another wonderful performance by the orchestra; which of course includes its fabulous director. It was so moving! Wonderful Job. Congratulations."
Mrs. Adair
"Congratulations SMS Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras for winning the top UIL accolades. We are extremly proud of you all! On behalf of the parents and students of SMS Orchestra, congratulations and thank you, Ms. Victor, for your teaching, guidance, and love for the our children. You truly deserve the title and accolade of being SMS Teacher of the Year."
Mr. & Mrs. Pham
"Congratulations to SMS Symphony Orchestra and thank you Ms. Victor for your dedication and hardwork !"
Mrs. Virya
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(12/20/07) Congratulations
Congratulations to Sartartia Middle School Orchestra for a fantastic performance at the Midwest Clinic! You have represented our families, our teachers, Sartartia, FBISD, Sugar Land, and Texas very well. We are extremely proud of all of you. Thank you Ms. Victor and all of the chaperones and administrators for everything to make this trip a success!
The Parents of Sartartia Middle School's Orchestra.
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(11/27/07) Congratulations
A heart-felt and hardy congratulations to Ms. Victor for being named as Sartartia Middle School's Teacher of the Year.
Your students ...
SMS Orchestra News:
The Midwest Clinic Concert
The Sartartia Middle School Symphony orchestra accepted an invitation to perform a concert at the Midwest Clinic on December 18, 2007.
The Midwest Clinic is a non-profit organization that sponsors an annual convention for band and orchestra educators,administrators, composers, arrangers,college and university professors and general music teachers. The clinic draws from 50 states and 30 nations. Generally, enrollment runs more than 15,000 people.
Being invited to perform a concert at the Midwest Clinic is considered by band and orchestra directors to be an enormous honor. Many Orchestra and Band
directors consider a performance at the Midwest Clinic to be the highlight of their careers.
Sartartia Orchestra was selected among scores of applicants as the only Middle School Orchestra invited to perform at this prestigious event. The group performed a program of 9 selections, representing a variety of styles and composers. Three selections can be currently viewed at Midwest Clinic Video .
2007-2008 School Year Highlights:
Musically Yours ... a few words from Ms. Victor :
Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:53:53 PM
Subject: Congratulations
Congratulations to the Philharmonic Orchestra who earned a straight 1's "Sweepstakes" rating at the UIL Competition. Super Job!!!!!
Congratulations to the Symphony Orchestra for a job well done - a straight 1's "Sweepstakes" rating at the UIL Contest. Super Job!!!!!
Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Co-Conductor, Houston Youth Symphony
"Strings" Orchestra
Monday, April 14, 2008 7:51:29 AM
Subject: Reminders For This Week
As has been previously announced:
- Tuesday, April 15th. 4:00-5:30 PM. Group rehearsal for UIL. (No other sectionals this week)
- Thursday, April 17th UIL Concert & Sight reading Contest. Students should bring their neatly pressed, complete dress uniform to school that day. Please don’t forget your black socks or dark dress shoes.
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Co-Conductor, Houston Youth Symphony
"Strings" Orchestra
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 6:54:43 PM
Subject: Important Information about UIL Contest and rehearsal
Symphony Orchestra
UIL Contest Information
April 17, 2008
Symphony Orchestra will participate in UIL Concert and Sight reading Contest on April 17th.
There will be no sectionals that week. Instead we will have a rehearsal on Tuesday, April 15, 4:00 to 6:00 PM. The Vivaldi will be scheduled last. Students not playing in that selection may leave.
We need parents to help student with their dress uniform, transport the cellos/basses in their car or van; and assist at contest, chaperone our brief trip to the mall. If you can assist, please email the director ASAP.
Students must bring your freshly pressed, dress uniform, including black socks/hosiery and dark dress shoes to school. If you have lost your button, please bring $2.00 ASAP for a replacement.
Schedule for Thursday, April 17th.
9:00AM - Philharmonic orchestra leaves for UIL Contest. Ms Victor will be with the Philharmonic Orchestra until 1:30.
1:05PM - 5th period. Symphony students get to change into their concert attire.
1:50PM – Load cellos & basses.
2:00PM - depart for BHS
3:00PM - SMS in warm up
3:30PM - SMS on Stage
4:00PM - SMS in Sight Reading
4:30PM Depart for the Mall for a quick dinner - Students should bring money
6:30PM Back to SMS.
Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Co-Conductor, Houston Youth Symphony
"Strings" Orchestra
Sunday, April 6, 2008 7:41:24 PM
Subject: Schedule for this week
Reminders for the week of March 31st
Schedule for week of April 7th
Tuesday- Violin Sectionals
I will be madly driving from Hightower HS so we may be a few minutes late getting started.
4:05- 5:05- Violin 2 seating for” Choreography “with metronome. Nocturne –tie breaker
Priority given to students playing up to tempo with accurate pitch and rhythm with dynamic contrasts
5:10 to 6:10- Violin 1 sectional- seating for Choreography/Nocturne. Leaders must be placed on the outside chairs. Highest inside seats given to students playing up to tempo with accurate pitch and rhythm with the correct dynamics.
Wednesday-
7:25 AM Viola seating for Nocturne and Choreography (w/ metronome)Leadership must be on the first stand.Highest seats given to students playing up to tempo with accurate pitch and rhythm.
Thursday-
Ms Victor off campus as a chaperone for AHS Orchestra. Cellos - chair the inside seats and 2nd row chairs over Nocturne in class. Highest seats given to students playing up to tempo with accurate pitch and rhythm and tone.
Friday-
Ms Victor off campus as a chaperone for AHS Orchestra. Basses- We will do a chair test similar to what we did this past week, with all four of the section playing the same trouble spot during class. It will be over Nocturn or Choreography. Chairing, as usual is based on accurate pitch, rhythm, and tone.
Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:51:14 PM
Subject: Important announcements for the week of March 31
Reminders for the week of March 31st
Students should have a freshly trimmed haircut for the Fort bend invitational Concert on Saturday, April 5th.
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Gentlemen: hair should be neatly trimmed all over.
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Ladies: hair needs to be out of your eyes.
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Clinic with Franz Krager over Nocturne; Choreography & Vivaldi
Because of the clinic with Franz Krager, there will be no sectionals this week.
All sectionals will take place on the week of April 7th.
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Houston Civic Orchestra will perform a concert featuring the Winners of their Young Artist Concerto Competition at 7:30 PM in their new Morris Cultural Arts Center. This concert should be of interest to orchestra students as the concerto winners are three cellists, one violinist and a clarinetist.
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Forts bend Invitational Concert for both Sartartia Philharmonic and Symphony orchestras.
4:40 PM .Students should arrive at Bush high school in full dress uniform.
5:00 PM Tuning and Warm up
5:30 PM Stage performance
6:00 PM Sight-reading
Students may leave after the group completes the sight reading performance.
Parents and friends are welcome to come and hear the students perform.
Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Monday, March 24, 2008 8:35:36 AM
Subject: Resend About Fort Bend Invitational Concert From 2 Weeks Ago
The tyranny of the FBISD server strikes again… Apparently some students received this and some didn’t. Symphony also will participate in the Fort bend Invitational Concert on Saturday April 5th- Fort Bend Invitational Concert is at Bush High School on Saturday, April 5th- The time we are assign is:
Arrive at Bush - 4:40 pm
Warm up - 5:00 pm
Stage performance - 5:30 pm
Sight-reading - 6:00 pm
Students wear the Full Concert Uniform.
Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Friday, March 14, 2008 5:10:51 PM
Subject: Combined rehearsal for Fortbend Invitational Concert and Clinic with Franz Krager
Several important events are rapidly coming up on the orchestra calendar.
* Philharmonic will have a combined rehearsal on Thursday, March 27. 4:00- 5:00 for class periods 1, 5 and 6 in preparation for the Fort Bend Invitational and UIL Concert & Sight reading Contests. The orchestra will practice concert selections as well as the sight-reading procedure.
* Philharmonic orchestra will have a combined rehearsal and Clinic with acclaimed conductor Franz Krager on Friday, April 4th from 4:00 – 6:00. The first hour the orchestra will work of playing the pieces together with Ms. Victor and Maestro Krager will be madly driving across town to work the orchestra from 5:00 to 6:00.
* A reminder also that this orchestra will perform at Saturday’s April 5th Fort bends Invitational Concert at Bush High School . Parents should bring students to Bush by 10:40 AM and pick them up at 12:30. Parents and friends are welcome to come and listen to the stage performance and sight reading. Students should wear the complete concert uniform.
Arrive at Bush - 10:40 am
Warm up - 11:00 am
Stage performance - 11:30 am
Sight-reading - 12:00 pm
Please mark your calendar accordingly for these required events.
UIL Concert & Sight reading Contest will be held on April 17 & 18. Our specific time has not yet been assigned. Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Sunday, March 2, 2008 8:54:09 PM
Subject: This weeks Orchestra Schedule
Good job everyone at the Solo and Ensemble Contest this saturday! Critique sheets will be given out during class on monday. The supervisor of music ordered all new medals, so students receiving a 1 (excellent) rating will get their medals in several days.
This coming week (March 3-7) is another "irregular" week with standardized testing on wednesday, Ms. Victor being out of town and a concert during 6th grade lunch on friday.( the publicity says 7th grade lunch- but the AP changed the time to 6th grade lunch)
- March 4 Tuesday 4:00 to finished: auditions for the violin solos of the 2nd movement of the Vivaldi.
- March 5 Wednesday - no sectionals due to standardized testing. (Ms Victor leaves town after school to judge in Round Rock ,Texas)
- March 6 Thursday- no sectionals( Ms Tawfik will be in class to assist rehearsal)
- March 7 Friday- Performance during 6th grade lunch. Parents are welcome to attend.
Piano for the vivaldi B Minor should be wheeled to the commons and back after use.
Students should set up stage after 2nd period. Ask custodians for black chairs( not the ones in our room) Stand will be placed on stage directly after 2nd period. After performing, black chairs should be stacked to the back of the stage. Please bring the stands back to the class so the other classes can play.
We could use a few parent to help trouble spot for friday's performance/ Ms. Sally Tawfik will be there to help tune..etc.
Selections to be performed on friday:
- Pirates..
- Pink Panther
- Vivaldi B minor ensemble- 1st movement-
- Choreography
- Medieval Wars
- Nocturne
- Tam Lyn
- Back up: Spongebob;Vivaldi A minor 1st movement.
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Monday, January 21, 2008 1:42:54 PM
Subject: Rehearsal Tomorrow - Tuesday/Concerts on Friday, January 25th
In place of sectionals this week, orchestra will rehearse tomorrow (Tuesday, January 22, 2008) from 4:05 to 5:45 PM. The SMS Symphony orchestra will perform two concerts and instrument demos at two elementary schools ( Walker Station and Cornerstone) on Friday, January 25th.
- Arrive at school at: 7:45 AM Dressed in Long-Sleeved Midwest Clinic Travel Shirt and Khakis. ( students not dressed appropriately will stay on campus for that day)
- Board Bus to WSE for set up: 8:00AM
- Concert begins 8:45 AM and is followed by hands on violin demo for 5th graders.
- Need to bring music; instruments; wire music stand.
- Dress: Students should wear long sleeved Midwest Travel shirt and khaki’s.(Students who are not dressed appropriately will stay on campus for Friday.)
Pieces to be played at Elementary Schools
- Pirate of the Caribbean;
- Pink Panther;
- James Bond;
- Sponge Bob Square Pants;
- Wipeout;
- Star wars;
- Tam Lyn;
- Baby Elephant
Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Monday, January 7, 2008 11:38:39 AM
Subject: Information about Orchestra Picture day!
Orchestra pictures will be taken next week provided by Visual Services of Texas. We will be taking group pictures for the yearbook as well as individual pictures with our instruments. Here are the details of this event:
Who: All students in the Sartartia Orchestra
What: Orchestra pictures: group/individual
When: Thursday, January 24, 2008
During each orchestra class
What to wear: Students should bring their complete dress uniform including dress shoes, Cummerbund/sash and button. If you have lost your collar button, please bring $2.00 for a replacement.
*you may also bring a change of clothes for after your pictures
Students must be in the correct attire to be in the group pictures. Thank you!
Visual Services of Texas is providing package choices and prices that accompany the letter (attached on the email). Please fill out the information and bring your payment for pictures in the handout/envelope they have provided. Please make checks payable to VST. PAYMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY ON THURSDAY, OUR ORCHESTRA PICTURE DAY!
Musically Yours,
Ms. Victor
Sartartia Orchestra Director
Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:51:23 AM
Subject: Trip Wrap Up
Hello All,
If you haven’t been to Midwest Clinic Video , you can see Sartartia perform three of our pieces. You will want to view three of the selections via video streaming! The cd quality is even better! We heard an advance copy on the bus to the airport. Our performance at The Midwest Clinic was pretty amazing! The group received an immediate standing ovation after the concert, which does not always happen with a music educator audience.
This wonderful trip would not have taken place without the help of many people!
- If you haven’t received copies of our spectacular Midwest Clinic Program booklet compiled by Leslie Wisch, we have extras in the orchestra room.
- Our cellos and basses wouldn’t have arrived to and from Chicago in such good condition without the expert and diligent care of Wanda and Tim Quillen who drove the van to, from and around Chicago !! All the while fighting blizzards and traffic. Way to go Quillens!!
- Our trip nurse and chaperone Christine Craft ran her own infirmary. At one point she had them lined up along the wall and was caring for them all. She was amazing in keeping our students functioning!!
- Our chaperones did a wonderful job of assisting with not only with the musical aspects of tuning and fixing broken strings but they also doubled as superior stand in parents. We did not lose too many possessions on this trip and with the weather and the need to change in and out of heavy clothing, it could have been horrendous.
- The parents and family members attending the trip were invaluable with their assistance in many ways. No challenge was too large or small for them. To mention a few things; Shirts were ironed and delivered to rooms! An important lunch was hand delivered to our students, tickets picked up, and interference run. We could not have functioned as smoothly without the fantastic parent and family support.
- Our principal, Dr.Thurman was with us cheering us on every step- we are very fortunate to have such great support from our administration.
- Our district administration Mr. Hindt, Dr. Milner, and Ms. Lucchesi we all there supporting us and assisting with keeping track of children.
Lastly, I want to tell the students how deeply pleased I was with your maturity in how you handled yourselves and helped one another. So many music educators have told me that they feel that this was the best middle school performance they have ever heard. You played with skill far beyond your years, both technically and musically. This morning I got a call from my old cello professor from University of Texas and word had already spread to Austin about our wonderful performance. We left the audience with something amazing to remember.
Rest up and have a super holiday.
Ann Victor
Orchestra Director
Sartartia Middle School
Co-Conductor, Houston Youth Orchestra
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