Piano and Friends- Fundraiser for Shillong Orphanages: €310 raised

Peter and the Wolf Performance

The fine musicianship of the Peter and the Wolf Wind Quintet was appreciated by the entire student body in October.

Thanks to the kind support of the Friends of Ambrit, students and teachers were treated to the full, classical composition by Prokofiev. Narrated by music teacher, Paige Short, the story came to life with each character of the story represented by an instrument. Compliments to the performers and to the wonderful listening behavior of Ambrit students.

Halloween Singaglong 2013 on Vimeo

Spooky and musical, Miss AbouHana led as parents, teachers, and students sang and enjoyed the costume parade. Everyone felt

the Halloween spirit. In the Atrium, goodies were for sale for the Haiti Pane Condiviso orphanage.

To view the video, click on  https://vimeo.com/79587532

the password is singalong

Welcome Rhonda AbouHana and Damion Wallace!

The Ambrit Music Department is going to have three teachers this year. Rhonda AbouHana will be teaching Early Childhood Music, Grade 1 music classes and team teaching the Grade 1 Choir with Mrs. Short. Rhonda is from Virginia, USA, and has much experience working with music students from Kindergarten to High School. She is a singer, and has had her own voice studio, coaching singers for a variety of music, and has performed both classical and contemporary styles of music, and plays piano. She will also be the conductor of the Middle School Choir. Rhonda loves Italy and is very happy to be at Ambrit.

You might all know Damion Wallace as a primary classroom teacher, but he is also a seasoned musician and has been the director of our Primary Strings Orchestra for several years. Now we are thrilled to have him in the Music Department as Middle School Music teacher. Damion is originally from the musical city of New Orleans, and plays violin. He is also a composer and music arranger. He is looking forward to teaching Middle School students and getting everyone to make music.

If you have a moment when you are at school, please stop by and say "hello"!

Ambrit Dance Festival Now on Vimeo

Hi, Everyone! Check out our Dance Festival on Vimeo! Thank you to Liana Miucci and her colleagues who filmed this!

Junior Choir to Genova

Ambrit Chamber Ensemble and Junior Choir went on a joint tour to Genova this year. We sang at the Anglican Church and the concert was beautiful! These singers and musicians perform music from all periods, sound great,  and look smart! We also toured the Galata Maritime Museum, the Genova Aquarium, walked all the way to the Faro, which is one of the oldest standing structures of its kind in the world, and at the famous Pesto of Genova. All music trips include a heavy schedule or practicing (in the hotel, usually!) seeing the city and sights. We have also been to Milano, Monopoli, Brindisi, Todi, and Florence.
Conductors are Yvonne Fisher and Paige Short. To our Grade 5 singers, good luck next year. We will miss you in Junior Choir! Keep singing!

What's Happening in Karate Recorder/Flutophone?

Congratulations to our first Red Belt in Flutophone Karate at Ambrit, and to the first two Red Belt winners in Karate Recorder! These guys really practice and love to play recorder and flutophone. They practice a lot on their own at home and vacation. Pietu is the only Purple Belt in Grade 3. They are the first Ambrit students to get this far in Karate Recorder and they are only in Grade 4. They not only play recorder, but sing in Junior Choir and play violin and guitar, too. Karate Recorder is fun and, just like Flutophone Karate, you get a different colored belt for each level song you can play on the instrument. By the time you get to black belt, you will be ready for Renaissance music or Jazz! We have a lot of other students on the way to this high level, too, so see you in the Music Room!