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Waterville High School

October 18, 2023

Congratulations – YAHOOOOO!

During a surprise ceremony Thursday, 700 students and staff members learned Waterville Senior High School (WSHS) has received the Performing Arts School of Excellence award given by the National Federation of State High School Associations. The award was introduced in 2016 and only the eighth one presented. WSHS is the smallest school to have received the award.

Principal Brian Laramee said: The award “is truly a testament to the many students and staff of Waterville Senior High School that have worked long and hard to expand and improve their craft.”

WSHS music department visual and performing arts department chair Sue Barre said: The award “was not just representative of the hard work and dedication of current and past department members, but also a celebration of the transformative power of the arts in society.”

Chorus Director Ciara Hargrove, VPA Department Chair Sue Barre, string and Orchestra Director Colin Wheatley, former Drama Director Gayle Pelligrini and current Drama Director Dana Bushee. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Performing as first violinist in the orchestra Thursday, senior Sophie Scheck, 17, said she was surprised and happy about the award, but was not sure everyone realized its magnitude. “This is really big,” Scheck said. “I think we definitely deserve it. The teachers are amazing, and I don’t think we would have gotten it without them.”

Waterville Schools superintendent Peter Hallen emailed: “To me, our performing arts program is an example to all of us in education about how to engage and inspire students. It’s the unique place where students of all ages, interests, backgrounds and abilities come together and learn with, from and about each other. Lots of credit was thrown around today, but make no mistake, those teachers are what drive that program.”

We (arts educators) have first hand knowledge of the work that goes into a dynamic arts education program! I know all of my colleagues reading this blog post join me in offering a huge congratulations to the students, educators, and all those who support arts education in Waterville school district!

Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

The information for this blog post taken from an article in the Morning Sentinel and written by Amy Calder. Read the entire article at THIS LINK.

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Music on the Medomak

May 30, 2019

Waldoboro

Once again Sophie and Josie Davis and friends Colin Wheatley and JY Lee will provide a summer concert that feature photos and artwork of the Midcoast area. This one, called “Music on the Medomak” will celebrate the Medomak River’s working waterfront – we hope it will capture the resilience and beauty of the river alongside it’s utilitarianism and the work it provides for so many people in the Waldoboro area. That concert will be at 7:00 p.m., June 22 at the Broad Bay Church in Waldoboro. More details about this concert on their newly created website!

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Halcyon Quartet

April 13, 2019

Belfast United Farmer’s Market

Sophie and Josie Davis and friends Colin Wheatley and JY Lee will be performing April 20, 6:00 p.m., Belfast United Farmer’s Market. Tickets $10. It promises to be a fun evening with food, drinks, and lots of music. They’ll be playing Dvorak’s “American,” Quartet and a slew of folk tunes from around the world. You can find tickets and more information HERE!

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The Little Fir Tree

November 12, 2018

Support the local theatre

The Waldo Theatre is presenting a family-friendly benefit concert at 4:30 PM on Saturday, December 8th at the Broad Bay Congregational Church in downtown Waldoboro. The concert will celebrate winter and the holiday season through a reading of Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book, “The Little Fir Tree.”

The reading will be accompanied by projections of Barbara Cooney’s award-winning illustrations and live music performed by Josie and Sophie Davis, Colin Wheatley, and Ju-Young Lee. Local actress Devin Fletcher will narrate the story.

A reception with cookies and hot drinks provided by Laura Cabot Catering will follow the performance. Admission is by a suggested donation of $12 for adults and children are admitted for free. Proceeds from the event will benefit the renovation and restoration of the historic Waldo theatre – one of Waldoboro’s most treasured gathering places. For more information, email info@thewaldotheatre.org, or visit www.waldotheatre.org.

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Davis Sisters

June 18, 2018

Community performance

Sophie and Josie Davis are planning their concert “Farm to Fiddle” on Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m. in Waldoboro. Their wonderful friends Nathan Lesser, Jaime Feldman, Colin Wheatley, and JY Lee will join them in a performance that celebrates beautiful music and local farms in the Midcoast area. The concert at the Broad Bay Church in Waldoboro.
 
This is part of Sophie and Josie’s ongoing effort to draw connections between the arts and the natural world. “We strive to use music to connect people to the environment and landscape and to establish a sense of place and an appreciation for the agricultural tradition that defines so many aspects of our community. The concert will feature projected images capturing life on local farms while we play Tchaikovsky’s rousing Souvenir de Florence (and some folk music too!)”.

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A Little Night Music

June 7, 2017

A Little Night Music – A Celebration of Music, Art, and the Evening Sky

On Friday, June 23rd at 7 PM, the Solstice String Quartet will present a multimedia performance pairing two classical masterworks with artwork created by Miller School 3rd graders and professional artists from the Midcoast. The performance will take place at the Broad Bay Congregational United Church of Christ in Waldoboro and will feature violinists Josie and Sophie Davis of Waldoboro, violist Colin Wheatley, and cellist Jaime Feldman. The musicians graduated from Oberlin Conservatory and have since pursued further study in the New England area. Collectively the group has studied, performed, and taught around the world from China and India to Jordan and Amsterdam.

Through a partnership with Miller Elementary School and local artists, the concert will provide an opportunity for community members to reflect on the beauty of the Midcoast through music and artwork themed around skyscapes–the sunrises, sunsets, night skies, storms, and winter evenings that are such a defining part of the rural landscape. The performance will feature Mozart’s beloved Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) and Schubert’s Rosamunde String Quartet.

Admission is by donation. For more information, call 832-6898 or email waldoucc@midcoast.com. The Broad Bay Congregational United Church of Christ is located at 941 Main St. in Waldoboro.

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