Upcoming Events
June 6
Spring Concert I
K1, K2, and Abreu Orchestra
3:30 pm
Longy School of Music
(No PAC Meeting)
June 13
Spring Concert II
Bernstein and Dudamel Orchestras
3:30 pm
Longy School of Music
June 14
Last Day of School
Field Day
6th Grade Graduation 9-10 am
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Conservatory Lab
25 Arlington Street
Brighton, MA 02315
617.254.8904
www.conservatorylab.org
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| Family Notes
June 1st, 2012
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Dear families,
This week has been a testament to the spirit of collaboration and innovation that drives our school. With all hands on deck preparing for the Music Moves Minds Conference, we have performed an outstanding feat together. I want to convey my appreciation to the teachers, staff, and resident artists who have prepared presentations, displays, and materials.
In addition, I would like to thank the students who agreed to be ambassadors and to perform for the conference. Through your service to the school you have helped to make this conference a stunning success.
Sharing our work with other educators is one of the great pleasures of being a lab school. This conference is the culmination of months of dedicated work. Thank you to all who have made it possible.  Warmly, Diana Lam Head of School
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Student Ambassadors Volunteer at School Conference
 Seventeen students from the 3rd to 6th grades were selected to serve as ambassadors at the Music Moves Minds Conference today. Throughout the day they guided groups of conference participants to sessions and presentations around the school, ate lunch with them, and answered their questions about Conservatory Lab. "I was proud to be a spokesperson for the school," said Azadi Sampson-Charles.
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Boston Landmarks Orchestra and Conservatory Lab Charter School Collaboration
This unique and artistically challenging project centers on the development, composition and performance of a new work by Michael Gandolfi, well-known composer and New England Conservatory Faculty member. The piece is written specifically for two orchestras - a student orchestra, the Dudamel orchestra, and a professional orchestra, the Landmarks Orchestra. This project is just beginning, will intensify in the 2012-2013 school year, and expand into 2014 and 2015. 
Michael Gandolfi visited the school this past Thursday for his initial viewing of the Dudamel Orchestra in rehearsal. From this visit he drew inspiration for his ultimate composition.
In order for the students to envision what the result of this collaboration could be, they will be encouraged to attend Landmarks concerts on July 18th at the Hatch Shell and July 19th at Blackstone Park in the South End. Both concerts are at 8 PM and are free and open to the public. The concerts will feature the premiere of a newly commissioned cross-over piece by Venezuelan composer Gonzalo Grau, featuring music of the Caribbean, blended with the sounds of the orchestra.
This upcoming fall, Mr. Gandolfi will work intensively with the students, sharing with them the creative process of composing and, in fact, inviting them to fully participate in the process.
In the late spring of 2013, Landmarks musicians, conductor Christopher Wilkins, and Mr. Gandolfi will be in residence at the school for two weeks in joint rehearsal with the students as they prepare the new work for performance.
Performances of the piece will take place at the Hatch Shell on July 10, 2013. |
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Upcoming Celebrations
As the year crescendos to its final cadence, there are celebrations happening right and left! Come and see some of the exciting work going on in the classrooms:
K1 Circus
June 8
4-5:30 pm
Come see the K1 class tumble, juggle, jump, and more. The young performers will present a live circus show, followed by a celebratory potluck.
1st Grade Reprises "The Little Pigs, Inc."
June 8
9-10 am (school assembly)
The show that critics have called "SOME MUSICAL!" "TERRIFIC!" and "RADIANT" is back for a second run at the final all-school assembly next Friday. If you missed it once, don't miss it twice!
2nd Grade Music Video Premiere
June 8
5:30 pm (Location TBA)
The long-awaited single, "Born This Way," a snakey parody of Lady Gaga's celebrated hit, will be seen for the first time next Friday at a celebration of the students' year-long expedition on herpetology.
4th Grade Planet-Poster-Palooza
June 8
10 am (after assembly)
Students will share their solar system knowledge with an unveiling of their planet posters. This event promises to be out-of-this-world!
5th Grade Shares Nutritional Public Service Announcements
June 11
9:30 am
The more you know about nutrition, the healthier you will be! Come learn from the videos, performances, and posters made by 5th graders to share critical nutrition and exercise information.
6th Grade Mock Trial
June 8
(Time TBA)
Eric, a character from the novel "Tangerine," will be on trial for crimes committed in the story. Students will deliver oral arguments on behalf of the prosecution and the defense, and the verdict will be issued by a jury of peers.
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