HRHS Orchestras is excited to announce that we are hosting a world-renowned violinist for several days in residence in November 2017!
Mark Wood will work and rehearse with HRHS Orchestras, Cresthill, and all of our feeder elementary string students on Wednesday, November 8. On Thursday, November 9, there will be a sneak-peak performance alongside our Feeder Festival in the HRHS Gym at 6:30 pm. Then, on Friday, November 10, our time will culminate featuring Mark Wood in recital with our Orchestra students in the HRHS Auditorium at 7 pm.
International recording artist and Emmy
award winning composer Mark Wood, an original member of the multiplatinum
selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper
electric violin, is bringing his groundbreaking music education program Electrify Your Strings! (EYS) to HRHS
Orchestras in Highlands Ranch, CO. This exciting event will transform the
student musicians into a full-fledged Rock Orchestra! Mark will be performing
with the students on his handcrafted 7-string fretted electric Viper violin as
part of the 2017-2018 Electrify Your
Strings! “No Limits Tour” on November 10, 2017 at Highlands Ranch High
School Auditorium at 7:00pm. The audience will be entertained by Mark’s
original material, as well as his exciting arrangements of music by Led
Zeppelin, The Beatles, and more. The
HRHS Orchestra students will perform in a live concert alongside Mark Wood,
open to the public with all profits going to the school’s music program.
When asked about Mark’s upcoming visit, Orchestra
Director Ryan Woodworth said, “We are so excited to bring a world renowned musician like Mark Wood
to work with our students. This is such an awesome opportunity for the HRHS
feeder students!”
The program – now in its 18th
year – is a music education experience like no other. Wood and his team work
directly with a school’s orchestra director to tailor-design a rock orchestra
makeover complete with a public performance at the end of the experience. EYS
builds on the strong foundation in traditional music provided by music
teachers; creating a partnership with educators that inspires students and
boosts their self-esteem and motivation on stage and off. EYS has been featured
on The Today Show, The CBS Evening
News, and many more.
Mark Wood is the owner and operator of
Wood Violins, the premier manufacturer of electric orchestra string instruments
worldwide. He studied under Maestro Leonard Bernstein, is a Juilliard-trained
violinist and Emmy-winning composer. In addition to his solo career and his
work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mark has worked with Celine Dion, Lenny
Kravitz, Billy Joel and more.
To prepare for this concert, Mark will be
teaching the students improvisation, composition, and personal expression on
their violins, violas, cellos and basses. Utilizing Mark’s music arrangements
that were sent to the district prior to this visit, the HRHS Orchestras will
perform in a live concert alongside Mark Wood, open to the public with all
profits going to the school music programs:
November 10, 2017 at 7:00pm
Highlands Ranch High School Auditorium
9375 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch,
CO 80130
Ticket
Information: Students $10 and Adults $15
Rehearsals
are open to the media. Please contact: Ryan
Woodworth, 303-387-2652, rswoodworth@dcsdk12.org
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The Viper electric violin is one of several electric
instruments manufactured by Mark’s company
Wood Violins – check them out at www.woodviolins.com.
