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| Sutton Multi-Cultural
Music and Dance Festival |
Sutton
school will host the 14th annual Multi-Cultural
Music and Dance Festival on April 4th
at Sutton Elementary from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. The
festival will showcase talented students from around
the district in categories of Dance (Folkorico, Modern
etc..) Bands, Choirs, and Strings and Recorders. Some
of the school participants are: Coop, Crespo, Dodson,
Gross, Sinclair, Shearn, Energized for Excellence
Academy, and Sutton. There are a few more schools
still pending. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies will
be awarded to group winners and ribbons & certificates
will be awarded to all of the 400 plus participants.
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Sutton
Wins
at HISD
Solo and Ensemble
Competition |
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are the results of Sutton's band participation in HISD
Solo and Ensemble Competition Contest which was held
last Saturday at Parker Elementary.
Sutton's Solo 2nd Place Ribbon Winners:
- Gaberiela
Sanchez on Bells- Mr. McDonald
- Mariam
Monin on Bariton Horn
- Seybert
and Derrick Paul on Drums- Seybert
REMARKABLE!
SENSATIONAL! INCREDIBLE! MARVELOUS! FANTASTIC! SUPERB!
These are
only just a few words in which can describe the job
done by Sutton’s band...D Dancy, Band Director
Sutton's Solo
1st Place Medal Winners:
On Flute:
- Kevin Melendez
1st Place Tandon
- Julissa Duenas
1st Place Coley
- Sandra Delagdo
1st Place Tandon
- Julian Magsino
1st Place Coley
- Jessica Heflin
1st Place Coley
On Clarinet:
- Alejandro
Quintero 1st Place Coely
- Andrea Aragon
1st Place Tandon
On the Alto Sax:
- Matthew Martinez
1st Place Coley
- Diana Gonzalez
1st Place Coley
- Rwendy Luna
1st Place Dybala
- Perla Macias
1st Place Rothman
- Concepcion
Barjas 1st Place McDonald
On the Tenor
Sax:
- Kimberly
Pinto 1st Place Coley
On the Trumpet:
- Veronica Guajardo
1st Place Coley
- Jesus Palma
1st Place Coley
On Bass Clarinet
- Desiree Diaz
1st Place Seybert
- Analise Matson
1st Place Seybert
Final tally 17
first place and 3 second place finishes.
Mr. Dancy would
like to thank Mrs. Evelyn Ferrell for piano accompaniment
of our students and also a great big thanks to Sutton’s
wonderful band parents who stayed and helped chaperon
our students.
WAY
TO GO SUTTON BAND!!
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All
City Band Competition 2009 |
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Sutton’s
All-City Band members put on an incredible performance
as Jessica Heflin, Julian Magsino, Desiree Diaz,
Andrea Aragon, Diana Gonzalez, Matthew Martinez,
Perla Macias, Rwendy Luna, Concepcion Barajas, Kimberly
Pinto, Veronica Guajardo, Jesus Palma, and Gabriela
Sanchez, performed with 150 members of the HISD
All-City Elementary Honors band concert Saturday,
January 24th in the afternoon at Westside High school.
Our kids were so please to see their principal,
Mrs. Sarah Cripps-Rains in the audience of thousands
and standing with the school administrators. If
you’ve taught or know any of these students
please congratulate them on a job well done.
As for me, I’m so proud of them for having
the 4th highest membership of all the 30 plus elementary
bands in HISD. Sutton’s Band students are
truly are amazing!
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Winter Concert/The
Last Word
December 10, 2008 |
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| Sutton's
3rd, 4th & 5th band and chorus and some of our
Kinder, 1st and 2nd graders put on a beautiful program
last night in front of a packed house. I would like
to thank a number of people who made this possible
but my list is not complete so tomorrow I'll give
my thanks to you but for now you know who you are.
Thank You,
Mr. Dancy
P.S. The family
dinner was too a success. We raised over $1,000
so thanks to all of you who bought plates to help
our school band and chorus. |
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| Winter Concert |
Sutton's 3rd,
4th & 5th grade band and chorus members along
with students from Kinder, 1st, 2nd will perform
a Winter Concert dress rehearsal on December 8th
at 1:45 p.m. in the school's cafetorium. The band
and chorus will play and sing traditional Christmas
songs and then will present with the help of the
lower grades students. a short (20 min) Christmas
musical titled "A Teddy Bear Christmas".
This same Winter Concert will also be presented
for Sutton's parents and community on Tuesday evening
Dec. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the school's cafetoruim.
The Sutton's Band and Chorus parents are selling
Christmas dinners ($5) on the day of the program.
If you would like to purchase one to take home the
band parents will deliver them to you between 2:30
and 3:30 p.m. but you must have a pre-sale ticket.
The Family
Christmas Dinner will be served from 5:00 to 6:00
p.m. Tuesday 9th .
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All-City
Band
Audition
Results |
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| The
All-City band audition results are in and a number of
Sutton's Advanced band members can proclaim themselves
as being HISD best elementary band musicians.
On last Wednesday seventeen of our
kids auditioned for Houston ISD Elementary All-City
Honor’s band. We’re disappointed yet proud
of the four kids that missed making it by only 2 points.
So now lets give a big hooray and congratulations
to the 16 out of 20 winners who auditioned and made
it. We tied with Oak Forest for having the fourth
largest number of students to make it from the 14
schools that participated. Sutton kids also beat out
four of HISD’s prominent Fine Arts, Magnet &
Vanguard schools.
Here
are Sutton's winners who have earned the right to
perform with the 140 other HISD winners in January's
concert at Westside High school.
Tied for 1st
chair- Piccolo- Jessica Heflin and Julian Magsino.
(Coley)
1st chair Clarinet
– Andrea Aragon ( Ms. Tandon)
1st Chair Flute-
Jessica Heflin and 2nd chair Julian Magsino (Coley).
Bass Clarinet
Desiree Diaz (Seybert),
Trumpets: Veronica
Guajardo, and Jesus Palma (Coley),
Alto Saxophone-
1st chair - Diana Gonzales and Matthew Martinez (Coley)
2nd Chair Alto
Sax – Perla Macias (Rothman), Rwendy Luna (Dybala),
Concepcion Barajas (McDonald), and Kimberly Pinto
(Coley)
Mallets/Bells
– Gaberiela Sanchez (McDonald)
Tenor Saxophone
– Kimberly Pinto (Coley),
Note: 3 kids
audition on two different instruments and qualified
on both.
Also do this
as you please also Matthew Martinez is one of the
IH student to make the all-city band and playing Sax
with the first chairs
I would like
to thank Sutton teachers and staff for their help
and support in making these honors possible and a
special thanks to all wonderful Advanced Band members
for their hard work and outstanding accomplishment.
You guys & gals really Rock!!
Dwain D. Dancy
Sutton's Music Director
Phone/Fax: 713-778-8475
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| Hispanic
Heritage Program Friday, October 14th |
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| Sutton's
Band and Chorus will perform a Hispanic Heritage program
this week even after our kids are just returning to
Sutton from IKE this past Monday. On Friday, 10th at
1:30 p.m. Sutton's 4th & 5th grade band and choir
members along with students from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
grade classes will perform in a Hispanic Heritage program.
The younger students will dance the Mexican Hat dance,
Chile's El Carnivalito Dance,while the chorus and band
will entertain Sutton's student body with Latin instrumental
music and songs. This same show will also be presented
on the evening of Tuesday 14th at 6 p.m. for parents
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| Hispanic
Dress Day October 10th |
| Teachers
and staff we are off Thursday so put this info on your
school calendar for Friday 10th . It's Hispanic Heritage
Dress Day for teachers, staff and students. Your students
will get a flyer promoting this activity but we also
need your encouragement to help make this day a success.
We're asking you to have your students dress up this
Friday in some type of Hispanic/Latin attire to support
Hispanic Heritage Month. Pictures and video will be
taken of outstanding classes who shows the most support. |
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| Mini
Summer Band Camp
2008 |
| Friday,
August 8, 2008 the Sutton Mini Summer
Band Camp members will have a 10:00- 10:30 a.m. performance
at Brighton Garden's Nursing Home.
The students will play a number of patriotic, marches, and
Latin songs providing entertainment to the residents.. After
the performance they will end their mini band camp by having
lunch and fun activities at The Incredible Pizza Company in
Sugarland. |
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