Fine Arts Festivals
Introduction
Fine Arts Festivals
The Medina County Schools’ Educational Service Center sponsors four annual Fine Arts Festivals. They are as follows:
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"All-Star" Bands Festival Students for the “All-Star” Bands are selected based upon their musical ability, interest, potential for growth, and the instrumentation of the ensembles.
Edward Marquette HS "All-Star" Band Coordinator emarquette@highlandschools.org
Jamie Holcomb MS "All-Star" Band Coordinator |
Fair Honors Ensembles Students are selected for membership in these ensembles by their school music director on the basis of their playing and singing ability. Rehearsals for the Medina County Fair Honors Bands and Choirs are held daily for two weeks preceding the Medina County Fair.
Michael McClintock Coordinator |
Solo & Ensemble Festival This festival provides students with an opportunity to showcase their musical talents and serves as a preparation for the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) District VI adjudicated events at the high school and junior high/middle school levels. OMEA-qualified adjudicators give performance ratings and verbal comments to students participating in the event. . Greg King Coordinator gking@buckeyeschools.org
Pamela Haberkorn Assistant Coordinator |
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Visual Arts Festival - HS Senior Show The county show provide a forum for students to display their works of art in a public setting and see the works of other students from across the county. The format is similar to a graduating art major in college who is required to hold a senior show.
Julie Krueger Coordinator |
Arts In Public Places An outgrowth of the spring Visual Art Festival is a year-long rotating student artwork display on several floors of the Medina Hospital Medical Building. This public exhibit of student artwork is the result of a partnership between Medina Hospital, Simmons Brothers Construction, the Medina County Schools’ ESC, and the Medina County visual arts teachers.
Julie Krueger Coordinator julie.krueger@cloverleaflocal.org |
Fine Arts Department Medina County Schools’ Educational Service Center
Brenda Zacharias Administrative Assistant 124 West Washington Street Medina, OH 44256
Phone: 330-723-6393, Ext. 101 Fax: (330) 723-0573 bzacharias@medina-esc.org
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Mission Statement
The overarching purpose of these festivals remains to afford our arts students with the opportunity to interact with professional arts educators as well as arts students from other county school districts in a festival environment (rather than competitive environment). Every attempt has been made to afford students who not only are identified as outstanding but also show potential for future growth with the opportunity to experience success beyond the experiences they have in their own school.
