All-County Honors Chorus

On Saturday, February 17th, 2018 four students from our school participated in the annual All-County Honors Chorus.  At the concert, students performed works by Mozart, Rollo Dilworth, Craig Hella Johnson, Daisy Fragoso, Lionel Hampton, and Andrea Ramsey.  Students worked hard to prepare the music and we are proud of the excellent performance that they gave at the concert.  Below the students can be seen at the dress rehearsal and at the concert that took place during that weekend.

Ukulele Club

 In January of this year, we were pleased to announce the start of a new club at Forestville.  The ukulele club was started for students who were interested in learning how to play a stringed instrument.  The club has been practicing diligently on Monday mornings at 8 a.m.  Students in the ensemble are excited about performing in the upcoming spring concert in May.  We hope to see you there!

Polar Express Concert

On Thursday, December 7th, 2017, the FRES chorus put on a winter concert entitled Polar Express.  Students in the 3rd through 5th grade chorus performed songs from the movie including "Rockin' On Top of the World", "Hot Chocolate", and "Believe".  There were also performances by our 4th and 5th grade percussion ensemble and 4th grade recorder ensemble pictured below.  Our art teacher, Ms. Lyn Riggs, created the background for the stage which included a picture of the bell from the movie.    We would like to give a special thanks to the FRES PTA, the FRES custodial staff, the third grade team, Ms. Lyn Riggs, and all of the other staff who worked hard to make the program a success!  We are looking forward to having a wonderful performance for the spring semester.

NC Symphony 2017

In September, the fourth grade students of Forestville went to see the North Carolina symphony perform.  Students heard works by Brahms, Copland, Khachaturian, and other composers.  Below are pictures from the field trip.

2017-2018 Ensemble Auditions

Chorus and percussion ensemble auditions will be held from Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 until Friday, September 8th, 2017.  Auditions will be held from 8:45 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. in the music room.  If you would like to audition for chorus, please prepare one school appropriate song lasting no more than two minutes.  If you would like to audition for percussion ensemble, please prepare to read and play rhythms in 4/4 time involving quarter notes, quarter rests, beamed eighth notes, and beamed sixteenth notes. I am looking forward to having an exciting year with all of our chorus and percussion ensemble members!

Lou Sanders Music Award 2017

Congratulations to Kelton Montague and Genesis Quezada-Lopez on being awarded the Lou Sanders Music Award! This award is given in honor of the late Lucian Sanders, Jr.  Mr. Sanders was the head custodian at Forestville for many years.  He died suddenly in August of 2014 after having a heart attack.  Students who receive the Lou Sanders Music Award show excellence in music and embody the spirit of Mr. Sanders.  Mr. Sanders was known for his comical nature, his love for talking to students and staff, and for supporting the staff in many ways. He was also known for working with a spirit of excellence.  Since there were many different aspects of Mr. Sanders' personality, two students were chosen to receive this reward to show the different facets of his character.

Kelton Montague was the first recipient of the 2017 Lou Sanders Music Award.  Kelton often shared his comedic nature with students and staff by telling funny stories and jokes to his peers and teachers.  Kelton also loved to talk in the same manner that Mr. Sanders did.  He often supported the music program by being willing to move and set-up equipment for rehearsals and performances.  Kelton was a member of the chorus and percussion ensemble.

Genesis Quezada-Lopez was the second recipient of the 2017 Lou Sanders Music Award.  Genesis displayed characteristics of Mr. Sanders' work ethic during the school year.  She always completed assignments in music class with excellence and was willing to support the chorus in any way that she could.  When soloists were absent during rehearsals she would step in as their substitute.  She also served the chorus by singing a solo on the Spring concert and she led the FRES class of 2017 in their class song entitled, "Best Day of My Life" by the American Authors.  Every time that she served as a substitute for her peers or performed with the chorus, she displayed a spirit of excellence in the same manner that Mr. Sanders did.

We congratulate Kelton Montague and Genesis Quezada-Lopez for all of their hard work this year and for carrying on the legacy of Mr. Lucian Sanders, Jr.!

Kelton Montague

Genesis Quezada-Lopez

Kelton and Genesis

Forestville's KYDZ Radio Show

            On Thursday, May 4th, 2017 the Forestville Road Music Department hosted its first KYDZ radio show as the 2017 spring musical production.  Students in our 4th and 5th grade chorus performed popular songs from the radio.  Some of the songs performed at the spring concert were "Best Day of My Life" by the American Authors, "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten, "Roar" by Katy Perry, "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars, and "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift.  Our 4th and 5th grade percussion ensemble also performed bucket accompaniments to popular songs like Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama". 
           The production included performances by the FRES dance troupe, the Knightdale High School percussion ensemble, and our 4th grade recorder ensemble.  We would like to give a special thanks to Ms. Lyn Riggs for making the KYDZ background for our stage (pictured above), the 4th grade team for supervising students in their rooms on the night of the concert, our custodial staff for setting up equipment for the show, the FRES stage crew, the PTA for selling food at the school's concession stand to provide our guest will refreshments during the show, and the parents and teachers who attended the show.  We would also like to thank every student who participated in the show to make it a success.  We are looking forward to putting on a great show in the fall!