Southeastern High School Orchestra

The mission of the Hamilton Southeastern High School Orchestra Program is to challenge, inspire, understand, and represent through the art and communication of music performance.

HSEHS Southeastern Orchestra, Families!

Fall is upon us and the classes are in full swing as we prepare for our Fall Concert in October! We have been working on various techniques through our warm ups each day and this week all classes had their first playing assessment. This was a skills assessment that focused on a technique that we have been working on over the last couple of weeks. All assessments should be finished up by the end of this week. The students have been doing an excellent job! As a reminder, any student who scored lower than a 90% should retake the assessment for full points.

We have several important announcements and updates below so please take a moment to read through.

Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have!

Heather Nieto, Director of Orchestras

Charles Kunz, Associate Director of Orchestras

Taylor Lewis, Student Teacher, Indiana University

Our Fan Pledge Fundraiser Kickoff will take place on Tuesday, September 12th during school, Pathways A&B. The Fan Pledge company is a great way for us to raise money for our orchestra program with minimal effort for you and us. Unlike traditional fundraisers, there is nothing to sell and all information is kept private and never shared with any third party. Please take a moment to review the attached information below "2023 HSE Orchestra Contact Entry Instruction Sheet..." You can create your account and add your contacts anytime before the 12th. Additionally, after the 12th you can begin sharing the link with family and friends so they can donate!

Financial transparency is important to us. Please review the Southeastern Accounts infographic below to better understand how we use the money we are raising this Fall and in the Spring.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

Southeastern Orchestra Spiritwear will be available from 9.18-9.29! Keep an eye on the orchestra website and your email. We will update you with the link for ordering in the coming weeks!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH @ 7:00PM is our first concert of the year. All orchestras will be performing that night Don't forget to get your tickets through Purple Pass. Tickets are $8.00 Adults - $5.00 Seniors/Students and $10.00 for the livestream. Livestream tickets are not yet available. Keep checking the website for more information.

Reminder: Concert attire information can be found on the "Family Resources" page on the orchestra website. While we do not currently charge for tux rental, there may be a cleaning fee in the future.

Camerata, Philharmonic, and Serenata

Students should be wearing "Informal Performance Dress". Informal means all black. Dress pants/skirt, dress shirt, black dress shoes.

Symphony
Students should wear a nice black dress, black dress shoes, and black tux. The Southeastern Orchestras have tux jackets and bow ties for students. However, those wearing tuxes, must provide their own tux pants, tux shirt and dress shoes.

We are looking for concert black clothing donations. If you have nice black attire that you are willing to donate, we'll take it! We are looking for the following items. All items should be clean and gently used.

• Tux jackets (black)
• Tux pants (black)
• Tux shirts (white)
• Floor length dresses (black)-can be short sleeve, long sleeve, or sleeveless, but not strapless or spaghetti strap
• Dress shoes (black)

We strongly encourage families to help students get involved with private lessons. Whether your orchestra student is trying to push to the next challenge with their playing or needing extra help, private lessons are an excellent way to go. For your convenience we have included a link to our Private Lesson teacher list. The highlighted teachers are highly recommended and are aware that they are on our list. Please feel free to reach out to them directly. We will also keep the linked button with the buttons at the bottom of our newsletter for you throughout the year.

Email: hnieto@hse.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.southeasternorchestras.org/
Phone: 317-594-4190 --8705

Email: ckunz@hse.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.southeasternorchestras.org/
Phone: 317-594-4190 --8722

Hi everyone! My name is Taylor Lewis, and I am student teaching with Mrs. Nieto and Mr. Kunz this semester. I wanted to formally introduce myself so you have a better idea of who is working with your wonderful children! I went to the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University for my undergrad in violin performance, and am now finishing my masters in music education. I have always had a passion for teaching, and am excited to finally commit to it full time in a public school setting. As much as your students will be learning from me, I want to emphasize that I will equally be learning from them. Taking my course work knowledge and executing it in a classroom setting has been a new, exciting, and even a little scary, experience. But, with Mrs. Nieto’s and Mr. Kunz’s extensive knowledge and experience, it has been an extremely rewarding experience thus far. Your students are welcoming, responsive, and a pleasure to teach. I am excited to grow with them throughout the semester!