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Video: Choir Students Make it to Districts

Alex Lamb — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:23:21 +0000

The KMEA district choir concert took place on Dec. 3 at SM South. Of the 16 East students who tried out, 6 made it: seniors Maddie Sullivan, Amy Bonds and juniors Max Duncan, Chase Ainsworth and Vanessa Daves and sophomore Justin Armer.

Artist of the Week: Ali Felman

Andrew Beasley — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:00:21 +0000

Name: Ali Felman

Grade: 11

Instrument: Viola

Group: Juliet Quartet

Training: School Orchestra, Stringendo

Current Piece: JS Bach’s Cello Suite iii

Chamber Choir Announced for 2011-12

The Harbinger Online Staff — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:46:51 +0000

Chambers 2011-2012

Chase Ainsworth

Nathan Are

Amy Bonds

Camille Breckenridge

Drew Broeckelman

Steven Cook

Max Duncan

Jack Haverty

Andrew Herst

Kellyn Harrison

Ian Harmon

Tori Holt

Kurt Jensen

Abby McNitt

Abby Moore

Mason Pashia

Tommy Petrie

Kasha Prinzing

Christiana Reene

Rob Simpson

Meghan Spivak

Meg Stanley

Maddie Sullivan

Maggie Thomas

Video: Spring Orchestra Concert

The Harbinger Online Staff — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:56:44 +0000

The SME Orchestra plays a concert with a unique glowing twist.

Gallery: Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band Concert

Samantha Bartow — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:55:13 +0000

A Jazz Band Concert was held on Wednesday, February 23, from 7:00 p.m. The Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band classes showcased pieces that they have been working on for the past semester. To see a video of their performance, click here.

Video: Blue Knights and Blue Notes Jazz Band Concert

The Harbinger Online Staff — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:33:26 +0000

Video: Insight into Musical’s Pit Band

Drew Broeckelman — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:09:20 +0000

Winter Orchestra Concert

Nathan Walker — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:15:47 +0000

Video: Marching Band Performs After Homecoming Game

The Harbinger Online Staff — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:50:24 +0000

The marching band performs three songs from the Magical Mystery Tour 2010 show, with music by The Beatles, after the Homecoming game against Blue Valley North on Oct. 15.

Video: The Musical Revue – Behind the Scenes

Natalie Parker — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:29:37 +0000

Students in the theatre and choir departments share their opinions on being in the Musical Revue, which will be performed Sept. 30 and Oct. 1-2 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Video: Lancer Day Football Game Halftime Show

The Harbinger Online Staff — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:09:52 +0000

Watch a recording of the band and drumline play at the halftime show of the Sept. 2 football game against SM Northwest.

Video: Spring Choir Concert

Logan Heley — Sat, 29 May 2010 05:03:52 +0000

Gallery: Performing Arts Assembly

The Harbinger Online Staff — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:14:03 +0000

Camina Burina

The Harbinger Online Staff — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:38:12 +0000

A collaboration with the Kansas City Wind Symphony in the Johnson Country Community College, the choir recorded this 24-song album in 2004. With guest singers and a strong combination of talent, voice, and instrument, the album is favorably held in East legend.

2010 Winter Musical – Footloose

Lindsey Hartnett — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:56:33 +0000

Masterworks Concert

The Harbinger Online Staff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:30:41 +0000

The Choir and orchestra performed “A Night in Vienna” on Friday, March 5 at a downtown church. The video is still being processed, however, we were able to pull off the audio from the concert and convert it to mp3. This sound file is available for download below.

Thanks to Mr. Mueller for filming and recording the concert.

To download, right click (Mac users Control+Click), and select “Download Linked File” or “Save Link As…”

Click to download the Masterworks mp3

A Day in the Choir Room

Lindsey Hartnett — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:50:40 +0000

Soundslide by Lindsey Hartnett and Anna Marken.

Orchestra – KSMEA State Auditions

Nathan Simpson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:55:39 +0000

Photos by Nathan Simpson

Blue Notes and Blue Knights Feb. 9 Concert

Tim Shedor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:01:42 +0000

The Blue Notes and Blue Knights played an hour long set last Tuesday in the Dan Zollars Auditorium.

Marching Band

smephotos.com — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:40:31 +0000

A staple of every football halftime show, the marching band performs with the drill team at nearly every home game. They practice through first hour, regardless of the mud, sloppy field conditions, or rain.

Jazz Night 2009

The Harbinger Online Staff — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:40:54 +0000

A date celebrated by graphically-dominated T-Shirts and favorable designs, the annual SME Jazz Night serves as not only a huge entertainment night but also as a fundraiser for the SME Jazz program. It even made the cover of a 2007-2008 Harbinger. The performance below are the recordings of the Blue Knights, the upper-jazz band in the program.

SME Jazz Band-Blue Knights and Blue Notes

The Harbinger Online Staff — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:45:21 +0000

Two of Kansas’ best jazz bands reside in the new music rooms at Shawnee Mission East. Under the direction of Kim Harrison, the Notes, the lower jazz band, and the Knights, the upper jazz band, strive for the best at Essential Ellington and at the Baker Jazz Festival.

Drumline and Percussion

The Harbinger Online Staff — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:28:13 +0000

The drumline, a traditional staple to the post-half-time show by the marching band, has been a fan favorite of East students in recent years. The Winter Concert in December, their first indoor performance, is another sort of tradition. The new percusssionists perform the “Rock Trap,” a sort of right of passage into the drumming ranks that involves slaps, hits, and shouts over sticks and toms.

Jazz Band at the Baker Festival 2009

The Harbinger Online Staff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:44:43 +0000

At the annual pilgrimmage to the Baker Festival in Colorado, the Blue Knights jazz band received straight 1s- the highest honor a high school band could receive at that competition. They played the four songs that are listed below.

Winter Concert 2009

The Harbinger Online Staff — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:53:58 +0000

Nearly every musical program at East hosts a seasonal production, and the audio below comes directly from the band’s production. This is one of the few indoor performances by the full band-the marching band without marching-before they split into Concert and Symphonic divisions and allow freshmen to join. The concert also features “Rock Trap,” the percussion line’s initiation number for all new-comers into the program.

Chipotle Tour

smephotos.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:03:39 +0000

Every year, the men’s choir travels to feeder elementary and middle schools, singing for the student body at assemblies. The escapade takes a full day to complete, but the group stops at a nearby Chipotle before every stop to litterally sing for their supper.

Choraliers in Nashville (with Sheryl Crow)

The Harbinger Online Staff — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:48 +0000

As a part of the annual choir tradition, the program makes a pilgrimage to a famous musical site and offers a special, unique performance. Two years ago, Carnegie Hall. Last year, Nashville. This year, a European tour during Spring Break.

The performance recordings and pictures below were made possible through Choir parent Shelle Jensen. After becoming good friends with Sheryl Crow, before she became a big-league singer, Jensen kept in touch with Ms. Crow. She set-up the studio appearance with some of the choir’s singers as they performed Ms. Crow’s hits, as well as East classics.

Orchestra Collage Concert

The Harbinger Online Staff — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:52:48 +0000

Performing in the Spring of 2009, the Orchestra performed a medley of some of their greatest songs from recent years. It was performed at Shawnee Mission West due to East construction, but the musicians were strong nonetheless, as displayed in this complete video of their performance.

SME Choir

The Harbinger Online Staff — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:40:27 +0000

The Shawnee Mission East Choir, a program unrivaled by any other in the school for its massive and grand tendencies, has had it’s share of ups and downs in recent years. After former choir director Tracy Resseguie left in 2007, he took the Blue Moon (a massive talent show hosted in the auditorium, usually sold out), but was succeeded by. Ken Foley, and the program continues to thrive under his direction. The choir has traveled to Ireland, Carnegie Hall, and plans a European tour this Spring Break.

Concert Choir is the preliminary choir for incoming students. No auditions are required, and it is typically the largest choir.

Chansonettes and Varsity choir are the next step up after concert choir.

Choraliers is a combination of junior and senior choir members.

Chamber Choir is a select group 24 students chosen from the entire choir program. Singers must audition to become a part of this choir.Chambers is often booked to sing at small community events, such as retiring homes or church services, and they often travel the halls singing carols during Christmas-time.

All photos by Anna Petrow and Lindsey Hartnett.

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SME Jazz and Concert Band

The Harbinger Online Staff — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:40:22 +0000

The SME band program features a wide array of East musicians-it is home to brass, wind, and percussionists. The marching band plays almost every half-time show at home football games in the fall, accompanied by a closing performance by the drumline. The Jazz program hosts an upper and lower band as well as Jazz Night. And it in the cold, un-marchable months, the program oversees the Concert and Symphonic bands, as well as exchanging several musicians with the orchestra. Below are all the recordings that the Harbinger Online has currently received. If you, or know of someone who has, have anymore recordings of the band, video of the marching festivals, or any other sort of media, please e-mail us at smeharbingeronline@gmail.com