Olmsted Academy South Middle School
Celebrating Women & Music in our Schools
Wednesday, March 4th 2015 6:00 PM Southwest Regional Library
Composers & Schools in Concert
Composers and Schools in Concert is a nationwide nonprofit organization that supports music education and the creation and performance of contemporary music. Their aim is to expose and engage students in the concepts, techniques, and skills underlying contemporary music composition. They work towards this aim through three programs: composer commissions, composer workshops and a score library geared for young performers.
Ruth Elaine Schram, composer Ruth Elaine Schram became a full-time composer and arranger in 1992 and now has over 2,000 published works. Over seventeen million copies of her songs have been purchased in their various venues, and she has been a recipient of the ASCAP Special Award each year since 1990. In addition to her choral music for church and school choirs, her songs appear on thirty albums (four of which have been Dove Award Finalists) and numerous children’s videos, including sixteen songs on four gold videos, and four songs on one multiplatinum video. Her songs have also appeared on such diverse television shows as “The 700 Club” and HBO’s acclaimed series “The Sopranos.”
Band Selection
Director Brad Byrum
Welcome Principal Angela Allen Introduction K. Michelle Lewis JCPS District Music Specialist Student Presentations Women in Science Women in Literacture Women Entreprenuers Women in Math Women in Performing Arts Women in Athletics Orchestra Selection
Dirctor Courtney Schisler
Musum to Go Exhibit Women in Visual Arts
Women Working for Change Ms. Laura Ryan-Kessler
Monologues Ms. Sharonda Holmes Interpretive Dance
Ms. Janet Bishop
Orchestra Selection Introduction of Guest Composer Chorus Selection Dirctor DeAnna Gray World Premiere- “The Face of Courage� composed by Ruth Elaine Scham and Olmsted Academy South students *Conducted by composer Ruth Elaine Schram Reception
Special Thanks We would like to thank all supporters, teachers and staff who made this event possible including Ms. Angela Allen, Ms. Michelle Lewis, Ms. Nichelle Anthony, Ms. Lisa Oman (Composers & Schools in Concert), Ms. Ruth Elaine Schram, Ms. Ursula Wade, Ms. Erin Yates, Ms. Monique Brown (Women in Science), Ms. Melissa Davis (Women in Science), Ms. Athraa Alabudy (Women in Math), Ms. Leeann Gooch (Women Entrepreneurs), Ms. Heather Eaton (Women in the Performing Arts), Ms. Laura Ryan-Kessler (Women in Visual Arts), Ms. Jamie Powell (Women in Athletics), Ms. Jaclyn Feezor-Jones (Women in Literature), Ms. Courtney Schisler, Mr. Brad Byrum, Ms. Sharonda Holmes, Ms. Janet Bishop, Mr. Neal Anderson, Ms. Rachel Smith (Southwest Regional Library), Ms. Rebecca Maddox (Southwest Regional Library).