Welcome to the
William A. Shine - Great Neck South High School
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Mr. Michael Schwartz, Department Head, Instrumental Music (Band and Orchestra)
Mr. Mark Boschen, Wind Ensemble, Instrumental Music
Dr. Janine Robinson, Vocal Music, Theory, Piano
Mr. Anthony Virgilio, Guitar and Music Technology
* 2019 NYC Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society "Young Musicians Concert" (Two ensembles)
* 2019 Long Island Regional Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society "Young Musicians Concert" (three ensembles)
* 2019 NAMM "Best Community For Music Education" in America
* 2019 Long Island Music Hall of Fame High School Music "Program of Excellence"
* Three Time "Grammy Signature School"
* Twenty years selected as a Lincoln Center Chamber Music winner
* Thirty-three Great Neck South High chamber music ensembles selected to perform
in the Lincoln Center "Young Musicians Concert".
* Thirteen years selected as a NAMM "Best Community for Music Education" in America
* Fifty years presenting annual opera productions fully staged with orchestra, costumes, professional opera drops, sung in the original language, and presented with English supertitles. (See our opera section for more details)
We hope that you will have an opportunity to browse through our various pages to learn more about our music classes, ensembles, performances and student accomplishments. Please scroll down below and click into the links above to view more about Great Neck South High Music.
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May 20-22 NYSSMA Majors @ Hofstra
May 23 Spring Concert I @ 7:30pm
May 27 GN Memorial Day Parade @ 9:30am
May 29 Senior Instrumental Concerto Night
May 31 Spring Concert II @ 7:30pm
June 4 Senior Awards @ 7:30pm
June 5 Pops Concert @ 7:30pm in auditorium
2019 NYC Alice Tully Hall "Young Musicians Concert" Chamber Music Winners
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Dear Mr. Schwartz,
Congratulations! The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is thrilled to let you know that the following ensembles have been selected for the 36th annual Young Musicians Concert, schedule to take place onThursday, May 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Alice Tully Hall:
Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle in A minor for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano, Op. 6
Maurice Ravel: Chanson Madécasses - Nahandove: Andante quasi allegretto
The competition was strong this year, with 40 ensembles applying from 22 schools in the Tri-State area. Your ensembles are two of 9 chosen for the concert.
We are delighted that the Chamber Music Society is able to provide a coaching session with CMS artists prior to the Young Musicians Concert for your selected ensemble on Sunday, April 14th. I will be in touch in the coming weeks to begin the scheduling process of the coaching session.
Unfortunately we were unable to accept all of the ensembles that applied from Great Neck South High School. We will honor the hard work and commendable level of performance of these ensembles with certificates, which will be put in the mail in the coming days.
In addition to you, your principal, and the parents of participating students, we welcome other interested students and teachers from your school to attend the concert. Let us know how many students and faculty will be attending at 212-875-5219 or gparisi@chambermusicsociety.org by April 26 . There is no charge for tickets, and we do not have a limit to the number of tickets available for each school. However, please let me know as soon as possible if you plan to bring a large group (over 50).
Thank you for the work that you do to bring chamber music into the lives of your students. The hard work and commitment it takes to reach the level we heard from the students is awe-inspiring for all of us at the Chamber Music Society.
Best wishes,
Grace Parisi
Education and Operations Manager
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Congratulations! The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is thrilled to let you know that the following ensembles have been selected for the 36th annual Young Musicians Concert, schedule to take place onThursday, May 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Alice Tully Hall:
Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle in A minor for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano, Op. 6
Maurice Ravel: Chanson Madécasses - Nahandove: Andante quasi allegretto
The competition was strong this year, with 40 ensembles applying from 22 schools in the Tri-State area. Your ensembles are two of 9 chosen for the concert.
We are delighted that the Chamber Music Society is able to provide a coaching session with CMS artists prior to the Young Musicians Concert for your selected ensemble on Sunday, April 14th. I will be in touch in the coming weeks to begin the scheduling process of the coaching session.
Unfortunately we were unable to accept all of the ensembles that applied from Great Neck South High School. We will honor the hard work and commendable level of performance of these ensembles with certificates, which will be put in the mail in the coming days.
In addition to you, your principal, and the parents of participating students, we welcome other interested students and teachers from your school to attend the concert. Let us know how many students and faculty will be attending at 212-875-5219 or gparisi@chambermusicsociety.org by April 26 . There is no charge for tickets, and we do not have a limit to the number of tickets available for each school. However, please let me know as soon as possible if you plan to bring a large group (over 50).
Thank you for the work that you do to bring chamber music into the lives of your students. The hard work and commitment it takes to reach the level we heard from the students is awe-inspiring for all of us at the Chamber Music Society.
Best wishes,
Grace Parisi
Education and Operations Manager
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
2019 Long Island Regional "Young Musicians Concert" Chamber Music Winner
Dear Mr. Schwartz,
Thank you for your submission to the Third Annual Young Musicians Long Island Regional Concert. Congratulations! The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is thrilled to let you know that the following ensembles have been selected for the concert scheduled to take place at Tilles Center at Long Island University on February 6th:
Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle, Op. 6
Presto ma non troppo
Johannes Brahms: Trio in A minor, Op. 114
1st movt. Allegro
Maurice Ravel: Chanson Madécasses
1. Nahandove. Andante quasi allegretto
We are delighted that the Chamber Music Society is able to provide a coaching session with a CMS artist prior to the Young Musicians Concert for your selected ensembles at Tilles Center on February 3. My colleague Grace Parisi will be in touch shortly to begin the scheduling process.
On behalf of all of us at the Chamber Music Society, thank you for the work that you do to bring chamber music into the lives of your students.
Best,
Derek
Derek Balcom
Director of Education
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Thank you for your submission to the Third Annual Young Musicians Long Island Regional Concert. Congratulations! The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is thrilled to let you know that the following ensembles have been selected for the concert scheduled to take place at Tilles Center at Long Island University on February 6th:
Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle, Op. 6
Presto ma non troppo
Johannes Brahms: Trio in A minor, Op. 114
1st movt. Allegro
Maurice Ravel: Chanson Madécasses
1. Nahandove. Andante quasi allegretto
We are delighted that the Chamber Music Society is able to provide a coaching session with a CMS artist prior to the Young Musicians Concert for your selected ensembles at Tilles Center on February 3. My colleague Grace Parisi will be in touch shortly to begin the scheduling process.
On behalf of all of us at the Chamber Music Society, thank you for the work that you do to bring chamber music into the lives of your students.
Best,
Derek
Derek Balcom
Director of Education
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
WILLIAM A. SHINE GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
2019 OPERA - 50th Golden Anniversary!
DIE FLEDERMAUS (The Bat)
Comic Operetta in Three Acts
Music by Johann Strauss
April 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm
April 13th "Gala Performance" begins at 7:00pm
See our opera section for information on previous opera productions
2018 South High Musical
"A Little Night Music"
Music by Stephen Sondheim
November 16 & 17, 2018
2018 Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society
"Young Musicians Program"
High School Chamber Music Competition
Three chamber music ensembles from the Great Neck South High School chamber music program have been selected as winners of the 2018 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center “Young Musicians Program” Long Island Region high school chamber music competition. Only eight ensembles from Long Island were selected from seven different high schools to perform in this years "Young Musicians Concert" which took place on Wednesday, February 7th at Hillwood Recital Hall at LIU Tilles Center. We congratulate Susan Fendt, soprano; Eli Goldberger, clarinet; Soyoung Park, piano; Sam Levine, flute; Christiana Claus, flute; Benjamin Rossen, piano and Anderson Gu, alto saxophone for their dedication in preparing chamber music works submitted for Lincoln Center consideration this year. Great Neck South High has a longstanding history with this competition dating back to 1998. Since that time, at least one ensemble from South High has been selected in nineteen out of a possible twenty-one years as a winner in this prestigious competition. We congratulate our Doppler trio which was also selected to perform in the NYC "Alice Tully Hall" Young Musicians Concert.
Doppler Trio
Performing at Alice Tull Hall, NYC in the Young Musicians Concert on May 3, 2018
The three Great Neck South High chamber music ensembles will perform the following repertoire:
Schubert - Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, “The Shepherd on the Rock”, D. 965
Susan Fendt, soprano
Eli Goldberger, clarinet
Soyoung Park, piano
Doppler - Andante et Rondo, Op. 25 for Two Flutes and Piano
Samuel Levine, flute I
Christiana Claus, flute II
Benjamin T. Rossen, piano
* Rossen - A Conversation with Piano and Alto Saxophone
*An Original Composition by Benjamin T. Rossen
Anderson Gu, alto saxophone
Benjamin T. Rossen, piano
*Winner of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
NY State Competition for Composition Senior Division (Ages 15—18) and
Eastern Division of the MTNA Composition Competition.
Ben won 3rd Place as a National Finalist in the MTNA Composition Competition.
Schubert - Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, “The Shepherd on the Rock”, D. 965
Susan Fendt, soprano
Eli Goldberger, clarinet
Soyoung Park, piano
Doppler - Andante et Rondo, Op. 25 for Two Flutes and Piano
Samuel Levine, flute I
Christiana Claus, flute II
Benjamin T. Rossen, piano
* Rossen - A Conversation with Piano and Alto Saxophone
*An Original Composition by Benjamin T. Rossen
Anderson Gu, alto saxophone
Benjamin T. Rossen, piano
*Winner of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
NY State Competition for Composition Senior Division (Ages 15—18) and
Eastern Division of the MTNA Composition Competition.
Ben won 3rd Place as a National Finalist in the MTNA Composition Competition.
It was an honor to have Dr. William A. Shine (former Superintendent of Schools and namesake of Great Neck South High)
and Susan Shine join us at the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society's 2nd Annual Long Island Regional "Young Musicians Concert".
Soyoung Park, Susan Fendt, Eli Goldberger at the Tilles Center for their chamber music coaching
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Christiana Claus, Ben Rosen, Sam Levine with their coach at the Tilles Center
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Ben Rossen and Anderson Gu with their coach after their coaching session.
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Calendar
Music Faculty
Student Accomplishments
Music Community Outreach
Accoladades
South High Chamber Music, Opera & Solo Piano Performance
Great Neck Public Library - Sunday, February 4, 2018
South High Holiday Brass
Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Boschen, Dr. Manuel - December 22, 2017
South High Jazz Band at Westbury Manor
Mr. Schwartz - December 14, 2017
Mr. Schwartz and the Jazz Band at Westbury Manor for the Great Neck Retired Teacher's Association performance on December 14, 2017
MCO - Music Community Outreach at Northwell
Stern Center for Rehabilitation
Mr. Schwartz & Dr. Robinson - December 12, 2017
Mr. Schwartz and Dr. Robinson with Music Community Outreach (instrumental and vocal) perform at the Stern Center for Rehabilitation on December 12, 2017.
South High Vocal - Great Neck Inn Holiday Tree Lighting
Dr. Robinson - December 3, 2018 & December 6, 2017
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Dr. Robinson and members of our vocal program spreading holiday cheer at the Great Neck Inn on December 6, 2017.
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"The Sound of Music" - South High Musical 2017-2018
NYSSMA Dates 2018/2019
Great Neck — Piano 1-6, March 15/16 at Great Neck North High
Manhasset — Level 1-4, March 25/26 at Manhasset High School
Uniondale — Classical Guitar, March 29/30 at Uniondale High School
Herricks — Level 5-6, April 12/13 at Herricks High School
Syosset — All-State Jazz, Jazz Voice & Harp, May 10-11 at Syosset High School
Hicksville — All-State, May 17/18 Hicksville High School
Hofstra — NYSSMA Majors, May 20-22 at Hofstra University
Great Neck — Piano 1-6, March 15/16 at Great Neck North High
Manhasset — Level 1-4, March 25/26 at Manhasset High School
Uniondale — Classical Guitar, March 29/30 at Uniondale High School
Herricks — Level 5-6, April 12/13 at Herricks High School
Syosset — All-State Jazz, Jazz Voice & Harp, May 10-11 at Syosset High School
Hicksville — All-State, May 17/18 Hicksville High School
Hofstra — NYSSMA Majors, May 20-22 at Hofstra University