MeritFest 2009 will take place on
Thursday, April 30 & Friday, May 1st.
(Please see below for list of sites by day.)
The mandatory warm-up rehearsal is from 9:30 to 10:30
and the concert is from 11 to 12:30.
Both rehearsal and concert are at:
Symphony Center
220 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
Concert dress is a white shirt and dark pants/skirt.
The concert is free and open to the public!!!!!!!!
For further information, please call 312-786-9428, ext. 602 or 692.
MeritFest is our annual spring celebration of the accomplishments of our instrumental and choral Bridges students. It is a two day event held at Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Starting in January, students will begin learning the concert pieces with their Merit teachers. For MeritFest, they will join musical forces with their Bridges peers from all over Chicago and NW Indiana to perform these works as part of large ensembles. Making music in such a large group and also the magnificent setting of Symphony Center make for an unforgettable experience for many of our students.
Please note that, with very few exceptions, first year instrumental students are not yet advanced enough to participate in MeritFest. We do welcome and encourage them however to still attend the concert as an audience member. Being a part of the audience at MeritFest is a wonderful way for students to gain inspiration so that they will be ready to participate the following year!
Final determination of which students will perform is at the discretion of Merit teachers. Students must know their music extremely well and have excellent records of attendance and behavior.
In almost all cases, Merit will provide bussing between Bridges sites and Symphony Center. Merit will confirm all arrangement with site administrators who can then communicate the information to students and parents.
Please check the list below to know which day your Bridges site will be performing at MeritFest! (Due to their large numbers, St Paul’s students will split by grade levels between the two days.)
Thursday, April 30th: Band, Choir, Guitar, Marimba
Alcott Elementary
Bell Elementary
Books, Brushes and Bands
Burley Elementary
Carson Elementary
Falconer Elementary
Garvey Elementary
Holy Cross
Marsh Elementary
Marshall Middle School
Nixon Elementary
Proviso Science and Math Academy
Reilly Elementary
Ruiz Elementary
St. Patricks
St Paul
Shoesmith Elementary
Stewart Elementary
Talcott Elementary
University of Chicago Charter School
Friday, May 1st: Strings, Choir, Ethnic Percussion, Piano
Barton Elementary
Beasley Academic Center
Blaine Elementary
Burbank Elementary
Chicago Academy
Collins High School
Columbia Explorers’ Academy
Dodge Elementary
Howe Elementary
Jackson Language Academy
Jordan Community School
Kelly High School
Kipling Elementary
Kozminski Community Academy
Lafayette Elementary
LaSalle Language Academy
Morton Elementary Career Academy
Murray Language Academy
National Teachers Academy
Nobel Elementary
Pershing Magnet
Princeton AC Elementary
Pulaski Elementary
Reavis Elementary
Salazar Elementary
St Paul
St. Sabina
Sherman Elementary
Tarkington School of Excellence
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