The acclaimed Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Music Department will present its Winter Chamber Ensembles Concert on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 PM.
This year's concert will feature student musicians from Grades 11 & 12 Chamber Music, Dr. Aaron Patterson's woodwind studio, and Mrs. Rachel Hart's strings studio.
The program will include arrangements such as Latin favorite "Tico-Tico no Fuba" and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee", as well as an engaging strings and oboe trio work by a contemporary of Mozart and an eastern-European lullaby penned by an obscure 20th-century composer. The Woodwind Ensemble will perform their rendition of a "musical clock" by Beethoven, and the underclassmen string quartet will present an invigorating finale from Dvorak's "American" quartet.
Tickets are $8 General Admission and are available at CharterArts.org or at the door.
ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS MUSIC DEPARTMENT::
The Charter Arts Music Department offers a rigorous music education taught by award-winning and accomplished faculty that develops students into well-rounded and professional musicians and vocalists.
The instrumental music curriculum includes classes in classical, jazz, and contemporary music styles while performing in large ensembles that include Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Latin Music Ensemble, Wind Ensemble and Contemporary Music Ensemble as well as small ensembles that include strings, guitar and percussion. Students enjoy individual and small setting technique classes with a music faculty member who specializes in their instrument. These specialists include bass (electric and upright), brass, guitar, percussion, piano, strings, and woodwinds.
The vocal music curriculum includes tracks in classical art song, musical theatre, and pop/contemporary that allow students to focus and hone their skills with one-on-one instruction by professional voice specialists. In addition, the Singer/Songwriter track includes Songwriting, Music Production and Contemporary Music Performance Practices
ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS:
Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school, funded by Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars, that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative or performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: Dance, Instrumental Music, Literary Arts, Production Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts, or Vocal Music.
Charter Arts' rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
An award-winning, nationally recognized institution, Charter Arts is ranked #1 Best Charter High School in PA and #1 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche's 2026 Best Schools in America Rankings. The school also placed among the Top 10 Charter Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Schools Rankings.
Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about the music program and the school are encouraged to attend an Open House event on December 6th or request a tour. Visit CharterArts.org for information and to RSVP.
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