Instrumental Music - Joseph Metzer, Director     metzejo@tulsaschools.org

IMPORTANT DATES FOR JULY & AUGUST 2008!

Band Camp for freshmen, any new students, and percussion starts Thursday, July 31 from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm and continues through Friday, August 1.

Band Camp will continue and include ALL band students Monday, August 4 through Friday, August 8 from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.  Students will meet in the Edison HS Band Room.

Be sure to wear shorts, a light colored shirt, and tennis shoes. (Please don't wear sandals, flip-flops; etc).

Bring plenty of water and eat breakfast as we DO NOT break for lunch.

The Spring Concert was a great success.  DVD videos will be available soon.  For info contact Mr. Metzer.

CHECK OUT OUR 2007-2008 EDISON GROUPS ON YOUTUBE!  Go to http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=edison+screaming+eagles&search_type=

CHECK OUT OUR 2006-2007 & 2007-2008 PICTURE GALLERY!  Go to http://gallery.mac.com/joemetzer

CONGRATULATIONS to the Screamin' Eagles Jazz Band for receiving 2nd Runner-Up at the OSSAA State Jazz Contest in Edmond on Wednesday, April 23, 2008!

Results from our 2008 Awards Reception:

Most Improved Band Student:

9^th grade – Carolyn DeFazio, 10^th grade – Nathan Nicholson, and 11^th grade – Andrea Cox

Outstanding Band Student:

9th grade – David Lutz, 10th grade – Philip Goree, and 11^th grade – Phoebe Richards 

Most Improved Orchestra Student:

9^th grade – Ashley Bear, 10^th grade – Harvey Crowder, and 11^th grade – Alicia Munoz

Outstanding Orchestra Student:

9^th grade – Erin Turner/Josh Rodriguez, 10^th grade – Jake Dodson, and 11^th grade – Rebecca Bearden

Most Improved Jazz Band Student:

9^th grade – Andy Twiss, 10^th grade – Ben Cowen, and 11^th grade – Katherine Alberty

Outstanding Jazz Band Student:

9^th grade – Stephen Schultz, 10^th grade – Taylor Johnson, and 11^th grade – Dustin Maxwell

Special Service Awards:

Abbey Haughey, Suzanne Mason, Dakota O’Neal, and Victoria Schoeffler

Drum Major Medallions:

Suzanne Mason and Phoebe Richards

 New Drum Majors 2008-2009:

Phoebe Richards, Taylor Johnson, and Anna Richards

SENIOR AWARDS:

Director’s Award for Orchestra:  Dakota O’Neal

NSOA Orchestra Award:  Michelle Goree

Director’s Award for Band:  Taylour Bunch

Patrick Gilmore Award:  Suzanne Mason

John Philip Sousa Award for Band:  Yen-Oanh Vo

Woody Herman Jazz Award:  Zhenya Yevtushenko

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award:  Amanda Mozingo

 I am very proud to announce that Edison has 4 students that have made the All-OMEA Honor Groups for 2007-2008.

 For All-State Orchestra:  Rebecca Bearden – 5^th chair/2^nd violin, Michelle Goree – 17^th chair/2^nd violin, and

Yen-Oanh Vo – 3^rd chair/clarinet

 For All-State Jazz Band:

Taylor Johnson – 2^nd chair

Congratulations to these outstanding music students!

Congratulations to our Metro Honor Jazz members from Edison for 2007-2008.

Rebecca Bearden - alto 2, Cassandra DeFazio - tenor 2, David Lutz - bari sax, Taylor Johnson - trombone 1, Katherine Alberty - trombone 2,

Ben Cowen - trumpet 1, Frank Sawyer - trumpet 2, Taylour Bunch - trumpet 3, Zhenya Yevtushenko - trumpet 4, Harvey Crowder - bass, and

Jay Sullivan - drumset

Congratulations to our Metro Honor Orchestra members from Edison for 2007-2008.

Erin Turner - violin 1/part 1, Michelle Goree - violin 4/part 1, Jessica Wisdom - violin 8/part 1, Peyton Kirkland - violin 4/part 2,

Brazhia Wren - violin 8/part 2, John Thomas - violin 9/part 2, Dakota O'Neal - violin 10/part 2, Jake Dodson - viola 1

Jon Martell - viola 2, Megan Dement - viola 6, Josh Rodriguez - cello 4, Amanda Mozingo - cello 5, Harvey Crowder - bass 1,

Rachel Hinten - flute 2, Philip Goree - clarinet 1, Yen-Oahn Vo - clarinet 2, David Lutz - Oboe  2, Jordan Haldane - horn 2,

Ben Cowen - trumpet 1, Katherine Alberty - tuba, and Nathan Nicholson - percussion 2.

Congratulations to our Metro Honor Band members from Edison for 2007-2008.

Betsy Hays - piccolo, Rachel Hinten - flute 5, Suzanne Mason - flute 9, Alaina Dillon - flute 10, Yen Oahn Vo - clarinet 1,

Philip Goree - clarinet 2, Amanda Mozingo - clarinet 4, David Huckett - clarinet 9, Cassandra DeFazio - clarinet 10,

Brittany Copeland - clarinet 11, Hannah Norton - clarinet 12, Brogan Spears - clarinet 13, Rebecca Bearden - alto sax 2,

Sara Young - alto sax 4, Troy Wood - tenor sax 2, Andy Twiss - baritone sax 1, David Lutz - oboe 2, Frank Sawyer - trumpet 3,

Zhenya Yevtushenko - trumpet 4, Andrea Cox - trumpet 5, Ben Cowen - trumpet 6, Taylor Johnson - trombone 1,

Jordan Haldane - french horn 1, Chris, John - baritone 3, Katherine Alberty - tuba 2, Nathan Nicholson - percussion 1,

Jay Sullivan - percussion 2, and Skylar Banning - percussion 6.

For instrumental year long calendar please visit: http://ical.mac.com/joemetzer/School

For Charms Music info please visit: http://www.charmsmusic.com

then enter edisonprepmusic as the school code in the parent/student login area

then enter your son/daughter's student id# without the leading 0  (If you encounter problems please email Mr. Metzer)

For QNC info click here

2006-07 Archive page click here.

For an overview of the Edison Instrumental Music Department, please click here.