Photos: Gilbert public school students experience East Valley Pops
Posted 3/5/24
On Friday, March 1, fifth- and sixth-grade band and orchestra students from eight Gilbert Public elementary schools traveled to Gilbert High School to hear the East Valley Pops Orchestra, a …
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Photos: Gilbert public school students experience East Valley Pops
Martin Konopacki
Darth Vader suddenly appeared as conductor Julie Mahoney led the East Valley Pops Orchestra in the "Star Wars" theme at a March 1 concert at Gilbert High School. Instrumental music students from eight Gilbert elementary schools attended the concert.
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From left, Burk Elementary's Emma Headley watches as Brynlee Jeppesen of Boulder Creek Elementary "earns" a cash award for her school with a correct answers to a musical question from East Valley Pops Orchestra conductor Julie Mahoney. Instrumental music students from eight Gilbert public elementary schools attended the March 1 concert at Gilbert High School.
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From left, student Brynlee Jeppesen of Boulder Creek School watches Emma Headley of Burk School receive a cash award from Julie Mahoney, EVPO’s conductor. During the concert at Gilbert High School the EVPO gifts money to students for their schools’ music education programs.
Martin Konopacki
Instrumental music programs from eight Gilbert public schools shared in $12,000 awarded to them by the East Valley Pops Orchestra in a March 1 concert at Gilbert High School. From left, Harris Elementary's Alyvia Gill looks on as Gilbert Elementary's Lila Patrick correctly answers a musical quiz from orchestra conductor Julie Mahoney to "win" money for her school's music program.
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Muire Nelms Taylor of Pioneer Elementary answers a music question from East Valley Pops Orchestra conductor Julie Mahoney. Muire claimed a $1,500 check for her school's music program. Watching at left is Hailey Long of Pioneer Elementary, which also received $1,500. The orchestra has awarded more than $28,000 to local public schools this month.
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From left, student Muire Nelms Taylor of Pioneer School looks on as Hailey Long of Pioneer School claims a $1,500 check for answering correctly the question from Julie Mahoney, EVPO’s conductor. During this concert at Gilbert High School the EVPO gifts money to students for their schools’ music education programs.
Martin Konopacki
Associate conductor Chris Perry leads the East Valley Pops Orchestra in the March 1 concert at Gilbert High School. Instrumental music students from eight Gilbert elementary schools attended the concert. The orchestra's final concert of the season is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 19 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Mesa.
On Friday, March 1, fifth- and sixth-grade band and orchestra students from eight Gilbert Public elementary schools traveled to Gilbert High School to hear the East Valley Pops Orchestra, a 75-musician group that’s been entertaining area audiences for more than four decades.
Julie Mahoney, a retired Mesa public school teacher in her 30th year as EVPO’s director, said the special concert was designed to entertain, engage and inspire students.
Gilbert Elementary public schools attending the March 1 concert: Boulder Creek, Burk, Harris, Islands, Playa del Ray, Gilbert, Oak Tree and Pioneer.
