OSBORNE MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

DIRECTORS: CARL RIEKE & FRANK FOLDS

Osborne Middle School is located in Hoschton, Georgia. The school opened in the fall of 2004 and has a rich history of outstanding student involvement in all fine arts programs. The Osborne Orchestra program averages between 300 to 325 students in sixth through eighth grades each year. The orchestras have received straight superior ratings at Large Group Performance Evaluation for the past seven years. Osborne Orchestras have performed at the Georgia State Orchestra Festival, the Kennesaw State University Orchestra Invitational, the Governor’s Mansion, and many other local venues in Gwinnett County. The Osborne Honor Orchestra, consisting of 40-45 of the most advanced string players at the school, is the face of the Osborne orchestra program in the community and gives ten to fifteen performances each year.

Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1...............................................................................George Frideric Handel

Divertimento in D Major, K. 136..................................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. By Dr. Richard Bell III. Presto

(Commissioned by the Osborne Middle School Orchestra)

O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi)........................Giacomo Puccini, arr. By James “Red” McLeod

La Danse Petite...........................................................................Claude Debussy, arr. By James Meredith

Hawkeye’s Shuffle...................................................................................................................Tim Aucoin

(Commissioned by the Osborne Middle School Orchestra)

A Riverside Celebration....................................................................................................Brian Balmages