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NH MAGAZINE names GHS Music Dept. “BEST OF NH 2011”

NH MAGAZINE names Goffstown High School Music Department “BEST OF NH 2011” for Ambitious Theatre Group. 

 

(GOFFSTOWN – June 9, 2011)   The GHS Music Department has been selected by New Hampshire Magazine as “Best of NH 2011” for “Most Ambitious Theatre”. The high school’s recent performance of “Phantom of the Opera” attracted the attention of the editors. The winners will be feted at a celebration that each year draws more than 1,500 people. It’s happening on Thursday, June 23, at Manchester’s Verizon Wireless Arena from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event’s ticket sales will benefit the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of New Hampshire Catholic Charities.

It’s a special year — the 10th anniversary — and the party promises to be the best ever! With food and drink from more than 60 winners, non-stop entertainment and door prizes galore, including an all-inclusive seven-day trip to a luxury resort in Jamaica, courtesy of MilneTravel/American Express Vacation and Travel Impressions/American Express Vacations.

"This event was a hit from the very start," says Rick Broussard, editor of New Hampshire Magazine. "And with 10 years of experience, I think we've proven that it has staying power. To celebrate our anniversary, we’re taking things up a notch."

Months of discussion and planning will have gone into a fresh new atmosphere at the Verizon Wireless Arena and an even more dynamic line up of cuisine, music, talent and celebrity.  But just like every year, one ticket buys your way into the complete experience of food and fun.

To guarantee tickets, call (603) 868-7300, log on to http://www.ticketmaster.com or http://www.bestofnh.com. To ensure the best experience, only a limited number of tickets will be available to this grand celebration.

Presenting sponsor Southwest Airlines is the Official Airline of the Best of NH Party. Other sponsors include FairPoint Communications, AutoFair, Catholic Medical Center, Hannaford, Bacardi, CIGNA HealthCare of New Hampshire and Anheuser-Busch. Media sponsors are WMUR-TV, 95.7fm WZID and WXRV The River 92.5.

The Food Bank, the largest non-profit food distribution center in the state, obtains and distributes donated and purchased food to more than 400 registered agencies that in turn provide the food to hungry people in New Hampshire through soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, and elderly and children’s programs.

New Hampshire Magazine is the state’s largest lifestyle magazine. It is part of McLean Communications of Manchester, a publishing company that also includes New Hampshire Business Review, New Hampshire Home, Parenting New Hampshire and BRIDE.

Goffstown High School Summer Theatre Announces July Musicals

Goffstown High School Summer Theater Program presents three weekends of musical entertainment featuring actors and actresses of all ages accompanied by live orchestra. Enjoy family favorites in the air-conditioned Hieber Theatre at Goffstown High School, 27 Wallace Road.  Group rates available – schedule your summer camp, day care, and senior groups now!  Call 703-2791 for more information.

The Sound of Music:  Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 at 7:30 PM.  Matinees on Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10 at 2 PM.  $10 adults/$7 students/seniors

Spelling Bee:  Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 at 7:30 PM.   $10/adults/$7 students & seniors.

Disney’s Aladdin Kids & Mulan Jr (double feature):  Friday, July 22 at 10 AM, 2 PM and 7 PM.   $5 general admission.

Song & Dance Revue:  Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 PM.  $10 adults/$7 students & seniors.

Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at Goffstown High School main office or mail order. Send your check, number/type of tickets needed and date/time of performance you’d like to attend to:  GHS Music Department, Goffstown High School, 27 Wallace Rd., Goffstown, NH 03045. Your tickets will be held for pick-up at the performance.

For more information, contact Josh Desrochers at 497-4841 x 5359 or e-mail ghs_music@goffstown.k12.nh.us, or visit the school website at www.goffstown.k12.nh.us.

GHS Got Talent!

GHS Got Talent Show
Thurs. 5/26 -- 7pm -- Hieber Theater
$10 adults   $7 students
Proceeds benefit GHS Student Council and GHS Music Department

GHS Vocal Ensemble Presents Choral Concert

GHS Select Vocal Ensemble & Belmont High School Chorus
Free Choral Concert
Friday 5/27 -- 12:30 pm -- St. Anselm Abbey Church
A free will donation will be collected to benefit the Abbey Church and the Goffstown Food Network

GHS Auditions for The Sound of Music

The GHS Music Department announces Community Auditions for it's summer 2011 production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
While we normally cast our shows with high school students and recent graduates, we are specifically looking for children (von Trapps) and adult women to fill out the Abbey Choir (nuns).

Tuesday May 17 6-8pm
Wednesday May 18 3-5pm

Goffstown High School Music Department

You do not have to come both days.  Please RSVP for the day of your choice via e-mail to ghs_music@goffstown.k12.nh.us, or by calling 497-4841 x 5359

A cast list will be posted online Wednesday evening, and the cast's first meeting will be Thursday 5/19 at 6pm.  Adult Rehearsal commitment is  one to two nights a week until the last two weeks of production.  The show goes up the weekend of July 8-9.

For more information, visit our website at http://goffstown.k12.nh.us/GHS/index.php/music

GHS Piano Benefit Concert March 17

Goffstown High School Music Department hosts rescheduled piano benefit concert March 17.

 The Goffstown High School Music Department invites the public to enjoy featured performers Christopher Gantner, piano, and Aubrie Dionne, flute (Alura Ensemble), as well as current and former GHS music students and Chamber Festival participants on Thursday, March 17 at 7 PM in the Hieber Theater.

The purchase of a $5 GHS Piano Pin (available from the GHS Music Department) is your admission to this concert, which will also earn discounted admission at the Spring Concert in May.  Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a grand piano – a long-awaited asset to the GHS Music community.

Josh Desrochers, GHS Music Department teacher, states, “The music program has an incredible opportunity. The program has made-do for many years with two well-worn upright pianos which are well past their prime. Recently, we were given the opportunity to purchase a 2002 pre-owned Yamaha C-5 grand piano in new condition for $19,990. This piano sells new for $45,000. The fundraising goal is $10,000. We have received support from the GHS parent group and a number of contributors in the Goffstown community who will be recognized at the concert. Any donation, large or small, is appreciated.”   

A plaque representing major benefactors ($500 and more) will be presented to the school to be permanently displayed in the GHS Hieber Theater. Contributors of $25+ will be listed in concert program books throughout the year.

If you can help, please make out your check to “GHS MUSIC” and send it to Goffstown High School Music Department, 27 Wallace Road, Goffstown, NH 03045. For more information, contact Josh Desrochers at 497-4841 x 5359.