Virtual Arts Festival
Welcome to Minnetonka Schools first Virtual Arts Festival!
The Minnetonka Schools Arts Festival is an annual celebration of the arts in our District. Check this page often to view students art displays, theatre performances, concerts and more! This year, to support social distancing and still honor our amazing students, we've moved to a virtual collection of work.
Music
MMW 8th Grade Online Concert Recordings
MMW 6th and 8th graders created an online concert where they wrote program notes, played their concert pieces, and then put it together in a presentation. They even dressed for the occasion! The two recordings feature 8th graders Andy Petouvis and Annabelle Fung.
Abandoned Funhouse
Clear Springs orchestra students sent in individual recordings and their teacher mixed them together to sound like an ensemble. Briley Hanson is the student conductor.
Harry Potter Theme
Violin solo performed by Clear Springs Elementary student Maggie Kocher
Avengers Theme
Violin quartet performed by Clear Springs Elementary students Maya Johnson, Maya Godfrey, Oliya Khamseh, and Alana Briggs mixed together digitally.
This Land is Your Land
Harmonica solo performed by Clear Springs Elementary student Nikki Burdette
Seven Nation Army
Guitar solo performed by Clear Springs Elementary student Nathan Corbusier
Chips Theme
Violin solo performed by Clear Springs Elementary student Elena Songstad
On the Radio
Aiden Griffin did a virtual performance for his family for the Clear Springs second grade performance. He is singing the song called “On the Radio.” He got dressed up and popped popcorn for his family.
Abandoned Funhouse
Clear Springs orchestra students sent in individual recordings and their teacher mixed them together to sound like an ensemble. Briley Hanson is the student conductor.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Emily Ambrose (Clear Springs) submitted a song on the recorder, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” She learned how to play an F# with this song. Emily has been a rockstar on her recorder during E-learning.
F Major and C7 Major on Ukulele
Mira Barnes (Clear Springs) submitted an assignment on the ukulele to show that she can play the F Major chord and the C7 Major chord.
Original Piece
Giabella Klobucar wrote this original piece and accompanies herself on the piano. Gia is a fourth grader at Clear Springs this year.
Bach Minuette
A tricky violin solo played by Clear Springs Elementary student Kyle Drew.
Big Yellow Taxi
MHS Seniors Gabby Jore and Emma Tripp perform "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell.
Paper Rings
Sophia Thieringer and Elizabeth Smith, both 5th graders from Clear Springs, are continuing their orchestra practice together remotely. This week they had fun performing a duet of their favorite Taylor Swift song, "Paper Rings."
Let it Go (from Frozen)
Cello solo performed by Clear Springs Elementary student Evangeline Fung
Champion Biek theme
Some students are composing their own music, either on their instruments, or electronically on Garageband. Attached is one song a student created on their iPad.
MHS Coffeehouse at Home
Check out @tonka.coffeehouse on Instagram for videos of Minnetonka High School students performing at the virtual Coffeehouse Club
Jingle Bells
Listen to Selah Tan from Scenic Heights playing Jingle Bells on the Cello.
Saxophone
Listen to Jonah Harad from Scenic Heights Elementary School playing the saxophone.
Pirate Cove
Many students were not able to perform their ensemble music at a live concert. Instead, they are recording their individual parts and sending those in to be mixed together into a final audio that sounds like an ensemble performance.
Performing Arts
Performing Artist Spotlight
Mackenzie Ammon
Grade 12
Minnetonka High School
Mackenzie has been involved in 19 theatre productions at Minnetonka as an actor, student director and crew member. She was one of the seniors involved in producing the first-ever Minnetonka Theatre Student Directed Showcase this past fall. Mackenzie is currently deciding between a BFA at Emerson College in Boston or the University of Minnesota, Duluth. In this video, Mackenzie performs a song called Dust and Ashes from her favorite musical, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.
Performing Artist Spotlight
Elliot Lee-O’Halloran
Grade 8
Minnetonka Middle School East
Elliot played the role of Dandy Dan in MME’s production of Bugsy Malone. Sadly, the run was cut short after just one performance. Here is Elliot singing and dancing in a clip from the show at a dress rehearsal.
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Performing Artist Spotlight
Nate Turcotte
Grade 11
Minnetonka High School
Nate won Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role for his performance as Charlie Chaplin in the MHS Fall Musical, Chaplin the Musical. He is also a Finalist for the prestigious Hennepin Theatre Trust SpotLight Triple Threat Award. Here is Nate's virtual audition for the Triple Threat Award, singing "My Petersburg" from the Broadway musical Anastasia:
The Music Man KIDS (Clear Springs)
The Clear Springs Elementary cast of The Music Man KIDS performing "The Wells Fargo Wagon"
The Music Man KIDS (Groveland)
The Groveland Elementary cast of The Music Man KIDS practices together virtually!
The Music Man KIDS (Groveland)
The talented Groveland Cast of The Music Man KIDS performs "Iowa Stubborn."
"Let It Go" (MMW)
The talented cast of Frozen Jr. at Minnetonka Middle School West performs the hit song "Let It Go" from their spring musical production.
LIVE EVENT: Minnetonka Theatre presents a one night only, live-streamed reading of the 2020 MHS Competition One Act Play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Tune in Friday, May 15 at 7pm to hear the play read aloud by our student actors.
More details available at https://www.facebook.com/minnetonkatheatre/
Updates from Minnetonka Theatre
Minnetonka Theatre held a virtual "Un-Opening Night Party" on the would-have-been opening night of the spring musical. 90+ students and staff gathered on Google Hangouts to mark the occasion. Students were asked to dress up at home (an opening night tradition) and submit their photos for a live "red carpet" report.
Photos and updates from Minnetonka Theatre are available at https://www.facebook.com/minnetonkatheatre