Hazelbrook Middle School February, 2011
A classroom visit, performance and music education assembly by the artists was made possible by a Community Cultural Participation grant awarded to Hazelbrook Middle School by the Washington County Cultural Coalition and Oregon Cultural Trust.
Front Row: Concert Pianist Michael Allen Harrison, Violinist Aaron Meyer
Back Row: Melissa Davis, Director of Bands, Shelley Bigelow, Director of Orchestras & Choirs, Hazelbrook Music Students: Nick Steele, Stephanie Melton, Mia De Haan, Colleen Frainey, Stephanie Hughes, McKenzie Lester, Myranda Johnson, and Chloe Craft.
The grand piano rental was provided by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus! Stephanie Hughes, who is a Hazelbrook Middle School advanced jazz and concert band member, was honored with a P.T. Barnum Award for her community service and work in raising funds to support music. She was given a monetary award to be used towards future community service to support music education. Her family chose to provide the grand piano rental for Michael Allen Harrison’s visit so he would have the appropriate instrument to play while he was at the school. This also helped the school to afford the event and reserved the Oregon Cultural Trust grant funds for paying more professional musicians to visit Hazelbrook in the future.
