Olmsted Academy South Middle School

Wednesday, March 4th 2015

6:00 PMSouthwest Regional Library

Celebrating Women &

Music in our Schools

Composers & Schools in Concert

Composers and Schools in Concert is a nationwide nonprofit orga-nization that supports music education and the creation and perfor-mance of contemporary music. Their aim is to expose and engage students in the concepts, techniques, and skills underlying contem-porary music composition. They work towards this aim through three programs: composer commissions, composer workshops and a score library geared for young performers.

Ruth Elaine Schram, composer

Ruth Elaine Schram became a full-time composer and arranger in 1992 and now has over 2,000 published works. Over seventeen million copies of her songs have been purchased in their various venues, and she has been a recipient of the ASCAP Special Award each year since 1990. In addition to her choral music for church and school choirs, her songs appear on thirty albums (four of which have been Dove Award Finalists) and numerous children’s videos, includ-

ing sixteen songs on four gold videos, and four songs on one multi-platinum video. Her songs have also appeared on such diverse tele-vision shows as “The 700 Club” and HBO’s acclaimed series “The Sopranos.”

Band Selection Director Brad Byrum

Welcome Principal Angela Allen

Introduction K. Michelle Lewis JCPS District Music SpecialistStudent Presentations Women in Science Women in Literacture Women Entreprenuers Women in Math Women in Performing Arts Women in Athletics

Orchestra Selection Dirctor Courtney Schisler

Musum to Go Exhibit Women Working for ChangeWomen in Visual Arts Ms. Laura Ryan-Kessler

Monologues Ms. Sharonda Holmes

Interpretive Dance Ms. Janet Bishop

Orchestra Selection

Introduction of Guest Composer

Chorus Selection Dirctor DeAnna Gray World Premiere- “The Face of Courage” composed by Ruth Elaine Scham and Olmsted Academy South students

*Conducted by composer Ruth Elaine SchramReception

Special ThanksWe would like to thank all supporters, teachers and staff who

made this event possible including Ms. Angela Allen, Ms. Michelle Lewis, Ms. Nichelle Anthony, Ms. Lisa Oman (Com-posers & Schools in Concert), Ms. Ruth Elaine Schram, Ms.

Ursula Wade, Ms. Erin Yates, Ms. Monique Brown (Women in Science), Ms. Melissa Davis (Women in Science), Ms. Athraa Alabudy (Women in Math), Ms. Leeann Gooch (Women En-trepreneurs), Ms. Heather Eaton (Women in the Performing Arts), Ms. Laura Ryan-Kessler (Women in Visual Arts), Ms. Jamie Powell (Women in Athletics), Ms. Jaclyn Feezor-Jones (Women in Literature), Ms. Courtney Schisler, Mr. Brad By-rum, Ms. Sharonda Holmes, Ms. Janet Bishop, Mr. Neal An-derson, Ms. Rachel Smith (Southwest Regional Library), Ms.

Rebecca Maddox (Southwest Regional Library).