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The Huron Players and the Huron Music Department present “The Pajama Game” Feb. 9-11

January 25, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Kelle Barr/weloveannarbor.com Set in the 1950s, The Pajama Game is a musical labor war for wages and love when the show’s two opposing characters find romance. And the Huron Players along with the Huron High […]

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16th annual FutureStars set for Jan. 27; calls on students to ‘Rise Up’

January 17, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Photos of FutureStars 2017 by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Back for its sixteenth year at Pioneer High School, FutureStars 2018 continues the annual city-wide search for Ann Arbor’s next Future Star. But this year’s […]

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Pioneer Symphony Orchestra to hold preview concert Dec. 13 prior to attending prestigious Midwest Clinic

December 11, 2017 AAPS News Editor

The Pioneer Symphony Orchestra will head to Chicago Dec. 20-23 to participate in The Midwest Clinic, the world’s largest music educators’ conference. The public is invited to attend the orchestra’s Preview Concert on Wednesday, December 13 from […]

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Free jazz concert Dec. 7 will feature AAPS high school bands & Be-Bop Spartans

November 27, 2017 AAPS News Editor

The Huron High School Jazz Band will host a free concert on Thursday, Dec. 7 featuring the 19-piece Michigan State University Be-Bop Spartans as well as performances from jazz bands from Community, Huron, and Pioneer […]

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Skyline High School to present “Romeo and Juliet” this weekend

October 24, 2017 AAPS News Editor

The Skyline High School Theater will present William Shakespeare’s beloved “Romeo and Juliet”—the timeless story of young love caught between the feuding families—this weekend, October 27, 28 and 29.     The play features Claire de Vries […]

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Pioneer Symphony Band to present spirited All Hallows Concert on Oct. 19

October 12, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The Pioneer Symphony Band will present an All Hallows Concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 at Schreiber Auditorium. Costumes are encouraged, and there will be trick-or-treating. […]

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Pioneer Theatre Guild to present “High School Musical” in November

October 11, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Calling all Wildcats of the past and present! Get ready for a blast from the past with Pioneer Theatre Guild’s take on “High School Musical,” the beloved and energetic 2006 Disney Channel Original movie starring Zac […]

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The Slauson Middle School Band makes music with body percussion, found objects…and instruments

September 28, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The Slauson Middle School Band was busy making music three weeks ago—even before the instruments arrived:

3 AAPS teachers inspect a baby grand piano
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New pianos likely coming to AAPS middle and high schools

September 15, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“When you’re playing it you want to hear what it sounds like, does it do what you’re expecting it to do? Do you have to work harder to make the same thing happen, and ultimately you know which one has the best sound overall and do the most for the music,” says Clague band teacher Jay MacArthur […]

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Pioneer graduate commissioned by violinists from 35 countries; will bring world together through music

August 7, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Those who attended Pioneer High School with Stephanie Ann Boyd will not be surprised to learn that the 2009 graduate has been commissioned to write a new solo violin […]

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