Welcome to the Department of Music Page. Here you will find information about upcoming events, news and updates. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our staff information is listed to the right.
March 2022
After a two year COVID hiatus, Hopkinton is once again honored to host a section of the annual MICCA Festival (Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association). This event will take place **April 1st through April 3rd**. During this time, a variety of music groups from around the state will perform at Hopkinton Middle School, be judged, and partake in interactive clinics with judges. The experience is an excellent learning opportunity for participating music students.
Over the years, Hopkinton has been proud to host the MICCA Festival and has received high marks regarding it from participants. The HMA (Hopkinton Music Association), has worked closely with the Hopkinton Music Department to make the weekend a great success for everyone.
The weekend could not be possible without the help of volunteers.
Volunteer opportunities are broken into 2-3 hour shifts and include: admissions, concessions, monitoring music groups during warm-ups, assisting in stage set up for performances, and overseeing music group registration.
The Hopkinton MICCA student performance schedule is posted below for your convenience, we kindly ask that your volunteer time slot does not coincide with your student’s performance. All volunteer positions will take place at Hopkinton Middle School.
If you wish to volunteer, kindly e-mail hopmicca@gmail.com your availability (date/time frame) and volunteer preference. The generosity of your time is most appreciated.
Thank you,
Karen Sylvester
MICCA Co-Chair/Volunteer Coordinator
Hopkinton MICCA student performance times:
Friday, April 1 at HMS
3:00 8th Grade Band
8:00 HHS Orchestra
8:30 HHS Concert Band
Saturday, April 2 at HMS
10:30 8th Grade Orchestra
Saturday, April 2 at Westborough HS
11:20 HHS Chorus
1:00 Noteworthy
2:40 8th Grade Chorus
3:40 MS Honors Chorus
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March 2022
Music in Our School Month Concert Schedule
Monday, March 14th 6th Grade* HMS Auditorium 6:30pm
Tuesday March 15th 7th Grade * HMS Auditorium 6:30pm
Wednesday March 16th 8th Grade* HMS Auditorium 6:30pm
*HMS Concerts will follow a staggered start schedule. Please check you email from your child's music teacher. It is also available on the HMS Music page on this website.
Thursday March 17th Hopkins HHS Athletic Center 7pm
Wednesday March 23 HHS Chorus, Noteworthy, Orchestra and Concert Band HMS Auditorium 7pm.
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March 2022
The HHS Jazz Ensemble earned a Silver Medal and an invitation to the state finals tonight at the Mass Association of Jazz Educators festival held tonight at Nipmuc HS. Three students were recognized for outstanding musicianship: Sean Thapa- Bass, Jacob Chastain-Alto Saxophone, and Ryan Hwang-Drums. The MAJE state finals will take place on March 26th in Norwood. Congratulations to Mr. Dodge and the students for an outstanding night.
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March 2022
The Hopkinton music department is pleased to announce the following HMS and HHS students were accepted to the 2022 Junior District Festival.
Owen Bayes, Chorus
Aritro Chatterjee ,Orchestra
Urmi Chowduri, Chorus
Julia Hoffmaster, Chorus
Leah Hong, Orchestra
Tarun Karthick Prasanna, Band
Aditi Khistle ,Chorus
Joshua Kim, Band
Acadia King, Chorus
Simrit Kukreja, Orchestra
Yulhee Kwon, Orchestra
Vishuddhi Makeshwarah, Orchestra
Alex Stephan, Band
Arshia Tharakabushanam, Chorus
Bentai Vacha, Orchestra
Olivia Wiedenmann, Chorus
Jacob Wu, Orchestra
Kevin Zhu, Band
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February 2022
The following students were accepted and will represent HHS at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association 68th All-State Music Festival on March 5 at Symphony Hall in Boston.
Jordyn Ahlstrom-Hall
Abigail Baskin
Luciano Duca
Caroline Ozmun
Hana Ruran
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January 2022
The Hopkins Winter Concert Scheduled for Monday, January 24th has been postponed to Thursday, March 17.
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November 2021
The HHS Music Department is pleased to announce that the following students have been selected to participate in the 2022 Virtual Senior District Festival.
Jordyn Ahlstrom-Hall Chorus
Abigail Baskin Orchestra and Jazz
Jacob Chastain Jazz
Luciano Duca Chorus
Aditya Machiraju Band
Caroline Ozmun Orchestra
Hana Ruran Chorus
For the first time in recent memory, all students that were selected were recommended to audition for MMEA All-State Festival which will take place at Symphony Hall Saturday, March 5th 2022.
November 2021
Hopkinton High School Drama Ensemble will come out of the dark with three performances of All Together Now!, a celebration of some of the most well known tunes from Broadway. Over 2,500 theaters across the globe in all 50 states and over 40 countries will be performing this exclusive musical revue free-of-charge during the weekend of November 12 -15, 2021 thanks to the generosity of Music Theater International. Performances are 11/12 and 11/13 at 7:30 and 11/14 at 3:00. We are not able to do a Thursday afternoon performance due to the restrictions put out by MTI.
Tickets Available Online at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/57088
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.
See our Online Program here : https://www.playbillder.com/.../2021/All_Together_Now__99965
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September 2021
Registration is still open for the 21-22 HMA Private Lesson program. We still have availability with many of our teachers.
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August 2021
We are happy to inform all families that our music programs will be back up and running for the 2021-2022 school year. Band, chorus, and orchestra will resume at Hopkins, HMS, and HHS. We are still waiting on guidance from the state and the district as to masks, bell covers, and spacing. We will share the performance calendar with you soon.
