Melrose Public Schools Shares Spring Schedule for Performing Arts Dept.

From Melrose Public Schools:

Superintendent Cyndy Taymore is pleased to announce the spring schedule of events for the district's Visual and Performing Arts Department.

“We have a busy rest of the year, full of exciting trips and performances for students,” Superintendent Taymore said. “We are excited to be able to offer these opportunities to students and encourage community members to attend the citywide events.”

A Melrose High School drama performance of the musical, “Les Misérables,” takes place Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 30 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. as well as Sunday, May 1 at 1 p.m. in the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School auditorium, located at 350 Lynn Fells Parkway. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors at the door.

There will so be a Melrose High School and Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School spring choral concert Wednesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. in the middle school auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.

A spring orchestra concert, featuring the Melrose High School and Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School orchestra and youth orchestra, will be held Wednesday, May 25 in the middle school auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.

The Melrose High School marching band will perform in the National Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C. The marching band was nominated and selected to represent Massachusetts in the parade. The National Memorial Day Parade is a time for the nation to show pride and pay respects to the American veterans of this country that sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The performance will be held Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30.

“Our award-winning programs are great ways for students to be able to express themselves through different mediums," said Deborah DiFruscia, district director of the Visual and Performing Arts Department. "We are extremely proud of our students' accomplishments this year, especially all those who have work in the art exhibit, those who are acting in Les Mis and our marching band, which is sure to wow the crowd during the National Memorial Day Parade."