Event
Stairway of the Stars Concert FRIDAY MARCH 23rd, 2012
For over 62 years, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has produced an annual musical extravaganza to share the outstanding music education programs in the district with the community that provides much of the support. The district's excellent music programs are featured in a two-night concert called "Stairway of the Stars" at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica. The Thursday night program consists of an Elementary Honor Band, Orchestra and Choir as well as Middle and High School Orchestras, Bands and Jazz Band.
ALL ELEMENTARY HONOR GROUPS, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BANDS, AND JAZZ BAND WILL PERFORM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS.
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS WILL PERFORM ON FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY.
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS WILL PERFORM ON THURSDAY NIGHT ONLY.
Overall, there are approximately 1,000 student performers involved in the event. The 2012 concert will actually be the 63nd Annual Stairway-of-the-Stars concert!
This year, the concert will take place on March 22nd and 23rd, from 7:00 p.m. to about 9:00 p.m. Each year, a guest conductor is featured to work with the district's students and this year, with the band as the focus, Tom Cole, retired Director of Bands at Rancho Bernardo High School, will serve as the 2012 Stairway Guest Conductor.
The 2012 Stairway Honor Award Recipient will be Chandra Narain. Chandra Narain has served the Santa Monica-Malibu USD for almost 23 years. She currently works in Education Services as an administrative assistant specializing in the Visual and Performing Arts Department. Everyone who has had the pleasure of knowing Chandra will agree that she is one of the hardest working, kindest, most generous souls they have ever met! Chandra serves hundreds, if not thousands, of people each year with a personal touch that somehow makes everyone feel as if his or her needs are a top priority.
FOR 2012 STAIRWAY DEDICATIONS to be included in the Stairway program, to students & friends, please copy and paste the following web address to your browser, then download the Stairway Order Form for Dedications: http://smmusd.org/vapa/stairway/index.html
Make a DONATION to support the extraordinary quality of the SMMUSD Music Program! This year, you can include a donation when you pay for your tickets.
Ticket sales to the general public begin on Thursday, March 22nd at 5:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Box Office, and again on Friday, March 23rd at 5:30 p.m. Ticket price: $15.00 each.
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LocationSanta Monica Civic Auditorium (View)
1855 Main St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Q&A
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Hi. I'm the parent of a performer for the Stairway to Stars performance. I am trying to purchase tickets online which were stated still available for Friday's show but it's asking me for a member code.?? |
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The member code is your eldest participating Stairway student's school ID # (just the digits). Hope this helps! I see that there are only a few tickets left for Friday online. |
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It says that tickets have sold out. Does this mean that people will not be able to buy them at the door? Or are there still tickets being sold for at the door purchases? |
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There will be limited ticket sales at the box office each event night, starting at 5:30p. Tickets are sold for the Thursday show only on Thursday, and for the Friday show only on Friday. The line at the box office starts forming around 4:30p, and tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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