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McCall Middle School
All students at McCall study music. The students may choose from band, chorus, orchestra or general music. In addition, students may audition for the after-school groups! There are no fees for any of the music courses, including band and orchestra.
After School Groups
After school groups available to McCall students include Jazz Band, Jubilation Singers and Heritage Singers. Jazz Band is an audition based group and these students are required to be enrolled in band or orchestra during the day. Jazz Band performs jazz pieces and plays at all band concerts as well as In the Mood Band Dance in May and Town Day Jazz Performance. Jubilation Singers (auditioned) and Heritage Singers (non-auditioned) are after school choruses directed by McCall Chorus teacher Lynn Shane.
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McCall Middle School Music Faculty
Ashley Bianchi
Ms. Bianchi teaches McCall/Elementary Band, Woodwinds and General Music.
Mr. Bianchi can be reached via email at abianchi@winchesterps.org.
Michael Galvin
Mr. Galvin teaches McCall/Elementary Strings and is also the conductor of the McCall Orchestra.
Mr. Galvin can be reached via email at mgalvin@winchesterps.org.
For more information click on Strings in Winchester.
Tyler Hauer
Mr. Hauer teaches McCall/Elementary Brass Percussion, General Music.
Mr. Hauer can be reached via email at thauer@winchesterps.org.
Lydia Lucas
Ms. Lucas teaches McCall/Lynch General Music and Chorus.
Ms. Lucas can be reached at llucas@winchesterps.org.
Lynn Shane
Mrs. Shane has been teaching in the Winchester school district for the past 10 years and is delighted to be working with the McCall choruses full-time this year! Prior to her work in Winchester, Mrs. Shane led choruses in various schools on the North Shore and enjoyed being part of the adjunct faculty at Salem State University where she taught courses in Music Education, Voice Performance, and Music History. Also an avid performer, Mrs. Shane is a veteran of nearly 50 musical theater and opera productions, as well as a regular soloist with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra and the Salem Philharmonic Orchestra. She sang with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for over 12 years with whom she recorded numerous CDs and television specials as well as toured the Far East and Europe. Mrs. Shane is the founder and former Executive Director of Boston Singers' Resource, a career resource organization for regional classical singers. She is a graduate of Boston University, the University of Colorado, and the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY where she majored in both Voice Performance and Music Education. Mrs. Shane sends a big shout-out to all the talented students, families, and staff in the Winchester music department - thank you for all you do to keep music alive and joyful in our community!
Ms. Shane can be reached via email at lshane@winchesterps.org.