Hillsdale Music department auditioned two ensembles with over 100 students into an amazing workshop called the Recording Soundtracks Studio. This included six schools Hillsdale, Fuerte, Vista Grande, Rancho San Diego, Avocado, and Jamacha. This is the only place in the world you can record right into actual Disney Movie Soundtracks just like recording artists do. Schools come from all over the world to participate in this workshop. Our students recorded three separate scenes: Lion King, Cars 2 and the opening Disney logo castle that is used on all disney movies. We were directed by Kurt Kurtis. Mr. Kurtis has been a performer for the Disney bands for 30 years and has been not only on CD, Movie and TV soundtracks but was also in the movie Hidalgo as an actor. The students did amazing job and considering it is a grueling 1:30 of intense concentration, the director was very impressed at the character of our students.
Spencer Caldwell, Director
Hillsdale Middle School
Cajon Valley Music Programs