DHS Tudor Singers Perform Pacific House Benefit with Javier Colon

DHS Tudor Singers and Choral Director, Christopher Andrade pose for a picture backstage with Javier Colon on Feb. 23.

Shannon Flaherty sings a solo with the DHS Tudor Singers for a Pacific House benefit event in Greenwich.

Javier Colon, winner of “The Voice,” joins with the choral groups of Darien High School, Sacred Heart and Stamford High School to sing “Hallelujah” during the 10th annual Pacific House “Close to Home” fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Friday in Greenwich. The event, attended by several hundred local residents and city officials, combined a dessert tasting, silent auction and youth concert to raise funds for the homeless youth program. Over $175,000 was raised to help support Pacific House young adult programs.

Darien High School Jazz Ensemble Places 3rd at Berklee College Jazz Festival

DHS Jazz Band Places 3rd at Berklee Jazz Fest!

The Darien High School Jazz Ensemble placed third in their division at the Berklee College of Music Jazz Festival in Boston on Saturday, February 10.  The Berklee Jazz Festival is the largest high school Jazz festival in the country and featured nearly 200 competing bands and ensembles from 138 participating schools from 15 states including Illinois, Puerto Rico, Florida and even as far away as California.

The Darien Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Jonathan Grauer performed three selections, “Lu’s Blues,” “Better Get Hit in Your Soul,” and “Whiplash.” Mr. Grauer commented, “I am very pleased with our performance on Saturday. Our kids really worked hard and it showed in their performance. This is the highest that we have ever placed at this Festival.” Darien drummer Anan Durango received the ensemble’s outstanding soloist award for his solo work on “Whiplash.”

The Darien HS Jazz Ensemble has upcoming performances at the Darien Jazz Jamboree on March 2, the Norwalk Jazz Festival on March 9, the King Jazz Festival in Stamford on March 11 and the Greenwich Ellington Jazz festival on March 24.

The DHS Jazz Ensemble performing at the Berklee Jazz Festival in Boston on Saturday, February 10.

The Darien HS Jazz Ensemble will be hosting the Darien Jazz Jamboree Invitational Jazz Festival on Friday, March 2 at Darien HS.

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Scenes from the Hindley 5th Grade Tchaikovsky Share

Hindley School was the scene of a 5th grade program based on Tchaikovsky's  Nutcracker Ballet on Friday, February 9 . The entire 5th grade was involved in collaborating and creating the production and contributed their individual talents to make the show a success. Kathy Knapp is the 5th grade Music Teacher at Hindley School.

Music for Youth 2018 Russian Music Contest Award Winners Announced

Music for Youth Poster Contest Winners at Hindley School Cannon Rosen, Pavana Attonito, William Beaven, Sarah Kang, Milana Melnick and Lucie Smith with Principal D.J.Collella

MMS Award Winners, Moera Kamimura, Charlotte Corcoran and Ryan Harnisch

Russian Music Poster award winners at Royle School, Noa Durocher-Pyun, Joe Roche, Giobanni Cagninelli, Lily Keehlwetter, Summer G. Glenday and Cavan Kennedy with Principal dean Ketchum and Music Teacher Kathleen Theisen

Holmes School Award winners, Kimball Atha, Alexander Gray (not pictured) Sadie Golus, Olivia Leimgruber, Oscar Barton and Jake Miller with Principal Paula Bleakley

Congratulations to all of the award winners of the 2018 Music for Youth Contests focused on the "Music of Russia! Curriular Focus Theme for the 2017-18 School year. All posters will be displayed in the lobby of the DHS auditorium for the Barynya Music Ensemble performance on April 17.

Ox Ridge

K-2  1^st Annelie Fedoronko  1,  2^nd Alice Miller 1 , 3^rd Caroline Murphy 1

Grade 3-5  1^st Caroline Clemow 3,  2^nd Grace Sandoval 5,  3^rd Sophie du Pont 5^th grade.

Tokeneke

K-2   1^st Conor Urban 2,  2^nd Frances McCabe 2,  3^rd Julian Gromelski grade 1,

Grade 3-5   1^st Alexandra de Jesus 5, 2^nd Tess Hageney 4,  3^rd Charlie Frost, grade 3

Hindley

K-2    1^st Cannon Rosen 1,  2^nd Pavana Attonito 1, 3^rd William Beaven, grade 2                    

Grade 3-5   1^st Sarah Kang  , 2^nd Milana Melnick 4, 3^rd Lucie Smith 4^th grade

Royle

K-2         1^st Noa Durocher-Pyun 2,  2^nd Joe Roche 2, 3^rd Giovanni Cagninelli 2

3-5          1^st Lily Keehlwetter 5 2^nd Summer G. Glenday 5, 3^rd Cavan Kennedy 3,

Holmes

K-2         1^st Kimball Atha Grade 2    2^nd Alexander Gray Grade 2,   3^rd Sadie Golus Grade 2

Grade 3-5   1^st Olivia Leimgruber 4, 2^nd Oscar Barton 5   3^rd Jake Miller 5

MMS Writing                                                                                                                                        1^st Place:  Moera Kamimura 8th                                                                                                                                    

MMS Art 

1^st Place:   Charlotte Corcoran 7th

2^nd Place:  Ryan Harnisch

DHS Composition

1^st Place: Evelyn Sload 

DHS Art

1^st Place: Isabella De La Zerda 9

2^nd Place: Sofia Bender 9

DHS Writing

1^st Place:  Julia Tong  12

DHS Chamber Orchestra and Tudor Singers Perform at Lincoln Center

The DHS Chamber Orchestra directed by Ms. Jane Minnis

The Darien HS Tudor Singers directed by Mr. Christopher Andrade.

The final bows of the Chinese Jin Fa Art Troupe performance at Lincoln Center on Monday, February 5th.