Orchestras Perform Fall Halloween Concert

The DHS Chamber Orchestra and Concert Orchestra were joined by the Grade 8 Orchestra and the DHS Tudor Singers on October 29th to perform Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana as their concert finale. Jane Minnis is the Director of Orchestras at Darien High School, Christopher Andrade directs the Tudor Singers and Austin Scelzo and Dylan Spielvogel instruct our middle school strings. You can hear the finale at the link below:
O Fortuna from Carmina Burana - DHS Orchestras&Tudor Singers

                                                                 Happy Halloween!!

Darien HS and MMS Orchestras Present "The Haunted Ballroom" Concert

The Darien High School Concert Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra will be presenting their first concert of the season, The Haunted Ballroom"  on Monday, October 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the Darien HS Auditorium. The high school Orchestras will be joined by the Middlesex Middle School 8th grade Orchestra. Ms. Jane Minnis is the director of Orchestras at Darien HS and Austin Scelzo is the orchestra Director at Middlesex Middle School. 

Darien HS Wind Ensemble, Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble Present Their Fall Concert!!

The Darien High School Concert Band prepares for their first concert on the school year. The band under the direction of Mr. Jonathan Grauer, will present their concert on Thursday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. The event will be live-streamed at:

https://youtu.be/njWud3WL2Ro

The Darien HS Wind Ensemble rehearses The Divine Comedy complete with special effects for their concert on October 25 at 7:00 p.m. They will be joined by the Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble. This concert will be a live-streamed event and can be seen at: https://youtu.be/njWud3WL2Ro

Darien High School Choruses Present Fall Concert

The Darien High School Concert Choir and Tudor Singers presented their first concert of the school year on Monday, October 22 at Darien HS. The concert also included performances by the Middlesex Middle School Grade 8 Chorus and Camerata Singers. All of the choruses, made up nearly 375 students, combined forces to perform the final selection. Christopher Andrade is the director of the Darien High School choruses and Kimberly Sadler and Tom O’Donnell are the directors of the Middlesex Middle School choruses. The ensembles were accompanied by Royle School music teacher, Kathleen Theisen.

DHS & 8th Grade Choruses Prepare for October 22 Concert!

The Darien High School Concert Choir prepares for their first concert of the school year. The concert performance will be at DHS on Monday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m. The Darien HS choruses are directed by Mr. Christopher Andrade and accompanied by Ms. Kathleen Theisen.

The Darien High School Tudor rehearse for their upcoming performance at Darien HS on Monday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m.. The high school choruses will be joined by our Middlesex Middle School 8th Grade Chorus and Camerata Singers. 

Darien Day at the Stamford Symphony

Approximately 250 students, parents and staff from the Darien Public Schools attended a Stamford Symphony Concert on Sunday, October 14 at the Palace Theater in Stamford. Above, Stamford Symphony conductor Edward Cumming and clarinet soloist, Pavel Vinnitsky speak to our students and their parents in a pre-concert session for children.

The Stamford Symphony opened their season on October 14th with a tribute to Leonard Bernstein at 100. The program featuring the music American composers. The program feature the music of Joan Tower, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein.