DHS Tri-M Music Honor Society Holiday Caroling

Members of the Darien High School Tri-M Music Honor Society recently sang carols in Darien neighborhoods as a fundraiser for after school music programs in Southwestern Connecticut such as the K.E.Y.S. program in Bridgeport and Project Music in Stamford.  The Tri-M Music Honor Society is comprised of members from the Darien High School Chorus, Orchestra, Band and Music Theory classes. 

Pictured (L to R): Catherine O'Connor, Robbie Gaaserud, Kasey Mazzone, Anika Satish, Lana Schmidt, Lauren Picard, Maya Nalawade, Sophie Larizza, Sophia Talwalker, and Darien residents, Tiffany and John O'Connor.

Darien High School Musicians Chosen to Perform in Western Region Honors Ensembles

24 musicians from the Darien High School Band, Orchestra and Chorus have been chosen to perform in the CMEA Western Regional Music Festival to be held at Darien High School on January 11-12th. 

The Darien Public Schools Music Department is proud to announce that 24 outstanding musicians from Darien High School have been chosen through a highly competitive audition process to perform at the Connecticut Music Educators Association Western Region Music Festival. The honors music festival will take place at Darien High School on January 11-12 where the students will have the privilege of working in Band, Orchestra, Chorus, and Jazz ensembles with some of Connecticut’s most accomplished high school musicians conducted by nationally renowned conductors and educators. Richard Sadlon, the Director of Music in Darien states that, “The students chosen for participation in the CT Western Region Music Festival have consistently worked and studied over several years to develop their musical skills and been chosen as among the finest high school musicians in Western Connecticut. We are all extremely proud of their musical accomplishments.”

The students representing Darien High at the 2019 Connecticut Western Region Honors Music Festival are:  Band:  Jack Armstrong,trombone, Shea Ehrhard, French Horn, Ben Henry, clarinet, John Lochtefeld, baritone sax, Grant McIntyre, tenor sax, Celia Mundt, flute, Anna Schorr, clarinet, Evan Tong, clarinet, Doug Werner, alto sax and Jacob Won, clarinet.  Orchestra:  Frank Drugge, French Horn, John Fallon, mallets, Elizabeth Garijo-Garde, cello, Andrew Qin, violin Meghan Shaughnessy, viola. Chorus: Eleanor Chase, soprano, Henry Domenici, tenor, Juliette Kieman, soprano, Elle Mitrano, soprano, Amina Mobarik, alto, Caeleigh O’Connor, alto, Caroline Orphanos, soprano, Ethan Schrader, bass and Henry Steinthal, bass.

All of the students who participated in the Connecticut Western Region Festival will be eligible to audition for the Connecticut All-State Festival ensembles.  Congratulations to all of the students and their teachers, Mr. Christopher Andrade, Chorus, Mr. Jonathan Grauer, Band and Ms. Jane Minnis, Orchestra. The regional honors ensemble concerts will take place at the Darien High School auditorium on Saturday, January 12^th.

5-6 Jazz Lab to Perform Jazz Showcase!

The Darien 5-6 Jazz Lab will be presenting their winter Jazz Showcase performance in the Orchestra Room at Darien High School on Thursday, December 13 at 4:30 p.m. The ensemble will feature all of the students and their high school assistants performing their improvisation on jazz standards. The 5-6 Jazz Lab Director is Mr. Collin Walters. The group will also be performing on the Sweet Night of Jazz on February 6th.