Friday, May 15, 2020

Recitals for Senior Citizens, Zoom Rehearsals, US Coast Guard Band Master Classes, Home Recitals and Movement to Jurassic Park!JK


DHS Tri-M Honor Society Quarantine Concert #1
The Darien HS Tri-M Music Honor Society has created a series of "Quarantine" concert recitals for local retirement communities. Ms. Jane Minnis is the Tri-M advisor.

The Middlesex 6th grade Band class and Mrs. Perrett, playing trumpet, rehearsing a virtual Zoom version of "What a Wonderful World" 


Middlesex 7th grade Band Director, Brandon Babbin, has arrange for US Coast Guard trumpet player Bryce Call to do a virtual workshop with our Band students in the Darien Public Schools on Wednesday, May 20th. Musician 1st Class Bryce Call has performed lead trumpet for Aretha Franklin and Bob Curnow and has performed in the studio with trumpet greats such as Jon Faddis. In conjunction with the district's Curricular Focus Theme on Jazz, Mr. Call will focus the Darien workshop on Jazz improvisation.

The Royle School String Players performed a Living Room Recital for their families.  In lieu of the Spring Concert, each string player will be performed a special concert for their own family on Thursday, May 14th  Over the last few weeks, they have been preparing a program of music, which includes Hot Cross Buns and Twinkle Twinkle for the 3rd Grade Beginners to I Got Rhythm and Strawberry Jam Session for the Orchestra players.
Julia (gr. 4) and Thomas (gr.3) Desai perform a living room recital for their parents on May 14th. Jane Minnis is the Strings teacher at Royle School.

Ox Ridge Kindergarten student J.J. McGrath does engages in movement with a scarf/towel to the music of John Williams


Ox Ridge Kindergarten student Maggie Mitchell also engages in movement activities to the music of John Williams as she watches Ox Ridge Kindergarten Music Teacher Kristen Turkosz on her computer.

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