DPS music - April news and events

 Music Department April News and Events

Music Teachers Present at Conference

James Allen (Ox Ridge) and Matthew Curley (MMS) presented sessions at the Connecticut Music Educators Association Conference in Hartford on March 31st.  James presented "Come Jam on the Frame Drum" and Matthew presented "Percussion Methods Cliffsnotes." Thank you for representing Darien and sharing your talents with the larger music education community!

DHS Chorus Concert

The Darien High School Choral Concert will be held in the DHS Auditorium on Monday, April 4th at 7:00pm.  The concert will be livestreamed at:  rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2

Darien Young Composers Concert

The music department of the Darien Public Schools is pleased to announce that the annual Darien Young Composers Concert will be presented live in the DHS auditorium on Wednesday, April 6th at 6:30pm.  The concert is free and open to the public.  We encourage you to come enjoy the creative talents of our Young Composers!  If you are unable to attend, the concert will be live streamed at:  https://youtu.be/KgAkO9re_gc

The performers are listed below:

Name                 School Grade Composition
Sonia Thakker         Royle 2nd        Cosmic Superstars (xylophone)
Emma Donnelly         Royle 3rd         Squishmallows (vocal)
Teddy Cappella, Mackenzie Godfrey         Tokeneke         3rd         Ten Thousand Miles (vocal)
Charlotte Hastings, Riley Kelleher         Holmes         4th          Covid (vocal)
Emma Kayhan         Tokeneke         4th         Me and the Beat (Drumset)
Grace Lantier         Royle 4th         I Can (vocal)
Andrew Hardy                 Tokeneke         4th         Possibilities (vocal)
Liam Lee, Brennan O’Hagan, Jack Stricker    Tokeneke         4th         Panda Band Original (trumpet, saxophone)
Emily Sable         Holmes         4th         Dynamics (piano)
Royle 4A                 Royle 4th         Rat on a Roof (xylophone, vocal)
John McCarthy         Tokeneke         5th         Heist (piano)
Levi Eiref                 Tokeneke         5th         The Spring Parade (trumpet)
Taylor O’Connor         Tokeneke         5th         Fighting Friendships (vocal)
Skylar Stephens + bandmates         Ox Ridge         5th         Colors Shine (voice and rhythm section)
Julianne Kohlberger + bandmates         Ox Ridge         5th         Don’t (voice and rhythm section)
Greeley Morgan + bandmates        Ox Ridge         5th         Wind (voice and rhythm section)
Claire Wood         MMS 6th         Ex-Bestfriend (vocal)
Vaughan Silcox         DHS 10th         Two Preludes (piano)
John Raskopf + String Quartet       DHS                 11th         String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor - 1. Andante
Stephen Cerussi         DHS 12th         Midas (vocal)

Dallas Brass in Concert

Friday, April 22nd, 7:00pm Darien High School Auditorium

Come see Dallas Brass, one of America's foremost music ensembles! The group has a unique blend of traditional brass instruments with a full complement of drums and percussion. See the Darien band students, including grade 5 bands, MMS Honors Band, and DHS bands join them onstage during the concert!  

The event is FREE thanks to Darien Music for Youth and our generous sponsors!  Click here to reserve for your free tickets!