Middlesex Orchestras Present Winter Concert 2019

The Middlesex Middle School Orchestras presented their Winter Concert on Monday, December 9 at Darien High School. The 6th Grade Orchestra, pictured above, opened the concert with Bizet's "Fanandole." The Orchestra Ensembles are directed by Mr. Austin Scelzo and assisted by Mr. Dylan Spielvogel.

The 7th Grade Orchestra performed "Hark the Herald Fiddles Play," "Emperor Waltz,"  and "St. Louis Blues."

The 8th Grade Orchesra performing "March" from the Nutcracker on December 9th.

The MMS ROCKestra performed "Chameleon," "Lean On Me," and "Sweet Dreams Are Made of These/Seven Nation Army."

Darien Music Ensembles Perform at Stamford Town Center

Several musical ensembles from the Darien Public Schools performed at the Stamford Town Center during the week of December 2-6 as part of the "Holidays in Harmony" Concert series. Small ensembles from the Darien HS Band, the DHS Tudor Singers, DHS Orchestra, and the Tokeneke Elementary School Chorus and MMS Rockestra all performed holiday music for audiences at the Stamford mall.

The Darien HS Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Ms. Jane Minnis performing at the Stamford Town Center on Wednesday, December 5th

Middlesex Bands Present their 2019 Winter Concert

Our Middlesex Middle School Bands presented their Winter Concert on Thursday, December 5 in the Darien HS auditorium. The 6th Grade Band, directed by Mrs. Gretchen Perrett, opened the concert with "Apollo Fanfare" by Robert W. Smith.

The 7th Grade Band, under the direction of Brandon Babbin, performing "Freefall!!" on the 2019 MMS Winter Band Concert.

The MMS 8th Grade Band under the direction of James Carter. 

The MMS Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of James Carter, featured several jazz soloists.

DHS Strings: Midday Music Holidays in Harmony

The DHS Chamber Orchestra students presented their second Midday Music recital on Wednesday, December 4 during the power hours time block. Christopher Van Ingen, Ellis Murphy, Andrew Lin and Michael Dong perform "March of the Nutcracker."

Rowan Kennedy, Emily Wiley, Saskia Zimmerman, Meghan Shaughnessy and Jack Roberson performed "Christmas Time Is Here" to an audience of students, teachers and administrators.

Catherine O'Connor, Anika Satish, Kai Zhou and Jack Roberson performing "Feliz Navidad." The event was planned and organized by DHS Orchestra Director Jane Minnis.

Jazz Quartet Performs for DHS Students

A professional Jazz Quartet performed for Darien High School Music students on Tuesday, December 3 in support of the Music Department's Curricular Focus theme on Jazz. The musicians performed  Jazz standards for our students and featured  Jakob Ebers on bass, Hiroshi Yamazaki on piano, Maddie Winters, sax and vocals and John Cutrone drums.

Jazz saxophonist and vocalist Maddie Winters lead a vocal jazz workshop with the Darien HS Tudor Singers following the concert.

DHS students engaged in a question and answer session with guest performer Maddie Winters and the John Cutrone Jazz Quartet on December 3 on the DHS auditorium stage.