Sunday, December 2, 2012

December 2012



The EBHS Drama Club presents two related works this year for their major productions. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet will be on stage Friday and Saturday only, December 7 and 8, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $12.00 for Adults and $6.00 for Students and Seniors. Purchase tickets from the box office that evening, or call the EBHS Performing Arts Department at (732) 613-6969 for more information. The related work will be featured as the spring musical, Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story!" There will be four performances in early March.





East Brunswick Public Schools in conjunction with the East Brunswick Arts Commission presents a holiday concert featuring the Central Jersey Wind Ensemble. The concert will be held on Sunday, December 9, 4:00 PM, at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold. A special appearance by the East Brunswick Community Chorus will be included in the afternoon's festivities.


The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company will present a dance concert for the entire 5th grade class of East Brunswick Schools on Friday morning, December 14th. Held at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School, this concert is a culmination of the experience each child has received through a series of four lessons in the elements and principles of dance taking place within general music classes over the past month.




The Churchill Junior High School Music Department recently hosted a concert by Brazilian Big Band "Band Urbana." Approximately 300 students heard the sounds of Latin Jazz performed by this 14 piece ensemble currently touring the East Coast. The concert was sponsored by Dillon's Music of Woodbridge, NJ to kick off an new line of "step up" instruments made especially for Dillon and played by the wind players in the band. A surprise guest artist showed up to "sit in" with the band--none other than famed Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi!





DECEMBER CONCERTS


Thu, 12/6/2012
EBHS Orchestra Concert, EBPAC at Hammarskjold, 7:00 PM
Fri, 12/7/2012
EBHS Fall Drama Production, Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS, 7:00 PM
Sat, 12/8/2012
EBHS Fall Drama Production, Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS, 7:00 PM
Sun, 12/9/2012
Central Jersey Wind Ensemble, EBPAC at Hammarskjold, 4:00 PM      
Mon, 12/10/2012
Hammarskjold Band Concert, Hammarskjold Middle School, 7:00 PM
Tue, 12/11/2012
Hammarskjold Orchestra Concert Hammarskjold Middle School, 7:00 PM
Wed, 12/12/2012
Warnsdorfer Winter Chorus Concert,  Warnsdorfer, 7:00 PM
Thu, 12/13/2012
EBHS Band Concert, Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS, 7:00 PM
Tue, 12/18/2012
CJHS Orchestra Concert, EBPAC at Hammarskjold, 7:30 PM
Wed, 12/19/2012
Irwin Winter Chorus Concert, Irwin, 7:00 PM

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM ART EXHIBITS

 
December 3-21, Memorial Elementary School
Students of Margaret Sasso and Dalia Elhaj










NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT EBPAC

East Brunswick Public Schools has reached an agreement with the NJSO, Jacques LaCombe, Music Director, to perform at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School. The event will be part of the Arts Education Concert Series and will feature a high school orchestra festival during the afternoon with adjudicators from the NJSO critiquing and working with students. A quartet festival will also take place concurrently. The festival will conclude with performances by the exemplary quartet and orchestra to precede the concert by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performing an all Tchaikovsky program. More information on ticket sales will be available in the fall. Reserve the date now: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00 PM!

THIS MONTH IN THE ARTS IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY OCTOBER-JUNE
CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION REGARDING EVENTS
Jeffrey Lesser, Supervisor of Arts Education
jlesser@ebnet.org
(732) 613-6985




















































Wednesday, November 7, 2012

November 2012




All event dates are subject to change, please call ahead to confirm performances
(732) 613-6985 for Arts Education
email jlesser@ebnet.org

NEW PERFORMANCE DATES!


East Brunswick High School Drama Club

presents

"Romeo and Juliet"

December 7 (Friday), 8 (Saturday)

Contact the EBHS Performing Arts Office at (732) 613-6969 for more information

 

Board of Education Meeting Room Displays

EXTENDED! Oct 22-Nov 16 Irwin Elementary School
Students of Diane Forer

Nov 19-30, Chittick Elementary School
Students of Gregory Baron, Laurie Denenberg, Jillian Sieczkowski, and Dalia Elhaj





December Concerts


Thu 11/29/2012 Music Honor Society Induction Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS 7:00 PM
Mon 12/3/2012 Warnsdorfer Winter Chorus Concert Warnsdorfer 7:30 PM
Thu 12/6/2012 EBHS Orchestra Concert EBPAC at Hammarskjold 7:00 PM
Fri 12/7/2012 EBHS Fall Drama Production Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS 7:00 PM
Sat 12/8/2012 EBHS Fall Drama Production Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS 7:00 PM
Mon 12/10/2012 Hammarskjold Band Concert Hammarskjold Middle School 7:00 PM
Tue 12/11/2012 Hammarskjold Orchestra Concert Hammarskjold Middle School 7:00 PM
Wed 12/12/2012 Hammarskjold Band-Snow Date Hammarskjold Middle School 7:00 PM
Thu 12/13/2012 EBHS Band Concert Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS 7:00 PM
Thu 12/13/2012 Hammarskjold Orchestra-Snow Date Hammarskjold Middle School 7:00 PM
Tue 12/18/2012 CJHS Orchestra Concert EBPAC at Hammarskjold 7:30 PM
Wed 12/19/2012 Irwin Winter Chorus Concert Irwin 7:00 PM
Wed 12/19/2012 CJHS Orchestra Concert (snowdate) EBPAC at Hammarskjold 7:30 PM



NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT EBPAC

East Brunswick Public Schools has reached an agreement with the NJSO, Jacques LaCombe, Music Director, to perform at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School. The event will be part of the Arts Education Concert Series and will feature a high school orchestra festival during the afternoon with adjudicators from the NJSO critiquing and working with students. A quartet festival will also take place concurrently. The festival will conclude with performances by the exemplary quartet and orchestra to precede the concert by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performing an all Tchaikovsky program. More information on ticket sales will be available in the fall. Reserve the date now: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00 PM!

THE EAST BRUNSWICK ARTS ED BLOG IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY OCTOBER-JUNE
CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION REGARDING EVENTS
Jeffrey Lesser, Supervisor of Arts Education
jlesser@ebnet.org
(732) 613-6985




































































Monday, October 1, 2012

October 2012



NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT EBPAC

East Brunswick Public Schools has reached an agreement with the NJSO, Jacques LaCombe, Music Director, to perform at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School. The event will be part of the Arts Education Concert Series and will feature a high school orchestra festival during the afternoon with adjudicators from the NJSO critiquing and working with students. A quartet festival will also take place concurrently. The festival will conclude with performances by the exemplary quartet and orchestra to precede the concert by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performing an all Tchaikovsky program. More information on ticket sales will be available in the fall. Reserve the date now: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00 PM!

Board of Education Meeting Room Displays

Oct 1-19, Warnsdorfer Elementary School
Students of Matilda Mato 

Oct 22-Nov 9  Irwin Elementary School
Students of Diane Forer




East Brunswick High School Marching Band Competition

 
 Saturday, October 27, 3:00-10:00 PM

Scheduled to perform:

Middletown High School South Middletown, NJ IV A
East Brunswick High School (Bears) East Brunswick, NJ III A
Columbia High School (NJ) (Cougars) Maplewood, NJ III A
Westfield High School (NJ) (Blue Devil Marching Band) Westfield, NJ IV A
Old Bridge High School (Marching Knights) Old Bridge, NJ III Open
Monroe Township High School (Falcons) Monroe Twp., NJ III A
Morris Hills High School (Scarlet Knights) Rockaway, NJ III Open
Bayonne High School Bayonne, NJ II A
Phillipsburg High School Phillipsburg, NJ V A
John P. Stevens High School (Marching Hawks) North Edison, NJ V Open
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (Raiders) Scotch Plains, NJ VI A
Glen Ridge High School (Marching Ridgers) Glen Ridge, NJ III Open
Belleville High School Marching Band Belleville, NJ II A
South Brunswick High School (Vikings) Monmouth Junction, NJ VI Open
Piscataway High School (Piscataway Superchiefs) Piscataway, NJ V Open
Union High School (NJ) (Marching Farmers) Union, NJ IV A
Franklin High School (NJ) (Warrior Marching Band) Somerset, NJ IV A
Point Pleasant Borough High School (Panther Marching Band) Point Pleasant, NJ III A
Immaculata High School (Spartans) Somerville, NJ V Open
Maurice J. McDonough High School Pomfret, MD I Open

For more information contact the EBHS Performing Arts Department at (732) 613-6969


5th Grade Dance Residency Concert and Classes


On Tuesday, October 30, every 5th grade student in East Brunswick Schools will travel to the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School to see the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company perform in concert. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions of the dancers and choreographer. Beginning on Wednesday, October 31, these same dancers will come into general music classes at each elementary school for a series of four lessons in the elements and principles, aesthetics, critique, history and  performance of dance!



COMING IN NOVEMBER . . .

East Brunswick High School Drama Club 

presents 

"Romeo and Juliet" 

November 15, 16, 17


Contact the EBHS Performing Arts Office at (732) 613-6969 for more information


THE EAST BRUNSWICK ARTS ED BLOG IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY OCTOBER-JUNE
CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION EVENTS
Jeffrey Lesser, Supervisor of Arts Education
jlesser@ebnet.org
(732) 613-6985




Sunday, June 3, 2012

Summer 2012

ALL ELEVEN EAST BRUNSWICK SCHOOLS IN TOP 10% OF ALL 
NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS IN THE NJ ARTS EDUCATION CENSUS

The widely anticipated report Keeping the Promise - Arts Education for Every Child: The Distance Traveled - The Journey Remaining was released May 10, 2012 at the historic Patriots Theater in the War Memorial in Trenton. This is the follow-up study to the 2006 New Jersey Arts Education Census report WIthin Our Power. The New Jersey Arts Education Census Project (NJAECP) is a partnership of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Department of Education, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the New Jersey Arts Education Partnership, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and Quadrant Arts Education Research

All eleven of East Brunswick's schools placed in the top 10% of all New Jersey Schools and our District Factor Group (DFG). Data measured included diversity and quantity of course offerings in Music, Art, Theatre Arts, and Dance, as well as budgeting, teacher/student ratio, enrollment, and community involvement.

To see East Brunswick's results and to compare them to other schools you are invited to click on http://digportfolio.com/njarts/

Congratulations to students, parents, teachers, and educational leaders for believing in 
the power of Arts Education!



NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT EBPAC

East Brunswick Public Schools has reached an agreement with the NJSO, Jacques LaCombe, Music Director, to perform at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School. The event will be part of the Arts Education Concert Series and will feature a high school orchestra festival during the afternoon with adjudicators from the NJSO critiquing and working with students. A quartet festival will also take place concurrently. The festival will conclude with performances by the exemplary quartet and orchestra to precede the concert by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performing an all Tchaikovsky program. More information on ticket sales will be available in the fall. Reserve the date now: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00 PM!

EAST BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA 
TO PERFORM IN RHODE ISLAND 

Congratulations to Michael Berry and the members of the EBHS Orchestra program. Mr. Berry received word that they had been accepted to perform in the National Orchestra Festival, February 28, March 1 and 2, 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island next year. This is truly an honor and a testament to the continued level of achievement in the orchestra program.

ART IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM
 
June 4 - 22 East Brunswick High School Spring Semester (Students of Meghan Buckley, Donna D'Amico, Annagrace Kasten, Matthew McCarthy, and Jeffrey Novak)


June 25 through September: District Honors Display (two student artworks from each teacher in each school)
JUNE CONCERTS AND SHOWS
Monday, June 4 
Hammarskjold Middle School Bands, 7:00 PM, EBPAC

Tuesday, June 5 
Churchill Pops Concert, 7:00 PM, CJHS Cafetorium

Thursday, June 7 
All District Elementary Band, 7:00 PM, EBPAC at Hammarskjold

Saturday, June 9  
Hammarskjold Art Department at the East Brunswick Fine Arts Festival, 10-2