December 2013

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3
ITHACAPPELLA: ALL MALE, ALL A CAPPELLA!
8:00 PM
EBPAC AT HAMMARSKJOLD

Master classes will be held during the day, thanks to a grant from the East Brunswick Education Foundation! The general public is invited to come out and hear this amazing group of young men perform a variety of styles and tunes with just their voices. Don't miss the grand finale with hundreds of East Brunswick men and guests combined with Ithacappella!

ADULTS $10     STUDENTS/SENIORS $5

visit https://eba.booktix.com/ for tickets or call (732) 613-6985 for more information





MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
EBHS Music Honor Society Induction and Concert
Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS
7:00 PM

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5

EBHS Orchestra Concert

EBPAC at Hammarskjold

7:00 PM 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9

Hammarskjold Band Concert

EBPAC at Hammarskjold

7:00 PM

*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12

Hammarskjold Orchestra Concert

EBPAC at Hammarskjold

7:00 PM 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11

Warnsdorfer Winter Chorus Concert

Warnsdorfer Elementary School

7:00 PM
 

*MONDAY, DECEMBER 16

EBHS Band Concert

Joseph Sweeney Auditorium-EBHS

7:00 PM 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17

CJHS Orchestra Concert 

EBPAC at Hammarskjold

7:00 PM

*Snow date change

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM 
ART EXHIBITS

December 2 - 20     Chittick Elementary School
(Students of Gregory Baron, Laurie Denenberg, Jillian Sieczkowski, and Dalia Elhaj)

Congratulations to Mr. Davis, and the cast and crew of THE CRUCIBLE for their amazing performances last month. Don't miss the March production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF!

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

November 2013

Congratulations to . . .

Adam Recktenwald on being named as the New Jersey Council for the Humanities "Teacher of the Year." The presentation was made on October 30 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick.

Sumin Lim on her appointment to and performance with the NAfME National Honors Orchestra in        October, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The East Brunswick High School Marching Band, Mr. Brian Toth, Director. The band won the first place award for their group size, and were named the Best Overall in Show by scoring the highest out of all eight bands.

David Kim, Grant Cai, Christina Li, Jessica Yu, Kevin Mi, Sumin Lim, Michael Oh, Kevin Shen, Daniel Qian, Samuel Cheng, Aaron Bogdanovsky, Joseph Larkin, Paul Lee, Jong Soo Park, Haley, Teicher, and Michael Kendis, on their November performances with the New Jersey All State Orchestra and Chorus at the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City and NJPAC in Newark. Congratulations to their directors, Mr. Michael Berry (EBHS Orchestra), Dr. Anna Braun (CJHS Orchestra), and Ms. Jennifer Sengin (EBHS Chorus).

The East Brunswick High School Concert Choir, Ms. Jennifer Sengin, director is singing at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, November 16, with composer Tim Janis and others as a benefit for Kate Winslet's Golden Hat Foundation which supports autism causes.

The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company will present a dance concert for the entire 5th grade class of East Brunswick Schools on Tuesday morning, November 19th. 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 throughout October and November.


BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM 
ART EXHIBITS

October 21 - November 8        Warnsdorfer Elementary School

(Students of Matilda Mato and Lisa Gombas)

November 11 - 29     Irwin Elementary School
 (Students of Diane Forer and Dalia Elhaj

THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTIONS

The Crucible

November 21, 22, 23 @ 7:00 PM
Adults $12
Students and Seniors $6
Click here for tickets available on line (or at the door) 

Saturday, November 23 

 9:00 AM Support the Education Foundation because they do such a good job of supporting the Arts in the schools!

East Brunswick Education Foundation Bookfair



11:00 AM Meet the authors of a new book about former Music Supervisor Jerry Kupchynsky!

Former East Brunswick Author Joanne Lipman Book Signing: Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations
Strings Attached One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations

 

Take advantage of what your community has to offer! 

Click here for the East Brunswick Arts Commission programs.

Featured in December: The American Boy Choir Training Choir

Potential candidates aged 9-11 can audition after the concert at the East Brunswick Public Library.

 Coming in January! 

They're Back . . . The Men of ITHACAPPELLA!

Friday, January 3rd 

8:00 PM

Adults $10, Students and Seniors $5

Tickets at the door or coming soon to www.ebnet.org/inthearts  

October 2013

Congratulations to East Brunswick High School Humanities teacher Adam Recktenwald on receiving the 2013 award as Teacher of the Year from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities! Adam went through a rigorous application process that included student, colleague, and administrative letters of recommendation, a teaching philosophy statement, and sample plans. In the end, there was no doubt that Adam is an exemplary teacher and instructional role model in and out of the classroom! For more information and for tickets to the presentation ceremony, visit www.njch.org

Congratulations to four East Brunswick High School students on their selection for National Honors Orchestras. 

Their director is Mr. Michael Berry.



Christina Li           ASTA National Honors Orchestra          March, 2014 (Louisville, KY)
Kevin Zihao Mi     ASTA National Honors Orchestra          March, 2014 (Louisville, KY
Jessica Yu              ASTA National Honors Orchestra          March, 2014 (Louisville, KY)
Sumin Lim            NAfME National Honors Orchestra       October, 2013 (Nashville , TN)


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
EBHS Marching Band Festival
5:00 PM

Bands are not listed in order of appearance

Band	City	Group	Classification
East Brunswick High School (Bears)	East Brunswick, NJ	III	A
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (Raiders)	Scotch Plains, NJ	VI	A
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South (Pirate Marching Band)	Princeton Junction, NJ	II	Open
Piscataway High School (Piscataway Superchiefs)	Piscataway, NJ	V	Open
Westfield High School (NJ) (Blue Devil Marching Band)	Westfield, NJ	IV	A
Old Bridge High School (Marching Knights)	Old Bridge, NJ	III	Open
Oceanside High School (Sailors)	Oceanside, NY	II	A
South Brunswick High School (Vikings)	Monmouth Junction, NJ	VI	Open
John P. Stevens High School (Marching Hawks)	North Edison, NJ	VI	Open
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (ISLN) (Marching Mustangs)	Iselin, NJ	II	A
Edison High School (NJ) (Eagle Marching Band)	Edison, NJ	II	Open
Maurice J. McDonough High School	Pomfret, MD	II	A
Central Regional High School (Marching Eagles)	Bayville, NJ	II	A
North Brunswick Township High School (Raiders)	North Brunswick, NJ	IV	A

The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company will present a dance concert for the entire 5th grade class of East Brunswick Schools on Tuesday morning, November 19th. 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 throughout October and November.




BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM 
ART EXHIBITS

September 28-October 18        Lawrence Brook Elementary Schools

(Students of Mary Ann Lair and Jillian Sieczkowski





THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTIONS
Coming in November at East Brunswick High School

The Crucible

November 21, 22, 23 @ 7:00 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

June/Summer 2013

Congratulations to East Brunswick High School Humanities teacher Adam Recktenwald on receiving the 2013 award as Teacher of the Year from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities! Adam went through a rigorous application process that included student, colleague, and administrative letters of recommendation, a teaching philosophy statement, and sample plans. In the end, there was no doubt that Adam is an exemplary teacher and instructional role model in and out of the classroom!

All eight of East Brunswick's Elementary Schools participated recently in a fund raising effort to benefit the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life. Students in grades K-5 created "Luminaria Bags" in their art classes and donations were received in sponsorship. A total of  $5,308 was raised to benefit cancer research and education!

Gabrielle Olender

Congratulations to two Churchill Junior High School art students chosen to have their work displayed at the College of New Jersey. Artist Faith Ringgold was a juror for the show. The exhibition will be on view on Wednesdays and Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 from June 2 through June 23.

SeYing (Sunny) He

Hammarskjold Middle School Art Department displayed at the East Brunswick Fine Arts Festival (Saturday, June 8).  Students of Antonia Germanos-Penza, Agata Gorski, and Megan Rademacher. Click here for a slideshow of some of the great art displayed!

June Concerts

Monday, June 3, 7:00 PM

Memorial Elementary School Spring Concert

Chittick Elementary School Spring Concert

Tuesday, June 4, 7:00 PM

Churchill Junior High School Pops Concert

Thursday, June 6, 7:00 PM, EBPAC @ Hammarskjold

All District Elementary Band Concert

Monday, June 10, 7:00 PM

Hammarsjkold Bands Concert

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM ART EXHIBITS

June 3 - 21         East Brunswick High School Spring Semester

(Students of Donna D'Amico, Meghan Giacobello, Annagrace Kasten, Matthew McCarthy, and  Jeffrey Novak)

June 24               District Honors Summer Display
(Works by students from all eleven schools hang in the board room for the summer months through September)

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

May 2013

Thank you to the East Brunswick Education Foundation for two 

groundbreaking Arts Education events

The East Brunswick High School Orchestra Festival in conjunction with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Congratulations to Mr. Michael Berry and Dr. Anna Braun for leading this effort in our schools.

And many thanks to our additional sponsors for making this event possible:

Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 PM @EBPAC
Composer in Residence Concert featured works by student composers performed by EBHS ensembles. Composer Ken Lampl, who provided guidance for our student composers, also provided the concluding work. A great job from our high school music faculty led by music theory/technology teacher Marjorie LoPresti


Congratulations to the artists for winning entries in the 
Congressional Art Competition sponsored by Rush Holt

1st Place Photography --Monisha Alavi

2nd Place Mixed Media--Daryll Heiberger

3rd Place Mixed Media--Jieying Ni

Congratulations to students musicians selected for 
Honors, Regional, All State, and All Eastern Ensembles

All Eastern HS Orchestra (2)

All State HS Chorus and Women's Chorus (8)

All State HS Orchestra (11)

All State Intermediate Orchestra (5)

All State HS Symphonic Band (6)
CJMEA Elementary Honors Band (16)
CJMEA Elementary Honors Orchestra (73)
CJMEA Intermediate Region Band (3)
CJMEA Intermediate Region Orchestra (5)
CJMEA Intermediate Region Symphonic Orchestra (8)
CJMEA HS Region Chorus (15)
CJMEA HS Region Orchestra (15)
CJMEA HS Region Percussion Ensemble (2)
CJMEA HS Region Symphonic Band (5)
CJMEA HS Region Wind Ensemble (2)

May by the numbers . . .

Monday, April 22 - Sunday, Friday, May 31

The last two of three Elementary Schools Art Shows at the East Brunswick Public Library. The current show features the works of students from Bowne-Munro, Central, and  Warnsdorfer schools. Chittick and Memorial schools begin May 13 and run through May 31.

Thursday, May 2, 7:00 PM
Warnsdorfer Elementary School Spring Chorus Concert

Sunday, May 5, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
@ Churchill Junior High School

Sunday, May 19, 3:00 PM
@ East Brunswick Cultural Arts Center

East Brunswick Solo and Ensemble Festival. Soloists and small groups perform for adjudication and a spot in the township's Young Musicians concert on Sunday, May 19. The concert will he held at the Cultural Arts Center located between Cranbury and Dunham Corners roads @ 3:00 PM.

Thursday, May 9, 7:30, EBHS Lower Gym
EBHS PAPA Zumba Fundraiser!










Thursday, May 16
Hammarskjold Middle School Orchestra Concert

Friday, May 17 & Saturday, May 18
The EBHS "24 Hour" Play Festival. Students receive their assignments on Friday evening and write and produce an original work to be presented on Saturday evening! You'll want to see the results Saturday night @ 7:00 PM, East Brunswick HS Joseph Sweeney Auditorium.

Monday, May 20, 7:00 PM
Lawrence Brook Elementary School Spring Concert
Irwin Elementary School Spring Concert

Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 PM
East Brunswick High School Band Concert

Wednesday, May 22, 7:00 PM
Hammarskjold Middle School Chorus Concert

Thursday, May 23, 7:00 PM
Central Elementary School Spring Concert
Warnsdorfer Elementary School Instrumental Music Concert

Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 PM
Bowne-Munro Elementary School Spring Concert
Frost Elementary School Spring Concert

Wednesday, May 29, 7:00 PM
East Brunswick High School Choral Concert

Thursday, May 30, 7:00 PM, EBPAC @ Hammarskjold
Churchill Junior High School Choral Concert

Friday, May 31, 7:00 PM
East Brunswick High School Musicians Club Concert

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