December 2014

DECEMBER CONCERTS

Monday, Dec 1, 2014  

EBHS Music Honor Society Induction/Concert

7:00 PM

East Brunswick High School Auditorium

Thursday, Dec 4, 2014

EBHS Orchstra Concert

7:00 PM

EBPAC @ Hammarskjold

Monday, Dec 8, 2014

HMS Band Concert

Snow date 12/10/2014

7:00 PM

EBPAC @ Hammarskjold

Tuesday, Dec 9, 2014

HMS Orchestra Concert

Snow date 12/11/2014

7:00 PM

EBPAC @ Hammarskjold

Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014

Warnsdorfer Winter Chorus Concert

7:00 PM

Warnsdorfer Elementary School

Thursday, Dec 11, 2014

EBHS Band Concert

7:00 PM

East Brunswick High School

Monday, Dec 15, 2014

CJHS Orchestra Concert

Snow date 12/17/2014

7:00 PM

EBPAC @ Hammarskjold

Wednesday, Dec 17, 2014

CJHS Band Concert

snow date 12/18/2014

7:00 PM

EBPAC @ Hammarskjold

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM 

ART EXHIBITS

December 1-19   Irwin Elementary School
(Students of Diane Forer and Dalia Elhaj)

December 22-January 16 East Brunswick High School

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

The Churchill Junior High School Drama Club presents: 

Holiday Movies and Pizza Party  

Sunday, December 7th from 1-5 PM

$7.00 Entrance Fee includes 2 slices of pizza, drink, & movie

or $15.00/family

 

Matthew McCarthy (EBHS Studio Art), was featured in an article, "The MA in Studio Art at Kean University: Reawakening the Artist in the Educator, by Dr. Joseph Amorino. Mr. McCarthy, who teaches at East Brunswick High School, created a series of images inspired by concepts from Buddhism and Catholicism about physical existence, rebirth and resurrection. Matthew states, "This journey has given me deepened insights into my own artistic vision and opened up ways to help my students identify and express their own meanings through art making."



Stations (Detail)
50" x 50" (Installation)
Mixed media

 

Just Booked! 
The United State Marine Corps Jazz Ensemble
at the Arts Education Concert Series

Night of Jazz

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

7:00 PM

More information to follow!



IT IS NOT EARLY TO REGISTER FOR THE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL!

ADJUDICATION/AUDITIONS 12:00 - 6:00 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 3 AT CHURCHILL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

PERFORMANCE 3:00 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 17 AT THE EB CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

TO BE FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION AND ART DISPLAY BY 

MEMBERS OF THE EBHS AP STUDIO ART CLASS 

REGISTER AT WWW.EBNET.ORG/INTHEARTS
BY FRIDAY, APRIL 24

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 2014

Never Mind What HAPPENED, How Did It END?

Thursday, November 20, 7:00 PM

Friday, November 21, 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 22, 7:00 PM

East Brunswick High School

Purchase tickets at the box office on the 
evening of the performance, or

Click here to purchase your tickets

Please note that all seating is reserved

$14.00 ADULTS
$7.00 STUDENTS AND SENIORS (60+)

For more information contacting the 
EBHS Performing Arts Office at 
(732) 613-6969

The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company will present a dance concert for the entire 5th grade class of East Brunswick Schools on Tuesday morning, November 18th. 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 20-November 7    Lawrence Brook Elementary School

(Students of Mary Ann Lair and Jillian Sieczkowski)

November 10-26                 Warnsdorfer Elementary School 

(Students of Matilda Mato, Lisa Gombas, and Laurie Denenberg)

Mrs. Meghan Giacobello (EBHS Art Department) works every summer with children who have cancer and blood disorder and their families at Robert Wood Johnson through the Embrace Kids Foundation. This year she also worked alongside an East Brunswick Alumnus, Mike Nicolaro. 

Before the end of the school year, several of the EBHS jewelry classes made bracelets for the patients which were delivered to the patients over the summer. Mrs. Giacobello reported that the kids loved them, and she knows the students enjoyed making them!

ARTS ADVOCACY:
How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain

Just Booked! 
The United State Marine Corps Jazz Ensemble
at the Arts Education Concert Series

Night of Jazz

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

7:00 PM

More information to follow!

IT IS NOT EARLY TO REGISTER FOR THE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL!

ADJUDICATION/AUDITIONS 12:00 - 6:00 PM

SUNDAY, MAY 3 AT CHURCHILL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

PERFORMANCE 3:00 PM

SINDAY, MAY 10 AT THE EB CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

TO BE FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION AND ART DISPLAY BY 

MEMBERS OF THE EBHS AP STUDIO ART CLASS 

REGISTER AT WWW.EBNET.ORG/INTHEARTS BY FRIDAY, APRIL 24

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

October 2014

Congratulations on a summer of community service and professional development

Students of Ms. Donna D'Amico (EBHS Art) pose behind a special piano painting project requested by the East Brunswick Arts Commission. Read the article on this unique way to connect the members of the community to the arts.



Jennifer Sengin (EBHS Music) was the artistic director of Ithaca College Summer Music Academy Video embedded below. Students in the program made a documentary about the importance of music and how you can use music to be expressive. The song is "Brave" by Sara Barielle, and students talk about how music can make you "brave" or "courageous."

Congratulations to Lynne Elson (CJHS Theatre Arts) on being named the 2014 winning playwright with her play "A Blessed Unrest."  In keeping with the Firehouse Theatre’s (Richmond, VA) mission of promoting new work by American artists, the Festival of New American Plays began in 2002 as a way to encourage and incubate new plays by established and emerging playwrights in the USA. It has become a grassroots event with substantial involvement from the community, as hundreds of scripts submitted to the Playwriting Contest from all over the country are read by volunteer readers from the Greater-Richmond area.

 Students of Antonia Germanos (HMS Art) participated in "The Memory Project" for Nicaraguan children. HMS Art students drew portraits based on photographs and helped raise $3,000 for their schooling needs.
Watch the video of the children receiving them below:

Dear Ms. Germanos and all artists,

I’m happy to let you know that over the summer your portraits were delivered to the kids at the orphanages in Nicaragua!  We made the following video to show everyone how the delivery took place, and to give you a glimpse at their reactions:


Nicaragua 2014 from Ben Schumaker on Vimeo.

Dr. Anna Braun (CJHS Music) was interviewed by the Newark Star Ledger on the importance of Arts Education in schools. Read the article from Inside NJ  Magazine here, which was based on a visit to the Churchill Pops Concert last June.

The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company will present a dance concert for the entire 5th grade class of East Brunswick Schools on Tuesday morning, November 18th. 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.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
EBHS Marching Band Festival
5:00 PM
Band appearing are not listed in performance order:

Point Pleasant Borough High School - Point Pleasant NJ

East Brunswick High School - East Brunswick NJ

Long Branch High School - Long Branch NJ

Hopewell Valley Central High School - Pennington NJ

Allentown High School (NJ) - Allentown NJ

Westfield High School (NJ) - Westfield NJ

Howell Township High School - Farmingdale NJ

North Brunswick Township High School - North Brunswick NJ

Nutley High School - Nutley NJ

Oceanside High School - Oceanside NY

Manalapan High School - Manalapan NJ

 Hightstown High School – Hightstown NJ

Watchung Hills Regional High School - Warren NJ

Jackson Liberty High School - Jackson NJ

Rahway High School - Rahway NJ

Manhasset High School - Manhasset NY

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM 
ART EXHIBITS

September 29-October 17          Frost Elementary School 
(Students of Sylvia Rosenberg, Lisa Gombas, and Dalia Elhaj)


October 20-November 7               Lawrence Brook Elementary Schools

(Students of Mary Ann Lair and Jillian Sieczkowski)

THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTIONS

Wednesday, October 15, 7:00 PM
EBHS Improv Night! 

Coming November 20, 21, 22 

"Never Mind What Happened, How Did It End?"

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 2014

Congratulations to East Brunswick High School students:

Farrah Cukor:  New Jersey Honors Jazz Choir

Kevin Gunia:  NAfME Student Composers Competition Finalist

Jeffrey Ade: All State Chorus

Michael Kendis: All State Chorus

Daniel Young: All State Chorus

Danielle Balsamo: All State Women's Chorus

American Choral Directors Association New Jersey Festival

EBHS Bella Voce: Superior Rating in Performance and Superior Rating in Sightreading

EBHS Concert Choir: Superior Rating in Performance and Superior Rating in Sightreading

Both ensembles directed by Ms. Jennifer Sengin

Click here for a performance clip

Student Music Technology Expo at Rowan University.

Ethan Farmer and Nick Karalexis earned a gold rating for their work during a 90-minute audio engineering session taking raw audio tracks and engineering them into a finished product. Their teacher, Mrs. Marjorie LoPresti, was just named a New Jersey Music Educators Association Master Music Teacher!

EBHS Symphony Orchestra performs with the New Jersey Symphony

Mr. Michael Berry conducts members of the NJSO and his own EBHS Symphony Orchestra on May 23 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.

EBHS Art Honor Society Creates Arts Panels for Township Cultural Arts Center

The Creative Process, designed by Katherine Toto and Elise Chou. Pictured (L-R): Jeffrey Litt, EB Recreation Department, Jeffrey Lesser, Supervisor of Arts Education, K. Toto, Matthew McCarthy.

Congratulations to S. Liu, A. Wang, K. Mosseri, G. Ding and J. Shek on having their work selected from hundreds of statewide entries for the TCNJ K-12 Student Art Exhibition. Mr. Darrin Amme and Mrs. Deborah Mannuzza are their teachers.

A. Wang
"Accidentally on Purpose"
India Ink and Watercolor on paper.

K. Mosseri
Self-Portrait
Prismacolor Art-Stix on black paper

S. Liu
"Peppers"
Water Soluble Oil Pastels on Paper

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ROOM 

ART EXHIBITS

June 2 - 20

EAST BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL

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

June 23 through the summer . . .

All Schools Summer Honors Exhibit

Lights, Camera... You're invited to the Action!  The CJHS 8th Annual Original Student Film Festival.  The short films from Ms. Elson's film classes will be shown on June 5th in room 402, from 2:15 to 3:15.  Vote on your favorite film, munch on some free popcorn and find out who will win Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Actor, Best Silent Film, Best PSA, Best Thriller and Best Comedy.  Answer the movie trivia and win prizes!

Students, Faculty and Families are invited!  

Contact Ms. Elson at lelson@ebnet.org for more information.

June Concerts and Shows

Mon    6/2/14           Lawrence Brook Spring Concert      7:00 PM

Mon    6/2/14           Memorial Spring Concert                   7:00 PM

Thu     6/5/14           CJHS Film Festival             2:15 PM
Thu     6/5/14           Churchill Pops Concert       EBPAC at HMS      7:00 PM

Tue     6/10/14         District Band Concert          EBPAC at HMS      7:00 PM

Thu     6/12/14         Hammarskjold Band Concert            7:00 PM

Mon    6/16/14         EBHS Acting Studio 3H Solo Shows    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