Arts

The fine and performing arts flourish at Delbarton outside the curriculum as well. The art department sponsors clubs in architecture and studio, faculty and student exhibits, and trips to galleries and museums. Vocal and instrumental instruction is available from two full-time and eight part-time instructors. Qualified musicians are available to teach piano, organ, guitar, strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass instruments.

Performing groups include the Brass Ensemble, the Schola Cantorum (singing group), the Jazz Ensemble, the Wind Ensemble, and the Abbey Orchestra, whose membership is drawn not only from boys in the School but also from musicians in the surrounding community. Recitals and performances are held throughout the year.

Delbarton’s Abbey Players stage four theatrical productions a year, involving boys in a wide variety of dramatic and musical experiences. Boys study the craft of acting by researching different facets of theater, including mime, dialogue, and skits.

Click here to download the 2009-2010 Arts Calendar

Kate Was Great!

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted February 8

Congratulations to the cast, crew and musicians who presented three performances of Kiss Me Kate over the weekend. The show garnered enthusiastic reviews from those lucky enough to attend a performance.
Reserve Tickets Now for Kiss Me Kate

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted January 27

The Delbarton e-box office is open for business. Tickets for the Abbey Players production of Kiss Me Kate are available online here. The musical is coming to the Delbarton Fine Arts Center Theater the weekend of February 5-7, with three performances: Friday, February 5 at 8:00 pm, Saturday night at 8:00 pm and Sunday matinee at 2:30 pm.
The Art of Delbarton

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted January 27

With the opening of the AP Art Exhibit in the Fine Arts Center on January 25th, the Delbarton community is now cordially invited to stop by to appreciate the artistic talent and creativity of our twenty-one AP art students.
Top Ten Public Speaking Tips

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted January 22

On January 21, 2010 the History Club invited Forensics Society Moderator Br. Kevin Tidd, OSB, to stumble his way through a lecture on public speaking.
Get Ready for Kate!

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted January 21

Kiss Me Kate is coming to the Delbarton Fine Arts Center Theater the weekend of February 5-7, and what a show it is.
Annual Piano Concert Postponed

Posted January 14

Please note that the Annual Delbarton Piano Concert, originally scheduled for this Friday evening, January 15, 2010 at 8:00 pm, has been postponed until the spring term.
Making the Case for Ethical Regenerative Medicine

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted January 13

At age 38, Father Tad Pacholczyk (pronounced pa-HOLE-check) has a doctorate in neuroscience from Yale University, four undergraduate degrees -- in molecular and cellular biology, chemistry, biochemistry and philosophy --and two degrees in advanced theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. So when it comes to stem cell research he has well-informed opinions.
Where in the World Is...?

- Jessica Fiddes & Rob Loia

Posted January 8

A remote river, the least average commute time, a public park in a European capital...It takes a geography-savvy student to identify place names scattered around the globe from such obscure clues. On January 7, 2010 ten seventh graders demonstrated their atlas-tic abilities as Delbarton narrowed down the grade's competitive gep field, searching for a single geography champion.
Art History at The Cloisters

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted December 11

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB, reports that his AP students visited The Cloisters, the branch of the Metropolitan Museum dedicated to the art and architecture of the European Middle Ages.
Christmas Concert This Sunday

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted December 10

The Delbarton Christmas Concert takes place this Sunday, December 13, at 7:00 pm in the Fine Arts Center Theater. Always a highlight of the Christmas season, the concert is free and open to the public.
Making Music at Tiffany's...and at Delbarton

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted December 8

Last Sunday shoppers at Tiffany's Short Hills store were treated to a special Christmas concert courtesy of twenty-plus members of Delbarton's student performing groups.
'Reclanation' on Exhibit at Delbarton

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted December 4

Delbarton School is pleased to welcome American steel sculptor Drew Jordan and his show of new works entitled “Reclanation” to the Fine Arts Center.
Delbarton at Tiffany's

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted December 2

This Sunday, December 6th, Delbarton vocalists and musicians have been invited to perform for shoppers at Tiffany's at the Short Hills Mall.
Prophetic Projects

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted November 13

On November 12, 2009, as the end of fall term approached, Stephanie Almozara's Prophets class presented final projects to the class. The assignment was to characterize one of the Old Testament prophets, with no limit on media or technique. Projects ranged throughout the week from Power Point presentations to skits, games, movies and musical pieces.
That's History, Now on to Kate...

- Jessica Fiddes

Posted November 11

Those lucky enough to attend a performance of last weekend's The Complete History of America (abridged) gave the show rave reviews including "Hilarious", "Fast paced", "Creative and modern". Click here for favorite photos.Now onto Kiss Me Kate...