Schola Cantorum
Mr. David Blazier, Director
This ensemble meets on alternating days throughout the year. Elective Open to grades 9 - 12.
In the upper school ensembles, students in grades 9 to 12 are exposed to more advanced, demanding, and varied music representing the standard repertoire for each ensemble. Students are challenged with advanced ideas of musical expression, dynamic shape, balance, and musicianship. They are expected to perform with the ensemble at a variety of school events including school liturgies, morning meetings, and concert events. Repertoire for this ensemble includes sacred and secular music in a variety of styles, historical periods and languages. This ensemble is open both to boys with prior singing experience or those with no experience who are interested in singing in a choral ensemble. Grades 9 - 12 combined.
Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Andrew Lyman, Director
This ensemble is open to students in grades 7 - 12. Students are exposed to advanced and varied music, while challenged to improve their musical expression, dynamic shape, balance, and musicianship. In addition to our four annual concerts, student musicians may be asked to perform at a variety of school events such as school liturgies, morning meetings, and open houses. This ensemble is for musicians who have prior experience with orchestral instruments that are at the intermediate/advanced level (violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, french horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, tuba, percussion). If interested please contact Mr. Lyman.
Reach out to Mr. Lyman if interested.
Chamber Music ensembles
Mr. Andrew Lyman, Director
Chamber music ensembles are a smaller collection of musicians focused on developing the small group sound of the individual instrument family. Chamber ensembles rehearse after school and prepare repertoire for performance. Previous chamber music ensembles included String Quartet, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble.
Frets and Keys
Mr. Andrew Lyman, Director
This ensemble is open to students in grades 9 - 12 that wish to learn keyboard or guitar. Students with various ability levels are welcome. The goal is to become proficient on your instrument, practice daily, practice with others during class time, and perform throughout the school year at our four annual concerts. If interested please contact Mr. Lyman
Beginner Band
Mr. Andrew Lyman, Director
This ensemble is open to students in grades 7 - 9. Middle school students have the option of either singing in choir or playing an instrument in the band. In the beginner band, students are taught how to produce a characteristic sound, develop healthy technique, read notated music and rhythms accurately, how to be expressive, and how to perform together. This ensemble is ideal for students with 0-2 years experience with concert band instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone horn, tuba and percussion). This ensemble will also perform at our four annual concerts. If you are starting an instrument for the first time, please reach out to Mr. Lyman to discuss how to get started.
Middle School Chorus
Mr. David Blazier, Director
This ensemble meets on alternating days throughout the year and is one of three choices to fulfill the requirement for grades 7 & 8.
Middle School Ensemble students are challenged to read a variety of age-appropriate music with attention to reading rhythms accurately and sight-reading new music. Emphasis is placed on developing healthy technique for all musicians. Students are expected to perform with the Ensemble at a variety of school events including school liturgies, morning meetings, and concert events. This Ensemble includes boys with prior singing experience or those with no experience interested in singing in a choral ensemble. In this age group, we work with voices that are unchanged, in the middle of voice changing, and some students whose voices have already dropped substantially. Grades 7 and 8 combined.
