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 will be exposed to more advanced, demanding, and varied music representing the standard repertoire for each ensemble. Students will be challenged with advanced ideas of musical expression, dynamic shape, balance, and musicianship.  Students will be 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 to boys who have had prior singing experience or those with no prior experience that are interested in singing in a choral ensemble.  Grades 9 - 12 combined.

MR. andrew lyman, DIRECTOR

This ensemble meets on alternating days throughout the year.  Elective Open to grades 9 - 12.

In the upper school ensembles students will be exposed to more advanced, demanding, and varied music representing the standard repertoire for each ensemble. Students will be challenged with advanced ideas of musical expression, dynamic shape, balance, and musicianship.  Students will be expected to perform with the ensemble at a variety of school events including school liturgies, morning meetings, and concert events. This ensemble will include students who have prior experience with concert band instruments (percussion instruments, clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba).  The assumption is that students will have played this instrument at some earlier point, but we are open to students beginning a new instrument as well.  Students starting an instrument for the first time should reach out to Mr. Lyman to discuss how to get started.  Grades 9 - 12 combined.

Mr. andrew lyman, Director

One of our small instrumental ensembles focused on developing the small group sound of the individual instrument family.  These small ensembles will break out from our larger Wind Ensemble during our normal daytime rehearsals to focus on small group literature and challenges specific to each instrument family.

Mr. Andrew Lyman, Director

This ensemble meets on alternating days throughout the year.  Elective Open to grades 9 - 12.  String Ensemble is also open to students in grades 7 & 8 as one of three choices to fulfill the requirement. 

In the upper school ensembles students will be exposed to more advanced, demanding, and varied music representing the standard repertoire for each ensemble. Students will be challenged with advanced ideas of musical expression, dynamic shape, balance, and musicianship.  Students will be expected to perform with the ensemble at a variety of school events including school liturgies, morning meetings, and concerts. This ensemble will include students who have prior experience with string orchestral instruments (violin, viola, cello, upright bass).  All ability levels are welcome, even those with no prior experience. Students starting an instrument for the first time should reach out to Mr. Lyman to discuss how to get started.  Grades 7 - 12 combined.

Mr. Andrew Lyman, Director

This ensemble meets on alternating days throughout the year. One of three choices to fulfill the requirement for grades 7 & 8.

The middle school ensemble students will be challenged to read a variety of age appropriate music with attention to reading rhythms accurately and sight reading new music.  Emphasis will be placed on developing healthy technique and sound production for all musicians.  Students will be expected to perform with the ensemble at a variety of school events including school liturgies, morning meetings, and concerts.  This ensemble is ideal for students who have prior experience with concert band instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophones, bassoon, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone horn, tuba and percussion).  All ability levels are welcome, even those with no prior experience. Students starting an instrument for the first time should reach out to Mr. Lyman to discuss how to get started.  Grades 7 & 8 combined.

Mr. David Blazier, Director 

This ensemble meets on alternating days throughout the year. One of three choices to fulfill the requirement for grades 7 & 8.

The middle school ensemble students will be challenged to read a variety of age appropriate music with attention to reading rhythms accurately and sight reading new music.  Emphasis will be placed on developing healthy technique for all musicians.  Students will be expected to perform with the ensemble at a variety of school events including school liturgies, morning meetings, and concert events. This ensemble will include boys who have had prior singing experience or those with no prior experience that are interested in singing in a choral ensemble.  In this age group we will work with voices that are unchanged, in the middle of the voice changing, and some students whose voices have already dropped substantially. Grades 7 & 8 combined.