1st October, 2008
U-High Jazz Band - 2nd Recording
Here is the second recording of our U-High Jazz Band’s performance at the 2nd Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Saturday 9.27.08 (Please note that this recording plays better with Safari on Apple)
U-High Jazz Band2.mp3
Performed by:
Monique Johnson - Alto Sax
Andrew Sandwich - Alto Sax
Andy Zheng - Tenor Sax
Paul Weichselbaum - Piano
Sam Frampton - Bass
Yael Litwin - Drums
Harry Neal - Guitar
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29th September, 2008
U-High Jazz Band 9.27.08
Here is one of the recordings U-High Jazz Band 9.27.08 MP3 of our U-High Jazz Band’s performance at the 2nd Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Saturday 9.27.08 (Please note that this recording plays better with Safari on Apple)
Performed by:
Monique Johnson - Alto Sax
Andrew Sandwich - Alto Sax
Andy Zheng - Tenor Sax
Paul Weichselbaum - Piano
Sam Frampton - Bass
Yael Litwin - Drums
Harry Neal - Guitar
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22nd September, 2008
Hyde Park Jazz Festival 08
The second annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival takes place this Saturday, September 27, in various locations throughout Hyde Park. Beginning at noon at the Dusable Museum with the Jazz Institute Ensemble, and ending with a midnight jam session at International House, it promises to be a day filled with great music.
Be sure to catch the U-High Jazz Ensemble performing at 6:00 at the Oriental Institute. For additional information on the festival please visit their website:
http://www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org/
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10th September, 2008
Recital Night
On Tuesday, October 16, the music department of the Laboratory Schools will be hosting a Recital Night, at Fulton Recital Hall. Information and auditions forms are available from Mr. Brickner and Ms. Sinclair, or may be downloaded from the links below. It’s always an exciting evening, filled with great music, and we hope that many of our talented young musicians are interested in performing.
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9th May, 2008
Merit School of Music
The Merit School of Music has announced its summer programs for 2008. Auditions for these programs will be on Saturday, June 7. Merit is a fantastic resource for young musicians, and offers a wide variety of ensembles and instructional programs. For more information, please visit their website:
http://www.meritmusic.org/summer_programs.htm
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22nd April, 2008
High School Jazz Band at Checkerboard Lounge
This Sunday, April 27, members of the U-High Jazz Band will be performing at the Checkerboard Lounge (5201 South Harper, 773.684.1472), from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. Come hear this great student group in a fabulous setting for jazz.
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7th April, 2008
April Concerts & Lobby Sing
April 10 – MS Chamber Winds at MS Library – 11:30 a.m.
April 15 – 7th Grade Band/Choir/Orchestra – Mandel Hall – 7:30 p.m.
April 17 – MS Chamber Winds – Judd 126 – 7:30 p.m.
April 24 - Lobby Sing-Blaine Lobby-8:00 a.m.
April 29 – 8th Grade Band/Choir/Orchestra – Mandel Hall – 7:30 p.m.
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12th March, 2008
Recital Night
On Tuesday, March 4, Lab School student musicians performed at Fulton Recital Hall as part of the Lab School’s Recital Night. This event is for our more advanced students, to perform solo and chamber music from the classical repertoire. The evening was a fantastic success, and those in the audience were able to hear a variety of music from musicians in grades seven through twelve.
Below is a listing of all the student musicians who participated:
Henry Bergman, Ellyn Butler, Waters Cahill, Helen Cain, Alexandra Chang, Hannah Constantin, Amartya Das, Abigail Daum, Charles Du, Maya Fishbach, Sam Frampton, Sarah Garvey, Caitlin Goldwater, Marissa Guiang, Peter Hansen, Charlie Jiang, Jonathan Jou, Charlotte Long, Aofie MacMahon, Josey Mintel, Alexander Nirenberg, Ana Ovtcharova, Julie Solomon, Joe Turner, Katherine Vokes, Ethel Yang, Catherine Yunis, Danny Zhang, Yaning Zhang, and Catherine Zhou.
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12th March, 2008
4th Grade Instrument Demonstrations
All 4th grade classes should report to the band room on these following dates:
Thursday, March 13 - Percussion
Monday, March 17 - Strings
SPRING BREAK
Monday, March 31 - Woodwinds
Thursday, April 3 - Choral/General Music
Monday, April 7 - Brass
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4th March, 2008
MS Jazz Band Concert Cancelled!
Our MS Jazz Band performance on Friday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Quad Club has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for later in the spring. We will announce the date soon. Thank you for making a note of this change.
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22nd February, 2008
MS Jazz Band
You are cordially invited to our MS Jazz Band performance on Friday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Quad Club.
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22nd February, 2008
Recital Night
Come & enjoy an evening filled with beautiful music performed by various middle & high school musicians on our “Recital Night” on Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 P.M. in Fulton Recital Hall.
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