Thank you to D-E’s Visual Arts & Design and Performing Arts Departments for a spectacular showcasing of original student work this spring! Whether visiting our Swartley Art Gallery exhibits or attending events on the stages of Schenck Auditorium, Hajjar Auditorium, or the Leggett Hall Theatre Lab, anyone with an interest in the arts has had so much to enjoy and experience this past season.
Jazz Rocks @ D-E!
The beloved D-E annual holiday performance of Jazz Rock, a live concert featuring US student vocalists and instrumentalists, held up to tradition once again this year! Jazz Rock – directed by equally-beloved D-E Music Faculty Rob DeBellis and Ken Kacmar – features...
Swartley Gallery Presents: Alumna Artist Sophia Seriale ’22
D-E welcomed back Sophia Seriale ’22, a “D-E Lifer,” as the Swartley Gallery’s featured alumna artist, with a meet-the-artist reception held this afternoon. Her exhibit, “Until Now,” includes sketches, including a self-portrait, she created as an Upper School student...
Highlights from MS/US Orchestra and Choral & Handbell Concerts
BRAVO to our Middle/Upper School Orchestra and Choral & Handbell ensembles for a wonderful set of live concerts! Last week audiences were treated to fantastic performances showcasing the hard work of these ensembles. For the first concert, our orchestral students...
Reminder: MS/US Orchestra Concert on Wed., Dec. 11 & Choral & Handbells Concert on Thurs., Dec. 12
OH the weather outside is frightful, but the music inside will be D-Elightful! A reminder that all in the D-E community are invited to the Middle/Upper School Orchestra Concert TONIGHT, Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:00 PM, in Schenck Auditorium! Enjoy orchestral classics...
D-E 360°’s Private Music Lessons Prep Students for Concert Performances
Music ensembles—such as jazz, classical, handbells, and choir—have long been an integral part of school life at D-E. The incredible talent at our school is often on display during D-E’s annual assemblies and concerts, including the upcoming Winter Orchestral and...
D-E Performing Arts Presents Orchestra, Choral & Handbells Winter Concerts on Dec. 11 & Dec. 12!
Rehearsals have been intense, but our performers are ready! Get ready for a double treat of TWO live D-E music concerts, next week! On Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:00 PM, in Schenck Auditorium, the Middle & Upper School (MS/US)...
Recapping D-E 360’s Discovery Day at Newark Museum
On Friday, Nov. 15, our lifelong learners in the Lower School had a fun-filled, hands-on learning day at The Newark Museum of Art! The event was part of our D-E 360° “Discovery Day” Field Trips that are organized when classes are not in session. In addition to viewing...
Jazz Brunch D-Elivers Great Live Jazz Performance
CHEERS to our Stage Band and Jazz Workshop, and of course Director Rob DeBellis, who ‘D-Elivered’ a great live Jazz Brunch performance this past weekend! The concert featured classics from Oliver Nelson including “Hobo Flats” and “Kilimanjaro” as well as other jazz...
Jazz Rocks at D-E!
The D-E community delivered an excellent Jazz Brunch Concert in Hajjar Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024—one of the School’s highly anticipated musical events. This year’s brunch featured the Stage Band and Jazz Workshop ensembles, directed by longtime Music Teacher...
Bravo Antigone Cast & Crew!
Bravo! The D-E community is incredibly proud of the cast and crew of “Antigone,” the Upper School Fall Play, directed by Robert Murphy, who closed out the show on Saturday, Nov. 9 with a bang! The set design was impressive, the costumes were befitting, and the...
