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 Rock
D-E Jazz Rock performed their annual Spring Concert in late April in Schenck Auditorium! Always a crowd favorite, Jazz Rock showcased a range of popular hits including “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” (Frank Valli); “Sway” (Pussycat Dolls); “Count on Me” (Bruno Mars);...
“The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition:” Middle School Musical 2024
What a spectacular run of “The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition”, this year’s Middle School musical! Featuring an all-student cast and crew, fantastic choreography, eye-popping costumes, and dramatically-staged moments, the production was a memorable experience for all! Our...
“D-E & ME” Lower School Art Exhibit in Swartley Gallery
Here’s to our last Swartley Gallery exhibit of the year! “D-E & ME” is presented by our Lower School (LS) students and represents striking artwork curated by LS Visual Arts & Design teacher, Ms. Christine Maloney. The exhibit includes beautiful self-portraits...
BRAVO! Private Music Lessons Recital Recap
Bravo to all our students who have been taking private music lessons this past year! Many of these students performed last week in the annual Private Music Lessons Recital, which was the culmination of their year-long studies. The appreciative, enthusiastic audience...
Bravo! “Sixth Night” Senior Show
“Sixth Night” – an adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night” - was presented earlier this week in the Leggett Hall Lab Theatre. The performance represented a welcome return to a great D-E tradition: the Senior Show! Directed by the extremely capable...
Congratulations D-E Choral & Drumming Ensembles!
The D-E campus was recently filled with the enthusiastic sounds of fantastic choral and drumming performances thanks to the annual All-Choral & African Drumming Concert! First, an enthusiastic audience of family and friends were treated to “On Broadway: Medleys...
“6th Night” Senior One Act Play Performing May 23!
Get ready for an ‘appended’ version of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, “Twelfth Night”! This year’s Senior One Act Play, aptly entitled “6th Night”, is performing Thursday, May 23, at 4 PM in the Leggett Hall Theatre Lab! Director Tessa Li ‘24 along with an all-student...
All-Choral & African Drumming Concert is May 21!
Our All-Choral and African Drumming Concert(s) is tomorrow! Get ready to first start the night with “Medleys from Broadway” with our Choral Ensembles at 7:00 in Schenck Auditorium. Then at 8:00 PM, be prepared to head to Leggett Field for our African Drumming groups...
Cabaret Night is May 20!
Ready for Cabaret Night this Monday, May 20? Our Jazz Workshop and Stage Band ensembles have an incredible set prepared, and it’s sure to be a jazzy and spectacular time! Directed by Music Faculty Rob DeBellis, students have prepared a wonderful range of classic jazz...
Congratulations Scholastic Award Winners!
Congratulations to all our Upper School Scholastic Art & Writing Contest winners (Regionals)! We had a fantastic cohort receive Gold and Silver Keys as well as Honorable Mentions in Photography, Drawing & Illustration, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Printmaking, Painting, Memoir, Poetry, Flash Fiction, & Critical Essay! Scholastic is the nation’s longest running, most prestigious recognition program for teens, and we couldn’t be prouder!
