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.
Cabaret Night
Our Stage Band and Jazz Workshops ensembles showed off their impressive improvisational skills gained over the past school year to bring jazz, funk, and groove to Hajjar Auditorium for Cabaret Night. This year’s Cabaret Night concert also showcased some outstanding...
5th Grade Opera
We love our traditions here at D-E, and the 5th Grade Opera is one of our longest and most notable! Our 5th Grade classes together presented their Original Operas to the Lower School and their families in Hajjar Auditorium earlier this spring. The full production...
Orchestra Extravaganza
We had an extravagant time at our Orchestra Extravaganza in April! This annual concert showcased all of D-E’s division ensembles ranging from our Lower School Band and the Middle School Orchestra to the Upper School StringJam and Orchestra ensembles. Of special note...
Senior Spotlight Show
At the tail end of every academic year, Swartley Gallery saves its prime space to exhibit our senior students’ artwork. This year the Senior Spotlight Exhibit held up to D-E tradition and featured artwork by artists Percy Bedell ‘24; Jaime Lai ‘24; Ben Rothman ‘24;...
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...
