Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Video: Wind Ensemble performs "Never Land" on 5/9/2012

As part of the 2012 Spring Instrumental Concert, the SPFHS Wind Ensemble played an original composition by senior Joshua Getman. Watch and listen as Joshua conducts this May 9, 2012 performance of "Never Land."




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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Scenes from SPF District Jazz Night 2012

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district presented "Jazz Night" at the high school auditorium on Monday, May 7. The jazz bands from Park and Terrill Middle School, the two high school Jazz Labs, SPF Jazz and the Moonglowers all put on a great show.

Here are a few scenes from the evening. Congratulations to all the musicians for their wonderful performances.




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Videos: District Jazz Night 2012

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district presented "Jazz Night" at the high school auditorium on Monday, May 7. The jazz bands from Park and Terrill Middle School, the two high school Jazz Labs, SPF Jazz and the Moonglowers all put on a great show.

Here are some video clips we shot. We'd like to add more. Do you have video or photos of Jazz Night? Please contact us to share them!

The Moonglowers perform "The Little Clam"
SPF Jazz performs "Mongo's Mood"
Jazz Lab A performs "Beulah Witch"

Jazz Lab A performs "Mambo Hot"


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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Video: Moonglowers at NJAJE Finals 2012

Congratulations to the Moonglowers on their performance at the New Jersey Association for Jazz Education Finals on April 28, 2012. The group placed second overall (edged out by less than a point!). It took 1st Place for its sax section, and 1st Place for sight reading. Nick Poulios received a soloist award.

Here are three videos shared by music parent Mark Davis. Enjoy!



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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Congratulations on great performances in Boston

Our musical students traveled to Boston April 19-22 to take part in a Festival of Music evaluation program.


WERE YOU THERE?
DID YOU TAKE PICTURES?

We're looking for photos
of our SPFHS musicians on the
2012 Spring Evaluation Trip
to Boston.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR
PHOTOS OR VIDEOS!

Please e-mail Dan to add
your images to our collection.
Thanks!
Twelve schools from Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and Canada participated. The ensembles were given ratings of superior, excellent, good, fair or poor.

Here are the results for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School:
  • SELECT CHOIR: Superior, 1st Place
  • CONCERT CHOIR: Superior, 1st Place, Best Overall Mixed Choir
  • LAS CAN: Superior, 1st Place
  • CHAMBER CHOIR: Superior, 1st Place, Best Overall Choir
  • MEN'S CHOIR: Excellent, 1st Place
  • CONCERT BAND: Excellent, 1st Place
  • JAZZ BAND A: Excellent, 1st Place
  • JAZZ BAND B: Excellent
  • PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: Good
  • RHYTHMSENSE: Excellent, 2nd Place
  • WINTER GUARD: Excellent, 2nd Place
  • SPF JAZZ: Superior, 1st Place
  • MOONGLOWERS: Superior, 1st Place, Best Overall Jazz Band
  • WIND ENSEMBLE: Superior, 1st Place, William D. Revelli Award for Best Overall Concert Band
  • MOONGLOWER SAXOPHONE SECTION: Best Overall Section
  • NICK POULIOS: Outstanding Jazz Soloist, Outstanding Choral Accompanist.


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Video: Festivals of Music-Boston 2012

We've found a couple of videos on YouTube from the April 2012 evaluation trip to the Festivals of Music in Boston. If you have or know of other videos, please send us links so we can add them to this collection.

Here, the Moonglowers perform "The Little Clam"
Next: The Moonglowers perform "Bugle Call Rag"


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