Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Moonglowers win 2014 state finals - Video

The SPFHS Moonglowers won first place at the New Jersey Association for Jazz Education's 2014 Division II state finals on April 26. Watch the winning performance here:



The Alternative Press published an article that noted the Moonglowers are now 12-time state champions.

The article also said the group won all six competitions in which it participated this year. “It was the hard work and dedication of the Moonglowers that achieved their success throughout the year,” Vincent Turturiello, director of the group and SPFHS supervisor of fine arts, told The Alternative Press.


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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Festivals of Music 2014 in Virginia Beach: Photos



The various SPFHS instrumental and choral groups and Winter Guard took part in a Festivals of Music competition in Virginia Beach on April 4-5.



Thanks to parent Erica Karakis, we have an extensive set of photos covering the performances - including the great shot above, of a light moment during a choral performance.



We're always happy to add more photos and videos from family and friends of our student musicians, so please contact us if you have any to add.



Here's the full album of photos, including some of the students relaxing between shows. Enjoy!




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Sunday, April 13, 2014

District Choral Concert 2014 - Video

By way of TAPonTV, the YouTube channel of The Alternative Press, we have a couple of videos from the SPFHS District Choral Concert, held April 9 at the high school auditorium.






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Thursday, April 10, 2014

SPFHS Winterguard's 2014 Program - Videos

A parent has shared two videos from the SPFHS Winterguard's 2014 season. The first was taken at the guard's first performance of the season, Feb. 8 in Bridgewater. It was a preview show for judges, who provided feedback and tips for refining the show. The second video is from an end-of-season exhibition for parents at SPFHS. Watching the two, you can see how the show changed and improved between the start and end of the season.



The program, performed to the song "Madness" by Muse, was titled "The Internal Struggle."




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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Rhythmsense makes television appearance - Photos



The Rhythmsense percussion group traveled to Staten Island on April 1 to tape a performance for "Mallet's Place TV," a public-access television show seen on Time Warner Cable in both New York and Los Angeles.

The show is hosted by Jason “Malletman” Taylor, a frequent guest at SPFHS Day of Percussion. After his performance this past February, he invited the group to be guests on his show.

Here are some photos of the group in the "green room" before the show and on the set. We hope to get access to video, too.




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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Rep Theater presents "How to Succeed in Business"

Photo by Dan Murphy
Above, the cast of SPFHS Rep Theater's production of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" acknowledges the applause at the end of its terrific performance on Saturday, March 15.

Additional performances are scheduled March 16 at 2 p.m.; Thursday March 20 at 7 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, at 8 p.m.

NJ.com has a gallery of photos from dress rehearsal. Click here or on the photo below to see.

http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2014/03/scotch_plains-fanwood_high_sch_11.html
Photo by Frank Mustac/Independent Press

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