Singers showcased at SPFHS Caberet Night 2015

Student vocalists were the stars of "Caberet Night" at SPFHS on Feb. 11. The program included numerous solo performances plus numbers by Las Cantadoras, Sensations, Men's Choir, Chamber Choir, Select Choir and Concert Choir (pictured above, singing a medley from "Phantom of the Opera").

Here's an album of photos by Dan Murphy capturing most (but not all) of the performances. Please let us know if you have photos or videos of the show that we can add to the collection!

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SPFHS Winter Pops Concert 2015 (Video)

The SPFHS Music Department put on its winter Pops Concert on Jan. 28. Thanks to Sam Zhu, we have several videos to share.

The first three feature the SPFHS Wind Ensemble. First, a medley of music from "Les Miserables."



Next, the "Beauty and the Beast Suite."



The next number is called "The Chimes of Freedom."



The next two videos feature the SPFHS Symphonic Band. First, a medley of "Tchaikovsky's Greatest Hits."



Also by the Symphonic Band, music from "Pirates of the Caribbean."

We hope to gather more photos and/or videos from this event.
Were you there? Please share!

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SPF's annual Day of Percussion coming soon

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools music department will be hosting its annual Day of Percussion on March 7. This year's event will be at Terrill Middle School, running from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will feature professional musicians putting on instructional clinics, performances by percussion ensembles from SPF and other New Jersey schools, plus refreshments and vendors selling and demonstrating musical merchandise.

Click here to see all the details on the SPF Music Booster's site.

To get you in the mood, here's an album of photos from Day of Percussion 2014, held at SPF High School.

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Marching Band honored by mayor, Board of Education

Photo by Sheila McAnulty

 As reported on Tap Into Scotch Plains-Fanwood:

Mayor Kevin Glover and Board of Education President Trip Whitehouse presented proclamations to the national champion Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School marching band following their undefeated season in competitions on Nov. 20 at Evergreen School's multipurpose room.

A major announcement of the evening was that the head of the YEA! (Youth Education in the Arts), the U.S. Marching Bands organization, has moved the SPFHS band from Division 6A to the even more competitive 6 Open category of competition for 2015. The change was a result of the marching band's outstanding performances this year.

Pictured above are Band Director Durand Thomas, Assistant Band Director Charlie Jackson, instructor Chris DiCarlo, Color Guard Director Jackie Tumolo, Assistant Band Director John Gillick and Schools Superintendent Dr. Margaret Hayes.  

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SPFHS Wins USBands National Championship

Completing a sweep of the season's major awards on the USBands competition circuit, the SPFHS Raiders Marching Band took first place for Group 6-A at the National Championships in Allentown, Pa., on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The band and color guard achieved a score of 92.875 and took all caption awards: Best Color Guard, Best Percussion, Best Music, Best Visual and Best Overall Effect.

In addition, the Raiders received the U.S. Army Award of Excellence.



Band parent Dev Anjaria has posted an extensive album of photographs of the band's preparation and performance, plus the award presentation. Click here to go to the album.

Warming up in Allentown

Congratulations to all involved on a terrific season!

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New albums - More photos from States and Yamaha Cup

October 25 was a long, satisfying day for the SPF Raiders Marching Band that finished with a winning performance in the USBands NJ State Championship competition at Rutgers University.



Band parent Dev Anjaria took photos throughout the day. Click here to see his images of the early practice; Music Boosters volunteers providing food to fuel the performance; warm-ups at Rutgers; the show and the award presentation.

See our previous coverage with more photos here.

The following Saturday began with senior recognition day and ended with the Yamaha Cup competition at MetLife Stadium.



Dev has added another extensive album from the band's first-place performance. Click here to see.

Reacting to the award

See our previous coverage with more photos here.

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