Friday, December 28, 2012

D-E Rocks with Jazz Rock!



"House of the Rising Sun" (Turner/Martin) was performed by Rachel Hechler.


D-E School's Winter Break started on a high note yet again this year, with the performance of the annual D-E Jazz Rock concert.   More than 40 students showcased their singing and instrumental talents, first to a Middle School audience and then again to Upper School students in Schenck Auditorium.  From rock and roll anthems to contemporary pop, students performed songs from many different genres. The ensemble was led by Director Robert DeBellis, along with vocal coordinator Matthew Schukis and strings teacher Annaliesa Place.  The student performers took on vocals, strings, guitar, keyboard, bass, drums and even horns for a show that easily fulfilled a D-E School tradition of a memorable, exciting experience. 

To enjoy one of the many performances, click here: 



Some of the songs that were performed to the extremely enthusiastic and appreciative audience included renditions of “Who Did You Think I Was” (Mayer) by junior Daniel Shlien; “Fidelity” (Spektor) by sophomore Heather Braverman, and "Good Girl" (Underwood) by sophomore Melissa Rosner.  Audiences were equally (and audibly!) delighted by the smooth sounds of junior Nigel Lassiter performing "Try a Little Tenderness" ((Campbell/Connelly/Woods).   For junior Gina Marie Enriquez’s performance of “Addicted to You” by Shakira, sung in both Spanish and English, she was joined on stage by a full band that included D-E alumnus, Danny Chang ’12, on percussion. Danny and GinaMaria also danced the merengue during her song. The entire Jazz Rock ensemble then ended up on stage for the finale, a performance of "One" (Blige) featuring vocalists Sofia Joseph '14 and vocalist/guitarist Jacob Seeger '14. 

This year's Jazz Rock ensemble members are noted below.  Here's to all our wonderful student performers!


Jazz Rock Performers

Vocalists
Heather Braverman
Julia Brice
Jack Brosnan
Gina Marie Enriquez
Jack Feikens
Julia Feikens
Michael Friedrich
Lexi Gerber
Kylah Gonzalez
Rachel Hechler
Sofia Joseph
Nigel Lassiter
Seon Layne
Estee Levy
Isabella Monaco
Melissa Rosner
Jacob Seeger
Daniel Shlien
Foster Song
Kira Tsougarakis

Strings
Gary Finn
Gillian Garcia
Sydney Hertz
Julia Shin

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