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