On Wednesday Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. in the Monticello High School Hughs Auditorium, virtuoso Mandolinist Jacob Jolliff of the Yonder Mountain String Band and the Jacob Jolliff Band will be conducting a workshop for MHS Chamber Musicians and performing some jazz standards with the faculty. Seating will be limited for the public and admission …
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The Monticello Central School District Music Program’s annual “Last Night” Recital will take place on Monday, June 17, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the Monticello High School’s Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium. This annual performance showcases Monticello High School’s chamber instrumentalists and soloists, as well as the MHS Chamber Singers and solo vocalists. The event is …
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The annual MHS Spring Dance Concert will take place on Friday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Monticello High School’s Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium, 39 Breakey Ave., Monticello. This concert includes class pieces as well as the seniors’ solos and small group pieces. This concert will honor our military personnel and their families.
The Monticello High School Chamber Singers won a second place prize in the 2019 Music in the Parks festival held in Jackson NJ. Music in the Parks is an annual adjudicated music festival held at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Music ensembles from all over the east coast come to perform and to …
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The Monticello Central School District has just been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for the ninth time. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, Monticello’s music department detailed information about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities and …
The Monticello High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by Andrew Verdino, and the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School Jazz Ensemble performed as part of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Music in Our Schools (MIOSM) Concert Series in Albany, New York. The students performed on the South Concourse, visited with Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and …
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Third, fourth and fifth grade students at KLR were able to show an appreciative audience just what they are learning in music class by singing, playing instruments and performing at the mid-winter concert. Each grade performed five songs. Third graders performed “Hello Song” in two languages along with other traditional tunes. The fourth-grade students ended …
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Monticello Central School District was well represented at the auditions for the 2nd annual “I Have A Dream” Talent Show hosted by Bethel Woods and presented by Dream Tank. Although the competition was fierce and came from all districts in Sullivan County, more than half of the finalists selected are from our district. They will …
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The Monticello Dance Showcase will be held on Friday March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium at Monticello High School (39 Breakey Ave, Monticello NY 12701). This performance will showcase student-choreographed routines. Tickets are a donation (recommended $5) and the performance will be approximately one hour.
131 students from the Monticello Central School District were chosen to perform among the county’s most accomplished musicians in the annual Sullivan County Music Educators All-County Music Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday, March 2 at the Liberty High School David Panebaker Auditorium. 2:30 p.m.: MS String Orchestra, Elementary Chorus, Middle School Band 5 …
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