HS Jazz Ensemble
Director, Jennifer Poorman Hodgson
SCHEDULE
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NOVEMBER
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Tuesday, November 12th - Auditions
(2:15-3:30) -
Thursday 14th 3-5pm - Rehearsal
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Tuesday 19th 1-3pm - Rehearsal
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Thursday, 21st 3pm-5pm - Rehearsal​
DECEMBER
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Thursday, 5th (2:15-3:00) Rehearsal
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Tuesday, 10th (3pm-5pm) Rehearsal
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Tuesday, 17th (3pm-5pm) Rehearsal
JANUARY -
Rehearsals - Tuesday and Thursday
(3pm-5pm)
2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 -
Jazz camp - Sunday, January 19th (9am-5pm)
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FEBRUARY
Rehearsals - Tuesday and Thursday -
(3pm-5pm)4, 6, 11, 13, - 3-5
18, 20 - 2:15-3:00 -
No rehearsal 25, 27 - musical week
PERFORMANCE
Friday, February 7th - Bridgewater Raritan HS (performance at 6:35pm)
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MARCH
Rehearsals - Tuesday and Thursday’s - (3pm-5pm)
4, 6 (on stage), 11, 13, 18 (2:50-4pm), 27 (3-5)
PERFORMANCE -
Friday, March 7th State Prelims @ SR
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Monday, March 10th - Beach Haven Elementary School Show
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Wed, March 12th - Strand Theater Festival/Clinic - 8am-2pm
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Friday, March 14th - Shawnee Festival @ Shawnee - 3pm-11pm
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March 20th - Professional recording session in Philly with guest artist clinician 8am-2pm
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Friday, March 21nd -Southern Home Festival @ SR 3pm-11pm
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Monday, March 24th - Clinics 8am-10:15am
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Friday, March 28th - Pennsbury HS - 3pm-12am
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APRIL
Rehearsals - Tuesday and Thursday- (3pm-5pm)
1, 10, 17, 29
PERFORMANCE -
Friday, April 11th - Lacey Jazz Festival @ Lacey
3pm-12am -
Sunday, April 13th - Java and Jazz
(Guest artists - Nick Lombardelli - Trombone,
Jon Shaw- Trumpet - 3pm -
Saturday, April 26th - Lawrenceville TIA
chapter 7 championships
(this is at the end of spring break)​
MAY -
May 1 - Last rehearsal 3-5
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PERFORMANCE
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Friday, May 2nd TIA State Finals -
Wildwood 8am-11pm (school day) -
Saturday, May 3rd - Div 2 State Finals - Princeton High School - 2pm-12am
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JAZZ ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
24/25
Saxes
Alto 1 - Lluvia Nieto-Castaneda
Alto 2 - Grayce Altieri
Tenor 1 - Kristopher Del Toro Urbina
Tenor 2 - Christian Competello
Bari Sax - Riley Derion
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Flute
Samira Soni
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Trumpets
1 - Nate Cox
2 - Lorenzo Marciante
3 - Ella Naylor
4 - Jack Fossa
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Trombones
1st - Chris McMenamy
2/3 - Connor Fossa
3/2- Courtney Silvey
Bass Bone
Alex Jones
Rhythm Section
Drum Set - Liam Wedderman
Piano – Grant Rupinski
Guitar - Andrew Broadley
Bass - Luke Piszar
Vibes - Miles Vandenberge
Aux- Delaney Turanyi
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Managers
Brielle Trad
Liam McGinty
Riley Molla
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