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Music at Fieldston Upper

“Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inner places of the soul.” —Plato

Music at Fieldston is a hands-on experience in which students are challenged to confront real technical and artistic issues unique to their own abilities in an effort produce the best possible performances. Music classes are student-centered and goal-oriented making them models of modern progressive education. Our teachers are active performers and composers who know how to deal with musical issues through firsthand experience in the fields of both performance and education.

“And were it not for Music - that divine comforter which sometimes wins us to higher flights of emotion and speaks in its own wordless language of an ideal beauty and harmony far transcending the prosy aspirations to which we confess - our life would be utterly blank and colorless. “ —Felix Adler

Students perform in a variety of concerts throughout the year from the Holiday concert featuring all of our large ensembles to the more intimate Chamber Music and Jazz Improv Concerts. Students also have the opportunity to attend performances at the Metropolitan Opera, travel to jazz festivals, and participate in the NYSSMA solo and ensemble festivals. Fieldston hosts several events each year such as the Fieldston Opera Company and the Fieldston Jazz Festival, whose guest artists have included Dr. Billy Taylor, Wynton Marsalis, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, and Milt Hinton.
















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Fieldston Music Concerts

Holiday Concert (December) – Percussion Ensemble, Concert Jazz, Wind Ensemble, High School Orchestra, High SchoolChorus, Jazz Vocal Ensemble

Jazz Improv Concert (January) – All Jazz Groups

Chamber Music Concert (February) – All Chamber Music Groups

Opera (February)

The Fieldston Jazz Festival (March) – Concert Jazz, Improv III. Features guest artists such as: Milt Hinton, Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Jim Snidero.

Berklee Jazz Festival in Boston (March) – Concert Jazz, Improv III

Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Concert (May) – High School Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble

Founder’s Day (May) – High School Chorus, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, High School Orchestra

Chorus Concert (May) – Vocal Jazz Ensemble, High School Chorus

Jazz Concert (May) – All Jazz Groups

Graduation (June) – Senior Jazz Ensemble