Sentinel’s annual winter concert was filled with amazing holiday performances!
The program featured all of Sentinel’s performing groups; it featured the Grade 8 Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, RnB Band, Orchestra, Choir and Dance groups. Here is a bit of info about each of Sentinel’s performing ensembles:
Grade 8 Band: The Grade 8 Band features Sentinel’s youngest musicians on a variety of instruments.
Concert Band: Sentinel’s concert band is a traditional wind ensemble for students in grade 9 and up. They plan on attending the Sun Peaks Music Festival in 2019.
Jazz Band: The Sentinel Jazz Band is an auditioned group for students in grade 9 and up; they play a variety of styles including swing, latin, funk and big band. During the concert, the band featured many amazing soloists!
RnB Band: The Sentinel RnB Band is an auditioned group for senior students . They learn their music by ear and play funk, soul and rock music. The Sentinel Sun did a profile on the RnB Band as part of last month’s edition, so check that out for more details about this amazing ensemble!
Orchestra: Sentinel’s Orchestra features students from grades 8 -12 on a variety of instruments. They plays both contemporary and classical repertoire.
Spartan Singers: The Spartan Singers are Sentinel’s concert choir for students from grade 8-12. During the concert, Sentinel students participated in their performance of “The 12 Days of Christmas”, it’s become a Sentinel tradition!
Dance: The dance teams had exciting performances! The Junior dance team performed a fusion of Hip Hop and Street Jazz to the music of Naz, Kendrick Lamar, and Daft Punk. The Seniors performed a Hip Hop and House piece to Beyonce and Jay-Z, Drake, and Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith. The dances always get Sentinel students cheering and clapping along!
Ms. Casper says that the best part about Sentinel’s Christmas concert is “the fun energy that comes with bringing the school together this time of year.”
The Sounds of the Season Concert put everyone in the holiday mood! And of course, everyone jumped for candy from Sentinel’s very own “Santa Claus” or “Mrs. Claus”!
Happy Holidays Spartaners!
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