PEP-BAND The Pep-Cats perform at all home Varsity Football games.
WINTER CONCERT Wed., December 11, 2019 7:30 p.m. Weiss Auditorium
MUSIC
CONCERT BAND/JAZZ BAND/PEP-BAND Whether you are a serious musician or an instrumentalist looking to have fun making music with friends, the MKA Band Program invites you to join us. Our award- winning Concert Band meets during the school day and offers Band students the opportunity to perform all genres of music and receive regular and specific instruction for all band instrumentalists with opportunities for private lessons and master classes from accomplished professionals musicians. The Pep-Cats (MKA’s Pep Band) provides entertainment for all home football games and gives students the opportunity to have fun in an informal and spirited performance environment. The MKA Jazz Band is for more accomplished band students who want to take on the challenging world of Jazz. With more than a dozen performances throughout the school year, as well as an annual adjudication at the “Trills ad Thrills Music Festival” at Six Flags Great Adventure, MKA Band students have many opportunities to shine.
For more information, contact Chuck Olsen at colsen@mka.org
STRINGS This upcoming school year is promising to be another very exciting musical season for the MKA Strings Program. With over 140 students enrolled across all three campuses, we are looking forward to our annual strings gala, Opus 23 which once again will take place at the prestigious Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 3 p.m. In addition to Opus, there will be several exciting performing opportunities for the MKA orchestras including in-house concerts at the Middle and Upper School. Students will be competing at the “Music in the Parks” competition at Six Flags Great Adventure in early May and selected players from the Middle School and Upper School Orchestras will also be featured at our annual Open Houses, “Arts under the Stars” and other official school events.
For more information, contact Dimitri Hadjipetkov at dhadjipetkov@mka.org
US AND MS JAZZ BAND CONCERT Thurs., February 6, 2020 7:30 p.m. Middle School Dining Hall
JAZZ BAND ELDER CARE PERFORMANCES Dates and locations TBA
SPRING CONCERT UPPER SCHOOL CONCERT AND JAZZ BAND Wed., April 29, 2020 7:30 p.m. Weiss Auditorium
TRILLS AND THRILLS MUSIC FESTIVAL Fri., May 1, 2020 All Day Six Flags Great Adventure
MKA STRINGS CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL Sat., May 16, 2020 3:00 p.m.
2019-2020
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS Welcome to the Fine & Performing Arts at the MKA Upper School – We hope you will attend some of our upcoming events this year.
ARTS UNDER THE STARS
Friday, September 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Upper School Campus Amphitheater
A tri-campus event to kick off the performance year. Includes music & acting performances, a visual art gallery, and light refreshments. No tickets necessary. Email nhoppe@mka.org with questions
THEATER
IMPROV
COUGAR IMPROV NIGHT MKA’s version of the hit TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
May 29 – 7:00 & 8:00 p.m., Deetjen Theatre Tickets are $5 • Email: nhoppe@mka.org
FALL PLAY: Clue A comedy based on the famous movie & board game.
November 7 - 10 Deetjen Theatre Tickets are $10, General Admission
WINTER MUSICAL: Chicago
SPRING PLAY: The Laramie Project
An American musical and satire on corruption of the criminal justice system and the concept of the “celebrity criminal.”
Guest directed by Gail Winar, this year marks the 20th anniversary of this landmark play about the reaction to the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998.
March 6 - 8 Weiss Auditorium Tickets $15, General Admission
May 7 - 9 Deetjen Theatre Tickets $10, General Admission
For more information, contact Nicole Hoppe at nhoppe@mka.org
CHORUS
The US Vocal Music Program has a lot of exciting music planned for performances this year. We are working on music that spans hundreds of years and various styles. Students will collaborate with the US Strings Program throughout the year. We look forward to attending an annual music competition in the spring along with many other performance opportunities. Each year students may audition for the NJ All-State Chorus and Regional Jazz Choir. We look forward to a great year of music planned for our winter and spring school concerts.
WINTER CHORAL CONCERT Friday, December 6, 8:00 p.m. Weiss Auditorium
SPRING CHORAL CONCERT Thursday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. Weiss Auditorium
For more information, contact Maria Gilmartin at mgilmartin@mka.org
FINE ARTS GREATEST HITS September 10 - November 15 Features student work from the spring of last academic year.
UPPER SCHOOL ANNUAL DANCE CONCERT A captivating evening featuring original work by Upper School choreographers as well as specially selected pieces from our Middle School. May 20 – 7:00 p.m., Weiss Auditorium No tickets necessary
MKA’s A Capella group Remix will be participating in the Winter Vocal Music Concert in Weiss on Friday, December 6 at 8:00 p.m. Other performance and competitions performance dates are TBA.
CURRENT STUDENT WORK December 2 - February 15 A selection of work by current MKA Fine Art students
MUSICAL POP-UP February 24 - March 13
SPRING FLING March 30 - May 1 Featuring student work from all classes.
2019-2020 A.P. STUDIO ART EXHIBITION May 13 - June 5 The A.P. Studio Art Reception May 15, 2020. Features the work of students completing A.P. Studio Art.
OVERFLOW GALLERY A continuously evolving exhibit of examples of current student work, fresh out of the studio. All exhibits in Weiss Gallery – Admission is free
For more information, contact Christa Leonard at cleonard@mka.org