St. Mary’s Dominican High School students Leah Gilmore and Isabelle Tsien performed in the District Junior High Honor Jazz Band Concert at the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Sunday, March 27. Gilmore performed as a Jazz vocalist and on clarinet. Tsien played the electric bass. The District Junior High Honor Jazz Band consists of students… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School students were selected to perform in the District VI Honor Band and Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) All-State Senior High Honor Mixed Choir. District VI Band Directors Association (DBDA) is an organization comprised of members of Louisiana Music Education Association – District VI, DBDA encompasses schools and school districts in… Read More
Members of St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s band and choir have received honors from the Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA). Dominican Fine Arts Department Chair Ms. Brenda Castillo is the director of the choir and band. LMEA Instrumental Solo and Small Ensemble Assessment Festival – Ensembles that received Superior Rating are, (from left): Nicole Tran,… Read More
Brenda Castillo, Fine Arts Department Chairperson and Director of Band and Choir at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, has been inducted into the Phi Beta Mu, International Bandmasters’ Fraternity – Epsilon Chapter. The honorary fraternity for band directors is designed to honor outstanding band directors at the state level. Castillo was nominated by Guy Wood,… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School students Elise Bourg, Alexis Favalora, Molly Gaffney, and Kate Heller have received honors in band and choir. Molly Gaffney is a finalist for the New Orleans Opera Vocal Competition that was held at Loyola University. She was accepted into the Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) All-State Senior High Honor Women’s… Read More
At Tulane University’s home game on September 8th, the Dominican Band joined other high school and middle school groups to perform at the annual Band Day. Hosted annually by the Tulane University Marching Band (TUMB), participants perform with TUMB at Yulman Stadium. Band Day is open to bands, including color guards, dance teams, and twirlers,… Read More
Congratulations to the following band and choir students for making the District Honor Band or District Honor Choir. District Youth Honor Choir Emily Anding, Julia Costa, Mia DiGiovanni, and Samantha White District Senior High Honor Choir Madison Adams, Elise Bourg, Lili Cerise, Pelarr Edwards, Molly Gaffney, Kamryn Gervais, Logan Jackson, Elise Karcher, Olivia Olson, Lindsey… Read More
A Toast of Praise to the following band students for their outstanding performance in the District VI Honor Band Concert on January 22 at Tulane University’s Dixon Hall Theatre. Senior High Band: French Horn – Lan Le and Andrea Garces Oboe – Samantha Siliezar Trumpet – Alexis Favalora Junior High Band: Flute – Isabella Brockway… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School Band and Choir members represented Louisiana in a commemorative performance November 23 on the USS Missouri in Hawaii. The September 2, 1945 Japanese surrender ceremonies on the deck of the USS Missouri, signaled the end to World War II. The group’s performance, by invitation, featured “Thanks for the Memories” and… Read More