ARTS Day 2024 at the State Legislature
May
22
10:45 AM10:45

ARTS Day 2024 at the State Legislature

Jordan-Matthews artists perform at the North Carolina General Assembly for ARTS Day 2024, an annual gathering of art and action that draws hundreds of North Carolinians to learn, network, celebrate and speak with one voice on behalf of the arts.

JM takes the stage at 10:45 a.m. with performances by the Mixed Advanced Choir and Dance 2 Ensemble. Also performing at 11:30 a.m. is the Leela School of Dance, an educational organization teaching Indian classical dance with studios in Cary, Morrisville and Fayetteville.

The JM Mixed Advanced Choir features eight vocalists who have performed for several years as part of vocal music ensembles and musical theater casts. They also are involved in quiz bowl, robotics, environmental science and more, making them well-rounded leaders.

The Dance 2 Ensemble features dancers who have trained in several different styles of dance — including modern, jazz and hip hop that will be reflected in this performance. They also have been involved in other school activities, including the annual musical, track and cheerleading.

More about the performance — including a roster of JM’s participating artists — will be available here when they are available. ARTS Day 2024 is organized by Arts NC, a nonprofit working to provide equity and access to the arts for all North Carolinians and to connect arts communities across the state.

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2024 Spring Showcase
May
23
6:00 PM18:00

2024 Spring Showcase

JM celebrates the end of a joyful arts season with the annual spring showcase featuring performances from JM dance and chorus — along with an exhibition of work by JM visual artists. Admission is free.


2024 SPRING SHOWCASE
A Celebration of the Arts Season

SPRING ART SHOW
Work by JM visual artists is on exhibition tonight in the JM Auditorium lobby

PERFORMING ARTS
Program will be provided here when announced

📖 PROGRAM will be available here when published

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Music for the City: Three Bands in Concert
Apr
30
6:00 PM18:00

Music for the City: Three Bands in Concert

Concert and symphonic bands from three area schools — Jordan-Matthews High School, Chatham Middle School and Silk Hope School — present “Music for the City,” a free concert for the entire Siler City community.

Tonight’s program has been designed to celebrate collaboration. Creating a strong musical culture and building strong instrumental ensembles can only be achieved when there’s a vibrant interaction among student musicians, band directors, parents and administrators.

Something amazing is now happening among young musicians in western Chatham, and we’re here to foster and celebrate this enthusiasm and growth. That’s one reason that “Music for the City” features two short performances tonight by combined bands, blending musicians from different grade levels and more than one school.

Special note: Cover art for tonight’s “Music for the City” printed program is “The Calm Before the Storm,” a gouache painting by JM artist Dulce Herrera Duarte.

MUSIC FOR THE CITY:
A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION


COMBINED BAND
Chatham Middle, Jordan-Matthews and Silk Hope

The Star-Spangled Banner
John Stafford Smith, composer


CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
Noah Marcus, Director

6 GRADE BAND

Edge of Chaos
Roland Barrett

Fanfare Heroica
Brian Balmages

7-8 GRADE BAND

First Expedition March
Chris Ferguson

Anasazi
John Edmonson 

Imperium
Michael Sweeney


SILK HOPE SCHOOL
Dr. Zachary D. Wills, Director

4-5 GRADE BAND

Selections from “Essential Elements for Band Book 1”

Warmups
When the Saints Go Marching In
Sakura Sakura

Tim Lautzenheiser, John Higgins, Charles Menghini, Paul Lavender, Tom C. Rhodes and Tom Bierschenk


6-8 GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND

Tempest
Robert W. Smith

Resilience
PinkZebra

March from First Suite in Eb for Military Band
Gustav Holst, arr. Michael Sweeney


COMBINED BAND
Jordan-Matthews and Silk Hope

Blue Sky Horizon
Randall Standridge


JORDAN-MATTHEWS CONCERT BAND
Aaron Partin, Director

Afton Variations
Carl Strommen

Alamo March
Karl L. King, arr. James Swearingen

Northpointe Fantasy
James Swearingen

📖 PROGRAM for Music for the City (PDF)

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One Chatham Art Clinic and Exhibition
Apr
25
6:30 PM18:30

One Chatham Art Clinic and Exhibition

Forty top student artists from across Chatham County Schools conclude their daylong clinic with a free public show at Seaforth High School featuring art produced during the clinic and other work the student artists choose to exhibit.

JM Artists Selected to Participate
Eimy Acosta Valdez
Jocelyn Cano Morales
Yazmin Cobos
Sayuri Escalona Nunez
Dulce Herrera Duarte
Natasha Herrera-Rodriguez
Gisele Lopez Hernandez
Joceline Marroquin Pacheco
Zyniuh Marsh
Tashaun McKinney
Kenny Pablo Mateo
Carolina Rice
Shawn Roblero Morales
Leslie Valesco Marin
Gabriella Whitman

The clinic for students opens with a choice of workshops led by local artists Ric Harber and Jane Eckenrode followed by a presentation on the business of art. After lunch, students also participate in a workshop on promoting their work and preparing for a show.

A native of Oklahoma, Harber started doing leatherwork in the 1980s, refining his craft while traveling around the world before retiring in North Carolina. He is author of several journal articles on leather crafting and regularly sells his work at local markets.

Working from her studio uphill from the Haw River, Eckenrode specializes in depictions of nature, a love that began early in life and intensified in 1996, when she moved to North Carolina to create exhibits for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. She earned the BFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and spent three decades painting dioramas and models for science museums in California, Taiwan and North Carolina.

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Disney FROZEN: The Broadway Musical
Apr
21
3:00 PM15:00

Disney FROZEN: The Broadway Musical

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL PREMIERE OF
DISNEY’S “FROZEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL”

*** THIS SUNDAY PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT ***

If You’re Attending This Performance
Please Click Here for Important Information


“Let It Go” rings from the JM stage in North Carolina’s first-ever school production of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical”!

When Arendelle princess young Elsa accidentally injures her sister Anna, it causes a chain of tragic events throughout their childhood. And when Elsa brings permanent winter to Arendelle during her coronation, she flees to an ice-bound mountain. But Anna and her friends Kristoff, Olaf and Sven journey to save Elsa, and the kingdom, by bringing back summer. “Frozen” celebrates the many forms of true love, especially the bond between sisters.

Based on the hit 2013 animated feature film, Disney’s stage adaptation of “Frozen” opened on Broadway in 2018, receiving nominations for two Drama Desk Awards and three Tony Awards — for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. Its huge success launched a North America tour in 2019 that is still running today (but not scheduled for any venues in North Carolina) and a 2021 production on London’s West End.

JM was selected to present the North Carolina high school premiere of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” in a nationwide competition sponsored by Educational Theatre Association, Disney Theatrical Group and Music Theatre International. Centering on the theme, “Love Is An Open Door,” the competition was designed to promote inclusion and outreach in high school theater programs. Applicants were asked to demonstrate how they will use their production of “Frozen” to strengthen their school communities, provide outreach to underserved groups and support inclusive and diverse theater programs.

Several free community events will be offered during this arts season as part of our North Carolina premiere. For a calendar of special events and much more about the premiere, visit our “Frozen” page at JMArts.org/frozen.

Performances of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” are Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. The approximate running time is 2 hours, which includes one intermission. And audience members are invited to attend in their “Frozen” outfits!

General admission is $8. Everyone attending, regardless of age, must have a ticket. No passes are accepted, though qualifying JMArts members will be admitted free according to their membership levels.


🎟 THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT
📖 PLAYBILL for “Frozen” (lower-resolution graphics)
📸 PHOTO ALBUM of “Frozen” Publicity Images
📸 PHOTO ALBUM of “Frozen” Rehearsal and Preparations
📃 POSTER for “Frozen”
❄️ ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS for “Frozen”
❄️ INITIAL CASTING for “Frozen”
📖 PLAYBILL AD RATE CARD for “Frozen”

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Disney FROZEN: The Broadway Musical
Apr
20
7:00 PM19:00

Disney FROZEN: The Broadway Musical

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL PREMIERE OF
DISNEY’S “FROZEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL”

*** THIS SATURDAY PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT ***

If You’re Attending This Performance
Please Click Here for Important Information


“Let It Go” rings from the JM stage in North Carolina’s first-ever school production of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical”!

When Arendelle princess young Elsa accidentally injures her sister Anna, it causes a chain of tragic events throughout their childhood. And when Elsa brings permanent winter to Arendelle during her coronation, she flees to an ice-bound mountain. But Anna and her friends Kristoff, Olaf and Sven journey to save Elsa, and the kingdom, by bringing back summer. “Frozen” celebrates the many forms of true love, especially the bond between sisters.

Based on the hit 2013 animated feature film, Disney’s stage adaptation of “Frozen” opened on Broadway in 2018, receiving nominations for two Drama Desk Awards and three Tony Awards — for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. Its huge success launched a North America tour in 2019 that is still running today (but not scheduled for any venues in North Carolina) and a 2021 production on London’s West End.

JM was selected to present the North Carolina high school premiere of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” in a nationwide competition sponsored by Educational Theatre Association, Disney Theatrical Group and Music Theatre International. Centering on the theme, “Love Is An Open Door,” the competition was designed to promote inclusion and outreach in high school theater programs. Applicants were asked to demonstrate how they will use their production of “Frozen” to strengthen their school communities, provide outreach to underserved groups and support inclusive and diverse theater programs.

Several free community events will be offered during this arts season as part of our North Carolina premiere. For a calendar of special events and much more about the premiere, visit our “Frozen” page at JMArts.org/frozen.

Performances of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” are Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. The approximate running time is 2 hours, which includes one intermission. And audience members are invited to attend in their “Frozen” outfits!

General admission is $8. Everyone attending, regardless of age, must have a ticket. No passes are accepted, though qualifying JMArts members will be admitted free according to their membership levels.


🎟 THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT
📖 PLAYBILL for “Frozen” (lower-resolution graphics)
📸 PHOTO ALBUM of “Frozen” Publicity Images
📸 PHOTO ALBUM of “Frozen” Rehearsal and Preparations
📃 POSTER for “Frozen”
❄️ ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS for “Frozen”
❄️ INITIAL CASTING for “Frozen”
📖 PLAYBILL AD RATE CARD for “Frozen”

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Disney FROZEN: The Broadway Musical
Apr
19
7:00 PM19:00

Disney FROZEN: The Broadway Musical

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL PREMIERE OF
DISNEY’S “FROZEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL”

*** THIS FRIDAY PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT ***

If You’re Attending This Performance
Please Click Here for Important Information


“Let It Go” rings from the JM stage in North Carolina’s first-ever school production of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical”!

When Arendelle princess young Elsa accidentally injures her sister Anna, it causes a chain of tragic events throughout their childhood. And when Elsa brings permanent winter to Arendelle during her coronation, she flees to an ice-bound mountain. But Anna and her friends Kristoff, Olaf and Sven journey to save Elsa, and the kingdom, by bringing back summer. “Frozen” celebrates the many forms of true love, especially the bond between sisters.

Based on the hit 2013 animated feature film, Disney’s stage adaptation of “Frozen” opened on Broadway in 2018, receiving nominations for two Drama Desk Awards and three Tony Awards — for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. Its huge success launched a North America tour in 2019 that is still running today (but not scheduled for any venues in North Carolina) and a 2021 production on London’s West End.

JM was selected to present the North Carolina high school premiere of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” in a nationwide competition sponsored by Educational Theatre Association, Disney Theatrical Group and Music Theatre International. Centering on the theme, “Love Is An Open Door,” the competition was designed to promote inclusion and outreach in high school theater programs. Applicants were asked to demonstrate how they will use their production of “Frozen” to strengthen their school communities, provide outreach to underserved groups and support inclusive and diverse theater programs.

Several free community events will be offered during this arts season as part of our North Carolina premiere. For a calendar of special events and much more about the premiere, visit our “Frozen” page at JMArts.org/frozen.

Performances of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” are Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. The approximate running time is 2 hours, which includes one intermission. And audience members are invited to attend in their “Frozen” outfits!

General admission is $8. Everyone attending, regardless of age, must have a ticket. No passes are accepted, though qualifying JMArts members will be admitted free according to their membership levels.


🎟 THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT
📖 PLAYBILL for “Frozen” (lower-resolution graphics)
📸 PHOTO ALBUM of “Frozen” Publicity Images
📸 PHOTO ALBUM of “Frozen” Rehearsal and Preparations
📃 POSTER for “Frozen”
❄️ ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS for “Frozen”
❄️ INITIAL CASTING for “Frozen”
📖 PLAYBILL AD RATE CARD for “Frozen”

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New York Arts Adventure '24
Apr
2
to Apr 6

New York Arts Adventure '24

  • Hilton Garden Inn New York / Manhattan-Chelsea (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Eight upperclass artists fly to New York City for five days over spring break to experience the pinnacle of their arts and learn directly from world-class professionals working in the city. The experience also provides new cultural and artistic perspectives that can shape their lives and work. Every trip is crafted around the interests of participating students.

Most of all, our heartfelt gratitude and thanks to the Galloway Ridge Chatham County Charitable Fund for contributing all of these world-class performances and arts experiences and to The Wren Foundation for providing providing other financial assistance for participating students. We work very hard to make this life-changing experience available to all students regardless of their family’s current financial circumstances. That’s only possible because of our good friends and contributors.

  • Theater in New York and Beyond: Conversation with Peter Marks. Lunch and conversation with Peter Marks, longtime drama critic for The Washington Post and four-time chair of the Pulitzer Prize drama jury, at Da Andrea, a popular Italian restaurant in New York’s historic and creative Greenwich Village neighborhood. Peter, who received his own Pulitzer Prize in 1992 as part of a spot-news reporting team, is a JMArts member and informal advisor who meets regularly with our students visiting New York. So, this extended, candid conversation goes in many different directions, but usually begins with shows the students saw in the city and continues with the theater scene in New York, Siler City and beyond.

  • Life in the Arts: Conversation with Jessie Austrian. Lunch and conversation with Jessie Austrian, a founder and co-artistic director of the renowned Fiasco Theater company who describes herself as a “multi-hyphenate-theater-maker.” In addition to her work with Fiasco — which included collaborating with theater-legend Stephen Sondheim on a new, Off-Broadway version of his musical, “Merrily We Roll Along” — she is a Broadway actor, theater director and adjunct faculty member at NYU’s Gallatin School. Jessie has long been a JMArts supporter and advisor. While directing “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood” at PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, she helped arrange a dazzling evening of backstage tours and post-show talkbacks for a large group of JM students attending the play. After taking Fiasco’s nationally acclaimed production of “Into the Woods” to London, she shared her insight via video conference with the entire JM cast as they prepared their own production. And, Jessie regularly participates in this extended, candid, free-flowing conversation at Joe Allen Restaurant, the famed destination for theater patrons and professionals, about navigating and enjoying a life in the arts.

  • Opening Night On Broadway. For our first night in New York, we will be on Broadway for shows students selected. Some will see “The Outsiders,” a new musical, from orchestra seats 13 rows from the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre stage. Others will be across the street at the Marquis Theatre for the new revival of “The Wiz” from orchestra seats 14 rows from the stage.

  • A Look Behind ”The Funniest Musical on Broadway” with Nik Walker and Willie Porter. We begin an absolutely epic day of musical theater at the St. James with matinee seats, ninth-row center, for the current revival of Monty Python’s “Spamalot,” a production that our friend and Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks has proclaimed “The Funniest Musical on Broadway.” And after the show, it gets even better! We’ll take a look behind the scenes with featured actor Nik Walker and stage manager Willie Porter. Nik has played Sir Galahad since this revival opened on Broadway (and before) and has performed the role of Aaron Burr in “Hamilton,” among his many Broadway credits. Willie is a University of California at Berkeley alum who also has worked with The Muny in St. Louis. They will give us a private look backstage, answer questions about the show and discuss how “Spamalot” comes to life.

  • A Night at the Kit Kat Club. After recovering from an afternoon of hysterical and (vaguely) historical laughter in medieval England, we take a sharply different journey for the evening: into pre-Nazi Berlin for the latest Broadway revival of “Cabaret.” Perhaps the most-anticipated show of this New York theater season, the musical starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, with Bebe Neuwirth, takes place in a completely transformed August Wilson Theatre with music and dance performances beginning an hour before the musical, and we’ll encounter it all from seats just eight rows from the circular, central stage.

  • Thursday Choices. Our week continues on Thursday night with some students on the first tier at Lincoln Center, overlooking the New York Philharmonic, for "Alice Sara Ott Performs Ravel." Others will be back on Broadway, 11th row center at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, for the new, highly-acclaimed musical, “& Juliet,” which received nine Tony nominations last season including one for Best Musical.

  • Stepping Off Broadway. Performances on this year’s New York Arts Adventure conclude on Friday with front-row center seats for “The Play That Goes Wrong,” a raucously funny farce that performed on Broadway before moving to New World Stages to continue its run Off Broadway. This long-running play is always a huge hit with JM students and the perfect way to conclude a busy week exploring world-class arts.

  • Perspectives: Art On the Street. The New York Arts Adventure is not only about performance art. We’ll take a deep dive into visual art beginning with a private, street-art tour of Brooklyn’s artistic Bushwick neighborhood, most likely led by noted street-art guide Audrey (AKA Bytegirl). The tour will be followed by a hands-on graffiti workshop, most likely conducted by world-famous graffiti writer Leaf.

  • Perspectives: Art In the Museum. After encountering some of the city’s best street art, we’ll have lunch before moving into the museum for some of the world’s most famous contemporary works at the Museum of Modern Art, with works including Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night,” Salvador Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory,” Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” and Frida Kahlo's "Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair."

  • Perspectives: Historic Downtown New York. Lower Manhattan has a long social history as a Lenape homeland, Dutch settlement, English colony, first capital of the United States, center of world finance and location for one of the worst terrorist attacks in American history. We will spend one morning exploring Downtown New York. One focus is a round trip on the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and the tip of historic Manhattan by water. But other stops will likely include the 9/11 Memorial, African Burial Ground, Trinity Church Cemetery with burial sites for Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton, Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange, and two notable sculptures: Fearless Girl and Charging Bull.

  • Perspectives: A Different View of Our World. JM artists will get an extraordinarily different perspective of our physical world from more than 90 floors above Manhattan at the new SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, exploring mirrored observation decks and even viewing platforms that extend from the building over the streets far below.

  • Perspectives: Cultural Tastes. Because food is such an essential expression of the local history and culture, we have selected dining experiences that showcase the city’s best in affordable cuisines. Most dining arrangements remain fluid during the trip to accommodate last-minute changes in our schedule and student requests. Current plans include a trip-ending celebration over dim sum at Chinatown’s historic Nom Wah Tea Parlor, a trip-beginning excursion to Ellen’s Stardust Diner and an evening of New York specialties at Junior’s. We’ll experience notable New York neighborhood favorites: Da Andrea in Greenwich Village, Cafeteria in Chelsea and Coppelia, an exceptional, 24/7/365 Cuban diner. Also, meals or quick tastes from Breads Bakery, Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, Ess-a-Bagel, Empanada Mama, NY Pizza Suprema and Doughnut Plant.

What’s the experience like for students? Here are some recent publications featuring the New York Arts Adventure:

▶️ YOU CAN HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN! If you would like to help keep this trip affordable for families, please consider sponsoring a meal or making a contribution to provide student financial assistance.


🗽 NEW YORK ARTS ADVENTURE ‘24 preview (PDF, updated as needed)

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Carowinds Festival of Music: JM Concert Band
Mar
29
6:00 PM18:00

Carowinds Festival of Music: JM Concert Band

The Jordan-Matthews Concert Band performs at the 48th annual Carowinds Festival of Music, one of the most anticipated and celebrated student performance events in the Carolinas. Middle and high school bands, jazz ensembles, orchestras and choral ensembles showcase their artistry in one of the park’s unique onsite venues.

The Festival of Music offers a valuable opportunity to learn from masters. Under the guidance of retired Winthrop University Director of Bands Dr. William F. Malambri, nationally known adjudicators evaluate and critique each instrumental ensemble’s performance with awards presented for Superior and Excellent ratings.

This festival appearance also provides an opportunity for JM musicians to celebrate friendship and their work together with a day enjoying one of America’s notable theme parks.

JM performs from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the Carowinds Theater. Other details of this performance will be provided here as available.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance
Feb
28
7:30 PM19:30

Alvin Ailey American Dance

Jordan-Matthews dancers experience the pinnacle of modern dance with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a performance that’s part of the dance company’s 2024 international tour and offered by Carolina Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

For 65 years, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has showcased the work of diverse choreographers, amplifying a multitude of voices alongside Mr. Ailey’s own. During this milestone anniversary season, America’s most popular modern dance company returns to Carolina with a plan to expand on that tradition. On this visit, the long-time CPA partner will introduce new choreographers to the repertory, pairing their work with Ailey classics that illustrate the immense range of Mr. Ailey’s rich catalog.

Thanks to JMArts contributors, this experience is provided free of charge to more than 25 Jordan-Matthews Dance 2 students.


ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER
Program
Ailey Classics I
Ailey Classics II
Revelations

Click here for more about the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Click here for a video of Alvin Ailey “Revelations”

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Sing and Play '24 Showcase
Feb
22
6:30 PM18:30

Sing and Play '24 Showcase

Welcome to our sixth-annual student music competition where you pick the winners! The Sing and Play ‘24 Showcase features instrumental and vocal acts with a $50 prize awarded for the best performance in each of three age-based competitions: elementary, middle school and high school.

Acts may be solos or ensembles of up to four people, with all performers being full-time students in a North Carolina public, private or home school. Competing acts were selected by open auditions, with winners of the showcase competition determined by audience vote.

🎟️ General admission for the Sing and Play Showcase competition is $5 per person and includes one vote in each category. Tickets will be sold at the door. All proceeds will be used by JMArts to help student artists excel and reduce the cost to student artists traveling on JM's annual New York Arts Adventure.


SING AND PLAY ‘24 PERFORMERS
order determined by random drawing

Elementary Division
Ella Stewart
Zeilan Smith
Samuel Antonio Melgar
Evelyn Miranda

Middle School Division
Shanita Abetia
Fiona Bebber
Brianna L. Balderas
Ares Adams
Josephine Chen

High School Division
Traycee Wall and Cassidy DeShazo
Serena Pietri
Natalie Morales Zagada
Ari Ibarra
TavalynRae Gray
Sandra Gisel Lopez

Guest Performers
Hailey King
Clara Rojas

Showcase Concert Cohosts
Andrey Ureña-Seceña
Karsyn Vann


📖 PROGRAM for Sing and Play ’24
🎶 POSTER for Sing and Play ’24
🗞 EVENT PREVIEW NEWS for Sing and Play ’24
🗞 PERFORMER HIGHLIGHT POSTS for Sing and Play ’24 (two posted daily the week before)
▶️ RULES for Sing and Play ’24

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Chorus at The Rotary
Dec
11
12:00 PM12:00

Chorus at The Rotary

JM chorus classes present a free outdoor concert as part of their planned appearance at the Siler City Rotary Club. This event was moved in early December from the club’s regular, closed meeting to a public performance on The Rotary Stage.

Prior to the pandemic, the JM Chorus performed holiday music annually at the Siler City Rotary, but this is their first return since 2019. The Rotary Stage is adjacent to The Chatham Rabbit coffee shop and NC Arts Incubator in downtown Siler City.

Here is the planned (and short) program, which could change:


CHORUS AT THE ROTARY

It Feels New
Pinkzebra
Third Block Chorus

Eight Lights for Hanukkah
Andy Beck
Combined Choirs

Carol of the Bells
Traditional, arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
Combined Choirs

Christmas Carols
To Be Announced

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2023 Holiday Showcase
Dec
5
6:00 PM18:00

2023 Holiday Showcase

JM celebrates the season with the annual holiday showcase featuring short performances from JM band, chorus, dance and theater — along with an exhibition of work by JM visual artists. Admission is free, but we encourage families attending to purchase a JMArts Raffle for the Arts ticket to help provide a full range of arts opportunities for all JM students regardless of their family’s financial status.


2023 HOLIDAY SHOWCASE
A Celebration of the Season


HOLIDAY ART SHOW
Work by JM visual artists is on exhibition tonight in the JM Auditorium lobby


INTRODUCTION TO TONIGHT’S CONCERT
Tyquel Davis, JM Assistant Principal


WEST SIDE JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Victor Lopez

Jungle Boogie
arr. Victor Lopez


PEP/MARCHING BAND

The First Noel
Traditional English, arr. G.E Holmes

O Come All Ye Faithful
John Francis Wade, arr. G.E Holmes

Joy to the World
G.F. Handel, arr. G.E Holmes

We Three Kings of Orient Are
J.H. Hopkins Jr., arr. G.E Holmes


BEGINNING GUITAR 1

Amazing Grace
John Newton, edited Nicola Mandorino

Silent Night
Franz Xaver Gruber, lyrics Joseph Mohr, edited Nicola Mandorino


MODERN DANCE
choreography by Hannah Marr in collaboration with dancers

Best Part
song by Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.
Dance 1, Block 1

Sign of the Times
song by Harry Styles
Dance 2, Block 4

Formula
song by Labrinth
Dance 1, Block 3


JM THEATER
Is That Santa at the Door?


HIPHOP DANCE
choreography a collaboration between dancers and Hannah Marr
highlighting Angelica Panni and Teylor Matthews choreography

7/11
song by Beyoncé
Dancers From All Classes


CHORUS

It Feels New
Pinkzebra
Third Block Chorus

Eight Lights for Hanukkah
Andy Beck
Combined Choirs

That’s Christmas to Me
Pentatonix
The Golden Tones

Winter Wonderland/Don’t Worry Be Happy
Pentatonix
The Golden Tones
Traycee Wall and Sandra Lopez, soloists

Carol of the Bells
Traditional, arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
Combined Choirs

📖 PROGRAM for the Holiday Showcase

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Chatham Artists Guild Student Art Show
Dec
1
to Dec 14

Chatham Artists Guild Student Art Show

Student artists throughout Chatham County Schools exhibit work at the 2023 Student Art Show hosted by Chatham Mills and supported by the Chatham Artists Guild. Several Jordan-Matthews artists will be exhibiting at the show:

Stephanie Aleman, 11th Grade, Art 2
Ashley Cervantes Lopez, 11th Grade, Art 3
Yasmin Cobos, 10th Grade, Art 1
Natasha Herrera-Rodriguez, 11th Grade, Art 2
Emma Justice, 10th Grade, Art 2
Ashley Lopez Francisco, 12th Grade, Art 1
Gisele Lopez Hernandez, 10th Grade, Art 2
Giancarlo Lopez Lopez, 10th Grade, Art 2
Kenny Pablo Mateo, 11th Grade, Art 2
Yesenia Soto Monter, 10th Grade, Art 1

The 2023 Student Art Show opens officially with a free public reception on Thursday, December 7, from 6 to 8 p.m., though the exhibition runs from December 1 through December 14 at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. Exhibition hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Important note: This show has been widely advertised as running into the first week of January. But we received notice that the show will actually end on December 14.

The student exhibition is offered in conjunction with the Chatham Artists Guild’s 31st annual Chatham Studio Tour, a local holiday tradition highlighting the work of 56 artists in 41 studios throughout Chatham. The Chatham Studio Tour runs the first and second weekends in December.


🎨 GUIDE to the 2023 Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour

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#OneChatham Band In Concert
Nov
16
7:00 PM19:00

#OneChatham Band In Concert

Top musicians from across Chatham conclude their daylong instrumental clinic with a free public performance by the #OneChatham middle and high school bands.

This year’s high school clinician is Johnathan Hamiel, currently the K-12 Arts Coordinator for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. He formerly was Director of Bands for Eastern Guilford and R.J. Reynolds high schools and is now serving as president of the North Carolina Music Educators Association. He holds the B.S. in Music Business Management and Merchandising from Winston-Salem State University and the Master of Music in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The middle school clinician is Tim Kohring, a tuba player who spent many years as band teacher at Rolesville Middle and Rolesville High schools and is conductor of the Triangle Youth Orchestra. He received both his bachelor’s degree in music performance and Master of Arts in Teaching from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2023 #ONECHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL BAND
PROGRAM
(will be listed here when announced)

2023 #ONECHAHTAM HIGH SCHOOL BAND
JORDAN-MATTHEWS INSTRUMENTALISTS
Emanuel Arellano, trumpet
Reyes Basurto Canseco, clarinet
Abigail Cockrum, tenor saxophone
Adasofie Davis, alto saxophone
Miguel Ignacio, clarinet
Bryan Onda, alto saxophone
Serena Pietri, trumpet
David Ta’Bon, tuba
Maxy Vasquez Gomez, trumpet
Jonathan Vasquez Mazariegos, baritone saxophone

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An Evening of JM Theater: Two Short Plays
Nov
9
6:30 PM18:30

An Evening of JM Theater: Two Short Plays

JM celebrates an evening of theater with encore performances of two plays performed earlier this month in the North Carolina Theatre Conference Festival regional competition at North Moore High School. Admission is free.

“The Female Gaze,” a play by Jillian Blevins and produced by the JM Theatre Arts 2 class, is a re-framing of the story of Medusa from Greek mythology.

Performing in “The Female Gaze” are: Jacqueline Basilio (Meroope), Chloe Dickerson (Medusa), Ariana Harris (Teen Girl/Old Man/Athena) and Siniyah Utley (Clio).

“Our Place,” a play by Terry Wayne Gabbard and produced by an ensemble of JM students cast in an open audition, is a series of bittersweet vignettes featuring characters who all see the lakeside setting as their special spot.

Performing in “Our Place” are: Christian Ayala (Jake), Harmony Banks (Ensemble), Jobanny Benitez Espinoza (Ensemble), Jose Corona Vicente (Jonathan), Sarah Dekaney (Liberty), Emmanuel Hernandez Castaneda (Lyle), Kayla Kendrick (Ensemble), Sandra Lopez (Brenda), Xochitl Morales Gonzalez (Holly), Natalie Morales Zagada (Anne), Isabella Palacios (Corey), Serena Pietri (Sherry), Eleanor Reece (Sidney), Clara Rojas (Lead Ensemble), David Ta’Bon (Al), Andrey Ureña-Seceña (Stanley), Karsyn Vann (Beth), Elizabeth Vasquez Perez (Ensemble) and Samantha Wieber (Nicky).


🎭 PROGRAM for “An Evening of JM Theater”

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North Carolina Theatre Conference Festival: "Our Place"
Nov
4
9:45 AM09:45

North Carolina Theatre Conference Festival: "Our Place"

JM competes for the first time in the North Carolina Theatre Conference Festival with two performances over two days in the regional competition at North Moore High School.

“The Female Gaze,” produced by JM’s Theatre Arts 2 class, takes the stage on Friday, November 3, at 11 a.m. The play by Jillian Blevins is a re-framing of the story of Medusa from Greek mythology.

Performing in “The Female Gaze” are: Jacqueline Basilio (Meroope), Chloe Dickerson (Medusa), Ariana Harris (Teen Girl/Old Man/Athena) and Siniyah Utley (Clio).

“Our Place,” performed by a separate ensemble of JM students cast in an open audition, takes the stage on Saturday, November 4, at 9:45 a.m. The play by Terry Wayne Gabbard is a series of bittersweet vignettes featuring characters who all see the lakeside setting as their special spot.

Performing in “Our Place” are: Christian Ayala (Jake), Harmony Banks (Ensemble), Jobanny Benitez Espinoza (Ensemble), Jose Corona Vicente (Jonathan), Sarah Dekaney (Liberty), Emmanuel Hernandez Castaneda (Lyle), Kayla Kendrick (Ensemble), Sandra Lopez (Brenda), Xochitl Morales Gonzalez (Holly), Natalie Morales Zagada (Anne), Isabella Palacios (Corey), Serena Pietri (Sherry), Eleanor Reece (Sidney), Clara Rojas (Lead Ensemble), David Ta’Bon (Al), Andrey Ureña-Seceña (Stanley), Karsyn Vann (Beth), Elizabeth Vasquez Perez (Ensemble) and Samantha Wieber (Nicky).

Other high schools performing at the North Moore regional are Needham B. Broughton from Raleigh, E.E. Smith from Fayetteville, Hickory Ridge from Harrisburg, Massey Hill Classical from Fayetteville, North Moore from Robbins, Pinecrest from Southern Pines, Sallie B. Howard from Wilson, Union Pines from Cameron and Wake Forest. All performances are free and open to the public.


🎭 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE for the NCTC Regional Festival at North Moore

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North Carolina Theatre Conference Festival: "The Female Gaze"
Nov
3
11:00 AM11:00

North Carolina Theatre Conference Festival: "The Female Gaze"

JM competes for the first time in the North Carolina Theatre Conference Festival with two performances over two days in the regional competition at North Moore High School.

“The Female Gaze,” produced by JM’s Theatre Arts 2 class, takes the stage on Friday, November 3, at 11 a.m. The play by Jillian Blevins is a re-framing of the story of Medusa from Greek mythology.

Performing in “The Female Gaze” are: Jacqueline Basilio (Meroope), Chloe Dickerson (Medusa), Ariana Harris (Teen Girl/Old Man/Athena) and Siniyah Utley (Clio).

“Our Place,” performed by a separate ensemble of JM students cast in an open audition, takes the stage on Saturday, November 4, at 9:45 a.m. The play by Terry Wayne Gabbard is a series of bittersweet vignettes featuring characters who all see the lakeside setting as their special spot.

Performing in “Our Place” are: Christian Ayala (Jake), Harmony Banks (Ensemble), Jobanny Benitez Espinoza (Ensemble), Jose Corona Vicente (Jonathan), Sarah Dekaney (Liberty), Emmanuel Hernandez Castaneda (Lyle), Kayla Kendrick (Ensemble), Sandra Lopez (Brenda), Xochitl Morales Gonzalez (Holly), Natalie Morales Zagada (Anne), Isabella Palacios (Corey), Serena Pietri (Sherry), Eleanor Reece (Sidney), Clara Rojas (Lead Ensemble), David Ta’Bon (Al), Andrey Ureña-Seceña (Stanley), Karsyn Vann (Beth), Elizabeth Vasquez Perez (Ensemble) and Samantha Wieber (Nicky).

Other high schools performing at the North Moore regional are Needham B. Broughton from Raleigh, E.E. Smith from Fayetteville, Hickory Ridge from Harrisburg, Massey Hill Classical from Fayetteville, North Moore from Robbins, Pinecrest from Southern Pines, Sallie B. Howard from Wilson, Union Pines from Cameron and Wake Forest. All performances are free and open to the public.


🎭 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE for the NCTC Regional Festival at North Moore

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#OneChatham Chorus In Concert
Nov
1
6:00 PM18:00

#OneChatham Chorus In Concert

Top vocalists from across Chatham conclude their daylong vocal clinic with a free public performance by the #OneChatham middle and high school choruses.

This year’s high school clinician is Laura Sam. artistic director for Women’s Voices Chorus, the premier Triangle-area chorus for sopranos and altos. She has been a choral conductor and music educator for more than 35 years, directing choruses at Meredith College, North Carolina State University, Cary Academy, North Carolina Governor’s School East and Walter M. Williams High School.

Sam was chosen to conduct both the North Carolina High School All-State Women’s Choir and the North Carolina Middle School All-State Mixed Chorus, and frequently conducts festival choruses at the elementary, middle and high school levels. She received the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

2023 #ONECHATHAM CHORUS PROGRAM

Middle School Chorus
Kamela Keesor, Conductor
Michael Cohn, Accompanist

Dare to Dream
Mary Lynn Lightfoot

Shine Like Stars
Pink Zebra

High School Chorus
Laura Sam, Conductor
Michael Cohn, Accompanist
David Clark, Percussion

Music Makers
Ruth Morris Gray

Breathe
Ella Latta Suazo, arr. Tracy Wong

The Cuckoo
Traditional, arr. Robert I. Hugh

Hands Are Knockin’
Kyle Pederson

Combined Ensembles

Turn the World Around
Harry Belafonte and Robert Freedman, arr. Mark Hayes

2023 #ONECHAHTAM HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
JORDAN-MATTHEWS VOCALISTS
Felix Banks
Jacqueline Basilio
Osiris Basilio Saucedo
Yazmin Burnett-Allen
Jayden Butler
Jose Corona Vincente
Saori Cortes Rodriguez
Nancy Cruz Sanchez
Malik Davis
Dayneliz Doñe Batista
Yazmany Hernandez Romero
Armie Kendrick
Sandra Lopez
Maria Lopez Paz
Kanasia McArthur
Yomariz Ordoñez Alonzo
Brenda Paulino
Clara Rojas
Carolina Ruiz
Bella Santos Villatoro
Karsyn Vann
Na'mir Wiley
Francisco Zabaleta Vico

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Fall Showcase
Oct
24
7:00 PM19:00

Fall Showcase

The 2023-24 arts season kicks off with a free preview featuring short performances and a small art exhibition by JM actors, dancers, musicians and visual artists.

The evening also features the presentation of a $100 award to the JM artist whose work was selected for the 2023 JMArts Holiday Cards and is your chance to purchase 2023 JMArts Holiday Cards, JMArts Greeting Cards and join JMArts to get free admission to major events this season and help our student artists excel.


JM BAND
Conducted by Aaron Partin

Marching Band / Pep Band
Marching Band Hornline Warm-ups (John McAllister)
ESPN (Dr. JL Stovall)
Land of 1000 Dances (Chris Kenner & Antoine Domino)
Smash Sumthin’ (Horn Henry)

Surprise Drumline
Marching Drum Cadences (Anthony Thomas)

JM CHORUS
Directed by Allison Blaylock

Combined Choirs
Watu Wote (Sally K. Albrecht, Jay Althouse)
Tres Canciones de los Elementos (Victor C. Johnson)

Third Block Choir
I Sing Because I’m Happy (Rollo Dillworth)

JM DANCE
Choreographed by Hannah Marr
In Collaboration With the Dancers

On My Mama (Song: On My Mama, Victoria Monét)

JM THEATER
Directed by Mikala Richardson

“Announcements” (JM Theater 1 and 2, Performed by Theater 1 & 2: First Block)
“Love Blanket” from Our Place (Terry Gabbard, Performed by Theater 1: Second Block)
From Math (Don Zolidis, Performed by Theater 1: Second Block)
From 10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse (Don Zolidis, Performed by Theater 1: Fourth Block )

JM VISUAL ARTS
Produced by Laura Newman

Frozen Holiday Art Contest Pop-Up Exhibition
In the Lobby Outside the Auditorium

📖 FALL SHOWCASE program (PDF)

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Colder By The Minute: "Frozen" Kickoff
Oct
21
11:00 AM11:00

Colder By The Minute: "Frozen" Kickoff

Get ready to join us in Arendelle! All Jordan-Matthews and Chatham Central students who want to be involved in our spring production of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” are invited to this two-hour kickoff event. Whether you want to be on stage or off stage — working with scenery, makeup and costume, tech or front of house — this is your chance to meet our creative team and learn more about the big event. And we’ll even provide lunch!

Click here to register for “Colder By The Minute”! And, even if you can't make this event, please fill out the form so we have your contact info as we get ready for November auditions. When you register, you can choose up to three possible ways to be involved in the North Carolina school premiere of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical”!

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Meet The Artists
Aug
16
4:00 PM16:00

Meet The Artists

With dance and theater classes taking place all day at JM starting this fall — and our North Carolina school premiere of “Frozen” coming in April — there are a lot of exciting things to celebrate. So, that’s exactly what we’re going to do!

Join us for “Meet The Artists,” a short, informal, drop-in reception where all of our artists can get together again after the summer break, enjoy some free beverages from The Chatham Rabbit coffee shop and get to know all of our impressive new arts faculty.

Faculty members will be on hand to answer questions, preview some of the exciting things to come and just hang out with everyone. Here’s a quick introduction:

  • Chorus teacher Allison Blaylock received her Bachelor of Science in Education, Vocal/Choral Music, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Alabama, where she was conductor for the Chamber Choir and conductor and section leader for the Women’s Choir. She has been teaching at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

  • Dance teacher Hannah Marr received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2017 from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she specialized in Contemporary/Modern Dance. She recently taught dance at Enloe High School in Raleigh and is a company member with OM Grown Dancers and ShaLeigh Dance Works in Durham. Her website is hannahmarrdance.com.

  • Art teacher Laura Newman received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., and her Master of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She currently teaches art appreciation at Bladen Community College and has recently been art teacher locally for J.S. Waters School and Moncure Elementary.

  • Band teacher Aaron Partin received his Bachelor of Music Education this spring from Greensboro College, where he performed with several ensembles and was awarded the Hunt Family Music Scholarship. He is a 2019 graduate of Jordan-Matthews and was a 2017 and 2018 JMArts Scholar, studying at summer band camps at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

  • Theater teacher Mikala Richardson received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre in 2021 from Greensboro College and has been teaching theater at Richmond County High School in Rockingham. She is a graduate of North Moore High School, where she performed the role of Miss Hannigan in her senior production of “Annie."

Of course, there will be even more! Join JMArts for the upcoming season to receive benefits all year long — and, current JM students, remember that you can join for just $1! Be among the first to get your tickets for the 2023 Raffle for the Arts. Purchase some JMArts greeting cards. But, most of all, come, bring friends and get to know everyone for the season ahead.

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Raffle for the Arts
Jul
1
to Dec 3

Raffle for the Arts

JMArts holds its 2023 Raffle for the Arts this fall to raise money for JMArts and for arts students to purchase specialized art supplies for classes or participate in extracurricular arts activities and trips during the spring semester.

Students participating in Raffle for the Arts! may use income from their individual ticket sales to travel on the New York Arts Adventure over spring break, travel with the JM ensembles to spring competitions, purchase specialized art supplies for spring classes or pay for other school-related extracurricular arts activities.

The grand prize is five $100 VISA gift cards — a total value of $500 — mailed to your home from Amazon.com. Other prizes donated by local merchants will be awarded.

Raffle tickets are $5 each and will be sold by arts students and at locations in Siler City from September 1 until the Holiday Concert on a date to be announced in December. Books of 20 tickets for $100 can be purchased directly from JMArts using the link below.

Prize drawings will be held during the Holiday Concert. You do not have to be present to win. All proceeds will be used for student arts activities at Jordan-Matthews High School.

🎟 RAFFLE BOOKS OF 20 TICKETS can be purchased now with a donation of $100 through our JMArts PayPal payment portal. JMArts will process your tickets with your name, address and phone number; send you the ticket numbers by email; and return your ticket stubs by postal mail. Let us know if you would like your donation credited to a specific JM arts student’s account. (Make sure you include your full name, address and phone number in the notes section of your payment transaction!)

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