Honors dance students highlight their choreography and creativity in dances they crafted with guidance from resident teaching artist Sawyer Kadel. Additional performances will feature artists from other JM dance classes as well as the broader school community. Admission is free.

STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWCASE
A Celebration of JM Dance

EXPECTED TO PERFORM
‡JMArts Scholar

Blue
Markel McSwain
3:16 AM – Jhené Aiko

Reflections
Kara Johnson, Getsemani Ramos
Reflections – The Neighbourhood

Wake up
Siniyah Utley
Wake Up – Julie and the Phantoms

Why Aren’t You Smiling
Kylie Pugh
W.A.Y.S. – Jhené Aiko

Burning Blue
Lizzie Alston, Michayla McNeill
Burning Blue – Mariah The Scientist

Florida
Evan Andrews ‡
Florida – Taylor Swift, Florence + The Machine

He Wants It All
Angel Johnson ‡
He Wants It All – The Forever Jones

Raindance
Markel McSwain, Kylah Farrar
Raindance – Dave and Tems

Me Rehúso
Gisele Lopez Hernandez ‡
Me Rehúso – Danny Ocean

Bigger Than The Whole Sky
Evan Andrews ‡, Liliana Gil, Madelyn Smith
Bigger Than The Whole Sky – Taylor Swift

Tears On My Pillow
Brenda Paulino
Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony and the Imperials

Pyramids
Saori Cortes Rodriguez, Gisele Lopez Hernandez ‡, Siniyah Utley, Brenda Paulino, Haydin Carter, Dulce Gomez Granados
Pyramids – Frank Ocean

Come Back
Francisco Zabaleta Vico
Come Back – Doja Cat

INTERMISSION

Finns
Markel McSwain
Girl With The Tattoo – Miguel

In This Shirt
Gisele Lopez Hernandez ‡, Saori Cortes Rodriguez, Siniyah Utley
In This Shirt – The Irrepressables

Black Sheep
Madelyn Smith
Black Sheep – Ben Fuller

Kiss It Better
Aldahir Reyes De La O, Kimberly Flores Lopez, Brinayia Harris, Mariyah Spruiell
Kiss It Better – Rihanna

Psalms 139
Angel Johnson ‡, Madelyn Smith
Psalms 139 – Trin-i-tee 5:7

You Make Me Wanna ...
Siniyah Utley
You Make Me Wanna – Usher

You Da One
Kennedi Blackwell, Markel McSwain
You Da One – Rihanna

Young Hearts Run Free
Francisco Zabaleta Vico
Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton

Soap
Angel Johnson ‡, Gisele Lopez Hernandez ‡
Soap – Yves ft. PinkPantheress

Evergreen
Amiyah Vargas
Evergreen (You Didn’t Deserve Me At All) – Omar Apollo

Where’d All The Time Go?
Isabell Capps, Katie Emerson
Where’d All The Time Go – Dr. Dog

Spend It
Markel McSwain
Spend It – Summer Walker

Rock Lobster
Hali Dodd ‡, Alexa Moreno Valencia
Rock Lobster – The B-52’s

📖 PROGRAM: Student Choreography Showcase

Thank you to The Wren Foundation for sponsoring this event and providing this experience for JM students entirely free of charge!

JM artists travel to Memorial Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the world’s premier big band with 15 permanent performers led by legendary trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis. Excellent seating will be in the right orchestra, fifth through ninth rows, where students will not only enjoy the music, but also be able to see individual musicians perform.

Before the concert, JM musicians will learn directly from one or more members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a conversation during the concert soundcheck. Topics may include the evening’s program, jazz performance or any other musical topics they choose to pursue. Thank you to Todd Stoll and everyone with Jazz at Lincoln Center and to Megan Whitaker at Carolina Performing Arts for their generosity in arranging this rare opportunity to learn from the world’s best musicians.

Formed in 1988, the American big band has released more than 40 albums while performing regularly at the Rose Theater, the largest venue in the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex in New York City. The orchestra also backed Wynton Marsalis on his album, “Blood on the Fields,” a jazz oratorio by Marsalils that won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis is one of music’s legendary figures. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, he has received nine Grammy Awards, winning two awards at age 22, one each in the jazz and classical categories. He also has been presented the National Medal of Arts, the National Humanities Medal and has been named a UN Messenger of Peace.

This event is part of our 2025-26 Pinnacle of the Arts series providing an opportunity for JM students to experience world-class arts. And thanks to The Wren Foundation, there is no charge for anyone to attend this event.

About 30 students attend each event entirely free of charge — including a meal and transportation. Other events in this year’s series include a tour of stunning outdoor murals in Greensboro with a hands-on spray-paint workshop conducted by street artist Jenna Rice and a daylong, behind-the-scenes exploration of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Also, performances of contemporary dance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Handel’s “Messiah” by the North Carolina Symphony and North Carolina Master Chorale, and “Hamilton” on its North American Broadway Tour.

👉 If you, your business or your nonprofit might be willing to sponsor an event next season, please contact us! This is a remarkable opportunity to shape the lives of young artists.

Thank you to The Wren Foundation for sponsoring this event and providing this experience for JM students entirely free of charge!

JM artists travel to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh for a daylong exploration of the collection with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how the museum curates, preserves and presents some of the world’s most cherished art.

Behind the Scenes at the North Carolina Museum of Art is designed to connect JM artists critically, intellectually and joyfully with some of the world’s great works.

It includes full access to the museum’s permanent collection and all special exhibitions, a deep dive into North Carolina artists, and an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how the museum curates, preserves and presents artistic works. The day also includes lunch in the museum’s East Café.

This event is part of our 2025-26 Pinnacle of the Arts series providing an opportunity for JM students to experience world-class arts. And thanks to The Wren Foundation, there is no charge for anyone to attend this event.

About 30 students attend each event entirely free of charge — including a meal and transportation. Other events in this year’s series include a tour of stunning outdoor murals in Greensboro with a hands-on spray-paint workshop conducted by street artist Jenna Rice. Also, performances of contemporary dance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, jazz by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Handel’s “Messiah” by the North Carolina Symphony and North Carolina Master Chorale, and “Hamilton” on its North American Broadway Tour.

👉 If you, your business or your nonprofit might be willing to sponsor an event next season, please contact us! This is a remarkable opportunity to shape the lives of young artists.

Musicians throughout our area present their sixth-annual evening of “Music for the City” — a free concert for the entire West Chatham community featuring the Jordan-Matthews Concert Band and West Chatham Jazz Ensemble with student musicians from JM, Chatham Central High School, Chatham Middle School and Silk Hope School. (Musicians from Bennett and Bonlee schools may also perform.)

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.

MUSIC FOR THE CITY 2026
program will be listed here when announced

📖 PROGRAM for Music for the City (when published)

”Sister Act” is presented with assistance from Bynum Front Porch and Belk Building Supply. We appreciate their contributions to this production!

A feel-good musical comedy based on the hit 1992 film, “Sister Act” has delighted audiences on Broadway and around the world. The smash musical was nominated for five 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she’s put in protective custody, hidden in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent. Disguised as a nun, she quickly finds herself at odds with the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior, but still manages to use her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir.

Her success breathes new life into the church and community, but also blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find themselves up against Deloris — plus the power of her newly found sisterhood.

Filled with powerful gospel music, energetic dancing and a truly moving story, “Sister Act” will leave audiences breathless. It’s a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship and a great reason to rejoice!

“Sister Act” landed on Broadway after a successful run on the West End — London’s version of Broadway — and received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score. Victoria Clark, who has Chatham County ties and met with Jordan-Matthews students on Broadway after starring in “Kimberly Akimbo,” was nominated for her featured role in “Sister Act” as Mother Superior. The musical has enjoyed several tours since then in the United States and United Kingdom, running as recently as last year in a West End revival.

Performances of “Sister Act” are Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m. The approximate running time will be announced as performances approach, but is expected to be about 2 hours, 30 minutes, which includes one intermission.

General admission is $10. 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.

“Sister Act” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.mtishows.com).

🎟 TICKETS at JMArtsTickets.com
📖 PLAYBILL: “Sister Act”
📃 POSTER: “Sister Act”
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Performances
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Backstage
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Promotion
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Rehearsal
🎭 CAST: “Sister Act”
📖 PLAYBILL AD RATE CARD: “Sister Act”

”Sister Act” is presented with assistance from Bynum Front Porch and Belk Building Supply. We appreciate their contributions to this production!

A feel-good musical comedy based on the hit 1992 film, “Sister Act” has delighted audiences on Broadway and around the world. The smash musical was nominated for five 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she’s put in protective custody, hidden in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent. Disguised as a nun, she quickly finds herself at odds with the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior, but still manages to use her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir.

Her success breathes new life into the church and community, but also blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find themselves up against Deloris — plus the power of her newly found sisterhood.

Filled with powerful gospel music, energetic dancing and a truly moving story, “Sister Act” will leave audiences breathless. It’s a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship and a great reason to rejoice!

“Sister Act” landed on Broadway after a successful run on the West End — London’s version of Broadway — and received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score. Victoria Clark, who has Chatham County ties and met with Jordan-Matthews students on Broadway after starring in “Kimberly Akimbo,” was nominated for her featured role in “Sister Act” as Mother Superior. The musical has enjoyed several tours since then in the United States and United Kingdom, running as recently as last year in a West End revival.

Performances of “Sister Act” are Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m. The approximate running time will be announced as performances approach, but is expected to be about 2 hours, 30 minutes, which includes one intermission.

General admission is $10. 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.

“Sister Act” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.mtishows.com).

🎟 TICKETS at JMArtsTickets.com
📖 PLAYBILL: “Sister Act”
📃 POSTER: “Sister Act”
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Performances
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Backstage
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Promotion
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Rehearsal
🎭 CAST: “Sister Act”
📖 PLAYBILL AD RATE CARD: “Sister Act”

”Sister Act” is presented with assistance from Bynum Front Porch and Belk Building Supply. We appreciate their contributions to this production!

A feel-good musical comedy based on the hit 1992 film, “Sister Act” has delighted audiences on Broadway and around the world. The smash musical was nominated for five 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she’s put in protective custody, hidden in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent. Disguised as a nun, she quickly finds herself at odds with the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior, but still manages to use her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir.

Her success breathes new life into the church and community, but also blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find themselves up against Deloris — plus the power of her newly found sisterhood.

Filled with powerful gospel music, energetic dancing and a truly moving story, “Sister Act” will leave audiences breathless. It’s a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship and a great reason to rejoice!

“Sister Act” landed on Broadway after a successful run on the West End — London’s version of Broadway — and received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score. Victoria Clark, who has Chatham County ties and met with Jordan-Matthews students on Broadway after starring in “Kimberly Akimbo,” was nominated for her featured role in “Sister Act” as Mother Superior. The musical has enjoyed several tours since then in the United States and United Kingdom, running as recently as last year in a West End revival.

Performances of “Sister Act” are Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m. The approximate running time will be announced as performances approach, but is expected to be about 2 hours, 30 minutes, which includes one intermission.

General admission is $10. 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.

“Sister Act” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.mtishows.com).

🎟 TICKETS at JMArtsTickets.com
📖 PLAYBILL: “Sister Act”
📃 POSTER: “Sister Act”
🎭 CAST: “Sister Act”
📖 PLAYBILL AD RATE CARD: “Sister Act”
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Promotion
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Rehearsal

📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Performances (after opening night)
📸 PHOTO ALBUM: “Sister Act” Backstage (after opening night)

Thank you to the Galloway Ridge Chatham County Charitable Fund for sponsoring this event and providing this experience for JM students entirely free of charge!

JM artists travel to Memorial Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most acclaimed dance companies. Excellent seating will be in the right orchestra, sixth through 10th rows, where students will not only enjoy the ensemble’s performance, but also will be able to see dancers’ individual techniques.

As we do with other events in this series, we are attempting to arrange some opportunity for JM musicians to meet one or more members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and perhaps discuss the evening’s performance. If something is scheduled, we will announce it on social media and update this event overview.

Formed in 1958 by Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Alvin Ailey, the company began in New York City as a showcase for young Black modern dancers. Over the years, the company evolved into a multiracial group creating groundbreaking dances and highlighting some of America’s most notable dancers and choreographers.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, now under the artistic direction of Alicia Graf Mack, has a repertory of about 300 works by more than 100 choreographers and has performed in more than 70 countries. This performance is expected to blend some of their best-known works, including “Revelations,” with newly choreographed dances.

This event is part of our 2025-26 Pinnacle of the Arts series providing an opportunity for JM students to experience world-class arts. We are still seeking a sponsor for this event; please contact us if you, your company or your organization might be interested.

About 30 students attend each event entirely free of charge — including a meal and transportation. Other events in this year’s series include a tour of stunning outdoor murals in Greensboro with a hands-on spray-paint workshop led by street artist Jenna Rice and a daylong, behind-the-scenes exploration of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Also, performances of jazz by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Handel’s “Messiah” by the North Carolina Symphony and North Carolina Master Chorale, and “Hamilton” on its North American Broadway Tour.

👉 If you, your business or your nonprofit might be willing to sponsor an event next season, please contact us! This is a remarkable opportunity to shape the lives of young artists.

Welcome to our eighth-annual student music competition where you pick the winners! The Sing and Play ’26 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 will be selected by open auditions, with winners of the showcase competition determined by audience vote.

SING AND PLAY ‘26 PERFORMERS
in order of appearance

Elementary Competition
Amelia Parker
Mariah McCrimmon
Charlie Lutterloh
Riley Mason

Middle School Competition
Avery Murphy
August Olsen
Emilia Culton
Eleanor Hueske
Paisley Pieper

High School Competition
Keylor and the Chipettes
Los Bakers
Evan Andrews
Leesie Frosio Nelson
Zachary Klingel
Kayle Maxfield
Tori Adams
Josephine Chen
Emilia Smith Pumalpa and Evienne Swihart

Special Guest Performers
Madilyn Brown
Avery Jenkins and Craven Smithwick
Sing and Play ‘25 Winners

The entire event is designed as an educational experience for student musicians. It gives performers of all ages a chance to experience the audition process in a completely supportive environment and provides talented student musicians the opportunity to perform in front of a welcoming audience.

🎟️ General admission for the Sing and Play Showcase competition is $5 per person and includes one vote in each category. All tickets are sold at the door and all proceeds are used by JMArts for educational activities, including our flagship JMArts Scholars, to create opportunity for high school artists and help them thrive.

📖 PROGRAM for Sing and Play ’26
🎶 POSTER for Sing and Play ’26
🗞 PERFORMER NEWS for Sing and Play ’26
🗞 EVENT NEWS for Sing and Play ’26
📸 PHOTO ALBUM for Sing and Play ‘26 (photos added through competition)
▶️ RULES for Sing and Play ’26
🎶 AUDITION FLYER for Sing and Play ‘26
📸 PHOTO ALBUM for Sing and Play ‘25 (last year’s 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 audiences to contribute to JMArts, so we can continue providing a full range of arts opportunities for all JM students regardless of their family’s financial circumstances.

2025 HOLIDAY SHOWCASE
Program
Will Be Published Here When Announced

📖 PROGRAM for the Holiday Showcase (when published)

Student artists throughout Chatham County Schools exhibit work at the 2025 Student Art Show supported by the Chatham Artists Guild. Several Jordan-Matthews artists will be exhibiting at the show.

2025 CHATHAM ARTISTS GUILD STUDENT ART SHOW
JM ARTISTS EXHIBITING
Amy Ayala
Maiquel Claudio Flores
Genesis Escobar Espinal 
Titiana Escobar Umanzor
Perla Garcia Palacios
Dulce Herrera Duarte 
Charline Jimenez Rojo 
Gisele Lopez Hernandez 
Giancarlo Lopez Lopez 
Adeliah Luna Cordero 
Madelene Mendoza Huezo
Jose Perez Porras 
Carolina Rice 
Amiyah Vargas

The 2025 Student Art Show opens officially with a free public reception on Tuesday, December 9, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibition is scheduled to run December 8 to 17, but we recommend seeing it between December 9 and 14, since some teachers hang student art after the listed opening date or remove art before the exhibition formally ends. Hours at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro are Mondays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The student exhibition is offered in conjunction with the Chatham Artists Guild’s 33rd annual Chatham Studio Tour, a local holiday tradition highlighting the work of dozens artists and studios throughout Chatham. The 2025 Chatham Studio Tour is Saturday, December 6 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, Sunday, December 7 and 14, from noon to 5 p.m..

🎨 GUIDE to the 2025 Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour
📍 MAP to the 2025 Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour

Thank you to The Wren Foundation for sponsoring this event and providing this experience for JM students entirely free of charge!

JM artists travel to the Meymandi Concert Hall at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh for Handel’s “Messiah,” perhaps the world’s most renowned choral work, performed by the North Carolina Symphony and North Carolina Master Chorale. Excellent seating will be in the front section of the orchestra level, on the 12th through 16th rows, where students will not only enjoy the music, but also be able to see individual musicians perform.

Immediately after the concert, JM students will enjoy a special “meet and greet” with vocal soloists alto/mezzo soprano Taylor Raven and tenor Aaron Crouch, who will give a quick overview of their musical journeys before students have a chance to ask questions about the performance and discuss anything else of interest. We expect to have some time for photos and autographs.

Though the oratorio by George Frideric Handel received a modest reception when it debuted in Dublin in 1742, “Messiah” is now one of the world’s most performed choral works and has become an important part of Western culture. It features the “Hallelujah” chorus — now performed during the Christmas season, though it was composed in the oratorio as an Easter anthem — as well as many other notable choruses and arias.

Soloists scheduled are soprano Rachele Gilmore, alto/mezzo soprano Taylor Raven, tenor Aaron Crouch and bass Weston Hurt. Conducting the North Carolina Symphony is Katharina Wincor.

This event is part of our 2025-26 Pinnacle of the Arts series providing an opportunity for JM students to experience world-class arts. And thanks to The Wren Foundation, there is no charge for anyone to attend this event.

About 30 students attend each event entirely free of charge — including a meal and transportation. Other events in this year’s series include a tour of stunning outdoor murals in Greensboro with a hands-on spray-paint workshop led by street artist Jenna Rice and a daylong, behind-the-scenes exploration of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Also, performances of jazz by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, contemporary dance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and “Hamilton” on its North American Broadway Tour.

👉 If you, your business or your nonprofit might be willing to sponsor an event next season, please contact us! This is a remarkable opportunity to shape the lives of young artists.

🎻 NC SYMPHONY PROGRAM: Handel’s Messiah

The West Chatham Marching Band — a cooperative ensemble featuring musicians from JM and Chatham Central high schools — celebrates the holiday season in the 2025 Siler City Christmas Parade, an annual event produced by the Town of Siler City and the Chatham Chamber of Commerce. The parade through downtown Siler City features cars, trucks, tractors, horses, floats and, of course, music!

It begins at Chatham Avenue and Fourth Street before proceeding down Chatham Avenue, right onto Beaver Street, to S. Birch Street and left onto W. Raleigh Street, where it ends at the Park Shopping Center.

Top vocalists from across Chatham conclude their daylong vocal clinic with a free public performance by the One Chatham middle and high school choruses. One Chatham Chorus at Jordan-Matthews High School is part of a series of annual clinics for artists across the school district.

Clinician for this year’s One Chatham High School Chorus is Dr. Joshua Cheney, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Gardner-Webb University, where he is responsible for the university’s choirs and courses in conducting, voice and guitar. Dr. Cheney has performed professionally with the North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Choir and a number of other distinguished ensembles — in addition to serving often as a clinician and presenter throughout the United States. The Fayetteville native and Campbell University graduate holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from Louisiana State University.

2025 ONE CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS PROGRAM
Directed by Dr. Joshua Cheney, Gardner-Webb University

High Flight
Laura Farnell

Jordan’s Angels
Rollo Dilworth

Dream Land
Kevin Memley

Blackbird
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. Audrey Snyder

I Dream a World
André Thomas

I Am Leaving
Miriam Sonstenes

2025-26 ONE CHAHTAM HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
JORDAN-MATTHEWS MUSICIANS

Felix Banks
Jobanny Benitez Espinoza
Jayden Butler
Saori Cortez Rodriguez
Malik Davis
Hali Dodd
Kimberly Flores Lopez
Delaney Fuquay
Brittney Herrera Rodriguez
Alyssa Kearns
Christina Kearns
Armie Kendrick
Jocelyn Lara
Gisele Lopez Hernandez
Ismael Martinez
Devin Miller
Kylie Pugh
Hunter Scott
Siniyah Utley
Jonathan Vasquez
Francisco Zabaleta Vico

Top musicians from across Chatham conclude their two-day instrumental clinic with a free public performance by the One Chatham high school and middle school bands. One Chatham Band at Seaforth High School is part of a series of annual clinics for artists across the school district.

More information about the clinic, concert and clinicians will be provided here when announced.

2025-26 ONE CHATHAM BAND PROGRAM
Will Be Published Here When Announced

2025-26 ONE CHAHTAM HIGH SCHOOL BAND
JORDAN-MATTHEWS MUSICIANS
Ennis Aguilar Lima, alto saxophone
Dennis Chicas García, percussion
Miguel Ignacio, bass clarinet
Joseph Santiago, percussion
Daphne Soria Mora, flute
Summer Soria Mora, alto saxophone
Jonathan Vasquez Mazariegos, baritone saxophone
Keylor Ureña-Seceña, percussion

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

“Conflict,” a one-act comedy performed by the JM Theater 2 class, is a very amusing explanation of how we crave stories in which the protagonist experiences hardship. The play by Wade Bradford won the “Page to Stage” competition at the Repertory East Playhouse in Santa Clarita, California.

JM received two awards for this production. The company received the Theatre Arts Award for Audience Engagement and Hunter Scott was one of just two actors at the regional competition to receive the Outstanding Achievement in Acting award.

Scheduled to perform are: Hunter Scott (Protagonist), Felix Banks (Narrator), Tyler McArthur (Antagonist 1), Armie Kendrick (Antagonist 2), Daniela Catalan (Woman 1) and Amariah Payne (Woman 2).

“Carl Flunt Would Protect You From Trucks,” a play by Scott Mullen performed by the JM’s After-School Actors, follows a teenage girl stunned when she is visited by her older selves from various futures — and starts to give some serious thought to what she wants to do with her life.

The company was honored for this production with the Theatre Arts Award for Messaging.

Scheduled to perform are: Gisele Lopez Hernandez (Beth), Yazmin Cobos (Liz), Zyniuh Marsh (Sister Betty), Jobanny Benitez Espinoza (Carl), Joey Santiago (Tommy), Cami Shields (Elizabeth) and Saori Cortez (Michelle).

🎭 PROGRAM for “An Evening of JM Theater” (PDF)

JM returns for a third-straight year to the North Carolina Theatre Conference High School Play Festival with two performances over two days in the regional competition at Asheboro High School.

TODAY’S PLAY IS “CARL FLUNT WOULD PROTECT YOU FROM TRUCKS,” a play by Scott Mullen performed by the JM’s After-School Actors. A teenage girl is stunned when she is visited by her older selves from various futures — and starts to give some serious thought to what she wants to do with her life.

NCTC High School Play Festival
“CARL FLUNT WOULD PROTECT YOU FROM TRUCKS”
Cast: JM After-School Actors

Beth: Gisele Lopez Hernandez
Liz: Yazmin Cobos
Sister Betty: Zyniuh Marsh
Carl: Jobanny Benitez Espinoza
Tommy: Joey Santiago
Elizabeth: Cami Shields
Michelle: Saori Cortez

Yesterday afternoon, JM’s Theater 2 class took the stage to perform “Conflict.”

The NCTC High School Play Festival showcases the talent of more than 3,500 students from more than 100 schools in over 130 productions, giving schools across the state an opportunity to share their talents and celebrate their collective achievements. The festival was named one of the “Top High School Theatre Festivals” by Stage Directions magazine.

Schools begin performing at one of eight two-day regional festivals. Select plays from each of the regional festivals advance to the NCTC State High School Play Festival on November 20-21 at Greensboro College, and the top two shows at the state festival advance to a national showcase. 

Eight shows are currently scheduled for Saturday — four in the morning session (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and four in the afternoon session (2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.). Other high schools scheduled to perform on Saturday at this site are: Asheboro, Davie County, Oak Grove, Carolina Day School, Cornerstone Charter and Hickory Ridge. After a break for dinner, the regional awards ceremony is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public.

🎭 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE for the NCTC Regional Festival

JM returns for a third-straight year to the North Carolina Theatre Conference High School Play Festival with two performances over two days in the regional competition at Asheboro High School.

TODAY’S PLAY IS “CONFLICT,” a one-act comedy performed by the JM Theater 2 class. A very amusing explanation of how we crave stories in which the protagonist experiences hardship, the play by Wade Bradford won the “Page to Stage” competition at the Repertory East Playhouse in Santa Clarita, California.

NCTC High School Play Festival
“CONFLICT”
Cast: JM Theater 2 Class

Protagonist: Hunter Scott
Narrator: Felix Banks
Antagonist 1: Tyler McArthur
Antagonist 2: Armie Kendrick
Woman 1: Daniela Catalan
Woman 2: Amariah Payne

Tomorrow morning, JM’s After-School Actors take the stage to perform “Carl Flunt Would Protect You From Trucks.”

The NCTC High School Play Festival showcases the talent of more than 3,500 students from more than 100 schools in over 130 productions, giving schools across the state an opportunity to share their talents and celebrate their collective achievements. The festival was named one of the “Top High School Theatre Festivals” by Stage Directions magazine.

Schools begin performing at one of eight two-day regional festivals. Select plays from each of the regional festivals advance to the NCTC State High School Play Festival on November 20-21 at Greensboro College, and the top two shows at the state festival advance to a national showcase. 

Eight shows are currently scheduled for Friday — four in the morning session (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and four in the afternoon session (2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.) . Other high schools scheduled to perform on Friday at this site are: Asheboro, North Iredell, Hickory Ridge, North Iredell, Oak Grove, Middle Creek and South Garner. All performances are free and open to the public.

🎭 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE for the NCTC Regional Festival

The West Chatham Marching Band — a joint ensemble featuring musicians from Jordan-Matthews and Chatham Central high schools — participates in the 2025 Northwest Guilford Fall Festival. The 43rd annual event at Northwest Guilford High School near Greensboro provides an opportunity for marching bands to receive artistic criticism from experienced judges and perform in a public competition.

Our performance is scheduled from 3:15 to 3:30 p.m. during the third session of the day. That third session from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. also includes performances by the Southern Alamance, West Davidson, Mount Tabor, Trinity and Western Guilford high school bands.

In all, 30 bands perform during four sessions running from 11 a.m. to an awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m., with a 15-minute break between sessions and a dinner break from 5:15 to 6 p.m.

Tickets to the competition at R.L. Billings Stadium are $10 and available at the gate. Concessions will be sold.

JMArts and the Jordan-Matthews High School Fine Arts Department kick off this new season with “Taste of the Arts,” a 90-minute dessert cabaret featuring food, fellowship and inspiration — as well as a fundraiser for essential student arts projects.

Dessert and beverages from JM Culinary Arts will be served as you enjoy visual art and performances from some of JM’s many talented student artists — with students hosting the celebration.

PERFORMANCES
Your Hosts for This Evening
Hunter Scott, Jobanny Benitez Espinoza and Ismael Martinez

“Anything You Can Do” from Annie Get Your Gun
Hunter and Jada Scott

“Maybe This Time” from Cabaret
Delaney Fuquay

“Until I Found You” by Stephen Sanchez
Jobanny Benitez Espinoza, Ismael Martinez and Hunter Scott

“Slipping Through My Fingers” from Mamma Mia
Felix Banks and Hali Dodd

“Una Peda” by Eslabon Armado
Lechero Records: Uriel Sandoval, Daniel Hernandez, Shawn Roblero and Ismael Martinez

“You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray
Jobanny Benitez Espinoza, Allison Blaylock, Isabell Capps, Yazmin Cobos, Saori Cortes Rodriguez, Hali Dodd, Delaney Fuquay, Sawyer Kadel, Gisele Lopez Hernandez , Hannah Marr, Zayne Marsh, Zyniuh Marsh, Ismael Martinez, Kylie Pugh, Mikala Richardson, Hunter Scott, Francisco Zabaleta Vico

INTERMISSION

”Pool House” by Backseat Lovers
Cristian Lopez Coronado, Gracie Debnam, Saniya White, Ashley Herrera, Madelaine Lozano, Stacy Duran and Nataly Perla Cruz

“Hold on Till May” by Pierce the Veil
Yazmin Cobos and Gisele Lopez Hernandez

“Seventeen” from Heathers: The Musical
Jobanny Benitez Espinoza and Delaney Fuquay

“Hold Me Down” by Daniel Caesar
Markel McSwain

“Psicodelica” by Junior H
Lechero Records: Uriel Sandoval, Daniel Hernandez, Shawn Roblero and Ismael Martinez

“Thank You for the Music” by ABBA
Delaney Fuquay and Allison Blaylock

DESSERT MENU
Prepared by JM Culinary Arts
Top Flight Catering

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brownies
Berry Muffins

GENERAL ADMISSION for this fundraiser is $10 per person with the earliest ticket buyers having an option to reserve tables at floor-level, directly in front of the stage. And everyone attending will be entered automatically in drawings for door prizes presented throughout the evening.

You’ll even have the chance to meet all of JM’s inspiring fine arts teachers: chorus teacher Allison Blaylock, resident teaching artist for dance Sawyer Kadel, dance teacher Hannah Marr, art teacher Laura Newman, band teacher Aaron Partin and theater teacher Mikala Richardson.

🎟️ Tickets available now at JMArtsTickets.com (the online ticketing platform charges a 50-cent service fee for each ticket)

📖 Taste of the Arts program (PDF)
📄 Taste of the Arts poster (PDF)
🎨 Taste of the Arts logo by JM artist Charline Jimenez Rojo

Thank you to Pate & Associates Marketing, Chip and Rose Pate, for sponsoring this event and providing this experience for JM students entirely free of charge!

Jordan-Matthews High School artists travel to Greensboro for a private tour of stunning street art led by Marty Kotis of Kotis Street Art followed by a hands-on, spray-paint workshop taught by professional muralist Jenna Rice, where students will learn basic spray paint technique and collaborate on large-scale works. The morning will include insight into the variety and creation of street art — from graffiti to fine-art murals.

We’re pleased to work with Kotis Street Art to develop this brand-new experience based on a wildly popular morning for JM students exploring street art in Brooklyn during our New York Arts Adventure.

Jenna Rice is a professional muralist and street artist based in Greensboro who specializes in spray paint. The native New Englander moved to Lakeland, Fla., to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art in 2012 from Florida Southern College. She now enjoys “playing with different colors, styles and media” while working on commissions throughout Greensboro and well beyond. She also maintains her Jenna Rice Art YouTube channel, where she shares dozens of videos with insight and tips on street art technique.

Marty Kotis is a commercial real estate developer who gained an appreciation for street art through his travels in Berlin, Bristol (England) and London before beginning to incorporate street art into real estate projects. Kotis Street Art has evolved into a collection of public art that includes nearly 200 installations throughout Greensboro and has brought together local and international artists to create public art. He has worked with international artists from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

This event is part of our 2025-26 Pinnacle of the Arts series providing an opportunity for JM students to experience world-class arts. And thanks to Pate & Associates Marketing, Chip and Rose Pate, there is no charge for anyone to attend this event.

About 30 students attend each event entirely free of charge — including a meal and transportation. Other events in this year’s series include a daylong, behind-the-scenes exploration of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Also, performances of contemporary dance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, jazz by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Handel’s “Messiah” by the North Carolina Symphony and North Carolina Master Chorale, and “Hamilton” on its North American Broadway Tour.

🫟 MAP: Kotis Street Art Tour and Workshop
🫟 FLYER": Kotis Street Art Tour and Workshop
📸 “Joker” by Raman (Kotis Street Art)

👉 If you, your business or your nonprofit might be willing to sponsor an event for this or next season, please contact us! This is a remarkable opportunity to shape the lives of young artists.