Downers Grove North Fine Arts

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

DGN Jazz Ensemble - La Quinta de los Reyes

Congratulations to the musicians of the DGN Jazz Ensemble for a memorable and energetic performance as the band opened for the Pete Ellman Big Band.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

DGN Choirs Celebrate Student Successes at Recognition Night!

DGN Choral Students celebrated a year of many successes at their annual Choral Recognition Night! Congrats, students, on a wonderful year!!

Friday, May 11, 2018

District 99 Orchestra Banquet celebrates a year of sonic success!

Congratulations to the students of the District 99 Orchestra, and Ms. Mullen, on their incredibly successful year of music making! Well done Mustangs and Trojans!

A special thanks is extended to the many wonderful parent volunteers who coordinated this evening's banquet and basket raffle.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

2018 DGN May Band Concert #WeAreDGN #99Learns

Congratulations to the musicians of the DGN Concert Band, DGN Chamber Winds, and DGN Symphonic Band for a terrific May Band Concert!

Special congratulations are extended to Senior Concerto performers Chloe Mason and Ryan Knezevich for their marvelous performances this evening.

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Class of 2018 Fine Arts Department Award Winners! #WeAreDGN #99Learns

Congratulations to the

Class of 2018 Fine Arts Department

Award Winners!

Lindsey LeBeda - Outstanding Senior in Music Departmental Award

Marissa Justiniano - Outstanding Senior in Visual Art Departmental Award

Cecilia Kowara - National School Choral Award

Brendan Quealy - National School Choral Award

Joseph Delorto - Directors Award for Orchestra

Nicholas Saba - Directors Award for Orchestra

Bryan Monk - National School Orchestra Award

Hannah Kutchek - Semper Fidelis Band Award

Chloe Mason - Semper Fidelis Band Award

Benjamin Heppner - Woody Herman Jazz Award

Jennifer Casey - Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award

Ryan Knezevich - Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

Emily Blanchard - John Philip Sousa Band Award

Sofia Conti - Distinguished Artist: Ceramics

Marcus Bacerra - Distinguished Artist: Computer Art

Benjamin Gartlan - Distinguished Artist: Drawing

Victoria Brown - Distinguished Artist: Jewelry and Metalwork

Claire Kovarik - Distinguished Artist: Painting

Evelyn Brindl - Distinguished Artist: Photography

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty is to offer students a well-rounded curricular experience that includes exposure to genres of music, theatre, and visual art in a wide variety of creative settings. Program goals that serve as tenets for the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty are: To provide a productive and cooperative learning environment in which students of various backgrounds and ability levels may learn to achieve outstanding artistic results; To intentionally study music, theatre and visual art from cultures and communities that have been historically under-represented; To engage students in a journey toward artistic and personal success at the highest level; To develop in young people the appreciation, discrimination, analysis, and participation skills necessary to become lifelong consumers of the arts.

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