April 29th, 2026 @ 6:30pm
Ridge HS PAC
4th Grade Orchestra Director: Mrs. Kate Whiteley
5th Grade Orchestra Director: Mrs. Sarah Franchino
Band Director: Mr. Deivy Mejia
Chorus Director: Ms. Taylor Kurilew
Accompanist: Mrs. Connie Rus
Please find our live stream of the concert here:
Simple Square Dance
Dorothy A. Straub
Samba La Bamba
William Owens
We Will Rock You!
Brian May (Queen), Arr. Paul Lavender
Sword Dance
Traditional, arr. Bob Phillips
Appalachian Hymn
Soon Hee Newbold
String Explosion
Frank M. Rodgers
Jumping Lou
Conquest
Brian Balmages
Starsplitter Fanfare
Brian Balmages
Great Beginnings
Michael Kamuf
Simple Gifts
Arr. Jack Bullock
Strength and Honor
Sean O' Loughlin
Animal Imagination
by Tom Shelton
The Spider
by Greg Gilpin
I Bought Me A Cat
by Sally K. Albrecht
Clap and Sing, Join Together!
by Victor C. Johnson
Riversong
by Andy Beck
Dance!
by Robert T. Gibson
Thank you!
Thank you for joining us this evening.
We will miss all of our 5th graders so much and hope they continue with music in the future!
This program is made possible by the efforts of SO many individuals...
~ Mr. Nick Markarian - Superintendent
~ Mr. Sean Siet - Assistant Superintendent
~ Ms. Kristin Fox - Assistant Superintendent
~ Mr. Michael Fackelman - Assistant Principal, Ridge HS/Supervisor of Fine & Practical Arts
~ The Bernards Township Board of Education
~ Mrs. Krissy Uhler - Principal
~ Mrs. Kathleen Dusebout – Assistant Principal
~ Mrs. Connie Rus - Accompanist
~ Colin Berry and all those who help run the Ridge High School Performing Arts Center
~ CHS Secretarial and Custodial staff
~ Chaperones and staff at CHS
~ The Cedar Hill PTO
~ Elefante Music and the Music Shop
~ All of the music staff in the district
~ And YOU, our audience. Thank you for supporting your children as they continue to mature in and out of the music classroom.
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Summer Programs
Strictly Strings
Thursday, June 25 to Wednesday, July 1. Ridge High School-Orchestra Room
9:00 - 12:00 - FIRST SESSION
Grades 4 - 12
1:00 - 3:00 - SECOND SESSION
Beginners Only
Register:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16BRiMh0rJ_kSshBMs53DCVYoy_UYH5jb/view
Class Act Drama Camp
Toons Theme-Performances this week will center around popular songs and dances from animated movies, T.V. shows, and musicals
Week 2 July 20-24, 2026, from 1:00 to 4:00 Monday-Friday
Under the Sea Theme-Performances this week will center around songs and dances from ocean and beach themed movies and musicals.
Register:
https://www.classactdramacamp.com/registration.html
Fine Tuned Performing Arts Musical Theatre Camps
Grades 7-12
Register:
https://www.finetunedperformingarts.com/summercamp
The Gloam-Starting in September
A storytelling program for kids (Pre-K-2nd Grade and older grades as well in Basking Ridge!) Imagine theater meeting an escape room that is built around classic stories and moral imagination!
Information:
Website: www.thegloamnj.com
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10aVqSlEGzgToLImzMyRpsm_kYy1U_5ozyQB8bkKFY9k/edit?usp=drivesdk
Registeration:
Elefante Jump Start
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CSCQQdAb7RnyQ6jCWHtDWlnNgvNbceRQ/view
