Bands from High Schools North and South, Montgomery, Princeton, South Brunswick, and Voorhees high schools, and Princeton Day School, will be rocking at High School North this Friday, January 20, at 7 p.m. The music department at North is planning a spring trip to Prague and the students have planned a benefit concert.##M:[more]##
“We have been fundraising throughout the year with concerts, cheesecake sales, and having small ensembles, bands, and singing groups perform for private company parties,” says Kimberly Dong, vice president of High School North’s Orchestra. “However, we have never done anything like this event before and are extremely excited to host it.”
Flat Soda from Grover Middle School opens the show with Dylan Cohen, lead guitar; Dean Axiotis, vocals; Luke Vinci, guitar; Tony Zaun, bass; Kyle Kraft, trumpet; and Ryan Mueller, sax.
Other bands from West Windsor and Plainsboro include Shottafunk! led by Rex Surany of High School North on bass and Ben Rose of High School South on drums; and Shrimp Skillet & the Jambalayas from High School North led by Dan Martin on vocals.
Bands outside of West Windsor and Plainsboro include Daisy Haze from Montgomery High School, the Pidgeons from Princeton Day School, Opposing Perfection from Princeton High School, Fire It Up! from South Brunswick, and Quickzotic from Lenape and Cherokee high schools.
Orchestra, band, and choir members are also selling grocery store certificates for area supermarkets. When the certificates are used at the register, 10 percent goes to the music department. “No money is lost to the customer and the music department benefits,” says Dong.
The trip to Prague, being coordinated by Firebird Fine Arts Tours, www.firebird-tours.com, takes place Thursday to Tuesday, April 6 to 11. The Symphonic Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Concert Choir will be meeting and performing with Czech musicians from the Jan Neruda School. They will also be performing in the St. Barbara Cathedral, Smetana Hall, and possibly a castle.
Bands that Rock, High School North, Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro, 609-716-5100. $7. Friday, January 20, 7 p.m.
