Learning to Fly 

Drama Guild, Jazz Band and Choir are in the spotlight these days, thanks to a legacy of artistic excellence, growing programs and committed teaching artists who nurture students' passion and talent with new opportunities and professional expectations. Take an in depth look at performing arts inside The Hive.

 

 

 

 

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The Drama Guild winter production is in the second week of rehearsals and actors are still getting to know the characters. 

Director of Theatre Patricia Flynn H'95 watches the run-through of a scene from the murdery mystery Drop Dead! and gives Sanjay Garab '25, who plays a bossy theater producer, some notes. 

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Sam Campos ’24, pianist, Daniel DaRocha ’24, bass, and John Queiroz ’24, alto saxophone, were a threesome in search of a fourth.

It was 2022 and the Jazz Band program was in rebuilding mode, due to the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the graduation of senior musicians. When then freshman, Kaleb Hassell ’25, joined the trio for afterschool band practice, Director of Music Jeremy Fletcher, D.M.A. called out, “Hey, we’ve got our drummer!” and a new chapter of Jazz Band history was born. 

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Gray Bee Choir is amplifying its voice. Last spring, a small vocal ensemble of the Girls and Boys Prep Division students wowed the St. Benedict's Prep community at the annual Scholarship Gala. 

Since then, the growing Choir program has delivered acapella performances at Convocation, a soul stirring rendition of "Seasons of Love" from Rent recorded at St. Mary's Church and area performances, including a collaboration with Rutgers Newark Chorus. 

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One year ago, Felicia Abbass ’26 was preparing a vocal audition for Juilliard Pre-College, a highly competitive preparatory division for music students who exhibit talent and potential to pursue serious music study at the college level.  

This spring, Felicia will perform in the conservatory’s Pre-College Opera Scenes, singing a duet from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and selections from the musical Little Women.

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