Arts
Music
Music education provides students with numerous opportunities to express creativity while enhancing their social and teamwork skills. It also helps develop improved motor skills and coordination. In addition to fostering greater discipline, concentration and emotional intelligence, music is an enjoyable activity that brings joy to the musician and those around them. Furthermore, music education positively impacts academic performance, with a strong correlation between music education and overall academic achievement.
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Baldwin B-Flats
The B-Flats is an auditioned a cappella ensemble of 16-20 Upper School singers chosen with superior musicianship, vocal abilities and commitment. This group excels at singing 6 to 8 parts in close harmonies in many diverse genres, such as Classical, Jazz and current pop hits. The B-Flats performances often feature soloists and their own a cappella arrangements. They have an intense performing schedule on and off campus, singing 16-20 concerts yearly. -
Baldwin Chorus
Upper and Middle School Chorus provides a choral opportunity for any interested singer, regardless of their experience. These groups prepare incredible choral repertoire, both sacred and secular, often in several languages. These Ensembles perform two concerts yearly, including collaborative performances with other schools. The Lower School Chorus is open to Grades 3, 4 and 5. These groups perform at the Lower School Spring Concert and occasionally at All School Assemblies. -
Handbell Program
Baldwin offers girls the unique opportunity to make music as an ensemble member in Grade 8 and an advanced ringer in Belles and Bronze in the Upper School. These select ensembles perform a 5-octave handbell repertoire with musicality and precision. The Belles and Bronze are auditioned ensembles for students with music-reading skills and confidence in ringing the Handbells. -
Instrumental Ensemble
The Instrumental Ensemble is a small group open to Upper School students interested in learning and performing jazz/modern music in various instrumental combinations. This group explores chart reading, improvisation, and confident solo expression. -
Orchestra
Orchestras in all three divisions give girls who play instruments a chance to play together while experiencing various popular and classical repertoires. The Middle and Upper School Orchestras perform in two concerts and occasionally at assemblies. The Lower School Ensemble performs in the annual Spring Concert. -
The Baldwin Conservatory
The Baldwin Conservatory offers in-person lessons in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds and percussion during and after school. Please note voice lessons are available for 10-year-old students and older.
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Touring Performances
The B-Flats and the Notables from The Haverford School have established a close musical relationship with the B-Sharps from Ordrup Gymnasium, a high school in suburban Copenhagen. During the performance tours in Denmark, the B-Flats and the Notables perform at Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød, Rigshospitalet, the largest university hospital in Scandinavia and various local venues. The students stay with host families from Ordrup Gymnasium and always look forward to reciprocating the following year.
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Music Faculty and Instructors
Angela Bensinger
Performing Arts Department Chair
Lower School Music Teacher
Oxana Harlamova
Director, Baldwin Conservatory
Director of the Lower, Middle and Upper School Ensembles
Piano, Baldwin Accompanist
George Atanasiu
Cello
Ted Babcock
Percussions, PianoDavid Blumberg
Clarinet
Lenuta Ciulei
Violin, ViolaLee Hagon-Kerr
Upper School Music Teacher
Director of B Flats and Upper School ChorusTatiana Ivanova
ViolinElizabeth Keller
Piano
Adam Kishbauch
Middle School Music Teacher
Middle and Upper School Handbell InstructorIrene Moretto
PianoChelsea Stotter
Voice
