Fine Arts

TCS has one of the BEST Music and Drama Departments around, under the leadership of Mr. George Heath and Mrs. Kate Marino! After years of developing a love of music in class, singing in grade-level choirs and, for some, taking advantage of our partnership with Concordia Conservatory, 2nd-3rd Graders can sing in a Prep Choir, 3rd-8th Graders can take Band lessons and grow from beginners to intermediate to advanced ensemble groups, and 4th Graders can sing in TCS’s Select Choir … which performs at Radio City Music Hall and sings the National Anthem each year at a NY Mets Game! TCS also has a thriving and expanding Drama Department that now includes set design and tech crew, and Fall Musicals for 1st-3rd Graders to go along with Spring Musicals for Grades 4-8! TCS’s 1st-3rd Grade music and drama enthusiasts enjoyed Willie Wonka Kids this past November, and our Spring 2024 Musical is Disney’s Newsies Jr.!

Tradition of Musical Theater Excellence

TCS's Music and Drama Program has put together a series of memorable experiences for 4th -8th Graders over the course of the past many years, including:

Annie Jr. (2012); Oklahoma Jr. (2013); Music Man Jr. (2014); Guys and Dolls Jr. (2015); Wizard of Oz Jr. (2016); Seussical (2017); Thoroughly Modern Millie (2018); and, Fiddler on the Roof Jr. (2019), Little Mermaid (2021), Cinderella (2022), SpongeBob The Musical (Spring 2023).

And, for Grades 1-3, TCS’s Music and Drama Program has warmed the hearts of audiences with:

Disney’s Lion King Jr. (2017); Willie Wonka Jr. (2018); and, Disney’s Frozen Kids Edition (2019), Little Mermaid (2021), Lion King (2022), Willie Wonka Kids (2023).

Recorder, Guitar & Violin Classes offered with the wonderful faculty @ Concordia Conservatory!

The Chapel School is proud to offer our well-rounded students in 2nd through 8th grades many opportunities to thrive and grow in the Fine Arts and Music.  Many are learning to play instruments in our in-house after school TCS Band Program.  Individual and Small Group Lessons for woodwinds, brass and percussion start in 3rd Grade, and then 4 full First Year, Second Year, Third Year and Advanced Bands get together weekly to rehearse for Christmas and Spring Concerts.  

The Chapel School also offers wonderful opportunities for students who use their voices as their instruments, including: Prep Choir for 2nd-3rd Graders (No Auditions) and Select Choir for 4th-8th Graders.  Being that the Select and Chamber Choirs are often the face of TCS in the community (Annual Appearance at Shea Stadium/CitiFIELD singing the National Anthem at NY Mets Baseball Game, Wartburg Home, Reformation Celebration at Princeton University, Bronxville Rotary, et. al.), students must audition to be part of those groups.  The Chapel School Select Choir has recorded, produced and released a professional quality CD.

Finally, The Chapel School has an un-paralleled Drama Program for students in 3rd-8th Grades, which is made up of Fall Drama Club (open to all budding thespians) and now a Fall Musical for Grades 1-3. And, of course, TCS's spectacular Spring Musical Productions for Grades 4-8 (Auditions Required).

At a time when many schools have deemed Fine Arts and Music as "expendable", The Chapel School continues to view those programs as "expandable".