Music
Our Amazing Music Teachers
HAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Dan Balint - Choral
Aaron Barkon - Instrumental
Kate Socha - Instrumental
HAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
William Gunn - Instrumental
Carmella Rossomando-Heise-Choral
Julie Rothbard - Instrumental
ELEMENTARY GENERAL MUSIC
Deanna Broga - Bear Path
Elizabeth Caldwell - Helen Street
Russell Kleiner - Alice Peck/ Winter
Anne Kowalonek - Shepherd Glen
Alexis Meurs - Spring Glen
Michael O'Herron - Ridge Hill
Emma Sheffer - Dunbar Hill
Art Sousa - West Woods
Michael Terranova - Church Street
ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTAL
Brett Bottomley - Orchestra and Band at Shepherd Glen and Church Street
Laura Choquette - Orchestra and Band at Dunbar Hill and Ridge Hill
Jesse Clemens - Orchestra and Band at Spring Glen, Band at Dunbar Hill
Melissa Ferranti - Orchestra and Band at West Woods, Band at Helen Street
Gary Orlofsky - Orchestra and Band at Bear Path, Orchestra at Helen Street
The HPS music department strives to provide opportunities for all students to develop their skills as performers, creators, and listeners, and most importantly help all students develop a love of music in their own unique way. Students in grades K through 6 receive general music instruction, and students in upper elementary grades have the opportunity to also take instrumental lessons and participate in band, orchestra, and/or chorus. In 7th grade all students choose one music course, and many options for ongoing music instruction are available in 8th-12th grade, including instrumental ensembles, chorus, theory, music technology, and more.
Event Information
Visit our events calendar for upcoming concerts, performances, and other events! Be sure to check for audience protocols, as some events have distancing and mask requirements for live audiences, or are available live online. Thank you for supporting our students!
Highlights
Hamden Public Schools offers a broad range of musical opportunities for students in all of our schools. Here are just a few examples of student work across grade levels and course offerings below.
Winter Concert 2021 Snapshots
Townwide Elementary Virtual Chorus 2021
2020 Virtual HHS Marching Band Show
HHS VIRTUAL CHORUS
2020 HHS Virtual Band & Orchestra
HMS Virtual Chorus
Hip-hop Workshop with Helen Street 6th Graders with Local Artist G-Nice
HHS Band Concert With Student Conductor
International Music Festival At Helen Street School
HHS Orchestra on WTNH
Check out this wonderful piece done by Mackenzie Maynard at WTNH. The story is about our excellent Orchestra program under the direction of Aaron Barkon and Kate Socha!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO...
The Voice of Hamden II
Click below to see the New Haven Register photos of The Voice of Hamden II:
https://www.nhregister.com/news/slideshow/The-Voice-of-Hamden-II-199527.php