Borel Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra on their Elementary Music Tour at Highlands Elementary
Borel Music Program
The Borel Music Program is well known throughout the Bay Area and Internationally! Music students participate in area CMEA Music Festivals, travel to Disneyland every other year and we even visited our sister school, Dai-Kyu Junior High in Toyonaka, Japan in 2015.
Borel students begin in either 6th Grade Band or Orchestra. These classes meet every other day.
Band Instruments – Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium/Baritone Horn, Tuba, Percussion
Orchestra Instruments – Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Students may audition in March to place into a higher ensemble in 7th and 8th Grade. Audition information will be given in class.
Orchestras
Chamber Orchestra
String Orchestra
Beginning Orchestra
Bands
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Band
Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Band
Concert Band
Beginning Band
Choir
7th / 8th Grade Choir
Beginning Choir
Concerts
All concerts are in the Barneson Gym @ 6:00pm
FREE or $5 suggested donation
Mon. May 20th, 2024 - Choir/Jazz Concert
Tues. May 21st, 2024 - Band Concert
Wed. May 22nd, 2024 - Orchestra Concert
Teachers
Ms. Helene Grotans
[email protected]
Ms. Grotans teaches the Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestras, 6th Grade Orchestra and 6th Grade Band. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education/Violin Performance and a Master’s Degree in Violin Performance.
Mr. Nick Fraire
[email protected]
Mr. Fraire teaches the Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band and 6th Grade Band. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and from the University of the Pacific with a Master’s Degree in Music Education.
Ms. Kate Roseman
Ms. Roseman teaches the 6th Grade and 7th/8th Grade Choirs at Borel. She graduated from the University of Redlands with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. She studied at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary in 2008 and obtained her Kodály Certification through the Kodály Association of Southern California in 2022. Ms. Roseman also is one of the directors at the Peninsula Girls Chorus in Burlingame.
Join Borel Music Boosters today!
Membership includes recognition in our concert programs and on our Borel Music Website, PLUS donations $150 and above will receive a Music Booster magnet and donations $250 and above will receive both a magnet and a Music Booster t-shirt! We are excited to return to the classroom this year and engage students in a wonderful year of music making. We would really appreciate your support to give ALL music students a dynamic, fun and engaging music program! Every donation is greatly valued and will directly support:
★ Classes taught by our amazing music staff
★ Concerts
★ Instruments, music, and teaching to all students in our Borel community
★ Smart Music online accounts
★ Music Coaches
★ Special opportunities for students in our Music Program
To support Borel Music, please fill out the online Sponsor Form available here available here. Donation payments to Borel Music can be made either by check, cash or via Borel’s Drama PayPal account. Please follow the instructions found on the Sponsor Form. Please note: Since additional PayPal fees apply, the preferred method is check or cash.
Thank you to all our generous 2023/2024 Music Booster Donors!
Updated as of March 1, 2024
Conductors Level – Business Sponsorship
Lindsey Matthews Real Estate
Ma’s Auto Repair & Auto Body
McCloskey Tax Prep/Serenity Wealth Partners
Amye Hollandsworth, Rordan + Fields Independent Consultant
Conductors Level
Aquino Family
Atkinson Family
Brien & Battles Family
Ken and Kyla Chin
Datt Family
Dirksen Family
Ditlevsen Family
Goodman Family
Gulati Family
Horvai - Nghiem Family
McAlister Young Family
Munsayac Family
Newman Family
O’Brien Family
Paulgun Sulur
Rhodes Family
Dylan Soo Hoo Family
Weidmann Family
Concert Level
Alves Family
Jill Campaiola
Adrian & Mary Castiglia
Chang Family
Chau Family
Chenghua Liu
Chiguchi Family
Demeule Family
Donnellan Family
Francis Gosselin and Julie Farand
Hagedorn Family
Hamilton Family
Harrison/Fabry Family
Christopher Lu and Family
Dan and Priscilla McCloskey
Pelletier Family
Renault-Laws Family
Bob & Mina Sato
Sharma Family
Ta Family
Wei Family
Wightman Family
Willems Family
Justin & Alicea Wu
Yeung-Tai Family
Ying Family
Full Note Member
Anonymous
Jeannette Albrecht
Jesse & Erin Cardenas
Dutson Family
Finn Family
Gombosi Family
Marc Hertz and Kimberly Gordon
Mark Hutton
Steve & Joan Kang Family
Knox Family
David and Carolyn Kong
Stephen Lee
McCarthy - McKenna
Olbekson Family
Pitts Family
Punzalan Family
Robertson Family
Rose Family
Half Note Member
Chang Family
Choi Family
Fuentas Family
Ethan H Family
Family of Josephine Henderson
Meloni Family
Kevin and Jennifer Nishimoto
Vasquez Family
Qihua Hu & Steven Wong
General Member
Dawn & Mike Beltzner
Bobowski Family
Boden Family
Anders and Emily Bond
Campos NcNeil Family
Chong Family
Constantino Family
Cruz Family
Mr and Mrs Driscoll
Figueredo Family
Janelle Frueh
Gawel Family
Gin Family
Henry Family
Alice & Jeff Ho
Hua Family
Johnson Family
Kaiser Family
Kerwin Family
Kim-Steiger Family
Kwan Family
Li Family
Julia Lingys
Lipton Family
Lisa and Marvin Liu
Lum Family
Tom & Rebecca Luong
Rick & Giovanna Martinez
Mayor Family
McLintock Family
Mori Family
Nagao Family
Natusch Family
Heather and Naresh Nayak
Hayden Nedwick
Palmisano Family
Rarden Family
Rapoports
Paul Saba
Sandoval Family
Santiago Family
Jake & Megan Smith
Snyder Family
Wang Family
Yang Family
Jae Yoon/Elise Sung
Yu Family
Membership includes recognition in our concert programs and on our Borel Music Website, PLUS donations $150 and above will receive a Music Booster magnet and donations $250 and above will receive both a magnet and a Music Booster t-shirt! We are excited to return to the classroom this year and engage students in a wonderful year of music making. We would really appreciate your support to give ALL music students a dynamic, fun and engaging music program! Every donation is greatly valued and will directly support:
★ Classes taught by our amazing music staff
★ Concerts
★ Instruments, music, and teaching to all students in our Borel community
★ Smart Music online accounts
★ Music Coaches
★ Special opportunities for students in our Music Program
To support Borel Music, please fill out the online Sponsor Form available here available here. Donation payments to Borel Music can be made either by check, cash or via Borel’s Drama PayPal account. Please follow the instructions found on the Sponsor Form. Please note: Since additional PayPal fees apply, the preferred method is check or cash.
Thank you to all our generous 2023/2024 Music Booster Donors!
Updated as of March 1, 2024
Conductors Level – Business Sponsorship
Lindsey Matthews Real Estate
Ma’s Auto Repair & Auto Body
McCloskey Tax Prep/Serenity Wealth Partners
Amye Hollandsworth, Rordan + Fields Independent Consultant
Conductors Level
Aquino Family
Atkinson Family
Brien & Battles Family
Ken and Kyla Chin
Datt Family
Dirksen Family
Ditlevsen Family
Goodman Family
Gulati Family
Horvai - Nghiem Family
McAlister Young Family
Munsayac Family
Newman Family
O’Brien Family
Paulgun Sulur
Rhodes Family
Dylan Soo Hoo Family
Weidmann Family
Concert Level
Alves Family
Jill Campaiola
Adrian & Mary Castiglia
Chang Family
Chau Family
Chenghua Liu
Chiguchi Family
Demeule Family
Donnellan Family
Francis Gosselin and Julie Farand
Hagedorn Family
Hamilton Family
Harrison/Fabry Family
Christopher Lu and Family
Dan and Priscilla McCloskey
Pelletier Family
Renault-Laws Family
Bob & Mina Sato
Sharma Family
Ta Family
Wei Family
Wightman Family
Willems Family
Justin & Alicea Wu
Yeung-Tai Family
Ying Family
Full Note Member
Anonymous
Jeannette Albrecht
Jesse & Erin Cardenas
Dutson Family
Finn Family
Gombosi Family
Marc Hertz and Kimberly Gordon
Mark Hutton
Steve & Joan Kang Family
Knox Family
David and Carolyn Kong
Stephen Lee
McCarthy - McKenna
Olbekson Family
Pitts Family
Punzalan Family
Robertson Family
Rose Family
Half Note Member
Chang Family
Choi Family
Fuentas Family
Ethan H Family
Family of Josephine Henderson
Meloni Family
Kevin and Jennifer Nishimoto
Vasquez Family
Qihua Hu & Steven Wong
General Member
Dawn & Mike Beltzner
Bobowski Family
Boden Family
Anders and Emily Bond
Campos NcNeil Family
Chong Family
Constantino Family
Cruz Family
Mr and Mrs Driscoll
Figueredo Family
Janelle Frueh
Gawel Family
Gin Family
Henry Family
Alice & Jeff Ho
Hua Family
Johnson Family
Kaiser Family
Kerwin Family
Kim-Steiger Family
Kwan Family
Li Family
Julia Lingys
Lipton Family
Lisa and Marvin Liu
Lum Family
Tom & Rebecca Luong
Rick & Giovanna Martinez
Mayor Family
McLintock Family
Mori Family
Nagao Family
Natusch Family
Heather and Naresh Nayak
Hayden Nedwick
Palmisano Family
Rarden Family
Rapoports
Paul Saba
Sandoval Family
Santiago Family
Jake & Megan Smith
Snyder Family
Wang Family
Yang Family
Jae Yoon/Elise Sung
Yu Family