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WELCOME TO
THE DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS!

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Pre-Registration for the 2009-2010 school-year is now in progress. All forms are available on the DCPS website. To view and download forms, click here.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Moon, piano instructor, and Mr. Bonds, Show Choir director, for winning the 24th Annual Mayor's Arts Award for Performance Arts Teaching.  Mr. Williams won the prestigious Surdna grant, and Dr. Ayers won the Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award.  Our teachers are remarkable!

Check out the New Washingtonians performance at the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage!

Clifton Williams '10 is the winner of the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Award!  His amazing performance on the NPR/PBS show From the Top, which earned him the award, will air this Sunday, May 3, at 6:00 p.m.  Be sure to tune in to WETA-FM 90.9!  

 

To read more about about Clifton's performance on From the Top, click here. To see his performance in action, click here.


Kennedy Center Benefit
with Denyce Graves


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We meet the needs of talented students who are considering careers in the arts by providing intensive arts instruction through arts programs of the highest quality and strong academic and artistic challenges of their future.

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project, a unique partnership of arts and education institutions, is committed to preparing students for post-secondary education and/or professional careers. Supported by The Ellington Fund, Duke Ellington is a vital community resource that contributes to the growth and development of arts activity throughout the District of Columbia.

 

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Upcoming Events

JUNE

Last Day of School
June 15th

Please check back with us in the Fall for performance information for the 2009-2010 school year or e-mail info@ellingtonarts.org with questions and inquiries.

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Ellington Theatre. To purchase tickets, click here.