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- May 17
Enrollment Day 5/20 11-3PM
Dear Ellington Families: We are hosting Enrollment Day on Saturday, May 20th from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at DESA! Enrollment support...
- May 15
All the Little Things 6/2 @ 6:30PM & 6/3 @ 5PM
The Cinematic Arts and Media Production department presents its 2023 Spring Showcase, The Little Things. The program will showcase the...
- May 15
Opera & Musical Theatre Showcase 6/2 @ 7PM & 6/3 @ 5PM
Tickets available here!
- Apr 26
Jazz City Concert 2023
Thank you to our sponsors! We raised over $22,000 to support the life-changing arts education at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. GOLD...
- Dec 7, 2022
A Jazz Piano Christmas 2022, Live From The Kennedy Center
Congratulations to DESA Instrumental Music junior José André Montaño! Jose was a featured artist in The Kennedy Center and NPR’s annual...
- Oct 28, 2022
Reception at British Ambassador's Residence
Thank you to our sponsors! GOLD T-Mobile S&R Evermay SILVER Hogan Lovells Ari and Maria Carmona Stephanie Phillipps
- May 2, 2022
High School Musicians Give Their Own Lesson In Jazz
High school music students hung with the best in jazz for a joint Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz (HHIJ) and U.S. Department of...
- Jun 14, 2020
#TakeTwoKnees For Black Lives Matter
The String Orchestra, under the direction of Ms. Heather Haughn, invited DESA’s musical partners to participate in a video for the...
- Jun 7, 2020
Virtual Performances During COVID-19
“Bridge Over Troubled Water”, Virtual Performance by Show Choir: Voices in Motion The Upper School Orchestra teams up with the Duke...
- Apr 4, 2020
Tribute To Three Ellington School Giants
Last week the arts world lost a famed dancer/choreographer, an award-winning musician, and a visionary painter … among many cherished...
- Mar 31, 2020
Ellington Alumnus Wallace Roney, Intrepid Jazz Trumpeter, Dies From COVID-19 Complications At 59
Sadly we learned today that renowned Trumpeter/composer and Ellington Alum, Wallace Roney passed away due to complications of the...
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