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 (Audition Only)
String Orchestras
6th Grade Orchestra
Bands
Jazz Ensemble (Audition Only)
Jazz Band (Audition Only)
Wind Ensemble (Audition Only)
Symphonic Band (Audition Only)
Concert Band
6th Grade Band
6th Grade Music Pick-Up Day
Friday, Sept 4th (1:30-3:30pm)
Borel Parking Lot on Barneson Ave
Choir
7th / 8th Grade Choir Class
Teachers
Ms. Helene Grotans
hgrotans@smfc.k12.ca.us
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
nfraire@smfc.k12.ca.us
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.
Concerts
Stay tuned for information about Virtual Concerts!
Join Borel Music Boosters today!
Membership includes recognition in our virtual concerts and on our Borel Music Website, PLUS donations $150 and above will receive a NEW BOREL MUSIC CAR BUMPER MAGNET! This will be an extraordinary and unpredictable year. Though things will look much different with Distance Learning, we still need 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
★ Virtual Concerts
★ Instruments, music, and teaching to all students in our Borel community
★ Smart Music online accounts
★ Music Coaches
★ Opportunities for qualified students to perform and study advanced music
To support Borel Music, please fill out the online Sponsor Form 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 2020/2021 Music Booster Donors!
Updated as of October 25, 2020
Conductors Level – Business Sponsorship
Ma's Auto Repair & Smog Station
Conductors Level
Anonymous Alumni Donor
Andrea & Pedro Alves
Anny Hu & Rolando Barrera
Efron Family
The Nichols Family
Jennifer & Rama Roberts
Bob & Mina Sato
Jeff and Amy Saunders
Schwarzkopf Family
The Stewart Family
Suri-Rashid Family
Wang Family
Concert Level
Alvarez Family
The Donnellan Family
Jane Epstein
Charis Hsieh Family
Edward and Jennifer Hwang
Michelle Kim
The Lee Family
Lingenfelter Family
The Lott Family
Pavolotsky Family
Rivera Family
Jenny and Todd Rokala
Shih Family
Stubbins Family
Jill and Ben Thacker
Jon and Kathleen Wells
Full Note Member
Niko Almazan
Laura Chavkin and Alex Aravanis
Bardony Family
Tiki Noehren & Nathan Caffo
Cetz Family
The McLintocks
Jeb and Jennifer Miller
Sandy and Melanie Nicolson
Parecki Family
Paz Family
The Quan Family
Rahman Family
The Rose Family
The Sanchez Family
Thomsen Family
Fong Wang
Eric & Kathy Wong
Howard & Marina Yao
Half Note Member
The Choi Family
The Kammer Family
Edith Kissko
Lisa and Marvin Liu
Judy Manuel
General Member
Pete Albertson
Alibudbud Family
Rob Anagnoson and Katie Liu
Athena Anagnostopoulos
Atkinson Family
Aylsworth Family
Birkelund Family
Ms. Laurence Boiron
Julie & Greg Chong
Datt Family
Dirksen Family
Drobot Family
Denise and Kevin Fournier
Freedman Family
The Gilbert Family
The Graham Family
Green Family
Jon Gubman
Christina R Im
Luke Jiang's Family
Yumika Kojima
Lau Family
The Lavery Family
Lemus Family
The Levadoux Family
The Levitt Family
Scott Curtis Lohr
Rebecca & Tom Luong
Dan Marshall and Tami Strauss
Giovanna Martinez
McMillan/McClintock Family
Morrow Family
Nagao Family
Oberes-Padre Family
Aimie Ogawa
Shuma Otsuka
Kim and Jim Palmer
Melanie Perea-Corkish
Philipopoulos Family
Reidy Family
Adan Reyes Family
Snowball Family
Paulgun Sulur MD PA
Lauren Tazbaz
Truong Family
Wiedmann Family
Wilcox Family
Williams Family
Chelsea & Mark Yuan
Membership includes recognition in our virtual concerts and on our Borel Music Website, PLUS donations $150 and above will receive a NEW BOREL MUSIC CAR BUMPER MAGNET! This will be an extraordinary and unpredictable year. Though things will look much different with Distance Learning, we still need 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
★ Virtual Concerts
★ Instruments, music, and teaching to all students in our Borel community
★ Smart Music online accounts
★ Music Coaches
★ Opportunities for qualified students to perform and study advanced music
To support Borel Music, please fill out the online Sponsor Form 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 2020/2021 Music Booster Donors!
Updated as of October 25, 2020
Conductors Level – Business Sponsorship
Ma's Auto Repair & Smog Station
Conductors Level
Anonymous Alumni Donor
Andrea & Pedro Alves
Anny Hu & Rolando Barrera
Efron Family
The Nichols Family
Jennifer & Rama Roberts
Bob & Mina Sato
Jeff and Amy Saunders
Schwarzkopf Family
The Stewart Family
Suri-Rashid Family
Wang Family
Concert Level
Alvarez Family
The Donnellan Family
Jane Epstein
Charis Hsieh Family
Edward and Jennifer Hwang
Michelle Kim
The Lee Family
Lingenfelter Family
The Lott Family
Pavolotsky Family
Rivera Family
Jenny and Todd Rokala
Shih Family
Stubbins Family
Jill and Ben Thacker
Jon and Kathleen Wells
Full Note Member
Niko Almazan
Laura Chavkin and Alex Aravanis
Bardony Family
Tiki Noehren & Nathan Caffo
Cetz Family
The McLintocks
Jeb and Jennifer Miller
Sandy and Melanie Nicolson
Parecki Family
Paz Family
The Quan Family
Rahman Family
The Rose Family
The Sanchez Family
Thomsen Family
Fong Wang
Eric & Kathy Wong
Howard & Marina Yao
Half Note Member
The Choi Family
The Kammer Family
Edith Kissko
Lisa and Marvin Liu
Judy Manuel
General Member
Pete Albertson
Alibudbud Family
Rob Anagnoson and Katie Liu
Athena Anagnostopoulos
Atkinson Family
Aylsworth Family
Birkelund Family
Ms. Laurence Boiron
Julie & Greg Chong
Datt Family
Dirksen Family
Drobot Family
Denise and Kevin Fournier
Freedman Family
The Gilbert Family
The Graham Family
Green Family
Jon Gubman
Christina R Im
Luke Jiang's Family
Yumika Kojima
Lau Family
The Lavery Family
Lemus Family
The Levadoux Family
The Levitt Family
Scott Curtis Lohr
Rebecca & Tom Luong
Dan Marshall and Tami Strauss
Giovanna Martinez
McMillan/McClintock Family
Morrow Family
Nagao Family
Oberes-Padre Family
Aimie Ogawa
Shuma Otsuka
Kim and Jim Palmer
Melanie Perea-Corkish
Philipopoulos Family
Reidy Family
Adan Reyes Family
Snowball Family
Paulgun Sulur MD PA
Lauren Tazbaz
Truong Family
Wiedmann Family
Wilcox Family
Williams Family
Chelsea & Mark Yuan
