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 Orchestra
6th Grade Orchestra
Bands
Jazz Ensemble (Audition Only)
Jazz Band (Audition Only)
Wind Ensemble (Audition Only)
Symphonic Band (Audition Only)
6th Grade Band
Choir
7th / 8th Grade Choir Class
6th Grade Choir
Concerts
All concerts are in the Barneson Gym @ 6:30pm
Mon. May 22nd, 2023 6th Grade Band/Jazz Concert
Tues. May 23rd, 2023 - 7th/8th Band Concert
Wed. May 24th, 2023 - Orchestra and Choir
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.
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 2021/2022 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 2022/2023 Music Booster Donors!
Updated as of January 4, 2023
Conductors Level – Business Sponsorship
American Properties Services
Ma's Auto Repair & Auto Body
Conductors Level
Anonymous
Atkinson Family
Castiglia Family
DePuy Family
Hwa Family
Edward & Jennifer Hwang
Scott & Michelle Lohr
Newman Family
Paulgun Sulur
Concert Level – Business Sponsorship
Jato Aviation
Lindsey Matthews Real Estate
Tammy Dirksen
Concert Level
Alibudbud Family
Alves Family
Aquino Family
Anny Hu and Rolando Barrera
Heather Brien & Chris Battles
Chang Family
Chen Family
Chow Family
Donnellan Family
JW Feng & Lily Zheng
Sophia Flores Family
Jain Family
Kaiser Family
Jordan Karsh Family
Kim-Steiger Family
Christopher Lu and Family
Dan and Priscilla McCloskey
McLintock Family
Miyashita Family
Oberes-Padre Family
Jeanne & Justin Rhodes
Francisco and Terri Rivera
Jenny and Todd Rokala
Bob & Mina Sato
Ta Family
Tai-Yeung Family
Wei Family
Caitlin and Yang Family
Yuan Family
Full Note Member
Cindy and Martin Chan
Dutson Family
Keane-Lienesch Family
Kong Family
Lipton Family
Nagao Family
Rochelle Ng
Ornit Rose
Ortiz Family
Shehry Rahman
Robertson Family
Sanchez Family
Thomsen Family
Half Note Member
Johnson Family
Knox Family
SerenaAylsworth Family
Calista Gin
Giovanna Martinez
Kevin and Jennifer Nishimoto
Byanka Ramos
Qihua Hu and Steven Wong
General Member
Bacani Family
Roland & Michelle Bardony
Typhanie Barragan
Tess Bell
Isla Beltzner Family
Best Family
Gabriel Boden Family
Bond Family
Krishauna Burnside
Damian Campos Family
Chang Family
Brian Chang Family
Chau Family
Chenghua Liu
Chiguchi Family
Choi Family
Greg & Julie Chong
Scarlett Choy
Dominic & Marco Constantino Family
Corkish Family
Arianna Cruz Family
Alex Daliva Family
Kelly & Tony Dodge
Janelle Frueh
Gawel-Karina Family
Jacqueline Granados
Francis Gosselin & Julie Farand
Hua Family
Lillian Huang Family
Johnson Family
Khatib Family
Jane and Josh Kwan
Levadoux Family
Levitt Family
Abby Lin Family
Lisa and Marvin Liu
Joanna Vasquez Lopez Family
Lum-Ku Family
Katelyn Luong Family
Yoko Maeda
Jill L Melvin
Munsayac Family
Nayak Family
Hayden Nedwick
Kurt Nguyen Family
Aimie Ogawa
Oliver Olbekson Family
Otsuka Family
Dulce & Jim Palmisano
Partridge Family
Rarden Family
Abby Samayoa Family
Snyder Family
Diego Vargas Family
Christian Wiedmann
Welch Family
Zoe Wentley Family
Wightman Family
Weidong Wu Family
Kylie Wong Family
Karis Yoon
McAlister Young Family
Yu Family
Membership includes recognition in our concert programs and on our Borel Music Website, PLUS donations $150 and above will receive a 2021/2022 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 2022/2023 Music Booster Donors!
Updated as of January 4, 2023
Conductors Level – Business Sponsorship
American Properties Services
Ma's Auto Repair & Auto Body
Conductors Level
Anonymous
Atkinson Family
Castiglia Family
DePuy Family
Hwa Family
Edward & Jennifer Hwang
Scott & Michelle Lohr
Newman Family
Paulgun Sulur
Concert Level – Business Sponsorship
Jato Aviation
Lindsey Matthews Real Estate
Tammy Dirksen
Concert Level
Alibudbud Family
Alves Family
Aquino Family
Anny Hu and Rolando Barrera
Heather Brien & Chris Battles
Chang Family
Chen Family
Chow Family
Donnellan Family
JW Feng & Lily Zheng
Sophia Flores Family
Jain Family
Kaiser Family
Jordan Karsh Family
Kim-Steiger Family
Christopher Lu and Family
Dan and Priscilla McCloskey
McLintock Family
Miyashita Family
Oberes-Padre Family
Jeanne & Justin Rhodes
Francisco and Terri Rivera
Jenny and Todd Rokala
Bob & Mina Sato
Ta Family
Tai-Yeung Family
Wei Family
Caitlin and Yang Family
Yuan Family
Full Note Member
Cindy and Martin Chan
Dutson Family
Keane-Lienesch Family
Kong Family
Lipton Family
Nagao Family
Rochelle Ng
Ornit Rose
Ortiz Family
Shehry Rahman
Robertson Family
Sanchez Family
Thomsen Family
Half Note Member
Johnson Family
Knox Family
SerenaAylsworth Family
Calista Gin
Giovanna Martinez
Kevin and Jennifer Nishimoto
Byanka Ramos
Qihua Hu and Steven Wong
General Member
Bacani Family
Roland & Michelle Bardony
Typhanie Barragan
Tess Bell
Isla Beltzner Family
Best Family
Gabriel Boden Family
Bond Family
Krishauna Burnside
Damian Campos Family
Chang Family
Brian Chang Family
Chau Family
Chenghua Liu
Chiguchi Family
Choi Family
Greg & Julie Chong
Scarlett Choy
Dominic & Marco Constantino Family
Corkish Family
Arianna Cruz Family
Alex Daliva Family
Kelly & Tony Dodge
Janelle Frueh
Gawel-Karina Family
Jacqueline Granados
Francis Gosselin & Julie Farand
Hua Family
Lillian Huang Family
Johnson Family
Khatib Family
Jane and Josh Kwan
Levadoux Family
Levitt Family
Abby Lin Family
Lisa and Marvin Liu
Joanna Vasquez Lopez Family
Lum-Ku Family
Katelyn Luong Family
Yoko Maeda
Jill L Melvin
Munsayac Family
Nayak Family
Hayden Nedwick
Kurt Nguyen Family
Aimie Ogawa
Oliver Olbekson Family
Otsuka Family
Dulce & Jim Palmisano
Partridge Family
Rarden Family
Abby Samayoa Family
Snyder Family
Diego Vargas Family
Christian Wiedmann
Welch Family
Zoe Wentley Family
Wightman Family
Weidong Wu Family
Kylie Wong Family
Karis Yoon
McAlister Young Family
Yu Family
