NA NEWS 14
JAZZ GREATS JOINED NA’S JAZZ GROUPS FOR A SPECTACULAR BENEFIT PERFORMANCE NA jazz musicians rocked the Rose Auditorium at an “Evening of Jazz” in April to benefit families in Newtown, Connecticut. The evening featured outstanding performances by NA student jazz ensembles and by jazz headliners Marcus Printup, trumpeter for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Steve Turre, trombonist with the Saturday Night Live Band; and Wayne Escoffery, tenor saxophonist for Tom Harrell’s Quintet and the Mingus Big Band.
ELSA, FRED & JARED Jared Gilman ’17 plays Michael in the upcoming major motion picture “Elsa & Fred.” The film is a romantic comedy with an all-star cast, led by Academy Award winners Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer. The film is an English language remake of Marcos Carnevale’s box office smash SpanishArgentine film, “Elsa & Fred,” which also yielded a successful stage play. Above: Christopher Plummer, Shirley MacLaine and Jared Gilman ’17
Proceeds benefitted the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School and the Ana Grace Fund, in memory of one of the young victims. Ana Grace Marquez-Greene’s parents are dear friends of NA Jazz Director Julius Tolentino. “I thought it would be fitting to honor Ana’s memory with music,” said Tolentino. “This event was also an opportunity for the Newark Academy community to support another small community much like ours.”
See photos and ‚video from the “Evening of Jazz” at newarka.edu!
LET’S TALK! NA DIALOGUE SYMPOSIUM Newark Academy invited speakers representing various religious communities to speak to 9th grade students at the inaugural NA Dialogue symposium on April 4. The topic was the patriarch Abraham. Abraham Talks, An Interfaith Perspective welcomed founding members of the Newark Interfaith Coalition for Hope and Peace, a nonprofit organization that brings together religious leaders to develop community partnerships and improve resources for the residents of Newark. The event served as an open forum for candid conversation about the faith-based connections that transcend religions. Rabbi Matt Gewirtz, Temple B’nai Jeshurun, Short Hills; Imam W. Deen Shareef of Masjid Waarith ud Deen, Irvington; and Bishop Mark Beckwith of the Episcopal Archdiocese of Newark, all described their views on the role of Abraham in the history and evolution of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
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