From History to Hip-Hop

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February 6, 2026 7:30 pm

Make American History your favorite subject! No boring lectures here - From History to Hip Hop is an engaging interactive music history performance that makes the past come alive! Join acclaimed opera singer and teaching artist Jonathan Blanchard, M.S., Ed, and journey through American music, chronicling its evolution from field songs and spirituals to every genre we enjoy today: Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock, Rap and Hip-Hop! From History to Hip Hop will be the most exciting history lesson you’ve ever experienced!

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We Talk to: TAKE3

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November 22 5:00 pm

In this episode of One Word, we sit down with the electrifying genre-smashing trio TAKE3 to explore their journey of blending classical music with modern hits, and how they’ve redefined what a violin, cello, and piano can do together. Known for their captivating performances and cinematic influence, we’ll dive into their role in Netflix’s The Witcher soundtrack and the creative process behind crafting music that resonates on a global scale. From their Juilliard roots to their chart-topping success, TAKE3 shares insights on touring, collaborating, and inspiring the next generation of artists. Don’t miss this dynamic conversation that bridges the worlds of Bach, Beyoncé, and beyond! Listen now for a mix of music, creativity, and inspiration.

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Heart By Heart with Steve Fossen & Michael Derosier of Heart

Heart By Heart With Steve Fossen & Michael Derosier of Heart

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Original Heart bassist Steve Fossen and drummer Michael Derosier are the powerful driving engine behind the band's classic hits “Barracuda”, “Straight On”, “Crazy On You”, “Magic Man”, “Even It Up”, “Heartless”, “Kick It Out”, and more. After being inducted with Heart into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2013, Fossen and Derosier are back together with Heart By Heart, a band dedicated to performing the classic hits of Heart in the most genuine way possible. Featurin powerhouse vocalist Somar Macek, multi-talented guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Lizzy Daymont, and veteran guitarist Chad Quist, this incredible lineup brings back the memories by faithfully playing the songs as written and recorded.

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We Talk to: Steve Fossen & Michael Derosier

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September 27 4:00 pm

On this episode of We Talk, we sit down with Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier, the legendary rhythm section of Heart and now Heart by Heart. Join us as we dive into their rock and roll journey, from their early days with Heart to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We explore their creative process, the moments that shaped their careers, and what continues to inspire them today. Get to know the stories behind the music and the passion that drives these iconic musicians.

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Destiny

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April 16 10:00 am

In this month's episode, we delve deep into the concept of destiny, exploring its nuances and distinctions from fate. Join us as we navigate through the intricate pathways that lead us towards our destined paths. Throughout the episode, we explore various factors that can serve as guiding lights on our journey towards fulfilling our destinies. We uncover the hidden forces within ourselves that shape our lives and guide us toward our best selves. But that's not all. We also dive into the ancient art of manifestation rituals, uncovering timeless practices that have helped individuals throughout history align with their destinies. As we weave together the threads of destiny, we invite you to enjoy the interconnectedness of season three's words, seamlessly blending into our exploration of this captivating topic. So, join us as we unravel the mysteries of destiny, embarking on a journey of discovery, enlightenment, and empowerment. "Destiny" awaits, guiding you towards a deeper understanding of your own path in life.

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WE TALK To Paul Reiser

We Talk

February 21 10:00 am

Paul Reiser is a consummate creator whose talents span across various mediums, from music to literature, and from performance to original creation. Through his multifaceted artistry, he masterfully weaves narratives that resonate with the essence of human existence. With each endeavor, he breathes life into characters and scenarios, embodying the very essence of art imitating life. Paul Reiser emerges as a true artisan, sculpting stories that mirror the complexities, emotions, and experiences of our shared journey. Join us as WE TALK to Paul Reiser about his past work and upcoming new work! See him live at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre on March 8, 2024! [button label='Click to purchase tickets to PAUL REISER' link='https://bataviafineartscentre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FDn000003ql3LMAQ' color='primary']

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Yes, And…Fest

Batavia School District Events

September 17, 2023 6:00 pm

Come and experience the culmination of a day long high school improvisation festival A Night of Improv with Yes, And ... Your Life, featuring special guest opener Batavia High School's very own But Seriously, Folks...

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Monarch Academy Of Dance: The Nutcracker

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December 22 7:00 pm

A fascinating show for kids and family. Experience the magic of the Holiday Season with Clara, The Nutcracker, and all of their friends. Watch Clara's magical dream come to life, as snowflakes, reindeer, candy canes, and Sugar Plums dance and delight! Our unique twist on this timeless classic celebrates dancers of all abilities from our adaptive dance program, female empowerment, and features professional guest artists Edson Barbosa and Gayeon Jung.

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Elem. Chorus Festival

On-Demand available here at 2:00 PM on March 12, 2022

Batavia School District Events

March 12, 2022

Batavia Elementary Choral Festival March 12, 2022 Guest Clinician: Peter Barsch Elementary Chorus Directors: Laura Bankemper Katie Carlson Mary Jensen Justin Knautz Jamie VanMersbergen Walt Zimmer Festival Accompanist: Melinda Rudy The Festival Chorus   Songs will be selected from the following list: Star Spangled Banner………….………… Music attributed to J.S. Smith, Words by Francis Scott Key  Duct Tape…..………………………………. Words and Music by Mark Burrows Triple Play………………………………….. by John Jacobson and John Higgins Take Me Out to the Ball Game ................ by Jack Norworth  For Good…………………………………… Words and Music by Stephen Schwartz Arranged by Tom Anderson Star Canon………………..………………. Words from Firefly by Li Po Music by Mary Goetze Zangelewa (Waka Waka)……………….. Traditional Cameroon arranged by Will Schmid

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RMS March Choir Concert

Batavia School District Events

March 7 7:00 pm

6th Grade Chorus *John Henry -Rollo Dillworth * Circle Round the Moon - Mark Heirholzer * Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - arr. Mac Huff 7th Grade Chorus * Can You Hear -Jim Papoulis * The Jaberwocky -Carolyn Jennings * Blue Skies -Irving Berlin arr. Roger Emerson 8th Grade Chorus * Bonse Aba -Victor C. Johnson * Kimineero (The Carrion Crow) -Linda Spevacek *Shine Like Stars -Pink Zebra

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RMS 7th/8th Band Concert

Batavia School District Events

March 1 7:00 pm

The Rotolo Middle School Music Department Proudly Presents... “Music in our Schools Month” Concert March 1, 2022 7:00 pm Batavia Fine Arts Centre Rob Buckley and Keith Ozsvath, Conductors   Seventh Grade Band The Screaming Eagles.....................John Edmondson Dance of the Tumblers.....................Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/Arr. Jim Curnow Frogs................................................Randall Standridge   Eighth Grade Band Falcon Fanfare................................Brian Balmages Shaker Variants...............................Elliot Del Borgo Fiero................................................Stephen Hodges

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Elite Feet 6th Annual Winter Showcase

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January 21 6:30 pm

Join our Elite Feet dance company dancers as they perform at our annual winter showcase. Cheer them on as they showcase their upcoming Competition Season routines. Routines include solos, duets and group dances in lyrical, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap and musical theater. Dancers ranging in age 8–17 are thrilled to be performing live on the big stage under the lights again!

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JBN Winter Concert

Batavia School District Events

January 13 7:00 pm

2nd Grade “Oceans of Fun”.....Jill & Michael Gallina “All About Sharks”.....Jill & Michael Gallina “Here Come the Lobsters”…..Jill & Michael Gallina 1st Grade “A Whale of a Tale”…..Jill & Michael Gallina “Arm in Arm with an Octopus”…..Jill & Michael Gallina “Sea Turtle Swish”…..Jill & Michael Gallina 3rd Grade “The Penguin Quartet”.....based on the book by Peter Arrhenius, Illustrated by Ingela P. Arrhenius “Scoo be Doo” Song…..Susie Davies-Splitter and Phil Splitter JBN Chorus “Yellow Submarine”.....The Beatles “Loch Lomond”.....Scottish Folk Song (words attributed to Lady John Scott) “A Great Big Sea”.....Newfoundland Folk Song

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Winter Wonderland Concert Winter Wonderland Concert
Did you know BPS Music has a podcast channel? Concerts get posted to the podcast channel within 48 hours of all concerts!  Check it out!

Batavia School District Events

December 1, 2021

  "The Winter Wonderland concert is a new musical concert brought to you by the Batavia High School Music Department performed in the Batavia Fine Arts Centre. This concert features our finest musical ensembles in band, choir, and orchestra, as well as our a cappella choir Chromatics. Each group performs an expanded set of holiday classics and modern-takes on old favorites. Once we're all done with those groups - we will perform with all the musicians together in a holiday extravaganza! Join us with in a new tradition and the best way to kick off the Holiday season!"  

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Batavia Music

BHS Orchestra Concerto

Batavia School District Events

October 6 8:00 pm

Concert Orchestra Hunger Games - James Newton Howard, arr. Robert Longfield Danse Diabolique - James Uhl This is Halloween - Danny Elfman, arr. James Kazik Sinfonietta Orchestra Music from Coco - Michael Giacchino, arr. Larry Moore Drifen - Shirl Jae Atwell The Corpse Bride - Danny Elfman, arr. Douglas E. Wagner Symphony Orchestra The Labyrinth and the Mad King - Zach Wallmark Voices in the Shadows - Brian Balmages Emerald Falcon - Richard Meyer Philharmonic Orchestra Day of Wrath - Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Deborah Baker Monday October - Eric Whitacre Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns

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BHS Choir Concert

Batavia School District Events

October 6 6:00 pm

Batavia Choir Wednesday, October 6th - 6:00pm   Chromatics Run to You - Pentatonix & Ben Bram Chorale A Jerusalem - Charles H.H. Parry; Text: William Blake; Arr. Carl Strommen Don’t Be Seen - Stuart Chapman Hill   Chorale B Lascia Ch’io Pianga - G. F. Handel, arr. Henry Leck Pretty Saro - Traditional Appalachian Folksong, Arr. Nancy Boone Allsbrook & Glenda Goodin   Varsity Choir Bring Me Little Water Silvy - Huddie Ledbetter, arr. Moira Smiley Weep No More - David N. Childs; Text adapted from John Keats   Treble Choir Las Amarillas - Traditional Mexican; arr. Stephen Hatfield My Romance - Richard Rodgers; Text: Lorenz Hart;  arr. Kirby Shaw   Chamber Singers Spiritual - Ysaye M. Barnwell The Rose - Ola Gjeilo; Text: Christina Rossetti Daemon Irrepit Callidus - György Orbán

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Batavia Music

BHS Fall Band Concert

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October 5 7:00 pm

Batavia Bands - Pops Concert Tuesday, October 5th - 7:00pm   Symphonic Band Music for a Darkened Theatre - Danny Elfman, arr. Michael Brown The Star Wars Saga - John Williams, arr. Michael Story   Concert Band Muppet Show Theme - Jim Henson & Sam Pottle, arr. Frank D. Cofield Carole King Portrait - Carole King, arr. John Cacavas   Wind Ensemble Beauty and the Beast - Howard Ashman & Allan Menken, arr. John Moss Highlights from “Wicked” - Stephen Schwartz, arr. Michael Brown   Wind Symphony The Olympic Spirit - John Williams, arr. James Curnow Wizard of Oz - Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, arr. James Barnes

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BHS 2020-2021 One Acts

BFAC On Air

July 20, 2021 7:00 pm

Tune in to the student-directed, student-written, and student-produced movies from the Theatre Arts Independent Study class from Batavia High School. Four strong young BHS women use the power of storytelling to share their perspectives about life, relationships, moving on, and the future. These movies represent a semester of learning the art of movie-making in a difficult environment. This event will stream in the video player above at 7:00 PM on July 20.   “Olive and Isaac” (written and directed by Vivien Cohen):   Olive: Ava Little Isaac: Desert McGarr New Technician: Venessa Plourde Head Technician: Allison McPeak   “The Nightmare” (written and directed by Ava Little): Valerie: Venessa Plourde Mom: Allison McPeak Jessica Fitz: Vivien Cohen Bridget: Chloe Nelson Stacy: Ashlyn Garrity Nightmare Figure: Ivan Pynn Ms. Baker: Violet McCann Extras: Clara Patterson, Gemma Cohen, TJ Borre, Josiah Daneels, Tatjana Litow “Til the End of Time” (written and directed by Allison McPeak): Mary: Venessa Plourde Addie: Vivien Cohen Kate: Ava Little “Without Further Ado” (written and directed by Venessa Plourde): Eddie: Ava Little Mom: Allison McPeak  

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All District Elementary Music Concert Spread Joy Not Germs

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May 13 - On Demand

Wait a minute, wait a minute…we’re not going to let a pandemic hold us back! The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students of Batavia are going to virtually perform for you! Starting on May 13, the students across the district will be performing hit songs that are fun for the whole family! It will be available for two weeks on the BFAC website.  We know you will love this virtual performance where we will, “Spread Joy, Not Germs!

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May BHS Orchestra Concert

Batavia School District Events

May 5 - On Demand

Program Order Prelude chamber music Duet: Kate Bonnet, Aisling McGrath Quartet: Luke Shimizu, Micah Shimizu, Molly Autenrieth, Delia Bonnet Concert Orchestra “Cellos Ole!” by Richard Meyer “Alborada” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Deborah Baker Monday “Warrior Legacy” by Soon Hee Newbold Soloists: Juliana Soltis and Braedan Cox, violin I Colin Glanz, Anna Brandt, Will Goliak, violin II Emma Moran, Sophie Bremner, Abby Arends, Ayden McGill, viola Hannah Schwarz, cello; and Tati Litow, bass Sinfonietta Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg, arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle I. Morning Mood II. Aase’s Death III. Anitra’s Dance IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King “Allegretto” from Symphony No. 5  by Demetri Shostakovich, arr. Lauren Keiser Soloist: Roy McMarrow, violin Symphony Orchestra “Folk Tune Air and Fiddler’s Fury” by Alexander Safford Soloists: Eden Sagarin and Marcus Knoth, violin Alice Pellemoine and Sanjay Dave, cello Philharmonic Orchestra Sinfonie in D, No. 2 in D Major, I. “Allegro” by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Serenade for String Orchestra, op. 6, I. “Andante con moto” by Josef Suk Soloist: Rachel Frediani, violin

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EFDC Winter Showcase Winter Showcase

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February 20, 2021 6:30 pm

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But Seriously, Folks… BHS Improv Show

Batavia School District Events

January 28, 2021 - On Demand

It’s time for some chuckles, chortles and guffaws on January 28, 2021, at 7:00 pm LIVE to your home from the BFAC. Witness the magic of the BHS improv troupe as they make up an entire evening’s performance right in front of your eyes and ears. Enjoy a night of fun as you witness our troupe take on freeform improvisation!  To watch is free, but if you find yourself in a position to make a donation toward the improv program, tickets would normally be $7.00 – $9.00. Register for your access in the window above.

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DuKane Conference Art Show

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January 14, 2021 - On Demand

  Join us for the annual DuKane Art Show Competition, featuring student artwork from Batavia, Geneva, Glenbard North, Lake Park, St. Charles East, St. Charles North, Wheaton North, and Wheaton Warrenville South High Schools. “Congratulations to all of our participants, please be aware some material may be sensitive to certain audiences.” [button link="https://padlet.com/dawnzalkus/nua3qg66nym09s7d" label="View the Gallery"]

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BHS Music: Remote Orchestra Showcase

Batavia School District Events

December 20, 2020 7:00 pm

Ring in the holiday season with Batavia High School’s orchestra showcase! Over the past few months, students learned music remotely and independently recorded their parts using Chromebooks and recording software. Enjoy our musical gift to the community: holiday music from our talented students!

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DancEncounter Elements of Emotion

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December 13, 2020 - On Demand

Join DE at the BFAC to acknowledge the many “elements of emotions” we all are experiencing and should support and honor one another with, along with the work these young performers have achieved in the most trying of times.

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The Wayouts

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July 2, 2020 7:00 pm

The Wayouts are the newest standout on the Chicago festival scene. Dedicated exclusively to garage rock hits from the 1960s, the Wayouts deliver an authentic revival of rock n’ roll’s first generation with hits from The Kinks, The Animals, The Troggs, The Monkees, The Rascals, The Dave Clark Five and tons more — songs everybody knows with no run-of-the-mill “oldies”.

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