Music

Welcome to the IS 228 Music Department!

The Music Magnet program is a 3-year sequential program that prepares students for specialized high school auditions. No prior musical experience is necessary. Each student is provided his or her own instrument to use while attending IS 228. The magnet classes meet one period per day.

Visit the Arts Department website to learn more about the Music program.

Performance Groups

Jazz Band
Concert Band
Symphony Orchestra
String Orchestra
Wind Ensemble
String Chamber Ensemble

Faculty

Thomas Brennan - Symphony Orchestra, String Orchestra

James Chiarello - Concert Band, Jazz Band

Performance Highlights

Annual winter and spring concerts at David A. Boody
Carnegie Hall - May 2008, June 2008, and June 2010
Annual performance at Brooklyn Borough Hall with Marty Markowitz
Channel 25 "Arts Mondays"
Performances at Gracie Mansion for Mayor Bloomberg
Selected as a model music department by the NYC Department of Education.