Club Classique is a classical music-oriented group that seeks to learn more about various composers, musicians, and genres of music with a special focus on underrepresented figures. Open to anyone with or without a musical background, members learn, listen, and discover together, and each semester culminates in viewing a live performance.

Sponsor: Elizabeth Bennett, bennette@nths.net
Meetings: Thursdays, 3:30-4:30. W120 (Orchestra Room) at Winnetka Campus

If you play a percussion instrument, then you might be interested in joining the New Trier Drumline. Drumline supports the varsity football team by performing at New Trier Varsity football games at home. You do not have to be enrolled in a school ensemble course and incoming freshmen are very welcome!

Sponsor: Tom Benko
Email: benkot@newtrier.k12.il.us 

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If you love “Second City” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, you’ll love learning, practicing, and perfecting your improvisational comedy skills. NQA (No Questions Asked), New Trier’s after-school improv club and troupe, meets weekly and performs near the end of the year. We welcome students who enjoy acting without a script, working with other creative students, and building skills that lead to performance. 

Sponsor: Bekah Gadlin 

Meetings & Location: First meeting will be in September. More info coming soon!

Jam club is a student-led jam session where students learn new jazz tunes, teach each other, improvise, and have a great time in a super-supportive environment.

First Meeting: Thursdays from 3:45 – 5:00p in W110 Jazz Room, Winnetka Campus
Sponsor: Nic Meyer, extension 6701
E-mail: meyern@nths.net

Lagniappe-Potpourri is New Trier's variety show. It features student-created scenes, songs, and dances as well as student-designed sets, lights, props, and costumes. Students are supervised in all levels of production and decision-making including building, choreographing, composing, conducting, designing, directing, managing, marketing, performing, producing and writing. 

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Come to learn more about music and writing music. This club is for anyone who enjoys writing music, playing music, or just wants to learn more. We meet in the New Trier Music Theory Lab and experiment with programs like GarageBand, and Sibelius. Share music you’ve written yourself, your inspirations, or learn about what others are creating.

• First meeting: Info coming soon!
• Sponsor: Patti Rohwer, extension 6698
• E-mail: rohwerp@nths.net

Students in this innovative dance company practice dance techniques, choreograph original works and rehearse for Dance Days, the Northfield Dance Ensemble Showcase and other school-wide performances. All styles of dance may be a part of the performance. All dancers are welcome to join-freshmen through seniors and beginners through advanced. Leadership opportunities are available as well!

Director: Lucy Riner, extension 6554
E-mail: rinerl@nths.net

Meetings & Locations:

• Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 3:15-3:45pm: Information Meeting at the Northfield Dance Studio
  Thursday, September 12, 2024 from 3:35-4:00pm: Information Meeting at the Winnetka Dance Studio E006
  Thursday, September 12, 2024: Last day to join! If joining after Fall sport/activity, you must turn in forms by today to reserve a spot!

Pleases contact Ms. Riner if you are unable to attend either meeting and would like the NDE forms. 

For a schedule and additional information, visit the Dance Division webpage.

Pep Band

Support your team with your talent! Join musicians of all ages and perform popular music at the home football and basketball games!

Any student who currently plays a band instrument, bass, or electric guitar is welcome! Pep Band is a great way to learn a lot of new tunes and have a great time showing your school spirit with your fellow musicians at home football games, pep rallies, and basketball games.

Meetings: Tuesdays from 3:45-5:00pm, W118, Band Room, Winnetka Campus 
Sponsor: Nic Meyer, extension 6701
E-mail: meyern@nths.net 

Fall Performance Schedule

prod.by.NT is New Trier’s music production club. It’s a low-key environment, and members work at their own comfort level. This may include navigating a DAW, programming and synthesizing sounds, replicating advanced techniques, and mixing and mastering.

Meetings: Info coming soon!
Sponsor: Nate Landes, extension 6695
E-mail: landesN@nths.net

SOUNDTRAKS is New Trier’s student-run sound and video recording club. We record all New Trier music productions using multiple cameras, high-end microphones, and Logic Pro, an industry-standard Digital Audio Workstation.

Students learn to set up for a production, run every aspect of the production, and edit the footage. All of our videos are posted to Youtube.

Soundtraks is a great place to meet new friends, and a cool opportunity to get involved with the music department, even if you aren’t enrolled in a music class.

Plan on attending our first meeting on Thursday, September 5th at 3:40pm in the Soundtraks studio on the Winnetka Campus (W235, next to the radio station). We’ll have a calendar for the year ready at that meeting. Soundtraks can be a casual commitment - students come to the events they can make. 

First Meeting: Thursday, September 5th at 3:40pm in the Soundtraks studio on the Winnetka Campus (W235, next to the radio station)
Sponsor: Nic Meyer, extension 6701
E-mail: meyern@nths.net

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Stage Crew is offered 6 days a week. Students choose their own level of participation, days and frequency, according to their personal calendar. Most students participate 2-4x week, and may vary their schedule week by week.

MEETS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 3:45PM - 6:00 PM AND
SATURDAYS 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 4:00PM

First Quarter Sign Up Coming Soon!

Q1 Kick-Off Meeting:
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 9am to 4pm, Gaffney Auditorium, Winnetka Campus
Or
Wednesday, August 21 from 1pm to 5pm, Scene Shop (W21), Winnetka Campus 

Click here to go to STAGE CREW website