Moorestown FEP Music and Dance Medley Set for April 26

A Moorestown High School junior who plays with the West Chester University Harp Ensemble will be among those participating in the Friends Enrichment Program’s (FEP) annual Music and Dance Medley in the dining hall//commons of Moorestown Friends School, on Sunday, April 26, 3 p.m.

Alyssa Caffrey is among 10 young musicians and seven FEP dancers who will be showcased in a fast-paced eclectic program.

The other performing musicians will be Latrice Ellis, piano; Paishence Young, flute;

Esha Acharya, Ivy Rose Agnew, Mary Bradley, and Elliot Smith; violin; Luke Rosvold, drums; Ian Thomas, bells; and Evelyn D’Amico, voice.

The performing FEP dancers will be Aaliyah Champion, Taylor Dougherty, Latrice Ellis, Nyarah Hollis, Aquala Johnson, Azoriah Matthews, and Paishence Young. They will dance under the direction of Karina Santos, a 14 year-old FEP scholarship recipient who learned to dance under the direction of young FEP leaders who are now in college.

The FEP benefits the underserved children of Moorestown.

Caffrey has performed with the ensemble at the annual Harpfest and at the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

She has been a member of the Moorestown High School Honors Orchestra and has played the harp as a member of the orchestra pit for MoorArts summer productions of EVITA in 2013 and the Sound of Music in 2014.

This summer, she will be performing in the Bing Concert Hall of Stanford University as a member of the Stanford Youth Orchestra. She enjoys performing at the annual Music and Dance Medley of The Friends Enrichment Program.

At the medley, she will perform “A Time for Us” from Romeo and Juliet, music by Nino Rota, harp arrangement by Sylvia Woods, and “Fields of Gold’ written and composed by Sting.

There will also be an exhibit and a short video honoring birdlife and the memory of John James Audubon, who was born on April 26, 1785.

Refreshments will follow the performances.

Admission is free, but the FEP will accept donations for scholarships for qualifying children to attend day or residential summer camp, enroll in art classes or sports clinics or to take music lessons at no cost to their parents.

The attached image of Alyssa Caffrey was provided by Moorestown FEP.