On Saturday evening, Emma Willard hosted Friends of Chamber Music and a performance by the New Century Saxophone Quartet in Kiggins Hall. Although the weather was not as delightful as we would have wanted, Kiggins Hall was filled with lively music composed by Jean-Baptiste Singelée, J.S Bach, Astor Piazolla, George Gershwin, and Russell Peck.
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October 24, 2009
New Century Saxophone Quartet
October 13, 2009
Alumnae-Student Choir
This past Sunday, current Emma Willard students had the chance to sing with alumnae in an alumnae-student choir. The choir sang at the memorial service, which took place during reunion weekend. Alums who sang in choir during their years at Emma made up the choir, as well as students who currently are a part of the [...]
May 23, 2009
Senior Recital
On a Saturday afternoon, the Emma Willard community joined to celebrate Vivian’s senior violin recital. The lively event took place in Kiggins. The recital included pieces by Bach, Tchaikovsky, and Saint- Saens. Her friends, teachers, and family were in attendance and were proud of Vivian’s accomplishments. Great job!
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May 2, 2009
Name that Tune!
The Emma Willard Orchestra performed their Spring Concert this past Friday in the Chapel.The performance was splendid with a large audience of parents, teachers, and students. The orchestra performed numerous pieces that wowed the audience. As their last orchestral concert of their Emma Willard career, there were several seniors in the orchestra: Helen, Vivian, Aly, [...]
May 1, 2009
May Day 2009
Despite threatening skies, this year’s May Day celebration was the greatest show on Earth. The circus-themed event included a ringmaster, white tigers, acrobats, clowns, and wild animals. Visit our photo gallery here.
April 21, 2009
An Afternoon Recital
Check out the videos page for a clip from Friday afternoon’s piano and voice recital. Lauren, Caroline, Madeline, Colleen, Olivia, Jingyun, Margaret, and Eun Soo showcased their talents.
April 18, 2009
Cantabile
The new community service group, Catabile (pronounced: can-ta-bil-e), had a fundraising concert for the Unity House in Kiggins on Friday, April 17. This group consists of musicians playing the piano, violin, cello, viola, and flute. Cantabile also performs outside of campus to benefit other communities. The concert was packed with 15 pieces of music including solos, duets, and trios, played [...]
March 1, 2009
Smile, the Musical
The performers of the Musical Smile gave their eagerly awaited performance on Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28. The performance left the audience with laughs and smiles. The cast of Smile worked hard to create a show that made the audience forget that they knew the actors as they were absorbed in their roles. [...]
February 26, 2009
The end of Idol…
Tuesday, February 24, marked the final set of Emma Idol (EI) performances for the 2008–2009 school year. If you scroll around a bit on our video page you can see the last two episodes of Emma. Caroline and Chandana are featured in EI day 5 as the individual finalists. The final round for groups features a [...]
February 24, 2009
12 Tones meets Rihanna
On Friday, February 20, the 12 Tones performed for the first time at morning reports this semester. You can view their rendition of Rihanna’s “Disturbia,” complete with smoke and choreography here.
