Wednesday morning’s Opening Convocation marked the official start of the 196th academic year at Emma Willard School. Math instructor Carmel Schettino was awarded the Henry L. Thompson Chair in Mathematics, and science instructor Linda Maier was awarded the Homer L. Dodge Chair in Science. Check out our video page to see the recessional and hear Jingyun’s [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘performance’
June 3, 2009
Dance Concert Video
Check out the video page for freshly posted dance concert footage. Thank you to John Wilpers for all of the great video.
May 27, 2009
Dance Assembly 2009
This morning, Emma Willard dancers performed at the end of the year dance assembly held in Kiggins. Teachers, fellow students, friends, and family attended this spectacular event. The performance included pieces from the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of ballet and contemporary. There was also a piece by the jazz dance class and a special [...]
May 25, 2009
Senior Violin Recital
On Sunday May 24, Helen Rowe played the violin in her senior recital in Kiggins. Helen’s peers, friends, family, and teachers came to support her and listen to her beautiful talent. She played numerous solo pieces, accompanied pieces, and a duet with science instructor Mr. Buckley. Great job, Helen!
Submitted by: Florrie ‘12
May 23, 2009
Heelomali
The revered Emma Willard Dance Company had their anticipated final concert of the season titled “Heelomali” on May 22. The impressive performance entertained and captivated the full audience throughout the whole concert with many different dancing styles and live music performances in between. One of the dance pieces was choreographed by this year’s guest artist, Kim Epifano. The dances had [...]
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!
Submitted by Meryll ‘11
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 [...]
