Performing Arts

12 years ago

Upper School Performance of Hamlet Moves Audiences with Impassioned Performances and Bold Casting

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” the 2012 fall play put on by the Harker Conservatory Oct. 25-27, offered a refreshing take on the revered, centuries-old tale…

Performing Arts

12 years ago

Students Visit Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Over the weekend of Sept. 29, 27 upper school students traveled to Ashland, Ore., to visit the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), which was nearing…

Performing Arts

12 years ago

Opera Coach, Singers Visit Classroom for Primer on Russian Music

Simona Snitkovskaya, Russian opera coach with Opera San Jose, visited the upper school on Sept. 25 to speak to some of Susan Nace’s music…

Global Education, Performing Arts

12 years ago

Visiting Australian Exchange Students Observe Harker’s Rich Performing Arts Offerings

The Harker School’s global education and performing arts departments were thrilled to warmly welcome more than two dozen students who recently visited from Saint…

Harker Concert Series, Performing Arts

12 years ago

Taylor Eigsti and Band Provide Master Class to Harker Students

Before his performance at the Harker Concert Series, renowned jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti, bassist John Shifflett and drummer Jason Lewis held a master class…

Harker Concert Series, Performing Arts

12 years ago

Taylor Eigsti Returns to a Packed House to Kick off Harker Concert Series’ Third Season

Taylor Eigsti returned to a sold-out Nichols Hall auditorium on Sept. 28 to kick off the third season of the Harker Concert Series. Performing…

Performing Arts

12 years ago

Student Musician Plays in Rock Band at Local Street Fair

Gillian Wallin, grade 10, performed with her band, AUX Input, at the Celebrate Saratoga street festival on Sept. 16. Wallin, who also plays in…

Faculty, Performing Arts

12 years ago

MIlestones: Performing Arts Teachers Continue Professional Development Over Summer

This article was originally published in the fall 2012 Harker Quarterly. Many of Harker’s performing arts faculty enhanced their professional resumes this summer, returning…

Performing Arts

12 years ago

Book Learning in the Morning, Sunshine in the Afternoon Defines Camp+

WAITING FOR PHOTOS This article was originally published in the fall 2012 Harker Quarterly. Located on Harker’s lower school campus, Summer Camp+, where K-6…

Performing Arts

12 years ago

Harker Varsity and Junior Varsity Dancers Take Home Awards at Dance Camp

This article was originally published in the fall 2012 Harker Quarterly. This summer Harker varsity and junior varsity dancers won a number of awards…