Young Musicians Impress During Winter Concert
Lower school musicians welcomed winter on Dec. 6 during their 2012 Winter Concert at the Bucknall Theater, directed by music teacher Louis Hoffman. Hoffman…
Performing Arts
Kudos: Students Perform in Nutcracker in Two Ballet Companies;Junior Cast as Snow Queen.
Angela Ma, grade 11, was cast in San Jose Youth Ballet’s (SJYB) 2012 Nutcracker production as Snow Queen and Arabian Coffee. She has performed in three…
Music of America Takes Center Stage at Vocal Concert; Guys Gig, Camerata, Cantilena, Many Soloists Shine
“Our Home: Music of the United States” gave an evening audience exactly what was printed on the flier and then some on the evening…
“Seussification” a Hilarious and Entertaining Retelling of Bard’s Tragedy
The middle school fall play production, “The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet,” took Shakespeare into whimsical and hilarious territory in late November. Directed by…
Parker Quartet Impresses With Stellar Musicianship, Uncommon Repertoire
The Parker Quartet was the latest in a line of top-flight classical performers to appear at the Harker Concert Series, as the Minnesota-based group…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
