Middle School Performing Arts Ensembles Earn Awards at Festivals
The middle school grade 7 and 8 orchestras and Vivace choir performed impressively this spring, each earning awards at performing arts festivals. The orchestras…
Performing Arts
‘Pippin’ Recognized with Nine Nominations in Top Honors Program
The San Jose Stage Top Honor Awards Program has recognized Harker’s spring musical, “Pippin,” with nine nominations for excellence. Harker received the fourth most…
Cantilena, Camerata and Guys’ Gig Entertain Afternoon Audience
“Singing is Our Birthright” was the title Susan Nace, upper school music teacher, gave to one of the final vocal concerts of the year,…
Cantilena Earns Unanimous Superior at CMEA for Third Time
Special to Harker News Online from Susan Nace, Cantilena’s director. Listen to recordings of the performance by clicking on the links at the bottom…
Lower School Musicians Perform Concert, Take Honors at Festival
The lower school’s Bucknall Choir and instrumentalists have had a busy month. The entire group held its annual concert on May 10 and the…
Kindergarten Shows Take Audiences Under the Sea
In April, the entire kindergarten class performed at this year’s kindergarten shows, which took on an undersea theme. Louis Hoffman directed each kindergarten class…
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Brings Out the Best in Middle School
The middle school’s spring musical, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” entranced young and old with simple but evocative sets, colorful and active crowd scenes…
‘Pippin,’ Humorous and Evocative, is a Colorful Tapestry
In early April, The Harker Conservatory premiered the American leg of its gritty, aggressive production of Stephen Schwartz’ “Pippin” for the upper school’s 2011…
Downbeat and Bel Canto Welcome Summer in Song
Upper school vocal groups Downbeat and Bel Canto teamed up in late April for the annual “Songs Into Summer” concert, one of the last…
Conservatory Grads Aim for Professional Careers in Arts
Among Harker graduates, it’s not unusual to find students who enter college with a pretty clear idea of their future careers. What is a…