Last week, the LOL gallery exhibition made it’s official debut in the lobby. The original student work is themed, “artwork that makes you smile.”
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LOL gallery exhibition this Thursday
The LOL gallery exhibition opening was moved from its original date, March 25th, to this Thursday, April 15th at 6 pm in the lobby, due to inclement weather and school cancellations. The theme of the gallery is “artwork that makes you smile,” and students from all grades were invited to submit humorous artwork. The Gallery Committee selected the pieces to be displayed in the gallery exhibition.
Artist Profile: Anna Brissie
Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor
When did you start playing the violin?
I actually started playing the piano at age four, and I continued with that for ten years. I started playing the violin in third grade to help with my piano training, but I felt more free with the violin. The piano is mainly a solo instrument, but you can play the violin with other people in quartets, groups, or orchestras. I liked the opportunity to play with other musicians.
What are your practices like? Do you play in any selective orchestras?
Since I’m a junior, I’m trying to focus on academics this year. Last year, however, I used to practice two to three hours each night and then six hours a day on the weekends with my teacher. My practice schedule is not as consistent now, but when I do practice it’s for a long time. I used to play in the Norwalk Youth Symphony and I’ve participated in the Western Regionals and All-State Orchestras…
Spring Instrumental Music Concert brings music to the auditorium
Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor
At 7 pm last night, orchestra and band students flooded the Lapham Auditorium with music for the Spring Instrumental Music Concert.
The orchestra, conducted by Orchestra Director Leo Ficks, took to the stage first. They played five songs, ranging from classical to modern. Since the bassists are “often lost on the back of the stage”, Mr. Ficks brought them to the front to play Basses Loaded. Each bassist performed a solo in this piece and was accompanied by the rest of the orchestra. Mr. Ficks noted that size and quality of the five-person bass section was impressive for a high school orchestra…
“And a Child Shall Lead” participates at Connecticut Drama Association Festival
Francesca DeRosa
Reporter
This weekend, the cast and crew of the fall drama And a Child Shall Lead took their play to Greenwich High School for the Connecticut Drama Association (CDA) festival. They performed at 3:30 in the afternoon on Friday, the first of eleven participating schools.
Junior Nick Zanca, who played Martin Lowy, explained how unusual it was to perform the show twice and in two different venues. “What’s interesting about this show compared to other shows I’ve been in at the high school is that the rehearsal process was elongated,” he said. “After our run of the show in October, I wasn’t as upset as I usually get after the final performance, because we all knew we had more to do with the show. Once we got back into rehersal about a month ago and started cutting, everything was already memorized. We all knew this show like the back of our hands…”