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Annual Fall Concert Showcases Six Winsor Courses
Emcees Aarna Sundaram โ29 and Rosalind Yeh โ30 welcomed the whole school to the annual fall concert on Friday, October 10, which was held in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel theater. Barely a month into the school year, students from six different performing arts courses performed for the community exploring all that theyโve…
94th Annual Class IV Shakespeare Production
Opening with roiling seas and flashes of lightning, the Class of 2029 presented four performances of Twelfth Night. This yearโs production took two forms, with one show set in the Renaissance and the other in 1980s Miami Beach. A Class IV tradition, the shows mark the 94th annual Shakespeare production at Winsor. The Winsor community…
Sounds of Spring: Annual Spring Music Concert Returns
Kaiya Goud โ30, a vocalist in Descants, welcomed everyone to the annual Spring Music Concert and introduced the Lower School Orchestra. Performing the Adagio and Allegro movements from Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso for two violins and cello, RV 578, the performance featured soloists Sophie Wang โ30 and Grace Wu โ29 on violins and Claire Ban…
Award-Winning Artist Ekua Holmes Visits Winsor
On Monday, February 3, Winsor hosted award-winning artist and activist Ekua Holmes to help kick off Black History Month. Ms. Holmes spent a busy day at Winsor in large part thanks to Administrative Assistant to the Division Heads Danica Villanueva and Lower School Division Head Sharon Jones Phinney. Holmes is a graduate of the Shady…
The Kindest Bird in the Forest
โIn this forest youโre never alone. Bienvenidos! Welcome to our home!โ sang students in the opening number of the Class I play The Bird of One Thousand Colors.
Students Explore the Different Meanings of Joy at the Winter Music Concert
Ruminating on the theme of joy, the annual Winter Music Concert featured music from different cultures and traditions. Like the Winter Dance Concert, the annual Winter Music Concert is a culmination of classwork for students across grades and divisions. The performance features over a hundred instrumentalists and vocalists from Lower School Orchestra, Chamber Players, Lower…
The Winter Dance Concert Highlights Community Connection
The Winsor community enjoyed a moving morning of dance at the annual Winter Dance Concert. Directed and produced by Performing Arts Faculty Ann-Marie Ciaraldi, Winsor dance ensembles performed during all-school assembly in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater on December 12. The course Broadway Bound, a Class III elective, opened the show with…
โMill Girlsโ Highlights Female Resilience
At the close of the Lower School Fall play Mill Girls, all of the actors hold up pictures of prominent female figures from throughout history along with the sign โnevertheless, she persisted.โ The ending to the play that Winsor audiences saw was not in the script. Developed by Adjunct Performing Arts Faculty Mary Haddad, she…
Students Shine on Stage at the Annual Fall Music Concert
The Fall Concert brought the entire Winsor community together in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater for the very first performing arts showcase of the school year. Over 100 students participated in the annual concert, which gave students the opportunity to take their learning from the classroom to center stage. This yearโs annual…
PAB Encourages Lower School Students to Take Risks
May 24, 2024โThe Performing Arts Block, colloquially called PAB at Winsor, is an opportunity for Lower School students to explore the arts in Classes I through IV. Students can choose from a variety of electives in voice, dance, and orchestra, and spend the semester honing their craft, culminating in a performance for the community. On…