Tuesday, March 31, 2015

MMEA's Northeastern District Honor Chorus, Band, and Orchestra

Singers and instrumentalists of Hamilton-Wenham RHS have been honored for the consecutive 12th year.

10 HWRHS musicians were selected to Massachusetts Music Educators Association's Northeastern District Honor Chorus, Band, and Orchestra. Three days of rehearsal culminated in a performance at Lowell High School on January 10, 2015. An asterisk indicates a high score that qualifies the student for an All-State audition. Districts students are:

Grace Callahan* - soprano
Grace Peppler - alto
Katelyn McCarthy* - alto
Emily Preston* - alto
Dennis van Maaren* - tenor
Remy Beauregard - bass
Evan Place - bass
Nate Shepard* - bass
Will Schmidt - alto sax
Ian van Maaren* - cello

From the January 24 All-State Audition, Katelyn McCarthy, Nate Shepard, and Dennis van Maaren were selected to All-State Chorus. Three days of rehearsals culminated in a thrilling performance on March 21, 2015 at Symphony Hall under the direction of Dr. Rollo Dilworth (Temple University) with the best high school musicians in the Commonwealth.

From last year's All-State Chorus, HWRHS Senior Remy Beauregard was selected to represent HWRHS in National Association for Music Education's All-Eastern Honor Chorus. Remy will rehearse for three days and sing in a performance in Providence, RI on April 12, 2015

Congratulations to all HWRHS Singers!




Wednesday, March 18, 2015

The Water Engine Final Public Performance

Theatre Workshop
Presents-
The Water Engine (An American Fable)
Final Public Performance
This Friday 3/20 @ 7pm
Ferrini Dramatics Center
Hamilton-Wenham High School



Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Montserrat College of Art Summer Program Scholarship Applications

Calling all Juniors interested in the Visual Arts!  Hamilton-Wenham Friends of the Arts is sponsoring a FULL TUITION Scholarship worth $2,750 for one deserving HWRHS junior to attend Montserrat College of Art's 3-week program this summer.  See Ms. Losee or Ms. Adamo for an application packet with more information.

Act fast!  Applications are due by Monday, April 13th, 2015.  

Monday, March 16, 2015

Choralfest Reservations

Please click this link to make your FREE reservation for Choralfest tickets on either
Tues, Mar 17th7pm concert begins, Ferrini Dramatics Center, HWRHS
or

Wed, Mar 18th7pm concert begins, Ferrini Dramatics Center, HWRHS
Please pass this form on to interested family, neighbors, friends, and community members!
Please bear in mind these are not designated seats. A reservation just guarantees you will have a place to sit and not have to stand.


Monday, March 2, 2015

Local Watercolor Artist Visits HWRHS

Local watercolor artist Karyl Hayes visits Studio Art to discuss her career as a watercolor artist. Mrs. Hayes recently had a show at the Cutler School in Hamilton, MA.  She spoke about her journey as an artist and shared several pivotal pieces that marked significant points in her art making.  She passed around some of her sketchbooks so that students could take an up close look at her process and notes.  At the end the students practiced mixing secondary colors as well as brown and gray using just the primary colors.  Some of the key take aways were: 

* learning to see
* using quality materials
* taking risks
* being excited by your subject matter
* making art is a life long journey, not something you learn by taking just one class