Part 2 of Our Open House: The Musical Perform-a-thon

The Perform-a-thon is an annual marathon concert event which raises funds for the music program. The Perform-a-thon consists of six 45min concerts packed with eager music and theatre students. It takes a lot of planning, support and coordination to run the day but, in the end, it's a fantastic and thoroughly rewarding experience to hear, see and feel the support our community instills in us all.

 Alex Zhang, violin student of Jenna Potts, is accompanied by Brent Erstad

Our music and theatre students work very hard to prepare for performances! Music students practice, practice, practice, practice and practice. In lessons, they play their piece for their teacher, make adjustments, and practice concert run-throughs.

Annabelle, piano student of Brent Erstad, perform "When the Saints Go Marching In" together

Similarly, theatre students rehearse, rehearse, rehearse and rehearse with their Instructors/Directors before performances, making changes along the way.

Theatre students, Kevin and Caitlin, perform a scene from Romeo and Juliet.

Leah and Jason, theatre students of Angela Merrill, perform a scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Faculty will often perform, too.

Here, Theatre faculty perform an improv game, The Alphabet, where they tell a story using the letters of the alphabet.

Roald Wilson, flute student of Judy Braude, performs Sakura

Students are also invited to perform on multiple instruments.

Melissa, piano student of Roald Wilson, performs on flute and piano!

 Some students perform for the first time:

Nadia, vocal student of Andrea Loretz-Frey

Kelly, vocal student of Andrea Loretz-Frey and theatre student of Angela Merrill, performs Soon It's Gonna Rain from The Fantastics.

Ava, music student of Natacha Rist, though shy at first, performs for the first time!

The long day ends with music and laughter! We'll leave you with one last clip of Alex, violin student of Jenna Potts, performing Brahm's Waltz.