SNAPSHOTS Great Gig in the Sky Performs Odelay >> Energetic music, dancing and a shower of balloons. These were among the ingredients that went into this year’s Great Gig in the Sky, which centered on Odelay, Beck’s 1996 album. The show featured performances by several Masters groups and included a finale marked by thousands of balloons cascading into the crowd.
Class of 2015 Celebrates Graduation >> The graduation ceremony for the class of 2015 reflected the best of The Masters School traditions, from white dresses and red roses to the alma mater. We applaud our graduates’ success and wish them the best in college and beyond. photo credit: Ann Marie Leone
The show was the fourth installment of an interdisciplinary performance project undertaken by Upper School students. Each year, an album is chosen by music teacher Gilles Pugatch, art teacher Vincent Galgano, drama teacher Jeff Carnevale, and dance teacher Janie Wallace. The entire album is then performed onstage entirely by students. The project combines elements of musical performance, dance, theater tech, DJ’s and video installation to create a spectacular show.
Sixth Graders Share Poetry and Projects >> At the Hudson River Presentations in the Great Hall last May, sixth graders shared music, poetry and projects inspired by their visit to the Hudson River Museum earlier in the school year. The event was a collaborative celebration of student work explored in the arts and humanities. Students performed a working song, game song, lullaby, or ballad from their collaborative Folk Music song cycle project. Each song cycle was inspired by an imaginary, but historically plausible character from the Hudson River Valley region. The visual arts portion of the event featured a video of Hudson River fish puppets that were made and performed by the students. Watercolor landscape paintings made by the students were also on display.
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