2022 Upper School Fall Play: The Trojan Women
Arts
Music
Upper School music courses are ensemble-based and include two orchestral ensembles, two choral ensembles, a jazz ensemble, and the Honors Music Seminar. All ensembles perform in two concerts every year, and the extracurricular a cappella singing group also performs at school events. Private music lessons are also available through the school, with instructors who specialize in teaching high school students.
Visual Arts
Visual arts coursework is offered in ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and the video arts. Advanced Art Workshops enable students to deepen their skills through independent projects and create a small body of work for presentation or exhibition in the Harry M. Drake Gallery.
Theater
Topic-based theater courses focus on Theatrical Arts, Acting, Design, Directing, and Production. Three audition-based theatrical performances each year include the Fall Play, the Winter One-Acts, and the Spring Musical.
2022-23 Upper School Arts Calendar
We look forward to welcoming live performances back to the Upper School! Please note that all dates and performances below are subject to change.
For a full list of performances and art events, click here!
November 18-19, 2022: Upper School Fall Play: The Trojan Women I Program I Photos
December 2-3, 2022: Pops Concert I Program I Photos
January 27, 2023: Upper School Winter One-Acts I Program I Photos
April 19, 2023: Middle/Upper School Jazz Band Cabaret I Photos
April 29, 2023: Vocal/Orchestral Spring Concert & Community Chorale I Program I Photos
May 19-21, 2023: Upper School Spring Musical: Urinetown I Program
HARRY M. DRAKE GALLERY Exhibition Schedule
September 9-September 30, 2022: Alumni Exhibition
October 7-November 11, 2022: Koua Yang
November 18-December 16, 2022: Advanced Student Workshops
January 6-February 3, 2023: New Art Faculty Exhibition
February 10-March 10, 2023: Joy Liberman Exhibition
March 24-April 8, 2023: Middle School - Art 8 Exhibition
April 14-May 6, 2023: Advanced Workshop Student Exhibitions: Seniors Only
May 13-June 2, 2023: Advanced Workshop Student Exhibitions
June 11, 2021: Upper School Musical
Friday, June 11 was the livestream debut of Song, Dance, and Taking a Chance, this year's Upper School Spring Musical. The show is a musical theater experience that follows the structure of a typical musical, but is populated with exciting numbers from 17 different shows. It’s a love letter to musical theater in video form! View the program. The show is available for on-demand viewing beginning on Saturday, June 12. The trailer for the show, featuring a takeoff of "Hello" from The Book of Mormon, is below. Enjoy the show!
May 21, 2021: upper school spring showcase
Friday, May 21, 2021 was the livestream debut of the 2021 Upper School Spring Showcase, featuring performances by the Academy Symphony, Honors Sinfonia, Summit Singers, Academy Chorale, Jazz Band, Orchestra Winds, and the Community Chorale. View the performance program or view the livestream. Congratulations to all our Upper School musicians and singers!
2021 Senior Art Seminar Exhibition
The 2021 Senior Art Seminar Exhibition is the creation of students enrolled in the Honors Art Seminar, the Upper School's most advanced art seminar. This year, seminar students worked hard to curate two exhibitions of their work. "The Observer Effect" is on display in the Harry M. Drake Gallery on the Randolph Campus through June 6, 2021; and "Atmospheric Pressure," a virtual exhibition, is accessible online here.