New class orchestrates advanced strings

April 14, 2017

Filed under Arts

Imagine that you are a student at the high school with dreams of playing in a professional orchestra someday. You enjoy the regular music class that you are taking right now, but you want to play music that will prepare you to study music in a more advanced group. Next year, there will be a class for...

Tags: Orchestra

Review: Winter Concert 2016

Yuen Ting Chow, Staff Writer

December 17, 2016

Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews, Showcase

With snowflakes projected on the walls and green, red and blue lights shining on the stage, excited families and students found their seats on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. to witness the amazing musicians and vocalists at the high school. First up was the Concert Band, who started the night off with Of ...

Tags: a capella, Camerata, concert choir, jazz band, Music Collective, Orchestra, Winter Concert

Review: Camerata Masterworks Concert

Chloe Jepsen, Staff Writer

March 31, 2016

Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews

The Camerata Masterwork Concert began at 7:30 p.m. in the atrium crowded with eager spectators. Before the performance, chorus director Michael Driscoll, expressed positive sentiments about the upcoming performance. “This is all Italian Baroque, so 1700-1750 era, featuring Camerata and a subgroup...

Tags: 2016, Camerata, Dixit Dominus, Michael Driscoll, Orchestra

Review: Orchestra Concert

Sascha Wolf-Sorokin, Staff Writer

March 27, 2016

Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews

The Robert Dubbs Auditorium stage was filled with performers dressed in all black. The students began playing their instruments: violins, violas, cellos and basses. The music had a fast tempo, but did not feel rushed. Suddenly, it came to a halt and the musicians drummed their feet against the flo...

Tags: 2016, Jorge Soto, music, Orchestra, Sasha Wolf Sorokin

Review: Orchestra/Camerata Concert

Mia Abulaf, Staff Writer

November 15, 2015

Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews

MIA ABULAF/SAGAMORE STAFF The first Camerata-Orchestra concert of the year took place on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Roberts-Dubbs Auditorium. As the lights dimmed, the orchestra crew prepared for playing on the stage. They first performed an exciting but short excerpt of a piece while...

Tags: Camerata Choir, Camerata Concert, Concert, Mia Abulaf, Michael Driscoll, Orchestra, Orchestra Concert

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Baking with Susanna: Honey Cake

Susanna Kemp, Co-Editor-in-Chief

It’s a Jewish tradition to dip apples in honey or eat honey cake on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, to represent the beginning of a sweet year. This week is not only the ...

September 18, 2017

Review: An Evening with Nik Walker

June 13, 2017

Baking with Susanna: trail mix cookies

June 10, 2017

Música y Cultura 2017

June 3, 2017

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100 Years of JFK

The Headlines of the Kennedy Years

Leon Yang, Co-Editor-in-Chief

We went to the archives to find headlines from old issues of our newspaper to see what stories were written during John F. Kennedy’s presidency. A few notable st...

June 15, 2017