Every year, Choate’s Arts Concentration Program brings together new, aspiring artists to share their passions and cultivate their skills. Since the start of the school year, the PMAC has been bustling with new students busy with innovative projects in a variety of disciplines. Several new members of Arts Con sharedRead More
So you’ve been cast in this year’s fall production. You’re over the moon. You call your mom to tell her about the role you’ll be playing. But, wait. Your character has an Irish name. Will she talk with a brogue? You grew up in Georgia! Curtain is in two months.Read More
In late August, Mr. Matt McLean arrived at Choate. As a full-time faculty member of the Arts Department, he teaches music theory and jazz history. He also directs Wind Ensemble, previously led by Marshal Brownford, now departed part-time music instructor, and Jazz Ensemble, previously led by Phil Ventre. SinceRead More
Friday, September 14, Rohina Malik, Susan Stone, and Kim Schultz, aided by musician Alejandro Castellano, performed Keeping Faith: Sisters of Story, a perfect play for turbulent times. Rohina Malik last came to Choate a few years ago to perform her one-woman show, Unveiled. Her performance captivated a packed audience. ChoateRead More
At 7:30 p.m. on October 19, 2018, the first PMAC Arts Festival will take place. Students will fill the PMAC courtyard with all disciplines of art offered at Choate — dance, visual arts, slam poetry, theatre, singing, and music. Though this festival is a new event, both Ms. Kalya Yannatos,Read More
Arts Concentration students discover the secret legacy left by Arts Concentration alumna Kay Ingulli ’18: an elaborate scavenger hunt leading them throughout the PMAC [Photo by Pinn Chirathivat ’19/ The Choate News].
Numerous Choate students partook in rewarding art-related experiences this summer. Some travelled or had internships, while others chose to simply cultivate a personal passion. Many avid art students completed summer projects fueled by their individual interests or explored entirely new aspects of art. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania was what made Derek NgRead More
On Friday, May 11, Choate’s music ensembles continued the tradition of performing during alumni weekend. All of the groups — Wind Ensemble, String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, and Jazz Ensemble — gathered in the chapel after weeks of rehearsals. The standing ovation they received at the end of the performance demonstratedRead More
This past spring break, 14 upperclassmen, alongside Ms. Jessica Cuni, a visual arts teacher, and Dr. Yaser S. Robles, a humanities teacher, traveled to Cuba for Choate’s first cultural immersion program there. The week long program was held in partnership with Academics Program International (API) and “sought to immerse studentsRead More
