Charles Wright’s symphonic band won two awards at the Heritage Festival in during an April trip to Anaheim, California.  Director Heidi Huckins said the festival was held at two venues and CWA competed against about two dozen other bands.  The Tarriers came home with a big trophy for winning the Outstanding Band award and a second trophy for the Silver Award. 

With more than 30 years experience teaching performing arts at Charles Wright, Judy Herrington is the first of several current and former faculty members who have agreed to share their thoughts on the language and performing arts programs on this blog.

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A video with clips from Charles Wright holiday concerts in now available on Charles Wright’s website. So is the student-produced film shown at the holiday assembly about how Charles Wright students celebrate the holidays. Click here to watch the videos.

Parents, students and faculty from all three divisions are cordially invited to ring in the winter holidays by attending CWA’s holiday concert series. The choirs, bands and orchestra prepared some beautiful pieces of music. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the holidays with your family and the Charles Wright community. It’s also a great way to support our students and get your children excited about participating in the performing arts program.

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Even Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart tried his hand at Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. This week Aimee Mell challenged her music composition class with the same musician’s rite of passage. Mozart wrote twelve variations for piano of the English poem by Jane Taylor. Mell’s students only had to write one, but their arrangements were for four parts and they also faced the challenge of rehearsing their arrangements with the combined Middle and Upper School orchestra.

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