Author: Teddy Sawyer

Her mother heard her singing nonsense songs through the monitor when she was a baby. She’s played piano since age seven. By age 10, she could hum practically all of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” having attended the Joffrey Ballet’s annual performance with her mother since kindergarten. Junior Claire Ziegler, classically trained in singing since age 11,  has...

There is much anew in ‘Much Ado.’ Theatre Department Technical Director David Griffiths has chosen to take Shakespeare’s comedic play “Much Ado About Nothing” in a new direction. He cut Shakespeare’s original text,  transposed the play into the 1940s, and changed the traditionally male Don John into “Countess Joanna.” “Part of the reason we changed...

Featuring two strings, one voice, one woodwind, and a piano, this year’s concert cycle promises a well-rounded set of Concerto Competition winning musicians as has not been seen in several years. The jury selected five of the auditioned musicians, including seniors David Lehe on cello, performing the Antonin Dvorak Cello concerto, and Jacob Martin on...