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Record 122 students audition for Dance Production

Record 122 students audition for Dance Production

by Disha Gupta and Janam Chahal September 18, 2024

An unprecedented 122 students auditioned for the upper school Dance Production, ‘All You Need is Love,’ in the Patil Theater on Sept. 6 from 3:15-5:30. The performances will be held on Jan. 31...

Jason Shim (12) speaks during the inaugural Conservatory Kick-off panel and is joined by Iris Cai (12), Luke Mehta (’24) and Maria Gong. The panelists shared their experiences in the Conservatory program and offered advice to the students and parents.

Conservatory welcomes students and parents with kick-off

by Tiffany Zhu, Co-Sports Editor August 29, 2024

Conservatory teachers and students presented this year’s initiatives and opportunities at the annual kick-off to parents and students in the Patil Theater on Aug. 21.  Upper school performing arts...

Directors’ Roundtable: Revisiting Stories from Student-Directed Showcase

by Alison Yang and Suhani Gupta March 8, 2024

A month ago, the Conservatory premiered the annual Student Directed Showcase. The directors, seniors Isabella Ribeiro, Mariana Rai, Selina Xu and Sonya Apsey, each selected and produced four one-act plays...

Organist Brian Ho responds to saxophonist Aaron Lington's improvisation during a performance of Lington's original tune "Nostalgic." "It really is like a musical conversation," Ho said. "We feel each other out and take turns to listen to each other."

Aaron Lington organ quartet energizes stage with live jazz

by Jeremy Peng and Jessica Wang March 6, 2024

Before one note fades, the next bursts forth, each as unexpected as the last. The guitarist grins, his fingers dancing across the strings as the organist cushions their cutting richness with a flurry of...

Characters in "Pressure" crowd around Hannah Streeper's Sam after she fainted. All four SDS plays centered around the high school experience and adolescence's stresses.

Annual SDS showcase spotlights student directors

by Young Min, Emma Li, and Alison Yang February 15, 2024

A girl strides up to the mirror and finds her younger self staring back. A classroom strains under the stress of a sudden lockdown. A quartet of teenagers face the social, familial and academic pressures...

Arthur Wu (11) extends his arms during "Clocking out." This high-energy routine was choreographed by Luke Mehta (12).

‘Night and Day’ Dance Production mesmerizes Harker community

by Young Min and Suhani Gupta February 14, 2024

A cluster of dancers, loosely huddled together, rhythmically undulate in a mesmerizing cadence. A red spotlight illuminates their iridescent leotards and mesh pants as the dramatic intro of “(I Just)...

Winter instrumental concert rings in seasonal spirit

Winter instrumental concert rings in seasonal spirit

by Alison Yang and Jessica Wang January 17, 2024

Discord fills the Rothschild Performing theater. Upstairs, the tuning of instruments battles with anticipatory chatter and last-minute pep talks. Downstairs, audience members rustle through programs...

Downbeat performs an acapella remix of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" at Santana Row on Dec. 4. They also performed at Harker again on Dec. 15.

Downbeat spreads holiday cheer on annual tour

by Shareen Chahal and Ashley Mo December 31, 2023

Upper school show choir Downbeat traveled across the Bay Area for their annual Holiday tour on Dec. 1st.  Downbeat held a home show in Nichols Auditorium, where they sang a collection of winter songs...

Middle school dance team High Voltage performs to a remix of Wham!'s "Last Christmas." A total of seven groups from Harker performed at Spirit of the Row.

Harker performing arts groups shine bright at ‘Spirit of the Row’ celebration

by Ariana Goetting, Alison Yang, and Gabe Sachse December 31, 2023

Lights strewn across the Santana Row Christmas tree bathe spectators’ faces. Murmuring in anticipation, the crowd surrounds the stage as two students clad in sparkling gold dresses and black scarves...

Upper school chamber choirs Dolce Voce, Rhapsody, and Cantilena assembled to sing "Musica est Dei donum optimi." For the finale of their performance, they ended with "The Harker School Song."

Fall choral concert “From Outer Space” encompasses otherworldly themes

by Suhani Gupta, Reporter December 13, 2023

Cantilena singers gather on stage in a half circle, their faces shining in blue and purple light. A moment of quiet elapses before choir director Susan Nace raises her arms, setting the song “Voices...

Moni Simeonov on the violin and Jonah Kim on the cello play “Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7" together in the Patil theater on Friday. Their performance was in “Songs that Make Us Dance," a Harker Concert Series production.

Dancer-cellist couple Jonah Kim and Julia Rowe grace Harker Concert Series

by Jeremy Peng and Tiffany Zhu November 16, 2023

The audience settles in hushed anticipation as cellist Jonah Kim draws his bow across the strings, conjuring the first note. Wearing a gray leotard and a wispy skirt, dancer Julia Rowe whirls onto the...

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