![“What I felt being on stage used to be nervousness. Now, when Im on stage, I’m empowered, especially when there’s an audience — its motivating. I enjoy having many performance opportunities, because I get to experiment with different musical choices. A good performance is almost cathartic, and I get very carried away on stage, lost in the moment. And when it ends, it feels like I have released my burdens, Alan Jiang (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AlanJiang_SC-900x659.png)
Humans of Harker: The beat goes on
by Shareen Chahal, Asst. News Editor
• January 18, 2023
![Upper school composer Paul Woodruff sits at the piano, playing notes of a song. Woodruff joined Harker 12 years ago, and has since been composing for music for upper school musical groups.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC_2256-e1653963174103-900x499.jpeg)
Composing cadence: Upper school melodist writes music through time
by Vika Gautham, Shareen Chahal, and Olivia Xu
• May 30, 2022
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