![Nicki Minaj performs at her Pink Friday 2 Tour, smoke and smotlights lighting up the stage. The concert had a setlist of 36 tracks with songs from all of her albums. (Provided by Ie-Chen Cheng)](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1457-1200x900.jpg)
Nicki Minaj brings the heat at Pink Friday 2 tour opener
by Ashley Mo, Assistant STEM Editor
• March 24, 2024
![Harshini Chaturvedula (12) waves her hand as she conducts a the string ensembles rendition of Adoration by Florence Price. I’m always in admiration of the talented, friendly musicians around me, Harshini said. Everyone contributes to this community and makes it the amazing group it is for all of us.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/KEV_6646-1200x814.jpg)
Orchestra members take charge in student-led Chamber Music Concert
by Kevin Zhang
• March 10, 2024
![Harmonics poses at the end of Lullaby of Birdland. The middle school show choir performed with white hats, dancing across the stage and weaving through formations.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_3229-2-900x596.jpg)
United Voices strike a chord
by Alison Yang, Assistant A&E Editor
• March 8, 2023
![An illustration depicting Rihannas half-time performance during Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12. Her jumpsuit revealed her pregnancy, with a baby bump visible through the layers of red.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Untitled_Artwork-625x900.jpeg)
Light up the sky: A review of Rihanna’s half-time performance
by Emma Milner and Hima Thota
• March 8, 2023
![Cantilenans Ananya Das (10), Miki Mitarai (11) and Lucy Feng (12) sing National Weather Report in winter clothing. Cantilena closed the concert with this song to remind the audience about the warm winters in California.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSC_5448-900x596.jpg)
Choir groups bring audiences around the world in ‘Music from the Eastern Hemisphere’
by Shiv Deokar and Yifan Li
• December 3, 2022
![Members of Bel Canto perform at a dress rehearsal for the Choirs In Concert. The concert, themed Peace, Hope, Love, took place in the Patil Theater on April 21.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9912-900x600.jpg)
Bel Canto, Camerata, Cantilena, Downbeat dazzle in Peace, Hope, Love concert
by Ella Yee, Co-Asst. Multimedia Editor
• May 3, 2022
![Upper school director of instrumental music Dr. David Hart conducts Jazz Band at the instrumental concert on Jan. 14. The winter vocal concert took place on Jan. 13, both in the Patil Theater of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/jt-wc22-6-900x598.jpg)
Choral and instrumental ensembles kick off the year with first concerts of 2022
by Ella Yee and Julie Shi
• January 25, 2022
![The Jared Schonig Quintet rehearses during the master class before the concert last Friday.
The quintet performed later that night in the Patil Theater from 7-9 p.m.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/olivia_masterclass_3-e1636708459848-900x418.jpg)
Jared Schonig Quintet performs for Harker Concert Series
by Olivia Xu, Reporter
• November 12, 2021
![American jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti speaks on the effects of the pandemic on musicians. “To really understand the production of what goes on to put a show on, it really is a deep dive, since we kind of have to do this stuff ourselves now,” Eigsti said. “We have to wear a lot of hats; we have to learn how to be a sound engineer [and] a lighting person.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-7.06.35-PM-e1611811490522-900x472.png)
All jazzed up
by Emily Tan, Features Editor
• January 27, 2021
![Conductor Dr. David Hart leads the upper school orchestra in a performance of Stravinskys The Firebird Suite during tonights concert, which was the last orchestra performance of the school year.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/VIJ_5791-900x601.jpg)
Upper school orchestra celebrates seniors in annual spring concert
by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor
• May 3, 2019
![All upper school choral performers finished last Fridays concert with a closing song, Carly Simons Let the River Run. The concert, which was the ensembles senior night, honored senior vocalists after this final performance.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC_4945-900x600.jpg)
Upper school vocal ensembles celebrate nature in eco-music choral concert
by Alysa Suleiman, Reporter
• May 2, 2019
![A saxophonist solos on top of the upper school Jazz Bands set during Evening of Jazz. Both upper schoolers and middle schoolers performed at the event, which featured an extensive set list as well as a ceremony honoring the graduating seniors.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/EshaGohil_EveningOfJazz_4230-1-900x596.jpg)
Jazz groups perform in an Evening of Jazz, ending with a commemoration of graduating seniors
by Esha Gohil, Reporter
• April 21, 2019
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