by Sally Zhu, A&E and Lifestyle Editor
• August 27, 2021
Students attended the Conservatory Kick-Off for the 2021-22 school year in the Patil Theater on Wednesday, a mandatory event for students interested or involved in any performing arts at Harker. The Kick-Off...
by Aastha Mangla, Asst. A&E and Lifestyle Editor
• August 16, 2021
The Summer Institute and Summer @ the Conservatory ([email protected]) returned to the upper school in person with a variety of courses, including supplemental courses such as Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry, AP...
Twenty-two seniors marked the end of their tenure with the upper school conservatory’s certificate program during Senior Showcase on May 13, a livestreamed event that celebrated their dedication to and...
by Kathy Fang, Editor-in-Chief
• February 25, 2020
The upper school’s vocal ensemble, Downbeat, placed third in Varsity Vocals’ International Championship of High School Acapella (ICHSA) regional quarterfinals this weekend, earning the ensemble a spot...
Last Friday, Downbeat went on their annual winter tour where they sang and spread cheer at six different stops.
The group left the upper school around 9 a.m. and visited the preschool campus, where...
Members of jazz band performed renditions of Christmas songs during long lunch today outside the auxiliary gym.
Songs they performed included Dizzy Gillespie’s “Manteca,” Michael Buble’s “Santa...
by Kathy Fang, Editor-in-Chief
• September 21, 2019
“One, two—one, two, three, four!”
The deep notes of the bass and a catchy drum rhythm kick off an upbeat jazz song, led by a bright trumpet melody. After a few counts, jazz vocalist, pianist and...
by Irene Yuan, Asst. Photo Editor
• August 28, 2019
Upper school students and parents attended the annual Conservatory Kickoff meeting hosted by the performing arts department in the Patil Theater today.
“This is our one time a year for parents and...
Senior members of the upper school conservatory certificate program performed at the annual senior showcase last Friday.
This year marks the eighteenth anniversary of the showcase since the first one...
The annual Senior Showcase premiered the performances of graduating Certificate Program seniors and their accompaniments last Friday at 7 p.m. in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center’s Patil Theater...
Colorful lights illuminate the wide stage as a flood of students briskly step to their places on the multi-leveled risers. With a precise flick of her hand, Susan Nace, upper school vocal teacher and director...
by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor
• September 20, 2018
Certificate candidates performed at sophomore juries in the Patil Theater today at lunch and after school as a part of their Certificate requirements. Students were asked to prepare a short piece of under...
