Finding someone who plays the bagpipes, a rather eccentric instrument that originated in Scotland, feels rare, especially when the play is merely for recreation — most bagpipers play competitively or in Scottish military service. But three members of the Choate community — Crawford Sargent ’19, Cam Kelley ’19, and RoryRead More

On March 27, Arts Concentration students went on a field trip to the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. While the main purpose of the field trip was to watch a production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, students from all areas of the Arts Concentration Program, not just those involved in theater,Read More

Their plays may be conceived, written, and directed by just one person, but they’re anything but one-dimensional. Tyler Redlitz ’19 and Simi Sachdeva ’19 have been building their own plays, titled “The Doors Left Shut” and “Forty Minutes” since their junior springs; now, these two playwrights are preparing to presentRead More

This year, prospective students coming to campus for revisit days are in for a treat. As is tradition, the Choate Symphony Orchestra is performing a bright, upbeat piece for families — one that they’ve been perfecting all year. These performances, which have occured on all three revisit days, are sureRead More

  After the dance concert and numerous other art related events each year, people seldom take the time to appreciate the wonderful woman spearheading all of this work — Ms. Kalya Yannatos, the Director of the Arts, or simply, Kalya, as she prefers to be called. Kalya is a sprightly,Read More

The largest and most awe-inspiring dance show of the year had its opening night on March 22. The concert embraced all levels, styles, and types of dances that dedicated Choate dancers and choreographers had to offer. This time, there was a Sunday matinée in addition to the traditional Friday andRead More

On Tuesday, March 19, some members from the Arts Concentration Chamber Orchestra performed pieces that were composed by students in the Music Theory and Harmony, Honors class taught by Mr. Matt McLean. Sabrina Hsu ’20, Ariel Kim ’20, Christian Boudreau ’20, Kaki Su ’19, and Eliana Kim ’20 performed aRead More

  This winter’s long-awaited theatrical production, Noises Off, astonished the PMAC recently with its groundbreaking performances. Written in 1982 by Michael Frayn, the play was different than past Choate productions because it involved a play within the play. In Noises Off, a dysfunctional group of actors tries? to put togetherRead More

Lucas Sim ’20 and Kiki Kim ’20 introduced Choate’s first music production club, “SoundBOARD” on February 7. With the support of Mr. Matt McLean, music teacher and director of Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, Sim and Kim created the club to connect different types of musicians and to give studentsRead More