Art courtesy of Senching Hsia With May comes a flurry of activity in the Arts department, as seniors prepare for the annual senior recitals. For the seniors in the Arts Concentration Program, these recitals are the final chance to share their craft with the rest of the community. The piecesRead More

Photos by Lauren Kee, Tiffany Xiao, and Linda Phan/The Choate News Spanning from May 15 to May 23, Arts Fest will feature many Choate artists’ hard work, including that of the choral and instrumental ensembles. This year has presented a multitude of barriers for these ensembles as they were onlyRead More

Photo Courtesy of Lauren Kee Every Sunday, the arts buildings on campus bustle with activity from Dance Company, Step Squad, and Hip Hop Club. Dancers meet throughout the day to choreograph, learn, and rehearse the pieces they plan to perform in the Spring Dance Concert. This year, the annual concertRead More

Art by Melody Qian ’24 To Melody Qian ’24, spring brings beautiful scenery, bright wildlife, and childlike happiness elicited by the emergence of warm weather after a harsh New England winter. Qian reflects this feeling in her art piece, “Cherry Garcia,” which features a scene that has a deep connectionRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News there’s something about you that i will never forget.  i knew you in the fall, barely in the winter,  and i will love you in the spring.  some poppies poke out of the long grass,  climbing up the walls of that old building overRead More

Art by Yuki Zhang ’24 In her drawing, “Messenger of Hope,” Yuki Zhang ’24 depicts the arrival of spring by illustrating a flying squirrel amid a bleak forest, bringing life to its surroundings with just a few touches. Upon contact with the tree trunk, light green branches sprout from theRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News They stab the earth,  Those cold, metal-souled sticks of iron,  Which hold up our vineyards  And towers but penetrate the ground,  Knife-wound after bullet-wound.  The weeds are signs of despair  And desperation,  Crawling out from shadows and dirt and  Tumbling over each other in anRead More

Image Courtesy of Victoria Jiang Using a combination of abstract patterns and intricate details, Victoria Jiang ’22, an Arts Concentration student in Visual Arts, reflected on self-image and contemporary issues in her art collection, “The Different Components of My Identity.”  Since she was young, Jiang has always found painting toRead More

Photo courtesy of the Choate Arts Department From the playful and lighthearted to the delicate and graceful, the Winter Concert indulged the Choate community with its yearly performance on Friday, March 26. At the end of every winter term, the Winter Concert showcases the hard work of music students andRead More