Arts

Vivian Wan to Release Debute Album by End of Year

By TESS HO Staff Writer

Vivian Wan ’25, one of Deerfield Academy’s songwriters and musicians, plans to release her first album for the entire world by the end of the academic year. Wan’s passions for…

Seniors Compete in Concerto Competition

By webmaster

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, an expectant crowd of Deerfield students, faculty, and parents gathered in the concert hall for the annual Senior Concerto Competition. Seven seniors competed…

Musicians Attend Northeastern Senior District Festival

By Jaiden Lee

On January 11, four musicians, Zach Park ’28, Harry Liu ’27, Jaiden Lee ’26, and Wesley Zhu ’25 performed in the annual Northeastern District Senior Music Festival. Harry (cello), Jaiden…

Music Ensembles Return Under Mr. Fiori

By Ethan Xie

The Belmont Hill School Band is starting fresh with the return of their teacher, Mr. Fiori, following the departure of Ms. Allen. Ms. Allen, known for her leadership and talent,…

Artist of The Issue: Ernest Lai ’25

By David Luo

Clarinetist and current senior Ernest Lai ’25 is integral to BH’s music scene. While Ernest is most known around campus for his clarinet-playing prowess, he played many instruments before picking…

A European Musical Voyage

By Jack Ramanathan

This summer, Jaiden Lee ’26 traveled across Europe to showcase his musical skills as a cellist. Along with other members of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO) – an orchestra…

Art! Fall Play Auditions Recap

By Will Achtmeyer

Two weeks ago, the auditions for the Upper School fall play, “Art,” were held in the Kraft theater. The story follows a group of snobby art friends, one of whom,…

November Landau Art Gallery: Painter Robin Jones

By Jaiden Lee

Recently, the Landau Art Gallery located in the Robsham Center for the Arts hosted a new series of artworks by spotlight artist Robin Jones on October 14, and is scheduled…

Belmont Hill Fall Concert Preview

By Adrian Tan

This year’s Fall Concert took place on November 5th at 6:30 PM in the chapel. There was also a shorter version performed on Friday of the same week during morning…

The Rising Talent of LFA’s Orchestra

By Bela Bock, Director of Logistics

Lake Forest Academy students Sienna Yang ‘27 and Davin Lee ’26, were recently selected to be part of the Illinois Music Education Association. They competed against hundreds of other talented…