A Busy Time for Music Majors

By Martin Dipple We are reaching the beginning of the end of the 2023-2024 school year at Charter Arts, which historically is a very busy time for our music majors. There are many concerts and recitals and our spring concert lineup began last Tuesday with our Night of Percussion!!! The night of percussion featured many…

Young Choreographers in Concert

By Sophia Marut Teary-eyed smiles filled the audience and stage as the senior dance majors took their final bow. Young Choreographers in Concert, the second dance concert of the year, is directed by dance faculty Amy Berry and Rebecca Moyer. This year's concert came to a conclusion this past weekend as a feeling of sorrow…

The Hispanic Arts Show Is Here!

By Samantha Suarez The Charter Arts annual Hispanic Art Show is almost here! The show will be occurring April 24th at 7pm with in school showings during the day as well. There will be a variety of performances, from dances to spoken word and music performances. The show's board, Julianna Limas, Joyssette Melendez, Samantha Suarez,…

Junior Vocal Major Transliteration Poems

By Edie Rittle Every quarter, vocal majors receive two songs that they will eventually perform to their peers. This quarter, the junior vocalists received works by the German composer Robert Schumann (a Mr. Macbeth favorite). These works include “In der Fremde,” “Auf einer Burg,” “Mondnacht,” “Widmung,” and “Du Ring an meinem Finger.” Although the junior…

Synthesis of Mediums in Spring Art Exhibit

By Lallie Maron On Friday, March 1st the Visual Arts department opened its annual Spring Student Exhibit with a boom! The visual arts students have been working hard since the last Winter Exhibit and many attendees came to see their newfound art in the Spring Exhibit. All grade levels of visual arts students submitted artwork…

A Vocamental Return: The Faculty Recital is Back!

By Anora Otto It can be inspiring to hear our teachers perform, to hold our breaths and feel our jaws drop. Perhaps even aspire to be as good as them someday. As senior vocalist Holly puts it, “We see and hear our teachers perform every day, but we never truly experience their performances.”  The Faculty…

The Honors Piano Recital, a Gift of Gratitude

By Alec M. Quier In an instrumental celebration of talent and gratitude, Charter Arts presented the Honors Piano Recital, showcasing the extraordinary skills of five diverse pianists. The evening of February 6th was dedicated to the philanthropic alumni donors, Wanda and Leo Delong, who contributed $100,000 to acquire new pianos. The repertoire showcased a very…

Winter Instrumental Concert

Ceiran Magee The Winter Instrumental Concert took place on Friday, December 15th at 7:00pm in the Charter Arts theater. The concert featured the Wind Ensemble and the Percussion Ensemble, instructed by Mr. Wells, and the Orchestra, instructed by Mr. Maher. All the seats were filled, and for good reason! Since the beginning of the year,…

Charter Arts Student Diversity Council Hits One Year!

By Mateo Rodriguez Charter Arts’ Student Diversity Council had its first meeting this year on January 9th, 2024 during period 7. Formed in January of 2023, the council meets once a month, where we work as a group and in internal and external subcommittees. On top of that, we even have a student-written mission statement.…

The Perseverance of Charter Arts

By Ruth Hamilton Snow days, despite their enchanting white landscapes and frosty allure, often bring unexpected changes that demand perseverance. Although the break was much needed, the complications of impending weather on top of the quarter ending, second semester beginning, and holidays and time off have put a strong emphasis on the work done at…