Spring Fine Arts Highlights

1 | AGENT 86 AND AGENT 99 In late February, DSHA’s theatre department produced Get Smart — the hilarious comedy romp through the spy-goof genre of the classic 1960s TV show. The show follows Agent 86 Maxwell Smart and his female partner Agent 99, who is the more logical of the two. The two agents work together to prevent various threats. Although Smart’s lack of competence made the agents’ tasks seem impossible, they manage to save the day. Between the cast members and technical crew, more than 30 DSHA students were involved in the production. Pictured is Hannah Bruckman, DSHA ’20, talking on her spy-gadget boot phone.

2 | WE ARE ONE BODY The Angelaires (pictured) surprised the student body with a virtual recording of We Are One Body, the community’s favorite song to sing at all-school Masses. It was sent to students on Easter Sunday to lift spirits. That came after the group’s first place finish in the ensemble category at the Wisconsin School Music Association Regional competition. They qualified for the WSMA State Ensemble festival, which was cancelled due to growing concerns amidst COVID-19.

3 | AWARD-WORTHY ART Eight DSHA students received Scholastic Art Awards at the start of the calendar year. The Scholastic Art Awards are given to students whose art work embodies originality, technical skill, and the appearance of personal voice or vision. Five DSHA students received Honorable Mention awards; Anna Andres, DSHA ’22, and Carolyn Ashe, DSHA ’20, received Silver Keys; and Elena Wilson, DSHA ’20, received a coveted Gold Key. Andres, Ashe, and Wilson had their work displayed at the Milwaukee Art Museum during the month of February. Pictured is Wilson with her Gold Key award-winning piece. 4 | MUSIC WITH A VIEW The Divine Strings ended the month of February in a beautiful fashion — playing at the Milwaukee Art Museum. They played Disney favorites, as well as music ranging from The Beatles to Bach underneath the art museum’s wings — a wonderful view with even better music!

5 | POWERFUL TALENT Six DSHA students competed as vocal soloists and earned first place awards at the Wisconsin School Music Association’s Regional competition. Lizzie Dondlinger, DSHA ’22; Erin Fricker, DSHA ’22; and Rachel Visser, DSHA ’22, competed in the classical solo competition. The three of them, as well as Hannah Bruckman, DSHA ’20, and Mia Hartounian, DSHA ’22, competed in the musical theatre competition. In addition, Erin Fricker and her sister Ellen Fricker, DSHA ’20, performed a classical duet. Although they all qualified for the state competition, it was cancelled due to COVID-19. However, they were able to submit video performances for feedback from the association. The girls had much success at the state competition. Dondlinger and Erin Fricker took home first place titles for both their classical and musical theatre solos; Bruckman achieved a first place finish in the musical theatre solos competition; both Fricker sisters received a first place rating for their duet; and Visser was awarded perfect scores for her classical and musical theatre solos.

In addition, 12 instrumental soloists and the Divine Strings competed at the WSMA regionals. Three soloists qualified for the state competition: Ahnna Faust, DSHA ’22, on piano; Cam Lasota, DSHA ’22, on violin; and Ellie Toyama, DSHA ’22, on violin. They will participate in state competition virtually, submitting videos of their solos for evaluation by a judge. Pictured is Erin Fricker performing her vocal solo piece.

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