Winter Parents’ Weekend 2012
The Picador A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Volume 7, Issue 9
February 10, 2012
Holderness Band and Concert Perform Tonight in Weld Hall By Jake Barton ’13 After a quiet winter hiatus, the band and chorus are back in the saddle and ready to gallop into this weekend’s concert. Their thunderous performance this fall topped the charts and boosted ratings to an all-time high. Critics
and adoring fans alike swooned at the group’s lyrical dexterity and immaculate instrumentation; the highlight of the performance was undoubtedly the velvet tones of trombonist Ian Baker. Singers set to rock the Hagerman stage include Emily So-
Quote of the Week “There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul.”
- Arnold Bennett
derberg, Youngjae Cha, Thien Chau, Maggie Peake, Sala Frasier, Shihao Yu, and So Hee Park. Playing alongside these balladeers are Charlie Williams (guitar), Kangdi Wang (piano), Peter Saunders (bass), and Hannah Slattery (drums). Also in the program for Thursday and Friday evenings are a few instrumental pieces; players, including the four listed above, are Becca Kelly (alto saxophone), Logan Slattery (tenor saxophone), Seo Jung Kim (clarinet), and Ian Baker
(trombone). William Tessier, Kai Lin, and Jake Barton will also contribute to the stellar musical pieces with their trumpets. Forming the backbone of the band is lead pianist and director of ticket sales, Mr. Lockwood. The songs for the show were chosen by both Mr. Lockwood and the students, and they offer a range of different styles and sounds. Also playing in the show are several individual songwriters, who will be sharing original compositions. (Continued on page 2)