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GRADE 6 STUDIES ART OF BOOK MAKING
Sophie Smith ’27, Charlee Enslin ’27, Jennah Sarhan ’27 and Nava Khojasteh ’27 show off their handmade books.
Baldwin’s 6th grade art students learned about the art of book making. Throughout the period of several weeks, students learned a variety of bookbinding techniques, which culminated in each student creating their own personalized handmade book.
LUCY BONIN ’21 PRESENTS SENIOR SHOWCASE
For her Senior Showcase and a culmination of her year-long course, Lucy Bonin ’21 presented the play titled The Wolves by
Sarah DeLappes. The
Wolves is a Pulitzer
Prize-winning play about an all-girls soccer team and their journey to nationals. Lucy spent one-on-one class time with Drama teacher Scott Warfel learning how to direct and plan the show. The play was entirely student led and run, with 13 students in the cast and seven students as members of the crew.
Hamilton Star Meets with Middle School Musical Cast
Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez conducted a workshop for the cast of the Middle School musical James and the Giant Peach. Mandy has performed the roles of Elphaba (Wicked), Nina (In the Heights) and Angelica (Hamilton). She has been a part of Hamilton since 2016. During the workshop Mandy shared her own personal story, from singing along with Broadway recordings with her grandmother to starring in a string of Broadway hits. She also shared valuable insight into her process of developing a character, working through the rehearsal phase and finally the performance itself. Mandy told fun stories about her friendship with Lin-Manuel Miranda and her experience in working with him as he developed the hit musical In the Heights. A highlight of the workshop was Mandy leading the Middle School cast through her warm-up that she does before every performance of Hamilton. Mandy Gonzalez
2021 Senior Art Showcase
The Upper School Art faculty honored eight senior students who made the visual arts studios a meaningful part of their studies at Baldwin. Representing the sculpture, jewelry and drawing/painting studios are Asia Blocker, Megan Cooper, Elina Emami, Ava Gessl, Izzy Lee, Esther Moola, Ava Olson and Olivia Stratton.
Asia Blocker ’21 Megan Cooper ’21 Elina Emami ’21 Ava Gessl ’21
This year’s production of the Middle School Musical, James and the Giant Peach, moved from the stage to the screen. After three months of rehearsals and filming, the story of James and his new-found friends premiered on Baldwin’s YouTube channel. Cast members Caroline Didizian ’27, Sabrina Cohen ’26, The sets, costumes, Daphne Yorks ’26, Piper Skoglund ’26, Nina HeverinAlvarado ’26, Sheyenne Abraham ’26, Lyla Mason animation and associated Rosenblum ’26 and Jennah Smith ’27 presented a digital production features were version of this year’s Middle School play. designed and created by the Grade 8 Interdisciplinary Design classes, taught by Jason Potten and Addison Lilholt. Art teacher Jessica Konopka guided the paint mixing for the showcase set piece, a giant 4x8 foot book. The production was directed by Drama teacher Scott Warfel, with Music teacher Nick Harmantzis serving as technical director and editor. This was certainly a community effort by the Middle School.
Upper School Spring Concert
The Upper School Music department released the 2021 Spring Concert virtually, which can be found on Baldwin’s YouTube channel. The music groups included Upper School Chorus, The Upper School Orchestra performed a “Matador’s Tale” B-Flats, Eliza-B-thans, by Mark Lortz. Belles, Bronze, Upper School Orchestra and Jazz Band. After the directors created practice tracks and conducting videos, the students rehearsed on campus and over Zoom to learn the Spring Concert repertoire. Each student then used their laptop and cellphone at home to record their part individually, while following along with the conducting video. The faculty then synced all of the audio tracks from each student, one by one, and then synced the final audio file with each video of the students’ performances, until all the sound and visuals were linked together digitally in a virtual ensemble format. The Spring Concert video highlights all the hard work the students and faculty put into making music this year, overcoming incredible challenges and harnessing technology.
LOWER SCHOOL EXPLORES VARIOUS ART FORMS
Kindergarten students shared their artwork with parents during a virtual show. Baldwin’s Kindergarten students completed a two-month long study of artists - starting with cave art, moving through the Renaissance and Impressionist periods and ending with modern and contemporary artists. They hosted a virtual art show for their parents.
Grade 1 students learned about composition in visual arts, learning to identify different components and structures in landscape and portrait compositions. They created their own still-life paintings. Grade 2 students executed a wide range of two- and three-dimensional tasks, providing an opportunity for resourcefulness and imagination. The students learned how to adapt and be inventive with their solutions as they completed positive/negative collaging.
Grade 3 students studied how sound is produced and learned about all the instruments of the orchestra. Using recyclable materials, they made their own instruments.
Grade 4 explored the diverse world of art in culture, society and tradition, creating an art element booklet, while Grade 5 worked on concept art. They created moonscape paintings and shared their artwork with each other over Zoom.
Grade 2 explored positive/ negative collaging. Grade 1 created portrait and landscape compositions.
Torri Hill ’30 made an instrument from recyclables.
Grade 4 created an art element booklet.
