Since its official opening on June 10th, the Rachel Carson Music and Campus Center has been receiving rave reviews within the community. Recently, that acclaim has extended far beyond the community as word spreads about the building’s unique evolution from an old steam plant to a state-of-the-art, sustainable Campus Center. Most notably, the Boston Globe featured the Rachel Carson Center in…
AP STUDIO ART EXHIBITION 2017 Please join us for a reception on May 19 and 26 at 9pm Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery Featuring the work of AP Studio Art students: Shannon Wing ’17 Brenna Chitkara ’17 Elizabeth Mullaney ’17 Addy Seeman ’17 Maile Cowell ’17 Anna Buchholz ’17 Isobel Shaffer ’17 Jack Symonds ’17
On May 5th and 6th, the Middlesex theatre department presented this year’s spring musical, Into the Woods. The dazzling performance was led by an exceptional and experienced cast and crew, and was the perfect sendoff for the Wood Theatre, which hosted its final performance after decades of service to Middlesex Arts. Former faculty member Hugh Fortmiller, who helped design the theatre and…
Middlesex Theatre Presents: Into the Woods April 28 & 29 7:30 PM Come celebrate the final performance in the Wood Theatre before we begin renovations. We thought long and hard about how to close this theatre and settled on Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. This clever and moving story, with a rich score, about wishing, wanting, hoping and loving seemed…
In addition to their close work with a deeply talented and committed arts faculty, Middlesex students also have the opportunity to work with visiting professional artists throughout the year. This winter, our artists were thrilled to learn from not one but two extraordinary visiting artists. Gordon D. Chase, a New England based visual artist whose exhibition “The Insanity of Violence”…
Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery Middlesex School 1400 Lowell Road Concord, MA 01742 THE INSANITY OF VIOLENCE Sculptures and Drawings by Gordon D. Chase February 28 – March 9 March 27 – April 21 Opening Reception: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 – 6:00-8:00 P.M. Open Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm, Saturday 8am -1pm IMAGE: “Violence Only Grows” Sculptural Assemblage 7’ x 4’ x 4’…
On Sunday, January 8th, Middlesex students presented Cinderella (Or the Story of Bigfoot) to a delighted audience of local children. Directed by Hadley Goodman ’17, the show was a playful twist on the classic fairy tale. The performance also raised to support Circle of Women, a non-profit that aims to make education more accessible to women around the world. Founded in 2006,…
Cinderella (Or the Story of Bigfoot) Sunday January 8th, 2:00PM Tickets are $5 and all proceeds go to support Circle of Women. This year marks the 10th year of our winter children’s play. Every January, Middlesex students perform a play for kids of all ages and donate the proceeds to charity. This show is open to everyone, so please invite friends and friends…
With the first semester soon coming to a close, Middlesex students are eagerly anticipating the new slate of arts courses available at the end of January. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the courses our students are looking forward to: Middlesex Jazz Ensemble. Open to all instrumentalists with some degree of proficiency on their instruments; no audition necessary. The Jazz…
The Holiday Concert is the School’s annual celebration of the winter holidays in music. Over the years, these concerts have presented a wide array of musical styles, from Renaissance motets to Duke Ellington. The 2016 concert featured Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit pour Noel, or “Midnight Mass for Christmas.” Composed in the early 1690’s, Messe de Minuit pour Noel is…