Summer Recitals Review
In the July heat I finally have a minute to write thoughtfully about June’s student concerts and recitals, all of which made me proud to be involved with two unique music education programs in and around Boston. The first weekend of June brought two class and solo recitals at Franklin School for the Performing Arts and the last part of the month presented Sommerfest at the German International School Boston. Despite the heat, humidity, inclement weather and final exams, my students performed superbly and showed me that their work ethic throughout the school year paid off.
The Kinder Chor at the German International School sang with aplomb on their second-to-last day of school, and “auswendig” (memorized), nonetheless. In the German International School’s Sommerfest, children and their parents were serenaded with age-appropriate classical songs of Brahms and Schubert. In their performance of “Die Forelle” (the featured theme of Schubert’s Trout Quintet), the students acted out the futile story of fisherman and fish with such gleethat it made me want to repeat this technique in future songs!
On the left, students from Franklin’s Voice IV class, which is the last group level before they embark on private lessons. The ladies sang a fantastic array of Broadway and classical songs, among them a rousing rendition of the favorite “One Short Day” from Wicked and an artful performance of Faure’s French song “Beau Soir”.
To the right are the collected students of Franklin’s Voice I classes. These young singers presented a lively program of musical theatre songs and a group performance of Scarlatti’s “Le Violette” (in Italian and memorized!). Congrats to the ladies and gentleman for a job well done, and I cannot wait to work with you more in September!
Additional photos from students’ solo recitals can be found here . Congratulations again to you for lively, effective and expressive performances!
