WELCOME
Alumni & Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
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You may contact us at info@alumniandfriends.org. All paper correspondence and contributions may be mailed to our P.O. Box:
Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia
P.O. Box 230015
Ansonia Station
New York, NY 10023
We hope to see you soon!
ALUMNI & FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS
Friday May 20th, 2022
Tonight at 6:45 is the final performance of Spring Drama Festival #2 - “The Late Wedding!” Watch the livestream at laguardiahs.org/events
Friday May 20th, 2022
Tonight at 6:45 is the final performance of Spring Drama Festival #2 - “The Late Wedding!” Watch the livestream at laguardiahs.org/events
Friday May 20th, 2022
Senior Art Show #4 in the lobby!
My, how I remember this... my first time public speaking.
Impressive!
Friday May 20th, 2022
One of the performances from today’s #fiorellofriday morning lobby concert!! What a beautiful way to start the day!
Friday May 20th, 2022
Shoutout to Donald Isler (M&A '69), teacher and musician-turned-author, who has compiled an intriguing collection of stories, essays and interviews designed to inform and entertain readers who possess even a small interest in classical music. www.amazon.com/Afterthoughts-Pianist-Teacher-Collection-Interviews/dp/1663234302
Read more at:
www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_entertainment/accomplished-classical-pianist-publishes-...
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Afterthoughts of a Pianist/Teacher: A Collection of Essays and Interviews
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"This is a book I would readily recommend to any performer, teacher, student, or lover of the piano," says pianist and composer John Musto. Pianist and professor Lisa Yui writes, "Donald Isler's colle...Friday May 20th, 2022
Enjoy last week's magnificent LaGuardia Gospel Chorus Concert featuring alumni Anthony G. Evans (&A '79) and Naomi Raine (LaG '05). Dr. Darryl Jordan, Director. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOjNqSgJnyQ&t=193s
Friday May 20th, 2022
Happy #fiorellofriday! Enjoy this week's fabulous Percussion Ensemble - Gary Fogel, Director and New Music Ensemble, Robert Apostle, Director! www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-fjBclsTDI
Friday May 20th, 2022
Watch last night's amazing Show Choir Concert! Choir Director Jeanne Cascio. Happy #fiorellofriday! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgONg8d948
Enjoyed so much, I may have to watch again. Well done!
How do you access? Says private.
🤷🏻♀️
Thursday May 19th, 2022
Tonight, May 19 - take your pick of shows to see in person or at home via livestream - laguardiahs.org/events
The Show Choir Concert at 7pm will live in the Concert Hall and livestreamed.
The Spring Drama Festival's production of "The Late Wedding" will be live at 6:45pm (there will be a livestream tomorrow, May 20 at 6:45pm, in addition to the live performance).
Thursday May 19th, 2022
Check out this new video by Tootsie Williams (LaG ‘90)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_lGVfO1fYY
Thank you for sharing!!!!
Thursday May 19th, 2022
Friday, May 20 - join us for “Denouement” - the beautiful final Senior Art Show of the school year! The art opening will be 4:15-7pm. See select artworks at: www.lagartstudiopa.org/senior-art-show-3-1-1
Thursday May 19th, 2022
The LaGuardia Show Choir rehearsing for tonight’s concert - May 19, 2022! Come see it live for FREE at 7pm in the Concert Hall or livestream at laguardiahs.org/events
Wednesday May 18th, 2022
Congratulations to LaG '22 student Eason Rytter, who was just named a Presidential Scholar! Eason will be attending Yale in fall 2022!
The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic and technical excellence, essays, school evaluations, and transcripts, as well as a demonstrated commitment to community service and leadership.
www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-department-announces-161-students-be-honored-2022-us-pre...
Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations Eason! And congratulations to your parents!! I know you’ll love Yale and will continue to succeed in everything you set out to do!
Congratulations!!!!
Way 2 Go, Eason!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Bravo!
Congratulations!🎉🎊
Congratulations!
Go Eason!! Congratulations!
Congratulations 👏👏👏
Congratulations
Wednesday May 18th, 2022
This Sunday, May 22 at 5pm, tune in on Zoom to see a play written by Mack Williams (PA '75) with Kenya Cagle (PA '75) - "WW II Diary - A True Story." More details at www.incarnlive.com/
Wednesday May 18th, 2022
May 18-20 at 6:45pm, come see the Spring Drama Festival’s production of “The Late Wedding” directed by Jeffrey Stafford! Tickets are FREE or you can livestream tonight and Friday at laguardiahs.org/events
Wednesday May 18th, 2022
Don’t miss LaGuardia’s annual Show Choir Concert Thursday, May 19 at 7pm! Tickets are FREE but you can also livestream at laguardiahs.org/events
FAMELIVESFOREVER.COM IN THE FAME SCHOOL AND REINCARNATES THE SPIRIT OF MICHAEL PETERS.
Tuesday May 17th, 2022
Tune in right now if you haven’t already - New Music Ensemble taking the stage! Laguardiahs.org/events
Tuesday May 17th, 2022
Get FREE tickets to Moliere in the Park's production of "The Misanthrope" through May 25 in Brooklyn's Prospect Park! Produced by Garth Belcon (LaG '88), who is also the co-founder of Moliere in the Park. For tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-misanthrope-at-lefrak-center-at-lakeside-prospect-park-tickets-98244382593
For more information:
www.moliereinthepark.org/copy-of-the-misanthrope-2022
The Misanthrope at LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park
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Join us our first full-scale production of Molière's THE MISANTHROPE, starring Tony Winner Gabriel Ebert!One of my favorite plays!
Tuesday May 17th, 2022
Shoutout to Micaela Diamond (LaG '17) who will be starring in "Parade" with Ben Platt at City Center in November 2022! "Parade" is Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's Tony-winning musical, running November 1-6.
www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/ben-platt-and-micaela-diamond-to-lead-parade_9379...
Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond to Lead Parade at New York City Center | TheaterMania
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Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's musical will be directed by Michael Arden.Monday May 16th, 2022
More beautiful music from LaGuardia’s Solo Voice class - lobby concerts at 8am - how glorious! Jana Ballard, teacher. Enjoy!
Another tour de force performance! These kids are incredibly talented!
Monday May 16th, 2022
Another fantastic performance by students in Jana Ballard’s Solo Voice class, from #fiorellofriday on May 13.
Brilliant! Breve tutti!
Bravissime! Ms. Ballard teaches them to sound glorious!
Love it. What’s the name of this song?
Bravo!
Wow. Absolutely fantastic. Do they want to come to Staten Island 😊?
Absolutely beautiful!
Brava
Fantastic! As always.
Bravo !! We are so proud of Nichole and Heather 🤩
Lovely...
Monday May 16th, 2022
Join us on Tuesday, May 17 for the amazing LaGuardia Percussion Ensemble and New Music Ensemble Showcase! 6pm in the LaGuardia Concert Hall - tickets are FREE. You can also livestream at laguardiahs.org/events
Monday May 16th, 2022
Enjoy this wonderful performance by students in Jana Ballard's Solo Voice class! This is from #fiorellofriday on May 13, 2022.
Bravo!
Molti Bravo!!
Bravissimo! inspired 😉
Bravissimo!
ONLY at LaGuardia!!!
Bravo!
Jared Dillon Aaron Weiss the halls of my high school
Wow! Amazing!
BRAVO- In bocca al lupo!
Holy! Very impressive. Jana Ballard you must be so proud!
How wonderful! Thank you for sharing this joyful clip! LaGuardia always shows students how it’s done! 💖 I so enjoyed being there, as a voice major. 🎤🎶. Wonder work M & A‼️
Bravo!
Rossini would be proud!!! Bravissimo!!!
This great kid makes the old new again! So proud of him and M&A!
Terrific; sorry I missed it, and I was in the building Friday.
Fabulous!
So wonderful! He’ll be a big opera star!
Friday May 13th, 2022
So many amazing choices! Tonight you can choose between seeing the Gospel Chorus Concert in the Concert Hall or the Spring Drama Festival's production of "Love/Sick" in the Little Flower Theater. Both performances are at 7pm and free tickets are available starting at 6pm. You can also livestream either show at laguardiahs.org/events
Audience members must show proof of vaccination.
Friday May 13th, 2022
Shoutout to alumni Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Countertenor (LaG '11) and Justin Austin (LaG '10) who star in "Hamlet" at the Metropolitan Opera! May 13-June 9, 2022 - www.metopera.org/season/2021-22-season/hamlet/
Congratulations!!!!! 🎉
Awesome!
Wednesday May 11th, 2022
Read about Tina L Williams (LaG ‘92), special education teacher, who is part of the Touro College Graduate School of Education’s (GSE) Young Academic Music and Computational Thinking (YAM) project. The YAM project was created to innovate and improve the teaching of math, music, and computational thinking in kindergarten for underrepresented students and students with disabilities.
Williams says, "I‘m passionate about this project because it allows me to share my knowledge and love for music and education with children all over the world. I studied vocal music at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City and was a national performer before becoming a teacher, so this program combines my passions for the things that I love the most!"
gse.touro.edu/news/stories/teaching-computational-and-math-skills-through-music.php
Teaching Computational and Math Skills Through Music
gse.touro.edu
Touro alums Tina Williams and Samantha Wright discuss their contribution to a new curriculum teaching students critical math and computational thinking skillsCongratulations Tina
Congratulations Tina! You make me so proud! You always were destined for greatness!
Wonderful work! 🥰
Congratulations Tina L Williams , so happy for you and proud of you ❤️. So very proud of your accomplishments. Miss and love ya. God bless you keep up the Great work.
La mejor profesora que mi hija Sasha García ha tenido en toda su carrera de estudios no habrá otra como ella gracias tina
Go Tina!!!
Congratulations way to go
Wednesday May 11th, 2022
We say goodbye to artist James Bama (M&A '44), who passed away at age 95. He was a legendary commercial painter whose work covered over five dozen Doc Savage novels before transitioning to award-winning fine art depicting Native Americans and cowboys in Wyoming over the course of five decades. He established the Alumni & Friends James Bama Art Award, which gives a monetary award each year to a graduating senior who excels in realistic art. www.cbr.com/doc-savage-artist-james-bama-obituary/
Acclaimed Doc Savage Artist James Bama Dies at 95
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James Bama, famed painter who did covers for dozens of Doc Savage novels before becoming an award-winning fine artist, has passed away at age 95.I have one of his prints.
May his memory be for a blessing!
Tuesday May 10th, 2022
Join us Friday, May 13 at 7pm for the LaGuardia Gospel Chorus Concert! Tickets are FREE! Get to school by 6:45 to get a seat. If you can’t make it, stream at LaGuardiahs.org/events
Alumni Naomi Raine (LaG ‘05) and Anthony G. Evans (M&A ‘79) are special guests!
All visitors must show proof of vaccination and fill out a health screening at: healthscreening.schools.nyc/?type=G
Monday May 9th, 2022
Congratulations to Camille A. Brown (LaG '97), who is nominated for TWO Tony Awards - Best Director and Best Choreographer for the Tony nominated Best Play Revival "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf." The play also stars Stacey Sargeant (LaG '94) as Lady in Blue.
Congratulations to Lynn Nottage (M&A ‘82) who wrote the book for “MJ,” which was nominated for Best New Musical!
And a big shoutout to Ellenore Scott who choreographed "Mr. Saturday Night," which is nominated for 4 Tonys!
Please let us know if we missed any alumni!
Congratulations!
Monday May 9th, 2022
This week begins LaGuardia’s Spring Drama Festival (SDF)! Tickets are FREE and open to the public.
Live Performances are on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 6:45pm.
All Wednesday and Friday performances will also be live-streamed at laguardiahs.org/events
May 11th, 12th, 13th: Love/Sick (directed by Lee Lobenhofer)
May 18th, 19th, 20th: The Late Wedding (directed by Jeffrey Stafford)
May 25th, 26th, 27th: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (directed by Mala M. Tsantilas)
Please see the visitor policy for attending LaGuardia performances. healthscreening.schools.nyc/?type=G
Friday May 6th, 2022
Tonight, May 6 at 6pm don't miss the LaGuardia Musicale #2 for FREE - tickets available at the door - or streaming at laguardiahs.org/events!
Performances include:
Elementary Chorus
Intermediate Band
Junior Jazz Band
Mixed Chorus
Cantare
Friday May 6th, 2022
Join us May 13 at 7pm for the LaGuardia Gospel Chorus Concert! Admission is FREE - arrive by 6:45pm to get a seat. Alumni Anthony G. Evans (M&A ‘79) and Naomi Raine (LaG ‘05) are special guests! Choir Director Darryl Jordan. (Video is Anthony Evans rehearsing with the Gospel Chorus this week.)
Please see Covid visitor policy in comments.
Just got chills watching this! 🎶
Gives me chills and reminds me when I was in that class.😍
Please see the visitor policy for attending LaGuardia performances. healthscreening.schools.nyc/?type=G
Thursday May 5th, 2022
Alvin C. Hollingsworth (M&A '46) was an American painter and one of the first Black artists in comic books. Hollingsworth’s work can be found in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture; as well as numerous academic, corporate, and private collections. Read more about him in Lloyd Green's (M&A '71) blog dedicated to the history of the High School of Music & Art:
mycastletreasures.com/did-you-know/alvin-c-hollingsworth-was-an-ma-graduate
A recent episode of the Antique Roadshow (PBS) featured an appraisal of a lithograph of Alvin C. Hollingsworth: proxy.pbs.org/video/appraisal-c-hollingsworth-attack-dawn-lithograph-ca-ka1kjm/
ALVIN C. HOLLINGSWORTH WAS AN M&A GRADUATE
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Alvin C. Hollingsworth was an American painter and one of the first Black artists in comic books. His work can be found in numerous academic, corporate, and private collections.Tuesday May 3rd, 2022
May 4 and May 6 At 6pm catch the LaGuardia musicales live for free or streaming at laguardiahs.org/events!
Friday April 29th, 2022
We say goodbye to our wonderful former Assistant Principal of Art, Sheila Stember (M&A '49), who passed away on April 27. Sheila taught at Music & Art and LaGuardia from 1981 until 2010. Alumni & Friends established the Sheila Stember Art Award, which gives an award each year to an outstanding art student. She will be deeply missed.
Ohhhhh nooooo! She was my Art History Teacher! She was the BEST! My condolences 💐 prayers and love 💕 go out to her family and the entire M&A4LIFE family as well. RIP 🙏🏽
I had very fond memories of Ms. Stember - I took a Fashion class with her and other art classes. She was very sweet and warm. I will miss her dearly. May she rest in peace and my deepest condolences to her family.
Ms. Stember ❤️
A person of great dignity and devotion.
RIP 😢
Was she a teacher in 1967? I don’t remember her name
RIP
I remember Ms. Stember, she was so sweet and patient. She will be missed. May she rest in peace. 🙏
May she Rest In Peace! ❤️🙏
So sorry to hear this. She taught me art history, and I was her morning office volunteer, and later art gallery curator. May she rest in peace.
😭 😭
Oh wow may she Rest In Peace.
❤️ one of my favorite teachers. RIP
💜💜💜
May she rest in peace
I remember her, sweet lady. SIP 🙏
Sweetest ever RIP Ms. Stember
She wrote my college recommendation. I was reminded that she used my portfolio as an example for future graduating students. May her memory be a blessing.
Was a music major but have sweet memories of her. RIP🙏🏻
Will miss her so much. RIP 🙏🏼
Ms. Stember!! I remember her well. May she rest ❤️🙏🏽
O wow! May she Rest In Peace!
Once she showed me my entrence exam artwork that was kept in a file cabinet. We talked about the whole exam experience. She was very nice. May she rest in peace.
Another wonderful colleague gone.
Absolutely loved her. One of the teachers I look back on fondly who taught me that academics wasn't the be-all end-all of life, and what I really needed to hear then. She will be missed.
Friday April 29th, 2022
Great summer employment opportunity at New County Day Camp on Staten Island - hiring NOW for ages 16 and older! Visit 14StreetY.org/CampJobs - transportation via air-conditioned buses is available across Brooklyn and Manhattan.
The weekly rate for rising high school Juniors and Seniors is $400, $500 for rising freshmen (or college students in general) and $600 for college graduates.
For Leadership positions, starting salaries are $800 per week.
BONUS: the Senior Director and Associate Director are both LaGuardia alumni!
Thursday April 28th, 2022
Check out the 2022 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) - the nation’s largest youth employment program, connecting NYC youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experiences each summer.
Participants receive the opportunity to explore their interests and career pathways, develop workplace skills and engage in learning experiences that help to develop their social, civic and leadership skills.
By participating in structured project and work-based opportunities, NYC youth are better prepared for careers of the future.
What Does the Program Offer?
SYEP will give youth a unique opportunity to explore their interest and discover new ones through:
Career Exploration: Flex your research skills and discover new career possibilities.
Project-Based Learning: NYC Teens aged 14—15 learn about career opportunities and make a difference in their communities through paid project-based activities
Work Experiences: Young people aged 16–24 improve their work readiness skills and explore career pathways through paid summer jobs in a variety of industries throughout NYC
Community Building: Our democracy needs your voice. Learn valuable skills to become an active citizen at work and in your community.
Earn Money: Get paid to participate!
Who is Eligible?
Young people age 14 to 24
Must be a resident of one of the five NYC boroughs
Legally allowed to work in the US
*** Internet access is required to participate in SYEP. Please let your provider know if you do not have an internet connected device including a smart phone, iPad, or computer***
application.nycsyep.com/?fbclid=IwAR3qlGdf_6tohNw0FXkaUZC2tQaheUpPO9tM3HmQAFLOK-pWCIZymwv-cx8
2022 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Application
application.nycsyep.com
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is the nation’s largest youth employment program, connecting NYC youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experi...Wish this was longer than the summer! Would love to get some LaG folks in my jewelry studio
Thursday April 28th, 2022
A little preview of Senior Art Show #3, opening Friday, April 29, 4:15-7pm! Come one, come all! See more at www.lagartstudiopa.org/senior-art-show-3-1
Thursday April 28th, 2022
Friday, April 29 enjoy LaGuardia’s fabulous Senior Art Show #3 in person from 4:15-7pm and then stick around for the Senior Jazz Concert at 7pm! All FREE! See select works from the show at: www.lagartstudiopa.org/senior-art-show-3-1
SHOW ARTISTS
Ella Strasser
Kaitlin Teng
Vivian Hu
Emma Huang
Luna Baker-Stohlman
Katherine Townsend
Jane Morgan
Grace Yip
Alice Chekunova
Marcello Rudofsky
Solvej Lee
Victoria Murphy
Jayden Chen
Tiffany Lu
Sophia Sy
Sophia torres
Lana Labelle
Letty Delgado
Is "effervescent" spelled incorrectly for a reason?
Thursday April 28th, 2022
Amazing alumnus Anthony G. Evans (M&A ‘79) working with the Gospel Chorus for their upcoming concert on May 13 at 7pm! This is their first rehearsal for his arrangement of the Martin Luther hymn “A Mighty Fortress.”
Wednesday April 27th, 2022
On Friday, April 29 at 7pm you can see the Senior Jazz Band perform live for FREE at LaGuardia! Free tickets will be available before the concert starting at 6pm. You may also watch virtually at laguardiahs.org/events
Wednesday April 27th, 2022
Johnathan Lee Iverson (LaG '94) brings his commanding presence and noteworthy professional vocals to his new solo cabaret - "The Last Ringmaster: A Musical Journey from Choirboy to the Big Top" - in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series in Winter Park, FL, May 18 and 19, 2022. Playhouse Musical Director Christopher Leavy will accompany on piano.
To see it LIVE at the Winter Park Playhouse - May 18-19:
app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=135285
To see it VIRTUALLY June 3-5:
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Fresh off of The Winter Park Playhouse Critic's Choice production run of Trav'lin: A 1930's Harlem Musical Romance, Johnathan Lee Iverson will grace the Playhouse Cabaret stage in May as he presents a remarkable evening of song and storytelling. From his youthful days with The Boys Choir of Harlem through to his notable historic tenure as Ringmaster of the original Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Johnathan will delight the audience with a wide selection of music from Opera (Turandot, Fedora) to standards (Duke Ellington) to Broadway (Jekyll and Hyde, Man of La Mancha, Sideshow) and more!
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the cabaret begins at 7:30 p.m.
Call The Winter Park Playhouse box office 407-645-0145 to reserve tickets or go online:
To see it LIVE at the Winter Park Playhouse - May 18-19:
app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=135285
To see it VIRTUALLY June 3-5:
app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=135639
Tuesday April 26th, 2022
Check out the beautiful artwork of Derek Buckner: Paintings (LaG '88) at his upcoming solo exhibition at the George Billis Gallery (507 West 27th Street) May 2-21, 2022. Opening reception May 5, 6-8pm. www.georgebillis.com/nyc.html
derekbuckner.com
Tuesday April 26th, 2022
Check out the LaG Senior Symphonic Band on Thursday, April 28 at 7pm. FREE tickets available at the door or you can livestream at laguardiahs.org/events
FAME LIVE FROM LONDON'S WEST END IS "HEART-STOPPINGLY BRILLIANT" WATCH IT STREAMING NOW ON FAMENETWORK.COM
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Lovely graphic!
Will it be available to watch later? So disappointed that we are not available!
Will it be available on zoom? Leaving town that morning. So sorry to miss this.
Monday April 25th, 2022
Congratulations to August Blanco Rosenstein (LaG '19), who will be starring in the film "Downtown Owl" by Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films! The cast includes Lily Rabe, Academy Award nominee Ed Harris , Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, and Jack Dylan Grazer. deadline.com/2022/04/lily-rabe-ed-harris-vanessa-hudgens-finn-witrock-sonys-adaptation-chuck-klos...
deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films has set an all-star cast for its adaptation of Chuck Klosterman’s Downtown Owl with Lily Rabe, Academy Award nominee Ed Harris , Vanessa Hudgens,…Yay!! August Blanco Rosenstein
Congratulations, August!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Outstanding news! Congratulations, August!!
Congratulations August Blanco Rosenstein!
Mazel tov, August!
Excellent!
Wow, this is so sweet! Thank you Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School!!
Congratulations to August!!!! 🥰🥳🥳
August Blanco Rosenstein, this is amazing!!!! So proud of you 💗💗💗
Congrats! Always great to see fellow LaGuardia Students in things(especially someone from my graduating class woohoo).
Monday April 25th, 2022
Check out the new book by Cecil Castellucci (PA/LaG '87) - "Shifting Earth," which will be released on July 12, 2022!
In a not-so-distant future, a freak particle storm has landed botanist Dr. Maeve Millay on an idyllic yet strange parallel Earth, with no way back home.
Cecil Castellucci is the author of books and graphic novels for young adults. Her books have been on various American Library Association lists, and have been selected for New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, Bank Street Books, Junior Library Guild, and the Amelia Bloomer lists. She is the YA editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books and the children’s correspondence coordinator for The Rumpus, and is a two-time MacDowell Fellow.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706517/shifting-earth-by-written-by-cecil-castellucci-illustrate...
Shifting Earth by Cecil Castellucci: 9781506729107 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
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In a not-so-distant future, a freak particle storm has landed botanist Dr. Maeve Millay on an idyllic yet strange parallel Earth, with no way back home. Here,...thank you for posting!
Monday April 25th, 2022
Shoutout to Ellenore Scott (LaG '08) who is making her Broadway debut as lead choreographer with two major musicals - "Mr. Saturday Night" and "Funny Girl!" www.dancemagazine.com/ellenore-scott/
Ellenore Scott: The Dynamo Choreographer With Two New Broadway Shows
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“My favorite thing in the whole world is to laugh,” she says. “Making people smile is one of the greatest gifts, and if I can do that, then my work here is done.”Congrats!!
Sooooo fabulous!!!
Thursday April 14th, 2022
Tonight, April 14, James Gaffigan (LaG '97) conducts Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin' and April 16 and 21 conducts Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro' at The Metropolitan Opera!
www.metopera.org/discover/artists/conductor/james-gaffigan/
Go Jimmy! Would love to come and see you one day.
Fabulous!!!
Thursday April 14th, 2022
Camille A. Brown (LaG '97) directs and choreographs the Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's choreopoem 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf' and starring Stacey Sargeant (LaG '94) as Lady in Blue.
forcoloredgirlsbway.com/cast-creative/
YASS!!!!
Just saw it, was an amazing, powerful and funny show. Outstanding cast and choreography! Congrats to the LaGuardia alums! Go to see it!!
It was excellent! Congratulations! (‘84)
Wednesday April 13th, 2022
We sadly announce the passing of bassist and composer Charnett Moffett (M&A '85). "A former child prodigy who first recorded at age eight with his drummer father Charles Moffett Sr., he reportedly contributed to more than 200 albums during his career, by a dizzying array of artists ranging from Pharoah Sanders to Harry Connick Jr., Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Jordan, Anita Baker, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Carla Bley, and McCoy Tyner."
jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/charnett-moffett-1967-2022/
jazztimes.com
Charnett Moffett, a bassist and composer whose virtuosity was matched by his versatility, died April 11 in Stanford, Calif.Harry Connick Jr had this on his page also.
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Condolences to all who knew him.... and appreciated his talent.
Didn’t know the gentleman, only by reputation. But it’s a loss to the world of music, to world.
Wow I’m blown away. I had the pleasure of meeting him in the Castile as a Freshman in jazz band. My condolences to the family🙏🏾
May he Rest In Peace. I’m sure he’s sharing his bountiful talent in heaven
Too young. RIP!
Tuesday April 12th, 2022
$1500 AWARD OPPORTUNITY for high school students and undergraduate college students are welcome to apply.
Arts Ignite Changemakers Award provides financial support to a student leader committed to positively impacting their community through the arts. An award in the amount of $1,500 will be given to a recipient proposing a new or existing artistic community project plan or to a student continuing their education in an artistic field of study.
artsignite.org/2022-changemakers-award-apply-now/#
2022 Changemakers Award: Apply Now! - Arts Ignite
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“Igniting a generation of creative leaders for change!” Calling all change makers! Rooted in our mission, the Arts Ignite Changemakers Award providesTuesday April 12th, 2022
Amazing NY1 feature on tomorrow night's Concerto Concert at LaGuardia! Get FREE tickets to the concert on Wednesday, April 13 at 7pm - come to the school between 6pm and 7pm on Wednesday to pick up tickets in the lobby. First come, first served, general admission.
You may also tune into the live-stream at laguardiahs.org/events
The program:
Overture to Colas Breugnon
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904–1987)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Mvt. 1: Allegro Moderato
Carmen Fantasie
Franz Waxman (1906–1967)
Scherzo from Symphony No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Callirhoe–Suite d’Orchestre
Cecile Chaminade (1857–1944)
www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/04/11/laguardia-students-prepare-for-a-long-awaited-concerto
LaGuardia students prepare for a long-awaited concerto
www.ny1.com
It's their first concerto performance since 2019.Monday April 11th, 2022
Come see LaGuardia's Concerto Concert for FREE or tune in to the live-stream on Wednesday, April 13 at 7pm! Livestream at www.laguardiahs.org/events
The program:
Overture to Colas Breugnon
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904–1987)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Mvt. 1: Allegro Moderato
Carmen Fantasie
Franz Waxman (1906–1967)
Scherzo from Symphony No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Callirhoe–Suite d’Orchestre
Cecile Chaminade (1857–1944)
Monday April 11th, 2022
See the artwork of Laura Diamant Siegelman (M&A '64) at the Plainview Old Bethpage Public Library (999 Old Country Road) through April 30, 2022. Her work includes many soft sculptures created over the years. artleagueli.org/laura-siegelman-exhibiting-at-the-plainview-old-bethpage-library-april-2022/
Monday April 11th, 2022
Watch this incredible performance by Curtis Stewart (LaG '04 and former music teacher at LaGuardia) at the 2022 GRAMMY's Premiere Ceremony! Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Gd0T1hPBU
Stellar!! 💥
Mr. Stewart is an extraordinary performer and teacher. He changed my LAG student’s life.
We are everywhere!! M&A 75!!! 🎻
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He was amazing!! I had no clue he was my fellow alum!!🤩
Curtis Stewart ❤️
Friday April 8th, 2022
On April 25 Lorenn Peer Ben-Gur (LaG '98, vocal), a Holocaust scholar and educator, will be presenting a performance in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day. She will be combining her expertise in Holocaust studies and her experience as a professional vocalist. This promises to be a thought-provoking and profoundly moving evening of storytelling and live music, where lesser known stories of the Holocaust will be beautifully woven together through song.
At Michiko Studios, 149 West 46th Street, 3rd Floor.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.committedtoremember.com/special-events
Thank you! Would love to see the alumni community and this special event.
Looks wonderful. Wish I could attend. Any chance it will be streamed at some point?
Friday April 8th, 2022
Check out this exhibit featuring the artwork of Karen Leo (LaG '89 and art teacher at Stuyvesant) at the Guttenberg Art Gallery (6903 Jackson Street, Guttenberg, NJ) through May 1, 2022.
guttenbergarts.squarespace.com/archive/2022/3/28/wunderkammer
Friday April 8th, 2022
Congratulations to LaGuardia junior Lake Wiesmayr-Cheuk who received Honorable Mention in Cooper Hewitt's National High School Design Competition, which challenged students to design a more peaceful and just world.
Lake writes: "Living in New York’s Chinatown, I’ve learned from personal experience that ignorance creates prejudice. I took the idiom, “Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes,” as inspiration for my design. In order to empathize with another person it is helpful to understand their experiences, challenges, and culture."
www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/04/06/lake-wiesmayr-cheuk/
Honorable Mention | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
www.cooperhewitt.org
Lake Wiesmayr-Cheuk, grade 11 Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, New York, NY Living in New York’s Chinatown, I’ve learned from personal experience that ignorance creates prejudice. I took the idi...Friday April 8th, 2022
Word art at LaGuardia! Mr. Stehle, instructor.
Hey, I knew Mr. Stehle when he was an M&A student!
Friday April 8th, 2022
Enjoy first year LaG art student portraits. Ms Schwarz, instructor.
Friday April 8th, 2022
Thank you to legendary bassist Ron Carter who gave a jazz masterclass at LaGuardia yesterday! Ron Carter
Only at LaGuardia!!!!
Lucky students
Wow! A high school experience like no other...
Although I was an Art Major, I would have loved to be there for this!
Miles. the real ron 😂
As a PA64 bassist, I would have loved to have had this master class.
The pleasure was all mine, thank you for some truly great questions.
I would love to have been there...
Wow!! What an experience for these students - something to inspire them for a lifetime!
The first time dad got to go there without going to the Dean's office for me, 😆
Teach
That was something above a master class!!! Great for those kids!!!
A++
Bass man can
Valla profe
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Tremenda foto!
I was an Art teacher at LaGuardia High School back in the day and a student graduated 74
teachers are our tethers
Beyond cool for those students!
Great Music and beautiful Sounds
My bass teacher, 1976 to 1980…. Thank you, sir…
Great
Friday April 8th, 2022
Happy #fiorellofriday! Enjoy this trumpet group! What a way to start your day!
Oliver Turque
Thursday April 7th, 2022
Open Call for auditions, ages 15-30 - for dancers and musicians! Deadline April 17, 2022.
Jacolby Satterwhite: “Pastoral Present and Future”
Open Call for Young Dancers and Musicians in Major New Public Artwork
Jacolby Satterwhite is seeking 100 dancers and musicians, ages 15-30, who reflect the diverse, multicultural social fabric of the city, to volunteer as participants in the major new site-specific public artwork. Selected participants will be asked to perform individually in front of a green screen, which will later be digitally rendered in the final video. The final project will be a complex and richly layered animation and live-action video, presented on a 50-foot media wall in a very prominent public location in NYC.
Shooting dates are scheduled for April 21-24 in NYC. Participants will be asked to be on set for only up to 4 hours on 1 of those dates.
To Submit: www.damianbao.works/jsproject
www.miandn.com/artists/jacolby-satterwhite
Leonora C. Dorr Gerspach-Siegel for Alara Siegel?
Tuesday April 5th, 2022
LaG art stroll! 2nd year art students - they made collages and then created a one hour painting of their collage. Ms Park, instructor.
Save the date for the upcoming senior art show openings 4/29 and 5/30!
Tuesday April 5th, 2022
Read a great feature on Oscar winner Adrien Brody (LaG '91) who stars in this spring’s HBO drama, 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' and just released the film 'Clean,' a drama he cowrote, produced, scored, and starred in. www.interviewmagazine.com/film/adrien-brody-and-jeremy-strong-discuss-their-craft
Adrien Brody and Jeremy Strong on Finding Pleasure in the Pain
www.interviewmagazine.com
The Oscar winner reconnects with his "Succession" co-star and one of the few actors in Hollywood who can match his famous intensity.Tuesday April 5th, 2022
Some highlights from the LaG Black Student Union’s fashion show “A Wrinkle in Time” on 3/31. The show featured fashion trends from the 1920s to today and included great period music and history lessons about the evolution of Black fashion through the decades.
Monday April 4th, 2022
Congratulations to Bela Fleck (M&A '76) on winning a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album for "My Bluegrass Heart!"
(If you know of other alumni who won a 2022 Grammy please share in the comments!)
www.belafleck.com/
M&A Proud!!!
Friday April 1st, 2022
In today's NY Times! Michael Leonhart Orchestra's (LaG '92) ‘Shut Him Down.' featuring Daniel Freedman (LaG '92), Elvis Costello, Joshua Redman and JSWISS, Danton Boller and more! Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXCZPN5sWM&t=8s
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos.
www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/arts/music/playlist-harry-styles-angel-olsen.html
"The Grammy-winning Michael Leonhart Orchestra converts itself into a crack studio band on “Shut Him Down,” the guest star-fueled opener to its newest album, playing a groove infused with the bubbling patter of Nigerian juju music. Elvis Costello takes center stage, rattling off a few shifty-eyed verses from the point of view of a man fighting a charge. Then the rapper JSWISS drops his own bars, toying with wordplay and internal rhyme, before the tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman carries things to a close. Always an effusive improviser, he threatens to blow the lid off this medium-boiling track, but ultimately plays along with the chill, jammy vibe"
love it!!!
Incredible! Love it! Michael was always a prodigy, I remember sitting behind him in AP music history during our “drop the needle” tests and he got it right every single time! Bravo Michael.
Friday April 1st, 2022
LaGuardia Operetta Workshop 2022 presents "Pirates of Penzance!"Here is a trailer for the SULLIVAN cast that performs Saturday, April 2 at 7pm and Sunday, April 3 at 2pm! Livestream available Saturday night at: laguardiahs.org/events
See the full program here: drive.google.com/file/d/1cvl6dsFGh5JT8cZzB8NDR2IUdlGly5l5/view
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Good Afternoon! Fantastic performances! Bravo to all involved. Would like to know how we can receive a digital copy of April 2nd performance. Please let me know. Thank you!
Friday April 1st, 2022
LaGuardia Operetta Workshop 2022 presents "Pirates of Penzance" this weekend! Here is a trailer for the GILBERT cast that performs TONIGHT Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm! Livestream available tonight at: laguardiahs.org/events
See the full program here: drive.google.com/file/d/1cvl6dsFGh5JT8cZzB8NDR2IUdlGly5l5/view
Best wishes to all involved! Daniel Kravetz (M&A '69), President, Gilbert & Sullivan Society of New York
I wish there had been an operetta workshop when I was in M & A ('65)
That sounds incredible!!! Well done!
Just awesome! Mazel Tov to y’all! M&A 1967
Good Afternoon! The Pirates of Penzance performance last night (April 2) was amazing! So proud of all involved. Can you please inform us of how we can get a digital copy of last night's performance? Thanks
Friday April 1st, 2022
Happy #fiorellofriday! This morning we were graced with the beautiful sounds of the Jazz Vocal Club, led by Kevin Blancq. “Cry Me a River.”
Wow! I remember doing this back in 98, singing "Till There Was You," with a Jazz ensemble led by the one and only Bob Stewart!
Wednesday March 30th, 2022
You're invited! Film at Lincoln Center has graciously offered Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia 100 FREE tickets to the screening of "¡Viva Maestro!" on Monday, April 4 at 6:30pm at the Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street.
RSVP by April 1 at rsvp.theworldsbest.events/_r05vv?utm_source=wordfly
Once the 100 seats are claimed the link will become inactive.
"When conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s international tours are disrupted by deadly protests across his native Venezuela, one of the world’s finest and most beloved musicians faces a daunting set of challenges — to his commitment to the mentor who changed his life, to friends and musicians he’s led since his teens, and to his belief in art’s transformative capacity. ¡Viva Maestro!, the uplifting and timely new documentary from acclaimed director Ted Braun, follows Dudamel around the world as he responds to unexpected and imposing obstacles with stirring music-making that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite."
See the trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZliZRg1V3dk
A Q&A with director Ted Braun, moderated by Director of Music at Americas Society, Sebastián Zubieta will take place immediately after the screening.
Tuesday March 29th, 2022
Tonight, March 29! Check out Darnell White (M&A ‘84) at Joe’s Pub - 9:30pm!
www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/DARNELL-WHITE-LYRICS-AND-MUSIC-Will-Play-Joes-Pub-March-29t...
DARNELL WHITE: LYRICS AND MUSIC Will Play Joe's Pub March 29th at 9:30 pm
www.broadwayworld.com
Popular musical director Darnell White is making his Joe's Pub debut in a new solo show filled with his own stories and all original music, created at his own hand.Tuesday March 29th, 2022
Check out the brand new EP from Heather Wahba-Pallone (LaG '99) "Shores of Opulence," released March 25, 2022!
lnk.dmsmusic.co/soljoi77_shoresofopulence