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 June 17th, 2022
Premiering today, June 17 - watch LaG '20 Drama classmates Lola Tung and David Iacono and LaG '18 alumnus Sean Kaufman in the new Amazon Prime series "The Summer I Turned Pretty!" www.today.com/popculture/tv/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-rcna33168
Meet the cast of Amazon’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
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The multigenerational drama will be released on Amazon Prime Video on June 17.So cool that they got to work together
Monday June 13th, 2022
Please check out select artworks from the LaGuardia amazing Semi-Annual Art Show, which includes artwork from students in all grades and classes. www.lagartstudiopa.org/spring-semi-annual
Sunday June 12th, 2022
There are still some great “Fire Sale” items and raffle tickets in the Parents Association auction, which ends at 10pm on June 12! Get em while you can! us.givergy.com/LaGAuction2022/?controller=home
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Bid on exclusive money can't buy items & experiences with LaGuardia Arts HS. Enter into one of our charity auctions, prize draws or buy exclusive iteFriday June 10th, 2022
Sneak peek at tonight’s Semi-Annual Orchestra and Choral Concert! June 10 at 7pm and June 11 at 3pm. Arrive one hour early for free tickets. Live-streams available at laguardiahs.org/events
So proud to have attended this school!!!!
Friday June 10th, 2022
Preview of tonight’s in-person Semi-Annual art opening, June 10, 4:15-7pm! Enjoy the art and stay for the Semi-Annual concert!
Wednesday June 8th, 2022
Enjoy a wonderful Zoom Concert on Sunday, June 12 at 6pm - The Musicians for Justice Concert, presented by Music on the Inside (MOTI) bringing music and hope to individuals impacted by incarceration. LaGuardia alumni involved in the concert, hosted by their former teacher Judy Gray (M&A '60 and vocal teacher from 1976-97) , will join other top artists and formerly incarcerated musicians to bring us the joy and healing power of music. The LaG alumni involved are:
Ladd Boris (M&A '80), Lauren Fox, Judy Gray (M&A '60), Miles Griffith (LaG '87), Terik King (LaG '92), Stephanie Rice (LaG '90), Jay Rodriquez (LaG '86).
www.eventbrite.com/e/motis-musicians-for-justice-free-zoom-concert-june-12th-at-6pm-et-tickets-35...
MOTI's Musicians for Justice Free Zoom Concert June 12th at 6PM ET
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MOTI presents a free Musicians for Justice concert saluting LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing ArtsTO CONNECT TO FAME AROUND THE WORLD GO TO FAMENETWORK.COM
Tuesday June 7th, 2022
Join us for the Semi Annual Senior Orchestra and Senior Chorus Concert on Friday, June 10 at 7pm and Saturday, June 11 at 3pm. Come early to see the Art opening and pick up FREE tickets for the concert at 6pm - first come, first served! Live-streams available at LaGuardiahs.org/events
The program is:
LaGUARDIA SENIOR ORCHESTRA
Joseph Meyers, Conductor
Cuban Overture, George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Afro-American Symphony, William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Variations on “America”, Charles Ives (1874-1954)
LaGUARDIA SENIOR CHORUS
Jana Ballard, Conductor
Dr. Christopher Koelzer, Accompanist
Rytmus from Tri etúdy, Ivan Hrušovský (1927-2001)
Les Chansons des Roses, Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Sainte-Chapelle, Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Charm Me Asleep: To Music, James Quitman Mulholland (b. 1935)
LaGUARDIA SENIOR ORCHESTRA and CHORUS
Chichester Psalms, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Make Our Garden Grow from Candide, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Looking forward to hearing those talented and duperbly taught students!
Yup. That was me a million years ago. ❤️
Tuesday June 7th, 2022
Join us for the Semi-Annual - the final Art opening of the school year on Friday, June 10, 4:15-7pm and stay for the Senior Orchestra and Senior Chorus Concert at 7pm. Tickets are free - pick up concert tickets at 6pm - first come, first served! Live-streams available at LaGuardiahs.org/events
Like the old days at Music and Art High School!
Monday June 6th, 2022
Wow! Composer Eric Whitacre worked with LaGuardia’s Senior Chorus in preparation for the Semi-Annual, where they will be performing his piece “Sainte-Chapelle.” June 10 at 7pm, June 11 at 3pm - tickets are FREE. Jana Ballard, Choir Conductor.
Jessica Chaiken
Being in the senior chorus at M&A was the most transcendent experience of my life. Verdi’s requiem.
How awesome!
I adored singing with LaGuardia’s gospel chorus‼️What a fantastic school and a true gift‼️🎶🎤🤩
What a great opportunity for those students! I loved Senior Chorus when I was at M&A all those years ago. Have enjoyed very much working with Eric Whitacre also on VC6 and soon to collaborate with Choir of the Earth summer school.
Gorgeous sound!
Monday June 6th, 2022
Enjoy lunch outside in Bryant Park on Friday, June 17th and enjoy the sounds of LaGuardia's vocal students! Bryant Park Picnic Performances will continue on June 17 with New York City Opera's annual celebration Pride in the Park. City Opera will be joined by the LaGuardia's Choir, directed by Jeanne Cascio. Don't miss it! bryantpark.org/series/bryant-park-picnics
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Bryant Park New York City, Manhattan's Town Square, Bryant Park NYC, New York City parks, great parks, world's busiest park, great public spaces, free events, Winter Village, free admission ice skatin...Pls clarify. Is this lunch or 7pm event? I don’t see a lunch event listed when I check the link. Thanks for your help.
Monday June 6th, 2022
See Samora la Perdida (LaG Drama '15) in "Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members." A coproduction of Soho Rep and the Sol Project, the show imagines a young woman with a personal mission to assassinate the bureaucrats responsible for restructuring Puerto Rico’s debt and the queer receptionist who abets her.
www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/theater/notes-on-killing-review.html
‘Notes on Killing’ Review: For These Puerto Ricans, Promises Never Kept
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Mara Vélez Meléndez’s “Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members” ferociously explores the intersection of the personal and the political.Monday June 6th, 2022
If you missed the incredible LaGuardia Graduation Dance Concert, you can see it here before it disappears: www.laguardiahs.org/events
Enjoy!
Friday June 3rd, 2022
Tonight! Don't miss the Senior Graduation Dance Concert at 7pm or watch via livestream at laguardiahs.org/events
You can also attend Saturday, June 4 at 7pm and Sunday, June 5 at 5pm. Tickets are FREE. Enjoy!
Friday June 3rd, 2022
Check out the art opening "Familiar" featuring the art of Yoichiro Yoda (LaG '90) June 4 at Court Tree Collective in Brooklyn, Industry City, 51 35th Street, BLD #5, 2nd FL, Suite B236. The exhibit runs June 4-10.
courttree.com/Familiar
"Court Tree Collective proudly presents Familiar, a group exhibition featuring work of two families of artists: the Rush and the Yoda families. The Rush family’s artistic story spans three generations: grandmother, son, and grandson. The Yoda family are Japanese immigrants that have artistic roots dating back to 1921. Familiar is a true a story about two families of artists.
To be familiar, is to be known. The bond of family lives and expands beyond earthly matters. Mirroring one another—the Rush family, and the Yoda family are rooted by their innate artistic abilities. Passed along from generation to generation, their diverse ancestral backgrounds and upbringings create a prolific conversation. The versatile masterings of material and technique run deep within these paralleled families."
See the collection here: courttree.com/Familiar-Collection
Friday June 3rd, 2022
Check out Jazz by the Water on Governors Island, featuring alumni Justin Robinson (PA/LaG '87) on Saturday, June 4 and Nat Adderley, Jr. (M&A '73) on Saturday, July 23!
www.govisland.com/things-to-do/events/jazz-by-the-water
Thursday June 2nd, 2022
Please check out the fabulous auction items from the LaGuardia Parents Association annual auction, and come to the live gala at Il Bottino restaurant in Chelsea on Monday, June 6 at 6:30pm!
All auction items can be found here -
us.givergy.com/LaGAuction2022/?controller=lots&category=All%20Lots - concert tickets, restaurants, vacation rentals, and so much more!
Gala information is here: us.givergy.com/LaGAuction2022/?controller=tickets
Wednesday June 1st, 2022
Don’t miss the Graduation Dance Concert - June 3, 4, 5 in the LaGuardia Concert Hall! Also live-streaming on June 3 at 7pm at laguardiahs.org/events
Tuesday May 31st, 2022
Come on out to East Hampton this weekend to see the amazing LaGuardia Student Art Show hosted by the J. Mackey Gallery (62 The Circle, East Hampton, NY)!
Student Exhibition is free and open to the public, June 4 and 5 from 11am-5pm.
Opening Reception & Silent Auction is June 4, 6-8pm.
As a gallery dedicated to fostering the arts and the arts community and encouraging emerging artists, J. Mackey Gallery in East Hampton is proud to celebrate the artistic accomplishments of the emerging artists at Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, an iconic and vital source of arts education in New York City.
jmackeygallery.com/exhibitions-1/student-show-2022-laguardia
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Sound of Pastel by Chloe Chow Mixed Media, 18 ½ x 24 ½ in. STUDENT SHOW 2022ARTWORK BY STUDENTS FROM Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts As a gallery dedicated to ...Friday May 27th, 2022
Camille A. Brown (LaG '97) shares what she has learned as director and choreographer of the powerful new Broadway revival of “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf.”
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Camille Brown is director and choreographer of the Broadway play “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf."Friday May 27th, 2022
Don't miss the Graduation Dance Concert June 3 at 7pm, June 4 at 7pm, and June 5 at 5pm. Tickets are FREE! You may also watch the livestream on Friday, June 3 at 7pm at laguardiahs.org/events
The concert will include seven unique works choreographed by some of today’s most sought after choreographers. On the program will be world premieres by Michael Greenberg (LaG '14 and Founder of NE14 Dance), Scott Autry (2022 Juilliard Choreographic Fellow), Genessy Castillo (LaG '17 and "So You Think You Can Dance" Top 3 Finalist), Joey Smith (Faculty Member and Dancer with Elliot Feld), Tadej Brdnik (Faculty Member and Dancer with The Martha Graham Dance Company). Also on the program will be two reconstructed works by Norbert De La Cruz III (Princess Grace Awardee) and the fabulous Earl Mosley (Founder/Director - Diversity of Dance) with his powerful work UNCONQUERED! This is an evening of Dance not to be missed!
Friday May 27th, 2022
This week LaGuardia Gospel Choir got to visit Berklee NYC and record a session of songs for Berklee Graduate Student and Faculty Member and recording artist, Marc Diaz and Director of Berklee NYC, Steven Webber. This growing partnership will bring LaGuardia students face to face with opportunities in high school and beyond at Berklee. Students participated in the recording session, had meeting with Admissions Counselors, and enjoyed a live performance in the famed Powerstation Studios!
Fantastic trip! My daughter loved it!
YaY LaG! I am a proud alum and present faculty at Berklee... I want every student in my classes!!
So dope!!
Wonderful
I love seeing this and want to keep seeing this for students!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Friday May 27th, 2022
More great music from today’s #fiorellofriday lobby performance!
Friday May 27th, 2022
Enjoy a bit of today’s fabulous #fiorellofriday lobby performance!
Thursday May 26th, 2022
Check out a wonderful exhibit from Audrey Flack (M&A '48) through June 24 at Hollis Taggart Gallery, 521 West 26th Street - "Audrey Flack: Force of Nature."
The exhibit is a selection of Abstract Expressionist works, including early never-before-seen works on paper, by the renowned artist. The exhibition is her first Abstract Expressionist show at Hollis Taggart since the 2015 Audrey Flack: The Abstract Expressionist Years, which provided an expansive overview of her paintings from the 1950s and 1960s. The forthcoming exhibition provides further insight into the development of her early practice, freshly revealing works from the late 1940s and into the early 1950s.The gallery has long championed Flack’s work, bringing critical attention to the depth and range of her artistic practice and her significant contributions to both the Abstract Expressionist and Photorealism movements.
www.hollistaggart.com/exhibitions/161-audrey-flack-force-of-nature/
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From May 26 to June 24, Hollis Taggart will present Audrey Flack: Force of Nature , a selection of Abstract Expressionist...Wednesday May 25th, 2022
Tonight - May 25 at 6:45pm and Friday, May 27 at 6:45pm watch the Spring Drama Festival’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” live-streamed at laguardiahs.org/events
Wednesday May 25th, 2022
Thank you Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Countertenor (LaG ‘11) for visiting LaGuardia’s Opera Workshop on May 24, and speaking about your journey from LaGuardia to the Metropolitan Opera! Aryeh is starring as Rosencrantz in the Met’s “Hamlet” through June 9 alongside Justin Austin (LaG ‘10).
I love this! 💕
Very moving! I miss teaching there!
Tuesday May 24th, 2022
Come to the final performance of the LaGuardia Spring Drama Festival 2022 - Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - May 25, 26, 27 at 6:45pm in the Little Flower Theatre! Livestreaming will be available on May 25 and May 27 at laguardiahs.org/events
Mala Tsantilas, Director. View the program here: drive.google.com/file/d/1H4j5t8CAoVDTgjEEEdlJtvLhk6HrtJnb/view
THE SPIRIT OF MICHAEL PETERS IS REINCARNATED IN THE FAME SCHOOL IN THE MYSTICAL MUSICAL PLAY - TALENT SPRINGS ETERNAL - FAME FOREVER. vimeo.com/694129061/e6ac1fe900
Tuesday May 24th, 2022
Check out the new film co-directed by Brendan Kyle Cochrane (PA '87) - "Equal Standard" starring Ice-T and Tobias Truvillion. In theaters now and streaming on June 8 on Amazon, Itunes, and more.
"An NYPD Detective is shot by one of his own, benevolent brothers in uniform. Communities are ignited - to march for justice. Gangs put their differences aside - for a united fight, an equal opportunity. “That people not be judged by the color of their skin but for the content of their character.” The movement and unity impacts City society and leads to a Blue Wall intervention within the Police force. White cops lust for change and act on it - by flushing out racism. Not an easy fight. In the end, what was considered impossible, became possible."
www.equalstandardmovie.com/
Monday May 23rd, 2022
We sadly mourn the passing of musician Bernard Wright (PA '80). In addition to being Roberta Flack's Music Director, he appeared on recordings by musicians such as Miami Mike Devine Pennington, Doug E. Fresh, Cameo, Bobby Brown, Pieces of a Dream, Charles Earland, Marcus Miller, and Miles Davis. www.vibe.com/news/national/bernard-wright-dead-1234663868/
Bernard Wright, Funk And Jazz Singer And Godson Of Roberta Flack, Dead At 58
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Wright is one of the most sampled artists of the ’80s, especially his smash hit, “Who Do You Love.”#MandAforlife! <3
🙏
RIP
Wrong he was, Music and Art not PA class of 82 Rip Nard....He went to school with us when we were a Senior he was a freshmen.
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!
Incredible talent...
Incredible talents. My daughter love Art and wants to attend your high school.
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
Eason is easily one of the best students of my 30 years of teaching. So proud of him! Enhorabuena!!!
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
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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.)
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Just got chills watching this! 🎶
Gives me chills and reminds me when I was in that class.😍
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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:
app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=135639
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
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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...
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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,…