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Gianna Pileggi ’14: James Finegan, a Philadelphia native and EA music teacher, has been developing his violin skills since the fourth grade. “I grew up in the city of Philadelphia. I started playing the violin when I was ten years old, which is pretty old because most of my friends started when they were five or … Read More “James Finegan brings skills to Upper School Jam” »
Jessica Bai ’15: EA’s annual Spring Concert will be held on April 7th and, for the first time, it will feature a theme. This year, however, the concert will have a theme for the first time. The Music Department has decided on a “Broadway” theme in the hope that if familiar show tunes are performed, more … Read More “Broadway comes to Episcopal’s stage” »
Gianna Pileggi ’14: Brendan DeVoue ’14 has always had a knack for creating videos and making people laugh. So last year, when he heard of Vine, the popular app that allows people to create and share seven-second long looping videos, he thought it was the perfect thing for him to try. “When I was younger, I … Read More “Brendan DeVoue’s ’14 rise to Vine fame” »
Heather Smith ’15: Every January, Radio 104.5 hosts a free, alternative concert called Winter Jam. This year’s concert fell on January 25th, a freezing, snowy day. The performers included An Honest Year, MS MR, Switch foot, New Politics, and Twenty One Pilots. By the time I arrived at the Piazza, hundreds of people were already lined … Read More “Backstage pass to Winter Jam” »
Sammi Ciardi ’15: The Episcopal Jazz Band recently returned from the Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston, Massachusetts, where they joined hundreds of other jazz ensembles for an opportunity to play for judges from the Berklee College of Music and receive feedback. “I love sharing this whole experience with the band, especially the students who … Read More “Jazz trip to Boston” »
Sydney Gibson ’15: It all began in the spring of 2010; a group of musically inclined Episcopal Academy teachers came together to form Flash Mob. The band came about when an EA student contacted a few teachers to see if they were interested in performing at Artsfest. Three of those contacted, Doug Parsons, Rob Maier, and … Read More “EA’s resident rockers” »
Amanda Molitor ’14: For two weeks, the Crawford Campus Center Gallery will display the result of the hard work and dedication of the students who took part in the “Art rEvolution” J-Term course. Under the guidance of Visual Arts Chair David Sigel and 3-D Design teacher Hilary Hutchison, 19 student-artist were provided with six hours of … Read More ““Art rEvolution” on display in art gallery” »
Courtney Carpinello ’15: As a result of the Apps Challenge J-Term course, a group of tech-savvy EA students will soon have their original apps available to the public in the App Store. Taught by Technology Department member Matt Memmo and Math Department member Kelly Edwards, this J-Term provided students with a unique opportunity by integrating technology … Read More “Student apps to be available for download” »
Gianna Pileggi ’14: Ryan Dankanich, Band Director at Episcopal, first realized his love for music when he began playing the saxophone at nine years old. “At the beginning of the year in fourth grade, a man who rented out musical instruments came to my class. He showed all of his instruments to us and played all … Read More “Ryan Dankanich: performing, teaching, and all that jazz” »
Winter Concerts Come to the Mainstage Theatre to see Episcopal’s orchestra, band, and choir groups perform. Upper School: Monday, December 16 at 7:00 Middle School: Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00 Lower School: Friday, December 13 at 1:45 Movement, Form, Technology, and Art The Crawford Campus Center Gallery will be showing art based on robotics … Read More “Arts Announcements:” »
Kayla Coleman ’14: On a chilly October morning, I, along with Allison Camp ‘14, Maria Burke ‘14, Neil Dua ‘14, and Christopher McNeil ‘14 trekked to the heart of North Philadelphia to make a creative difference. Dua commented, “This was the first time I did community service that dealt with art. It’s a perspective I … Read More “Serving with COSACOSA” »
Melanie Kovacs ’15: As part of Philadelphia’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the DaVinci Club and Community Service Board have joined forces with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program to design a city mural. The mural hopes to illustrate the evolution of education in America and specifically how Dr. King’s message influenced the Brown … Read More “Episcopal and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program join forces” »