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![2024 Latine Heritage Month Speaker: Jennifer De Leon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728052727/walnuthill/c8qtftod7lwkyepiyv6b/Untitleddesign.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728052727/walnuthill/c8qtftod7lwkyepiyv6b/Untitleddesign.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728052727/walnuthill/c8qtftod7lwkyepiyv6b/Untitleddesign.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1728052727/walnuthill/c8qtftod7lwkyepiyv6b/Untitleddesign.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1728052727/walnuthill/c8qtftod7lwkyepiyv6b/Untitleddesign.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728052727/walnuthill/c8qtftod7lwkyepiyv6b/Untitleddesign.png","width":2048}])
Last week, we were thrilled to welcome novelist, writer, and professor Jennifer De Leon as our Latine Heritage Month Assembly speaker!
![Luke Poeppel '18 Joins Kansas City Symphony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727985005/walnuthill/httbmv9jans6ov5tpux6/YEET_DSC05856_fav.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727985005/walnuthill/httbmv9jans6ov5tpux6/YEET_DSC05856_fav.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727985005/walnuthill/httbmv9jans6ov5tpux6/YEET_DSC05856_fav.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727985005/walnuthill/httbmv9jans6ov5tpux6/YEET_DSC05856_fav.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727985005/walnuthill/httbmv9jans6ov5tpux6/YEET_DSC05856_fav.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727985005/walnuthill/httbmv9jans6ov5tpux6/YEET_DSC05856_fav.jpg","width":2200}])
This season, Luke joins the Kansas City Symphony as an Assistant Conductor!
![Dana Chang Foundation Inaugural Concert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727389684/walnuthill/eqgnoonz8xrq4sb9mkok/danachangfoundation_poster.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727389684/walnuthill/eqgnoonz8xrq4sb9mkok/danachangfoundation_poster.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727389684/walnuthill/eqgnoonz8xrq4sb9mkok/danachangfoundation_poster.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727389684/walnuthill/eqgnoonz8xrq4sb9mkok/danachangfoundation_poster.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727389684/walnuthill/eqgnoonz8xrq4sb9mkok/danachangfoundation_poster.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727389684/walnuthill/eqgnoonz8xrq4sb9mkok/danachangfoundation_poster.jpg","width":2200}])
Join us at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall for the Inaugural Concert presented by the Dana Chang Foundation, created in memory of music major Dana Chang '25.
![Keila Wakao '24 at the BSO Opening Night Gala]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727189132/walnuthill/xfsoulk9icd25xxigztg/BSO_3238_20240919_Blanchard.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727189132/walnuthill/xfsoulk9icd25xxigztg/BSO_3238_20240919_Blanchard.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727189132/walnuthill/xfsoulk9icd25xxigztg/BSO_3238_20240919_Blanchard.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727189132/walnuthill/xfsoulk9icd25xxigztg/BSO_3238_20240919_Blanchard.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727189132/walnuthill/xfsoulk9icd25xxigztg/BSO_3238_20240919_Blanchard.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727189132/walnuthill/xfsoulk9icd25xxigztg/BSO_3238_20240919_Blanchard.jpg","width":2200}])
Keila Wakao ‘24 performed at the Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night Gala!
![Nicholas Christopher '08 in Little Shop of Horrors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726864466/walnuthill/iucij7vapuxdroyuirwo/ScreenShot2024-09-20at43209PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726864466/walnuthill/iucij7vapuxdroyuirwo/ScreenShot2024-09-20at43209PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726864466/walnuthill/iucij7vapuxdroyuirwo/ScreenShot2024-09-20at43209PM.png","width":713}])
Nicholas has been announced as the next Seymour for the hit Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors!
![Chloe Savit '17 in The SpongeBob Musical]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726864267/walnuthill/ocwzuyivgy9nqzrhdmdd/460719606_18369710554102973_3844801989695121915_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726864267/walnuthill/ocwzuyivgy9nqzrhdmdd/460719606_18369710554102973_3844801989695121915_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726864267/walnuthill/ocwzuyivgy9nqzrhdmdd/460719606_18369710554102973_3844801989695121915_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726864267/walnuthill/ocwzuyivgy9nqzrhdmdd/460719606_18369710554102973_3844801989695121915_n.jpg","width":1080}])
Chloe will appear as Larry the Lobster in Wheelock Family Theatre's upcoming production of The SpongeBob Musical.
![Rachel Ravel '15 in Fiddler on the Roof]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726864098/walnuthill/lexxyuvweceal2apiem6/459121968_4323695494523413_4582979417253194391_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726864098/walnuthill/lexxyuvweceal2apiem6/459121968_4323695494523413_4582979417253194391_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726864098/walnuthill/lexxyuvweceal2apiem6/459121968_4323695494523413_4582979417253194391_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726864098/walnuthill/lexxyuvweceal2apiem6/459121968_4323695494523413_4582979417253194391_n.jpg","width":1080}])
Rachel has been cast as Tzeitel in a Los Angeles production of Fiddler on the Roof.
![Jimmy Fowlie '04 and Chris Riggi '05 in "English Teacher"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726862702/walnuthill/oneepj9ws3k38q3rzius/458304108_18452577946023296_4873823672712468785_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726862702/walnuthill/oneepj9ws3k38q3rzius/458304108_18452577946023296_4873823672712468785_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726862702/walnuthill/oneepj9ws3k38q3rzius/458304108_18452577946023296_4873823672712468785_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726862702/walnuthill/oneepj9ws3k38q3rzius/458304108_18452577946023296_4873823672712468785_n.jpg","width":1080}])
Jimmy and Chris both make appearances in the new comedy series English Teacher.
![Laura Licata '27 Records with A Far Cry & Midori]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727189013/walnuthill/mnjaxcvwtkdfu19vwyr7/459742755_1590490358171112_7870198808873306398_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727189013/walnuthill/mnjaxcvwtkdfu19vwyr7/459742755_1590490358171112_7870198808873306398_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727189013/walnuthill/mnjaxcvwtkdfu19vwyr7/459742755_1590490358171112_7870198808873306398_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727189013/walnuthill/mnjaxcvwtkdfu19vwyr7/459742755_1590490358171112_7870198808873306398_n.jpg","width":1080}])
Laura recently had the opportunity to collaborate on a recording with members of A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra and renowned violinist Midori.
![Annie Chang '94 Wins Music Award in Taiwan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726863389/walnuthill/aud5eut5bin4oa5dxtdr/ScreenShot2024-09-20at41619PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726863389/walnuthill/aud5eut5bin4oa5dxtdr/ScreenShot2024-09-20at41619PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726863389/walnuthill/aud5eut5bin4oa5dxtdr/ScreenShot2024-09-20at41619PM.png","width":540}])
Orquesta Siempre Tango, a band featuring Annie Chang '94, recently won a "Best Crossover Album" award.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Byrnes Studio, Delbridge Family Center for the Arts
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