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![Hearts for the Hill: Our 8th Annual Telethon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642169206/walnuthill/rlcqx426gexiqj6xz6dc/Telethon2022FacebookCoverInstagramPost.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1642169206/walnuthill/rlcqx426gexiqj6xz6dc/Telethon2022FacebookCoverInstagramPost.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1642169206/walnuthill/rlcqx426gexiqj6xz6dc/Telethon2022FacebookCoverInstagramPost.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642169206/walnuthill/rlcqx426gexiqj6xz6dc/Telethon2022FacebookCoverInstagramPost.png","width":1080}])
On Sunday, February 6, tune in at 6pm for a magical evening with our students, faculty, and alumni. During the two-hour show, you’ll see performances from Dance, Theater, and Music majors; artwork from Visual Art majors, and films from our Writing, Film & Media Arts students, in addition to moments of community togetherness and fun
![Music Department's January Project Focuses on "Seven Last Words of the Unarmed"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642171520/walnuthill/qkpjnjlfuqz7liz5ab5r/maxresdefault.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1642171520/walnuthill/qkpjnjlfuqz7liz5ab5r/maxresdefault.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1642171520/walnuthill/qkpjnjlfuqz7liz5ab5r/maxresdefault.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1642171520/walnuthill/qkpjnjlfuqz7liz5ab5r/maxresdefault.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642171520/walnuthill/qkpjnjlfuqz7liz5ab5r/maxresdefault.jpg","width":1280}])
The Music Department’s 2022 January Project focuses on the influential work “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” for chorus and ensemble by Atlanta-based composer Joel Thompson. The subjects of this multi-movement choral piece are seven Black men killed by police or authority figures; Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Kenneth Chamberlain, Amadou Diallo, and John Crawford.
![Rashida Black]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639761470/walnuthill/x6gg0mfowvjxloe8iqc1/A20A2139.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639761470/walnuthill/x6gg0mfowvjxloe8iqc1/A20A2139.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1639761470/walnuthill/x6gg0mfowvjxloe8iqc1/A20A2139.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639761470/walnuthill/x6gg0mfowvjxloe8iqc1/A20A2139.jpg","width":1019}])
This month, we caught up with Rashida Black, a graduate of our Music Department, who filled us in on her journey from studying Harp Performance at Walnut Hill and New England Conservatory to her current career as a licensed, multicultural clinician focused on supporting her patients’ wellness goals. For more information about Rashida, and the incredible work she does in the world of mental health, visit her website: rashidablack.com.
![Kaleidoscope Pilot Program Comes into Focus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639759191/walnuthill/nbast7a2mzpzz0yyi1iz/265336268_10158997867353999_3890307891542739255_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639759191/walnuthill/nbast7a2mzpzz0yyi1iz/265336268_10158997867353999_3890307891542739255_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1639759191/walnuthill/nbast7a2mzpzz0yyi1iz/265336268_10158997867353999_3890307891542739255_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1639759191/walnuthill/nbast7a2mzpzz0yyi1iz/265336268_10158997867353999_3890307891542739255_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1639759191/walnuthill/nbast7a2mzpzz0yyi1iz/265336268_10158997867353999_3890307891542739255_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639759191/walnuthill/nbast7a2mzpzz0yyi1iz/265336268_10158997867353999_3890307891542739255_n.jpg","width":2048}])
This January, Theater, Visual Art, and Writing, Film & Media Arts students will participate in a pilot program called Kaleidoscope that will explore Arts & Activism through interdisciplinary, student-led, collaborative learning projects.
![Chris Riggi '05 and Jimmy Fowlie '04 in A Spy Movie]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639586945/walnuthill/k9lungtcyat0ttguyl2z/2005-riggi.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639586945/walnuthill/k9lungtcyat0ttguyl2z/2005-riggi.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1639586945/walnuthill/k9lungtcyat0ttguyl2z/2005-riggi.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639586945/walnuthill/k9lungtcyat0ttguyl2z/2005-riggi.png","width":821}])
Chris and Jimmy both appear in the recent satirical spy film A Spy Movie.
![Ryan Shannon '10 at Juventas New Music Ensemble]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639585360/walnuthill/qt8eo5jdkexir3mrn7ci/2010-shannon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639585360/walnuthill/qt8eo5jdkexir3mrn7ci/2010-shannon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1639585360/walnuthill/qt8eo5jdkexir3mrn7ci/2010-shannon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639585360/walnuthill/qt8eo5jdkexir3mrn7ci/2010-shannon.jpg","width":900}])
Ryan will give a concert in Cambridge on January 29, presented by Juventas New Music Ensemble.
![Ja Ho "Jacob" Song '19 honored by South Korean government]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639584882/walnuthill/bm2yvj5kw2imgp5mgtre/2019-song.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639584882/walnuthill/bm2yvj5kw2imgp5mgtre/2019-song.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1639584882/walnuthill/bm2yvj5kw2imgp5mgtre/2019-song.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639584882/walnuthill/bm2yvj5kw2imgp5mgtre/2019-song.jpg","width":1151}])
Jacob was recently presented an award by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
![Heather Hemmens '02 in "Christmas in My Heart"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639583259/walnuthill/p5noij2qh2vfkywve2jv/2002-hemmens.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639583259/walnuthill/p5noij2qh2vfkywve2jv/2002-hemmens.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1639583259/walnuthill/p5noij2qh2vfkywve2jv/2002-hemmens.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639583259/walnuthill/p5noij2qh2vfkywve2jv/2002-hemmens.jpg","width":1024}])
Heather stars in the new Hallmark Channel movie Christmas in My Heart.
![Chris Rogers-Beadle '15 at Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639580936/walnuthill/l6reyeci23artzbitvrs/2015-rogers-beadle.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1639580936/walnuthill/l6reyeci23artzbitvrs/2015-rogers-beadle.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1639580936/walnuthill/l6reyeci23artzbitvrs/2015-rogers-beadle.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1639580936/walnuthill/l6reyeci23artzbitvrs/2015-rogers-beadle.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639580936/walnuthill/l6reyeci23artzbitvrs/2015-rogers-beadle.jpg","width":1236}])
Chris recently won the viola soloist position at Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
!["Selections from the Little Prince: A Magical Opera" wins Second Place in the National Opera Association's Opera 2020–2021 Production Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637081100/walnuthill/i1kszzo24yxs7af9bya7/ScreenShot2021-11-16at112947AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1637081100/walnuthill/i1kszzo24yxs7af9bya7/ScreenShot2021-11-16at112947AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637081100/walnuthill/i1kszzo24yxs7af9bya7/ScreenShot2021-11-16at112947AM.png","width":726}])
"Selections from the Little Prince: A Magical Opera" wins Second Place in the National Opera Association's Opera 2020–2021 Production Competition.
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All students commit to a full-time, college-preparatory curriculum in addition to studies in their elected arts concentration.
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Among our alumni working in the arts, we are pleased to count television and Broadway actors, multiple Princess Grace Award winners, published novelists, Grammy Award–winning musicians, fashion designers, and other notables.
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