We Are the Future of the Arts
NEWS & STORIES
![AAPI Month & LGBTQ Pride Month Speaker: Jess X. Snow]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685038220/walnuthill/g2phvaprumvxs2q5hi0g/jessxsnow.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685038220/walnuthill/g2phvaprumvxs2q5hi0g/jessxsnow.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685038220/walnuthill/g2phvaprumvxs2q5hi0g/jessxsnow.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685038220/walnuthill/g2phvaprumvxs2q5hi0g/jessxsnow.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685038220/walnuthill/g2phvaprumvxs2q5hi0g/jessxsnow.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1685038220/walnuthill/g2phvaprumvxs2q5hi0g/jessxsnow.jpg","width":2200}])
We were delighted to welcome guest artist Jess X. Snow to yesterday's all-school assembly!
![Mary Garcia Charumilind '00 Releases Second Single]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683403625/walnuthill/nduyinmv1ems5wuvtp02/Screenshot_20230208-193749.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683403625/walnuthill/nduyinmv1ems5wuvtp02/Screenshot_20230208-193749.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683403625/walnuthill/nduyinmv1ems5wuvtp02/Screenshot_20230208-193749.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683403625/walnuthill/nduyinmv1ems5wuvtp02/Screenshot_20230208-193749.png","width":1079}])
Last week, Mary released her second single last week as Autumn Luz.
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 50th Anniversary Impact Awards, which will be presented at the Reunion Kickoff event on Friday, May 12. Read about the recipients here.
![The Story of Let it Be]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682347429/walnuthill/gbrvne0hnwfklof8ejec/LetItBeMaterial.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682347429/walnuthill/gbrvne0hnwfklof8ejec/LetItBeMaterial.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682347429/walnuthill/gbrvne0hnwfklof8ejec/LetItBeMaterial.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682347429/walnuthill/gbrvne0hnwfklof8ejec/LetItBeMaterial.png","width":1080}])
In the fall of 2019, the Walnut Hill School for the Arts Theater Department produced an original show called Let it Be, featuring the music of the Beatles. As of December 2022, Let it Be has been made available for production licensing through the Broadway Licensing Group—and we would like to share the story of its conception with you!
![Samantha Hankey '11 at the Met Opera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682018141/walnuthill/vhqk2wll2qgtrhpxxraf/1600x1200-rosen-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682018141/walnuthill/vhqk2wll2qgtrhpxxraf/1600x1200-rosen-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682018141/walnuthill/vhqk2wll2qgtrhpxxraf/1600x1200-rosen-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682018141/walnuthill/vhqk2wll2qgtrhpxxraf/1600x1200-rosen-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682018141/walnuthill/vhqk2wll2qgtrhpxxraf/1600x1200-rosen-2.jpg","width":1600}])
Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey '11, a graduate of our Voice program, currently portrays Octavian in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera.
![Samantha Hankey '11 in Der Rosenkavalier]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683407804/walnuthill/me9n17fz9bdt2jerbzk6/ScreenShot2023-05-06at15226AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683407804/walnuthill/me9n17fz9bdt2jerbzk6/ScreenShot2023-05-06at15226AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683407804/walnuthill/me9n17fz9bdt2jerbzk6/ScreenShot2023-05-06at15226AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683407804/walnuthill/me9n17fz9bdt2jerbzk6/ScreenShot2023-05-06at15226AM.png","width":1154}])
Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey '11 recently portrayed Octavian in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera. Congratulations, Sam!
![Jayna Leach '18 Visits Assembly]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683407930/walnuthill/astok2yktaq21vt2kojo/IMG_7453.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683407930/walnuthill/astok2yktaq21vt2kojo/IMG_7453.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683407930/walnuthill/astok2yktaq21vt2kojo/IMG_7453.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683407930/walnuthill/astok2yktaq21vt2kojo/IMG_7453.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683407930/walnuthill/astok2yktaq21vt2kojo/IMG_7453.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1683407930/walnuthill/astok2yktaq21vt2kojo/IMG_7453.jpg","width":2200}])
Jayna Leach ’18, a graduate of our Music Department and experienced marathon runner, recently returned to the Hill to speak at an All-School Assembly about her experience running the Boston Marathon.
![Mariana Green-Hill '97 on the Kelly Clarkson Show]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683406137/walnuthill/v6zsp9njuimncmnf0ove/340659440_899666034480238_3421029556728590864_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683406137/walnuthill/v6zsp9njuimncmnf0ove/340659440_899666034480238_3421029556728590864_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683406137/walnuthill/v6zsp9njuimncmnf0ove/340659440_899666034480238_3421029556728590864_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683406137/walnuthill/v6zsp9njuimncmnf0ove/340659440_899666034480238_3421029556728590864_n.jpg","width":1080}])
On April 12, Project STEP, whose Artistic Advisor is Mariana Green-Hill '97, was featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show, including an interview with Mariana.
![Mackenzie Wilcox '21 at 54 Below]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683405437/walnuthill/kkvrt9xwc7wuxij0avbk/DAE183D3-05B6-4C73-9FE2-EAAA034AFA1F1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683405437/walnuthill/kkvrt9xwc7wuxij0avbk/DAE183D3-05B6-4C73-9FE2-EAAA034AFA1F1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683405437/walnuthill/kkvrt9xwc7wuxij0avbk/DAE183D3-05B6-4C73-9FE2-EAAA034AFA1F1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683405437/walnuthill/kkvrt9xwc7wuxij0avbk/DAE183D3-05B6-4C73-9FE2-EAAA034AFA1F1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683405437/walnuthill/kkvrt9xwc7wuxij0avbk/DAE183D3-05B6-4C73-9FE2-EAAA034AFA1F1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683405437/walnuthill/kkvrt9xwc7wuxij0avbk/DAE183D3-05B6-4C73-9FE2-EAAA034AFA1F1.jpg","width":2048}])
Mackenzie will perform in the musical Scots this weekend at 54 Below as part of NYC Tartan Week. Mackenzie currently attends the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
![Junior Van Cliburn Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683405315/walnuthill/jy30urrznhnayeu1juic/339678737_1414949332607505_642182783557999917_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683405315/walnuthill/jy30urrznhnayeu1juic/339678737_1414949332607505_642182783557999917_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683405315/walnuthill/jy30urrznhnayeu1juic/339678737_1414949332607505_642182783557999917_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683405315/walnuthill/jy30urrznhnayeu1juic/339678737_1414949332607505_642182783557999917_n.jpg","width":1080}])
Pianists Seokyoung "Sean" Hong ‘25 and Saehyun Kim ‘24, both students of HaeSun Paik ’83 P’21, have been announced as two of the twenty-four competitors in the upcoming Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival.
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All students commit to a full-time, college-preparatory curriculum in addition to studies in their elected arts concentration.
95% of our senior class matriculates to a four-year degree program directly after graduation.
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.
Our students benefit from the more individualized attention afforded by a 6:1 student-faculty ratio.
Our student population represents 31 of the United States and 17 countries.
Located just 17 miles— a 30-minute car or train ride—from downtown Boston, Walnut Hill offers access to the rich educational, cultural, and recreational offerings of a world-class city.
