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    CULTURAL ARTS CORNER
    Susan Cayer Stout, TCS Parent, Cultural Arts Chair

    TCS has enjoyed several Cultural Arts programs so far this year. In November, the Chester Duo, featuring violinist Anthea Kreston and cellist Jason Duckles, performed for Lower and Middle School students. The program, entitled "Behind the Silk Road," traced the development of music along the routes from the Far East to Europe, and featured musical styles from China, Iran, Egypt, and Western Europe. In exploring the rich cultural traditions of Eastern and Western music, they discussed how instruments from both East and West have influenced each other over the centuries. The two award-winning musicians have performed in the U.S. and Central Asia as part of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project. They are members of the prize-winning Amelia Piano Trio, which tours internationally and has performed on National Public Radio. The Chester Duo is currently Artist-in-Residence at Wesleyan College.

    In January, members of the American Classical Orchestra brought their "Magic Recorder" program to TCS. Featured artists were Horacio Franco, recorder virtuoso from Mexico; Christine Gummere, Baroque cellist, and Maestro Thomas Crawford, harpsichordist, who led the program costumed as composer Antonio Vivaldi. The musicians discussed Baroque music and instruments, with special emphasis on the recorder, and performed works by Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. They also demonstrated several Baroque dance steps, with the assistance of student volunteers. Another highlight was when TCS 3rd and 4th Graders, under the direction of Susan Wiles, performed a piece on their recorders along with the visiting artists.

    Later in the month, and in anticipation of TCS's MacLane Poetry Recitations, Poetry Alive came to school. This national touring group sends a team of two actors, who perform a wide selection of poems in a dramatic fashion. They presented three shows at TCS, each targeting a different age group and providing opportunity for student participation. True to their name, Poetry Alive offers an animated program, inspiring to TCS students as they plan their own presentations!

    Shades, a group from Yale University, came to TCS just days before leaving for a tour through Japan.

    Silk Road
    Silk Road