Category: Drama

Upcoming Shows!

Choral Music, Drama, Instrumental Music, Visual Art

Hello all!  I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break!

This is my favorite time of year, because it is when all of our hard work starts to get shown off for our friends and family!  So check out the options below and escape the finals stress by coming to support your local VAPA groups!

  • Thursday, December 5th at 7pm in Anderson Hall: Winter Choral Concert
    Come see our 4 choirs perform holiday favorites and other choral pieces.  Camerata, Women’s Choir, Chorus, and Vocale Royale (our a cappella club) will all be showcasing their favorite pieces of 2019, including some holiday favorites!  And a special appearing by Hale MS!  $5 at the door, and bring some extra cash for a bake sale and hot drinks!
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  • Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30pm in Anderson Hall: Winter Instrumental Music Concert
    Check out Orchestra, both Jazz Bands, and Marching Band all perform in their big end of the semester show – this is one not to miss!  Admission is free – come one, come all!
  • Wednesday, December 11th – Saturday, December 14th at 7pm in the Grieb Theater: ECR Drama presents Rumors by Neil Simon
    Rumors is a madcap, slamming door farce set in a large home located just outside of New York in the year 1988. Guests arrive at a 10th Anniversary Dinner when something suspicious brings the event to a halt. Mystery and comedy brew.  $15 online or at the door.
    Buy your tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4444045
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  • Thursday, December 12th at 7pm at the Pierce Performing Arts Center: Pierce Holiday Choir Concert
    Entitled “Brightest and Best,” this year’s LAPC Music Holiday concert features the choral works of Shawn Kirchner, Andy Beck, Mark Hayes, Pentatonix and more! Dr. Garineh Avakian is the conductor.  ECR Camerata will be special guest and will sing with the Pierce choir and their own selections.  Tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4344730
    Holiday Choir Concert 2018 Poster
  • January 6th – 18th at CSUN’s main art gallery: CSUN High School Invitational
    The High School Invitational showcases selected work made by students from over thirty San Fernando Valley high schools, in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, illustration, and photography, among others. In conjunction with the High School Invitational, the West Gallery will feature the work of the high school art teachers. A reception will be held on January 17, 7-9pm.  Find out more here: https://mailchi.mp/cc5efad79e06/21st-high-school-invitational-1371835?e=9ef72c4419
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Upcoming Shows

Choral Music, Drama, Instrumental Music

The first week in December is show week for our performing arts groups!

On Monday, Dec. 3rd, our instrumental program will be having their Winter Concert.  On Tuesday, Dec. 4th, our choral program will be having their Winter Concert.  Both will take place in Anderson Hall.  More info about these to follow.

Wednesday Dec. 5th through Saturday Dec. 8th, please come out to see our drama program in their show!  See the flyer and teaser trailer below!

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What a Week for VAPA!

Choral Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music

It was a busy week…so busy, that I haven’t had a chance to post in a bit. But here are the highlights!

On October 30th, Mr. Thurow’s orchestra and jazz band put on a joint Halloween concert. They were amazing! Orchestra played some timeless classics, like Vivaldi’s Winter movement from The Four Seasons, and some more modern works, including This is Halloween by Danny Elfman. Jazz band rocked the stage, including some favorites like Watermelon Man and Sing, Sing, Sing in their set. Nice job to all the musicians – really well done!

This weekend was a busy one for VAPA – three competitions all on Saturday! Our choral and instrumental programs worked together to time their performance slots in order to allow 5 members to make it from the Hart Rampage Field Tournament in the morning to the Choral Magic Choir Competition in the afternoon, and back again! Thanks to the determination of those 5 students and a kindhearted mom who drove them, neither group had to compromise. We do our best to let our VAPA students participate in more than one emphasis whenever we can.

Marching Band and Dance Guard had competitions two weekends in a row! At Hart Rampage at College of the Canyons, they got their highest scores yet and placed 2nd in their division. And the previous weekend at the Simi Valley HS Band Spectacular, Percussion won 1st place in their division, Band won Sweepstakes in their division and Dance Guard won Overall Sweepstakes!

20181104_034548680_iOSCamerata and Women’s Choir also performed well at the Choral Magic Choir Competition at Magic Mountain. They both placed 3rd in their categories.  Women’s Choir rated Excellent, and Camerata rated Superior! And their amazing accompanist, Charlotte Knorzer, won a special Outstanding Accompanist award…nice job to all!

 

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Finally, a huge congratulations to the Drama Department for winning seven…yes, SEVEN trophies at the JV DTASC Fall Festival on Saturday! They left school before dawn and arrived back after sunset with huge smiles on their faces! The awards are listed below:

WINNER – SPIRIT AWARD!
2nd place – small group comedy
2nd place – large group comedy
3rd place – SWEEPSTAKES!
3rd place – student original
5th place – large dramatic scene
5th place – musical

 

 

New El Camino Reality Episode

Broadcasting, Drama

First of all, congratulations to ECR Drama for putting on an AWESOME preview show last night!  Really wonderful performances across the board.  Good luck with DTASC!!

If you didn’t know, El Camino has an award winning broadcasting program on campus.  They put out a news show called El Camino Reality every two weeks once the “season” gets underway.  And today is the release of their first episode!  For your convenience, you can watch it below!