Burlington Students Recognized for Art, Music
BHS artists and musicians will be recognized this week with the opportunity to show off their skills for a larger audience.
Members of the Burlington High School Marching Band have a new feather to add to their caps this week.
On Wednesday February 5, the band will be performing at Harvard University at a parade celebrating Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Woman of the Year, Cynthia Erivo. Established in 1951, this award, given by the nation's oldest theatrical group, has celebrated such powerhouses as Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, and Annette Bening. This year's honoree rose to fame with her performance in The Color Purple on Broadway, and most recently blew away audiences as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West in Wicked: Part One.
The BHS Marching Band, which took home first place in their region in the state competition last fall, accepted the invitation and will be leaving school early on Wednesday to attend the celebration.
In other arts & culture news out of Burlington Public Schools, artwork from BHS students Afsa Khalifa, Emilly Madeira, and Anastasiia Zhovnerenko will be included in this year's Emerging Young Artists and Designers Juried Exhibition at UMass Dartmouth’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. More than 800 works were submitted, and these three artists' creations were among the 103 pieces selected for the exhibition.
A virtual exhibition opening, reception, and awards presentation will be held on Friday, February 7, 4:30pm, via Zoom.
Work from Anastassia Zhovnerenko, Emily Madeira, and Afsa Khalifa was chosen for the highly selective Emerging Young Artists and Designers Juried Exhibition at UMass Dartmouth’s College of Visual and Performing Arts.
