On Saturday, February 13, pianist Marie-Line Rochard '17 performed her New York debut at Carnegie Hall. One of 35 students selected to perform at the ISM Honors Recital, Rochard played Franz Liszt's "Liebestraum No. 3" in A flat major.
An honors student at the International School of Music (ISM) in Bethesda, Rochard was selected to perform at the ISM Honors Recital after a rigorous audition process. The auditions evaluated not only the skill level of each student, but each student's passion for music and drive to improve. The purpose of the concert is to expose promising young musicians to the world of music and to provide each selected student with a foundation of significant musical accomplishment.
Having started piano lessons at the age of six, Rochard has been working towards this level of skill for the past decade. Rochard credits the support of her piano teacher, Sofia Vulfson, for helping her achieve such an honor.
"I personally was not sure whether I wanted to audition for this concert; musicians work endlessly, often their whole lives, to play at Carnegie. In the end, I realized that taking risks was going to be part of anything I want to do in life," stated Rochard.
In addition to her performance at Carnegie Hall, Rochard has played at the Strathmore in North Bethesda each year for the past four years.
Bravo to Marie-Line!
On Saturday, May 14, the Holton-Arms Upper School Wind Ensemble and String Orchestra competed at the Music in the Parks Festival in Hershey Park, PA. The Orchestra received First Place with a Superior Rating and the Wind Ensemble received Second Place with a Good Rating. Their competition included bands, orchestras, and choirs from the entire northeast region.
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Celebrate "The Circle of Life" as over 50 students from both schools join together to perform this majestic musical. Follow the journey of Simba (Lily Muhlbaum '22 & Bryce Savoy, Landon '21) a young lion growing up in the African pridelands under the watchful eye of his parents King Mufasa (James Harrington, Landon '21) and Queen Sarabi (Josephine Starks '21) assisted by their faithful majordomo Zazu (Maggie Brett-Major '22). When jealous uncle Scar (Allie Stroman '21) forms an alliance with hyenas Banzai, Shenzi and Ed (Celina Fratzscher '21, Coby Shrensky, Landon '21 & Anushka Dar '21) to assassinate Mufasa, Simba flees to the jungle where he is taken in by Timon the Meerkat (Campbell Magruder '21) and Pumbaa the Warthog (CJ O'Rourke, Landon '22). The pridelands depleted by the hyena horde, Lioness Nala (Nyla Jones '22 & Tess Armstrong '21) bids farewell to her mother Sarafina (Ema Nakayama '21) and ventures into the jungle to find food. When she meets her old friend Simba again, she and the wise baboon Rafiki (Brielle Herlein '21) convince Simba to return and reclaim his rightful place in the kingdom. 
