Don’t miss the Performing Arts Department’s Candlelight Cabaret on January 31. This exciting variety show features performances by the Red and Swing Choirs, poetry readings, the Strings Ensemble, and dance in a program of familiar tunes. Tickets are $25 and include a lovely dinner of almond crusted chicken with lemon buerre blanc, pesto mashed potatoes, haricot verts, chocolate mousse cups and mini cream puffs for dessert! Dinner begins at 6:00pm.
Ticket sales for this event are now closed.
The Fine Arts Department presents the Intermediate Program Winter Arts Showcase on Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm in Davies Auditorium. The program will feature a variety of string, vocal, and dance performances by 5th and 6th grade students.
On October 15, surrounded by the beauty of St. Matthews Lutheran Church’s historic sanctuary, Upper School music students took to the stage for a program of classical and contemporary music. The school’s Red Choir, renowned for its impressive repertoire and pristine sound, performed a traditional Irish folk song entitled The Parting Glass as well as Charleston, a special musical arrangement composed by faculty member Dr. Robin Gardner. String musicians ranging from 7th to 10th grade were exquisite in their performance of works by Brahms, Handel, and Schubert. Rounding out the program, members of the Swing Choir entertained the audience with an energetic version of Stay with Me.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
a musical comedy based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Shultz
Charles Schulz’s treasured comic comes to life in the classic musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Come spend a day in the life of the famous comic strip hero, Charlie Brown as he searches for what it means to be a good person, finding unexpected answers from his friends, Schroeder, Linus, Sally, Lucy and Snoopy. Whether you’re keen to fly with the Red Baron, moon over the Moonlight Sonata, or just do your best to find “Happiness,” You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a crowd-pleasing classic.
Performances:
Friday, October 9 | 7:30pm
Saturday, October 10 | 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Burges Auditorium
Tickets: $10 for adults | $5 for students/children
Join us Saturday, October 10 at 1:00pm for a special Children’s Fair in the main room of Lane Hall. Games, music, face painting and photo opportunities with the Peanuts characters will be available for the entire family to enjoy.
Tickets for Charlie Brown are no longer for sale online and can be purchased at the door if available.
Seven students from Ashley Hall’s Applied Lessons program participated in South Carolina’s first every Royal Conservatory of Music piano exams held at the University of South Carolina in late May. The students earned internationally recognized certificates and first class honors for performance and technical exercises. They also demonstrated their keen sight reading skills and sharp ear training. The young musicians study piano with Dr. Elsa Dixon and Anna Brock, Ashley Hall piano faculty.