Miss Hall’s School Announces Head's List, Honor Roll

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Twenty-nine Miss Hall's School students were named to the head's list and honor roll for the previous semester, which ended Jan. 18.
 
To qualify for the head's list, students must have taken five major, full-credit courses and must maintain a minimum average of 92 with no single grade below B-plus.
 
For honor roll recognition, students must have taken five major, full-credit courses and must maintain a minimum average of 86 with no single grade below B-minus.
 
Head's List
  • Grade 12: Ivy Ciaburri, of Hinsdale
  • Grade 10: Julia Bianchi, of Cheshire; Emma Bullock, North Bennington, Vt.; Elizaveta Kravchenko, Hinsdale; and Savannah Romeo, Lee
 
Honor Roll
  • Grade 12: AnaMei Boyd, of Lenox; Sarah Dunton, Pittsfield; Lauren Graham, Hinsdale; Trudy Hall, Alford; Alisha Malkani, Pittsfield; Devin Melle, Pittsfield; Megan Newton, Berkshire; and Zia O’Neill, Stamford, Vt.
  • Grade 11: Sophie Bellemare, of Hoosick Falls, N.Y.; Sara Brennan, Hinsdale; Rebecca Fasciano, Hillsdale, N.Y.; Meagan Fraser, Lee; Courtney Gamache, Lenox; Harnoor Mann, Dalton; and Caroline Saltzman, Williamstown
  • Grade 10: Cassandra Case, of Great Barrington; Ginger Ciaburri, Hinsdale; Hannah Merrill, Williamstown; Hanila Novak, Richmond; Kathryn Pasquariello, Cummington; and Emma Whittum, Williamstown
  • Grade 9: Madeline McCain, of Dalton; Jordan Owensby, Clarksburg; and Sara Sprague, Richmond
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Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert At Simon's Rock

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— The annual Bard College at Simon's Rock Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert begins Friday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m. 
 
Conducted by Professor of Music, Electronic Arts, and Cultural Studies John Myers, the concert will include new arrangements of pieces by artists such as Thelonius Monk, Johnny Mandel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and others, as well as the debut of John Myers' original composition "Lifeline." 
 
Along with student players, the concert will also include faculty guest artists Allan Dean on trumpet, Pete Toigo on bass, and the voice of emeritus faculty guest artist Bill Dunbar.
 
"My students are multi-talented, not just in music, but in other disciplines as well, including physics, linguistics, and mathematics. Our drummer, Yonah Sadeh, is already an award-winning filmmaker, and both of our guitarists are performing composers with online followers," said Myers.
 
Among those student performers are David Bronshvayg on violin, Damien Brown on trumpet, Tzedek Fishman on piano/keyboard, Megan Hackett on guitar and providing vocals, Zoia Levit on accordion, Paul Rose on piano, keyboard, and vocals, Maayan Rosenberg on clarinet, Yonah Sadeh on drums, Bohdan Lastochkin on guitar, and Ace Thompson on bass.
 
"One of the many special features of the Simon's Rock Jazz Ensemble is that I create my own original arrangements of all the music, shaped by the abilities and personalities of the players. Another feature is our unusual instrumentation, which this semester includes accordion and violin as well as the more traditional jazz instruments," said Myers.
 
On performing Myers' personal composition at the upcoming concert, he also said, "My composition "Lifeline" uses three levels of 7: 7/8, 7/4, and 7/2. The students enjoy the challenge of playing in these kinds of meters, and I supply one of my own pieces every semester."
 
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