Just a snapshot - or two - of Walnut Hill's performers alive with the sound of music...
Giants, princesses, and other fantasy figures will take up a three-day residency in Cohen Auditorium, where Torn Ticket II's spring production of Into the Woods opens tonight. The popular Stephen Sondheim musical details the antics of some of society's most renowned fairytales; taking a look at what happens when happily-ever-after endings turn sour. Directed by senior Tom Damassa, the production is packed with performers who have been working hard all semester to make Sondheim's multi-faceted characters come to life.
Pictured here in rehearsal are Little Red Riding Hood (senior Vanessa Schiff) and Jack (freshman Michael La Fazia) as they wait in earnest for their wishes to be granted.
Check out tomorrow's Daily for full coverage of what Into the Woods has in store.
The Music Department, with help from the Diversity Fund, sponsored a presentation by At Place Congo earlier this week that featured two evenings of music by composer H. Leslie Adams. Adams' pieces were presented on the program alongside many original works by Tufts' students and faculty composers. Tuesday night's performance featured vocal selections performed by students studying voice in the Applied Music program, as well as two choral pieces sung by the Tufts Chamber Singers. Music Department Chair John McDonald provided the piano accompaniment for these selections and for several pieces written by students in the composition program. Wednesday's concert focused more on instrumental music written by both Adams and by Tufts composers.
McDonald is pictured here taking a bow with voice student Megan Brachtl after performing "Night Song."
