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“Art is very peaceful for me,” senior Emily Karasik, who has been drawing for as long as she can remember, said. As a child, Emily often attended summer camps where she had the opportunity to draw and show off her artwork. “I really just drew whenever I could, which was all the time,” she said. […]
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Senior Ian Givens is an accomplished musician, lighting up the KO community with his musical pursuits. Ian has been a member of both the Middle School and Upper School jazz combos during his time at KO, and in his spare time, he takes private piano lessons outside of school. Ian started taking lessons when he […]
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On May 14, KO held its first outdoor Arts Night, featuring performances from the Upper and Middle School band and orchestra, the select Upper School choral ensembles, the theater department, and solo performances from various students, as well as an art show featuring the works of KO’s creative arts students. Arts Night featured the first […]
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“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home,” dancer and author Twyla Tharp once said. COVID-19 has brought about unprecedented hardships and challenges, and it’s safe to say that quarantine was unlike anything we had ever experienced before. However, in times of tragedy, the world has done and will continue to do […]
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Talented painter and sketch artist junior Ashley Taffe is this month’s well-deserved Artist of the Month. An artist at heart, Ashley has been using different styles of art as a form of expression for many years. “I first started taking art seriously in second grade,” she said. “My parents saw that I had liked art […]
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After over a year of not being able to perform for an audience, KO’s performing arts are returning to the stage! Since January of 2020, KO’s band, choir, and orchestra have been unable to perform. They have been rehearsing both remotely and in person, but have been mainly focusing on building skills and refining techniques. […]
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Senior Eden Nenshati has had a passion for music since he was in elementary school. Since then, he has grown into a talented musician and is a member of Crimson 7 and Outlook — Kingswood Oxford’s select vocal ensembles. Eden’s first experience singing in a vocal ensemble came when he was eight years old. “I […]
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Acclaimed Broadway actress Barrett Wilbert Weed visited a Zoom on Friday, Feb. 26, at 5:00 pm as a part of the Broadway @ KO program in order to coach three select students on their singing and acting abilities. These three students were given the opportunity to sing for and receive feedback from Ms. Weed within […]
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For the first time in their 18 year history, the Crimson 7 recorded a song, “Good Ol’ A Cappella,” in Roberts Theater on Feb. 3, 2021. While in 2016 the boys a cappella group of the KO Upper School recorded a song in an official recording studio, this was the first time they recorded a […]
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Due to the restrictions COVID-19 protocols have placed on the performing arts, KO’s select choral groups, Outlook and Voce, have had to adapt immensely. Instead of hosting their typical in-person concerts, this year, the students and staff recorded their performances to share with the KO community. Voce and Outlook Director David Baker and creative arts […]
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