From sit-down dinners to weekly school meetings, Deerfield celebrates many traditions. One of the biggest parts of being a Deerfield student is gathering in groups to sing. In the days when Deerfield was an all-boys school, the pep band performed the Cheering Song at football…
A warm breeze blew over the Hess Center lawn as Caitlin Sugita ’18 took the stage for her final KFC performance. Cheers erupted and continued throughout her performance. “Singing is a universal art form,” Sugita said. “It brings me so much joy when people come…
On May 14, the Deerfield Academy Choral Program will perform in a benefit concert at the First Church of Deerfield to raise money for the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS). According to its website, SAMS is a “nonpolitical, nonprofit medical relief organization that is working…
An aficionado of the performing arts, Lucy Binswanger ’17 is an artist whose talent spans the three mediums of dance, theater, and music. Her passion for the arts began at a young age. Binswanger recalled, “I used to write and perform skits with cousins and…
This year marks a significant change for the Deerfield music program, as Mr. Stephen Peisch and Dr. Thomas Pousont will assume the positions of Director of Instrumental Music and Choral Director, respectively. Mr. Peisch was appointed the new Director of Instrumental Music when former director…
This winter the music-co- curricular run by Music Director Daniel Roihl has expanded its repertoire and has many more students involved. The group now includes 14 students: 10 girls and 4 boys, with representation from every grade level. “Last year it was all seniors, so…
The Chamber Singers began this fall as Music Director Daniel Roihl’s experiment. Mr. Roihl handpicked singers Sierra Janik ‘13, Chris Lin ‘13, Julie Harris ‘13, Hyun Yang ‘13 and Kristy Hong ’13 for the group. Mr. Roihl chose the students for their high level of…
Since she came to Deerfield two years ago, Sierra Janik has been featured as the advanced madrigal choir’s soloist in a variety of pieces, including Fauré’s Requiem and the spiritual “Ride the Chariot.”
In September, Grace Mermel ’12 and Joseph Lee ’13 created a chorus for children of the Deerfield community.