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From the Principal's Desk for our LIHSA FamiliesRemote Edition:
May 29, 2020
Master Class: Def Leppard's Phil Collen
Last week Phil Collen, guitarist from the English rock band Def
Leppard,conducted a Master Class with LIHSA afternoon music
students, opening with alive performance of the 1987 hit “Pour Some
Sugar on Me.” Collen teamed upwith Yousician, a music education
company that provides interactive learningfor guitar, bass,
ukulele, piano and voice to make this visit possible.
Collen began with the Def Leppard’s hit followed by a some of
our studentsshowcasing their own guitar version of the band’s
instantly recognizableclassic. Collen provided structural and
technical feedback and the studentswere able to ask Collen
questions about his music career and guitar expertise.He told the
class, “It really comes down to putting the effort in, practicing
and
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getting the technique down. It’s all a learning curve. You gotta
be you.”
Yousician provided the students with codes for free premium
subscriptionaccess to encourage continuing their music education
while at home thissummer. Collen announced to the students that
they will receive a signed DefLeppard T-shirt.
"Being an artist consists of so many different journeys and for
each road takenit can be completely different. The opportunities
for creative expression andinspiration are endless—a book, a song,
a movie, a phrase or even adrumbeat coming out of someone's car.”
Collen said. “The cool thing is thatyou can interpret them into
anything YOU want. I'm glad Yousician nurturesyoung artists. I look
forward to sharing what I can and being a part of thatpersonal
journey."
Master Class: LIHSA Alum Matt Kunkel
On Monday May 18, 2020 Abbe Gail Gross’ Directing class had
theopportunity to talk to LIHSA Alumni Matt Kunkel. Matt is a
professional directorwho was named one of Newsday’s Rising Stars of
Tomorrow. Some of thequestions the students asked Matt were about
his directing process, how hearrives at his directing concepts and
how he works with the crew, actors andstaff. Matt shared pictures
of his inspiration board for his upcoming productionof THE SOUND OF
MUSIC at The Muny Theatre and explained his process fornarrowing
down the ideas in the play to a single sentence to arrive at
hisconcept.
Matt recently Directed and Co-Created An Evening with the Stars
at the St.Louis Muny as part of their 100th Anniversary Season
which starred ChitaRivera, Tommy Tune, Heather Headley, and Matthew
Morrison. Additionally,he directed Follow the Fellow Who Follows A
Dream for the 92nd Street Y /Lyrics and Lyricists, A Celebration of
Muny 100 with The Muny and the St.Louis Symphony Orchestra as well
as Sunset Boulevard and Elf the Musical at the John W. Engeman
Theatre. For new works, he directed Dick Scanlan’s
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new opera libretto Fallingwater. He has worked on over 25
productions at theMuny as an Associate. He is currently
collaborating on the upcoming NationalTour of An Officer and A
Gentleman. Matt is a graduate of the University ofMichigan and The
Long Island High School for the Arts and a Proud Member ofthe Stage
Directors and Choreographers Society.
Mattwkunkel.com@Matwkunkel
Master Class: Casting Director Sam Yabrow
The Contemporary Musical Theatre Ensemble hadtheir final Master
Class for the year this week withSam Yabrow, casting director at
Stewart/Whitley(casting Broadway's Hadestown, Chicago, the
newupcoming national tour of Hairspray, the currentnational tour of
Spongebob and much more).Students were given an inside look into
what acasting directors job entails, how they work as aconnector
from actor to creative team, and wereable to ask Sam questions
about the casting world.
Sam is a Casting Director at Stewart/Whitley,primarily focusing
on Musical Theatre. Prior tojoining the Stewart/Whitley team, he
worked atAbrams Artists Agency as an Agent Coordinator inthe Talent
Division. He started his career as an intern at Telsey +
Companybefore going on to be a Casting Assistant at Joy Dewing
Casting, where heworked on such projects as the 20th Anniversary
Tour of RENT, Mamma Mia!,and Annie. Sam has also worked on staff
for the Broadway DreamsFoundation. Sam is a proud graduate of the
University of Michigan’s MusicalTheatre Department.
Master Class: LIHSA Alum Aggie Lesser
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On Thursday May 21, 2020 Abbe Gail Gross’ A.M. and P.M. Play
Writingclasses had the opportunity to work with Aggie Lesser who
graduated fromLIHSA in 2016. Aggie is a rising senior at The New
School for Drama majoringin Playwriting. She has written several
plays while in college and is currentlyworking on a four act play
for her thesis project. The students were curiousabout college
level play writing classes and the opportunities they would haveto
present their plays in college.
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Aggie discussed play writing technique with the classes then
guided thestudents in an exercise using gossip as a prompt to
create a story. Once thestudents conceived the basic story, they
then turned that into a scene. Thoughthe prompt was the same, each
student’s plays turned out quite different.
Student Locker Clean Out
If you still need to pick up any personal items at school (art
work, film closetitems, clothing, etc) or if you were not able to
make it to pick up the lockeritems in your locker already, you must
fill out this form by June
5th.https://forms.gle/kBdksd1oaMeupkEH6
We will have an additional pick up day on Tuesday, June 9 from
12:30 - 2:30PM. We additionally hope to have some summer pick up
hours as needed.
Please email Erica Giglio Pac with questions.
End of Year Events!
End of Year events start next week. Please join us and cheer on
yourclassmates. To all performing: Break a leg!
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Photo Contest: Enter by June 1
Global Oneness' Photo Contest Deadline isJune 1 by 5 pm PST. The
theme is DocumentYour Place on the Planet!
Visit the photo contest page for all of theguidelines and rules.
Take note that allentries must be accompanied by asigned Parental
Permission Form and a PhotoSubject Release Form if the
photographcontains a person.
Ten winners will receive a cash prize of $200 and their
photographs, alongwith the finalists' photographs, will be
published on our website! If youhave any questions, please contact
their contest manager Saraat [email protected].
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Bring a Friend to Dance Day
LIHSA's National Honor Society for Dance Arts invites you and
your friends toVirtual Bring a Friend to Dance Day on Tuesday, June
9. This Friends &Family event is open to all students Grades K
- 12.
Participants will enjoy a thorough warm up, including cardio,
strengthening andstretching exercises, and an exhilarating dance
combination.
Sessions:
Grades K - 5: 8:30 - 9:15 am and 12:30 - 1:15 pm
Grades 6 - 12: 9:30 - 10:15 am & 1:30 - 2:15 pm (LIHSA
Students mayparticipate).
To Register please Email Ms. Natalie L’Etoile
[email protected]. A Zoom invitation and password willbe
emailed back to you.
Remote Art
Five Operas to Live Stream.
Walt Whitman Birthplace invitesyou to a Free Evening Poetry
mailto:[email protected]://allarts.org/2020/05/5-operas-streaming/
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Reading with the First Latino USPoet Laureate (2015-2017)
JuanFelipe Herrera! Herreraembodies joy and writes in aninventive
style; which is veryreminiscent of Walt Whitman'sapproach to
poetry. He is also aperformance artist and activist onbehalf of
migrant and indigenouscommunities and at-risk youth.His FREE
Evening PoetryReading will be on May 30at 6:30PM. Click this link
on May30th at 6:30PM EST. On yourcomputer you will be givenprompts
to access the meeting.To join using your phonedownload the Zoom App
beforehand: Click Here To Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 840 5905
3738 Password: 080706
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Board of Cooperative Educational Services of NassauCountySusan
Bergtraum, PresidentDeborah Coates, Vice PresidentMichael Weinick,
District ClerkFran N. Langsner, Vice District ClerkRonald
EllerbeMartin R. KayeRobert "B.A." SchoenEric B. SchultzDr. Robert
R. Dillon, District SuperintendentJames R. Widmer, Associate
Superintendent for BusinessServicesDr. RG France, Associate
Superintendent for Curriculum,Instruction and Educational
Serviceswww.nassauboces.org
Regional Schools and Instructional ProgramsDr. Carla Theodorou,
Executive DirectorJudith A. Hynes, Assistant DirectorJyoti Sood,
Supervisor of Data and Technology Long Island High School for the
ArtsDr. Christine Rogutsky Bleecker, Principal
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