 | To be truly well educated, one must not only appreciate the arts, but have rich opportunities to actively participate in creative work. The arts bring subjects to life, turning abstractions into actual expression. Learning through the arts often results in greater academic achievement and higher test scores. The arts faculty bring a high level of experience to the classroom, and throughout the year visiting artists and musicians come to campus, exposing students to a wide range of creativity and talent.
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The Hebron art gallery on the main floor of the Sturtevant Dorm offers regular exhibitions of work by students, faculty, alumni, or visiting artists. Each school year begins with an exhibit of faculty work, which may include photography, painting, and/or sculpture, in addition to other media. Student paintings, sculpture, pottery, and other artwork are displayed three times per year as part of course requirements. At year-end, an exhibit features work by all Hebron students.
In addition to the more formal art gallery in Sturtevant Dorm, student work is on constant display in the hallways of the visual arts classrooms located on the lower floor of the Lepage Arts Center, where creativity abounds in all media. Recently, Hebron faculty members Ms. Jeanine Eschenbach and Ms. Jenn Lonergan were tapped to participate in the Maine Art Educators Exhibit and entered mixed media pieces and photographs, respectively. |
Performing Arts at Hebron Performances on Hebron's stage integrate life, literacy, learning, and community, and celebrate the strong character development that is a hallmark of Hebron's educational experience. Young actors and actresses learn poise, confidence, and other public speaking skills they will draw on throughout their lives. By exploring different roles and personalities, they most often find within themselves something that can only be discovered through a dramatic performance. Students working backstage develop knowledge of construction, design, and artistic techniques, or learn stage management and production skills.
Student dramatic performances are one of the highlights of the year, both in the Middle and Upper Schools. Three out of four Hebron students have played a role in at least one Hebron production. The all-school musical takes place near the end of winter term, and is supported by faculty directors, student and professional musicians, and a core group of committed Upper School thespians. Recent shows, which have boasted casts of over fifty students, include A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Seussical The Musical, Once Upon This Island, Grease, and Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Middle Schoolers take the stage in March with their annual production. In the spring, Upper School students cast, direct, and produce one-act plays. Learn more about Working, this year's all-school musical debuting on February 24! |
The Hebron campus offers numerous opportunities for Upper School student musicians to perform during the academic year. Performance opportunities include playing or singing for the entire Upper School in morning meeting, for special occasions such as school receptions or formal dinners on-campus, in the pit orchestra for the annual musical, in one of the academy’s ensembles: Chorus, Orchestra, Jazz Band, or the Hebeegeebees (the school’s a cappella group which often travels off-campus to alumni events). Those ensembles rehearse regularly and perform in at least two formal concerts per year in Androscoggin Theatre at the Lepage Arts Center. Musicians are also asked to participate in the annual Vespers, or Festival of Lights, gathering in December.
Three times per year, Boston-based classical musicians visits campus as part of the Cohen Chamber Concert Series, recently profiled in the Lewiston Sun Journal. These musicians have performed around the world, including St. Petersburg, Moscow, Brussels, Paris and New York City, performing works from the likes of Dvorak, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. The concert series is sponsored by Hebron alumnus Saul B. Cohen '51 and his wife Naomi, who are committed to education and the arts.
In addition, professional bands or performers appear on-campus several times a year as part of the community meeting or weekend events or for cultural enrichment.
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|  | The Latest in Hebron Arts HEBRON PLAYERS TO PRESENT MUSICAL "WORKING" FEB. 24 2/21/2012 The Hebron Academy Players will present a reprise production of the musical "Working" on February 24-25 in the Androscoggin Theater in the Lepage Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public!
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  TEN NAMED TO DISTRICT II MUSIC ENSEMBLES 1/24/2012 Ten Hebron Academy students earned places in music ensembles at the Maine Music Educators Association District II Music Festival. Seven middle and upper schoolers performed in the District II Instrumental Festival on January 27-28, and three sang in the Vocal Festival on February 3-4. Congrats to our talented musicians!
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