Arts

History of Jazz -- Appreciation

Our study of jazz will begin with an exploration of the range of styles covered by the term “Jazz.”  Jazz has come to mean many things to many people. We will spend some time coming to an understanding of what the term implies at various moments in its history and how that definition changes with evolving technology, social trends, and political movements, be it the Roaring 20s, The Great Depression, The Post-War Era, The Counterculture 1960s, or Fusion of the 1970s.  We will cover the greats, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis. However, we’ll also be approaching jazz as a current art form with living, breathing practitioners who are still pushing the boundaries of the art form.  Our location in the Jazz Capital of the World, NYC, will allow us to visit some key locations, such as Louis Armstrong’s House in Queens, The Jazz Museum of Harlem, and, of course, a jazz club performance.  We will have one or two guest lecture performers in class.  Come prepared to learn a whole other language of listening.

This course is open to all rising 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.

Horace Mann students will receive one half-credit for this course.

This course runs full day from Monday, June 16 - Thursday, July 3, 2025, 9:00 am-3:00 pm.

Registration will open in mid-January.

Cost $2400

Michael Bomwell, instructor

HM Artist Residency Program at Dorr 

The HM Artist Residency program is a unique opportunity for selected UD students to immerse themselves in nature and studio art for a week at the John Dorr Nature Lab in Bethlehem, CT. Under the mentorship of HM Visual Arts faculty, students will explore their curiosities through projects of their design. Being at Dorr is a chance for a cohort of artists to take initiative in their artistic growth and support one another in an intentional environment. Students will work independently in the mediums of their choice (i.e., painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media) and meet regularly with faculty and as a group to discuss their work.

At the start of the following school year, students returning to HM will work with Ms. Harpel to curate and install a show of their residency projects in the HM Gallery. Preference will be given to rising Juniors and Seniors. Students do not need to be enrolled in an art class to be considered.

This course runs from Thursday, June 12 - Thursday, June 19. It is a non-credit bearing course.

Registration will open in mid-January.

Cost $850

Claire Harpel and Brian Lee, instructors

Royal Shakespeare Company Acting Workshop

This course is open to Middle Division and Upper Division students.

Join a Royal Shakespeare Company-led two-week Acting Intensive Workshop with an actor and director from the RSC. Whether you are new to the stage or have several shows under your belt, you will learn invaluable approaches drawn directly from the RSC rehearsal room.

Each day includes voice and text work in the morning and scene work in the afternoon, all focused on Shakespeare's plays and incorporating different techniques to realize his characters and the world of his plays fully.
 
The workshop builds to a sharing of material which will be rehearsed and staged throughout the weeks.

This course runs from Monday, June 16 - Friday, June 27, 9:00 am-3:00 pm. It is a non-credit bearing course.

Registration will open in mid-January.

Cost $1600

Adam Casdin, Benjamin Posner, Haila VanHentenryck, and RSC faculty, instructors