Music Program: End-of-Year Sharing

Teru Teru Bozu
Performed by Grades 4 & 5
Live Recordings by Sebastian Slaven-Davis
How-To by Kumiko Sammler
Music Provided by Adam Eason
Compiled by Diana Bright

Teru Teru Bozu, "Shine, Shine Monk," is a small traditional handmade doll made of white paper or cloth that Japanese farmers began hanging outside of their window by a string. This talisman is supposed to have magical powers to bring good weather and to stop or prevent a rainy day. Teru is a Japanese verb which describes sunshine, and a bōzu is a Buddhist monk or in modern slang, "bald-headed"; bōzu is also used as a term of endearment for addressing little boys.

Koromanti
Performed by Grades 6 & 7
Compiled by Diana Bright

We invite you to listen in on a musical gathering that took place in Jamaica in 1688. The document that includes this piece is the earliest transcription of African music in the Caribbean, and indeed, probably in the Americas. Koromanti was a term to describe enslaved peoples from the Akan ethnicity of West Africa. Student personal recordings compiled by Ms. Bright.

I Dreamed a Dream
Performed by Grades 7 Orchestra

Dancing Queen
Performed by Glee Club & Friday Philharmonic

Russian Sailor’s Dance
Performed by Friday Philharmonic
By Russian composer, Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)
From the ballet, “The Red Poppy”

I Sing the Body Electric
Performed by Cabalatta Glee Club
Personal Recordings Compiled by Diana Bright.

Based on a line from a 1855 Walt Whitman poem, turned into a song from the 1980 movie Fame.

The Hill We Climb: A Tribute to Amanda Gorman
Performed by the Class of 2021
Executive Producer: Diana Bright
Chorus Composed by Duncan McClellan