Arts-X-press is a summer arts immersion program for 7th and 8th grade students created by the Pacific Symphony in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair. 150 students are nominated by teachers throughout Orange County to come together for 5 days of creative exploration each summer. The program has two goals: 1) To expose students to all 5 performing and visual arts; and 2) To foster respect for and interest in each student’s individuality, talents, interests, and background.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Pageant of the Masters



Last night, our campers got to see Pageant of the Masters! We started our trip with a visit to Heisler park where we had pizza and were visited by our favorite conductor Carl St. Clair! Today he talked about how we should all listen to the inner voice inside of us that tells us to follow our passion. He even said how his plans for his future are to conduct for the rest of his life! When you follow your passion, work is no longer work, but a calling. The most important lessons he shared with us yesterday were to work hard, be honest, be thankful, and to remain humble.


After our inspiring visit from Carl St. Clair, we made our way to the festival of the arts, where we had time to do some activities, look at the artwork, and even had the privilege of getting a backstage tour of the show!






Finally, we got to witness the pageant of the masters, and it was incredible. The theme this year was "The Grand Tour" which perfectly fits this week's arts-x-press theme of "adventure." Our tour started in old England and worked it's way into artwork from America. The show was all inclusive as it featured a live pit orchestra, an Opera singer and a dancer! It was a perfect outing to sum up all of our arts-x-press art forms. It has been a fun-filled week, and we are looking forward to seeing you all at parent presentation tonight!



Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)