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The Circle Voice

The Student Newspaper of Groton School

The Circle Voice

The marimba band from Maru-a-Pula raises the CPAC.

Maru-a-Pula Marimba Band Comes to Groton

Hadley Callaway '17, Assistant News Editor May 13, 2016

On April 28th, the Maru-a-Pula Marimba band visited Groton for a musical intervention. “We’re here to help you,” said MaP principal Andy Taylor on the CPAC stage, after joking that studies show that...

The chamber orchestra performs at Lessons and Carols.

Orchestra Trip

Macy Lipkin '18 April 22, 2016

Each year since 2005, one of Groton’s three primary musical ensembles has gone on tour, most often internationally. A year after the jazz band began the tradition with a tour of Japan, orchestra played...

Drew Bassilakis ‘16, Lilias Kim ‘18, Matthew Higgins Iati ‘17, and Zahin Das ‘16 practicing their instruments

Flowers and Fortissimos: Spring Music FSAs

Kevin Xiao '18 and Rohan Varkey '18 April 22, 2016

This term, a wide variety of art FSAs ranges from classical piano to an actual band! Matthew Higgins Iati ’17 will be working with Ms. Lanier on a “Piano Work” FSA this spring. His practices will...

Emma Rimmer is an enthusiastic chorister and actress.

Artist of the Issue: Emma Rimmer ’16

Claudette Ramos '16, Assistant Arts Editor & Columnist April 22, 2016

From channeling the glamorous Glinda in this winter’s theater production of “The Wiz” to sweetly serenading the student body in her clear, ringing soprano during a Lessons and Carols solo, Emma Rimmer...

Zootopia: A Review

Candace Tong-Li '16, Arts Editor April 22, 2016

From the start, this year’s Disney blockbuster was bound to be a hit. From playful marketing to adorable character design, “Zootopia” drew people of all ages into cinemas the moment it hit the screen....

Artist in Residence: Luke Pontifell

Artist in Residence: Luke Pontifell

Ella Capen '17 February 9, 2016

Each year, Groton invites an artist from outside the community to share his or her artwork with the school. The visiting artists are honored as Mudge Fellows, or people brought to the school by a fellowship...

Adele

Music for Your Mid-Teen Crisis

Roselle Lovell-Smith '18 and Becky Zhang '18 February 9, 2016

You’re walking alone around the wintry Circle. All your friends have early practice, but you have late. The Dining Hall is serving root beer pork for dinner. The world has never been more desolate. You...

Allie Banks '16 in action.

Artist of the Issue: Allie Banks ’16

Ella Anderson '17, Assistant Arts Editor February 9, 2016

Allie Banks ’16, a photography and singing tour de force, brings a distinct energy and passion to this issue’s artist feature. An excellent conversationalist and interviewee, Allie is prominently featured...

Bowie's Swan Song, Song by Song

Bowie’s Swan Song, Song by Song

Michael Senko '18 February 9, 2016

David Bowie’s 26th and final studio album, “Blackstar,” was released just two days before his untimely passing. In that short period of time, the album was heralded as one of his best, reinvigorating...

Spooktober Cinema

Spooktober Cinema

Michael Senko '18 October 31, 2015

The kids don their white bed sheets. The pumpkins morph into Jack-o’-lanterns with the flick of a lighter. The candy bowl is on the porch, and the arbitrary “only take one” sign is ducktaped to the...

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