![Alum and musician Jimmy Elcock talks with students.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":2200}])
The St. Sebastian's alumnus stopped by Karl Grohmann's music classes on March 6 to talk with students about his career in country music and life on the road.
THE ARTS
St. Sebastian’s has always been committed to the idea that a strong fine arts program is an indispensable element of a well-rounded education. When students engage in the arts, they learn valuable lessons about themselves and about life, lessons that they simply could not learn in any other way.
Students are encouraged to draw, to paint, to shape and form, to act, and to make music. Some write and direct plays; others build sets or work on sound and lighting. Perhaps more than any other department, Fine Arts is inextricably linked to the extracurricular life of the School, as boys develop new skills in the classroom and hone those skills further through various club activities.
NURTURING THE WHOLE STUDENT
Our talented and devoted art, music, and drama teachers and our beautiful arts facilities conspire powerfully, providing the prompting and the platform for creative expression.
Fine Arts News
![St. Sebastian's music students and teacher at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":2200}])
St. Sebastian's music students attended the annual Boston Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal on February 27.
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Victor Cevoli, an award-winning graphic designer and photographer, met with the students to talk about photographing on site and the history of the hospital.
![The Slings and Arrows Players Present "The Door"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582037743/stsebs/cqzudefzs5jzewaembry/StSebs_TheDoor_021320_Richins_70_7340.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582037743/stsebs/cqzudefzs5jzewaembry/StSebs_TheDoor_021320_Richins_70_7340.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582037743/stsebs/cqzudefzs5jzewaembry/StSebs_TheDoor_021320_Richins_70_7340.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582037743/stsebs/cqzudefzs5jzewaembry/StSebs_TheDoor_021320_Richins_70_7340.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582037743/stsebs/cqzudefzs5jzewaembry/StSebs_TheDoor_021320_Richins_70_7340.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582037743/stsebs/cqzudefzs5jzewaembry/StSebs_TheDoor_021320_Richins_70_7340.jpg","width":2200}])
On February 14 and 15, the St. Sebastian's Drama Club performed "The Door," this year's winter play. The play was written by seniors Patrick McDonald, Nate Kelly, and Aidan Garrity who also collaborated in directing.
![Courtney Bent, St. Sebastian's photo instructor, speaks at the Independent School Art Instructors Association conference.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1576183873/stsebs/h54zxipfprfsjedxl7dv/BentCoutney_ISAIA2019_PresentationShootingBeauty.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1576183873/stsebs/h54zxipfprfsjedxl7dv/BentCoutney_ISAIA2019_PresentationShootingBeauty.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1576183873/stsebs/h54zxipfprfsjedxl7dv/BentCoutney_ISAIA2019_PresentationShootingBeauty.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1576183873/stsebs/h54zxipfprfsjedxl7dv/BentCoutney_ISAIA2019_PresentationShootingBeauty.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1576183873/stsebs/h54zxipfprfsjedxl7dv/BentCoutney_ISAIA2019_PresentationShootingBeauty.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1576183873/stsebs/h54zxipfprfsjedxl7dv/BentCoutney_ISAIA2019_PresentationShootingBeauty.jpg","width":2200}])
Ms. Bent presented about the AP Photography service program at the Independent School Art Instructors Association conference at the Brooklyn Museum in New York this past weekend.
![Students visit Kusama's "Loving is Calling" exhibit at ICA]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573138002/stsebs/qo1v3py0dewg89ijyhxm/ICATrip_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1573138002/stsebs/qo1v3py0dewg89ijyhxm/ICATrip_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1573138002/stsebs/qo1v3py0dewg89ijyhxm/ICATrip_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1573138002/stsebs/qo1v3py0dewg89ijyhxm/ICATrip_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1573138002/stsebs/qo1v3py0dewg89ijyhxm/ICATrip_2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1573138002/stsebs/qo1v3py0dewg89ijyhxm/ICATrip_2.jpg","width":2200}])
The students experienced the exhibit's infinity mirror room at the the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.
![AP Photography Students Teach Photography to Adults with Disabilities]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565126279/stsebs/eltnxyyb6jc3fs1envcg/AP_Photo_service_201911.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565126279/stsebs/eltnxyyb6jc3fs1envcg/AP_Photo_service_201911.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1565126279/stsebs/eltnxyyb6jc3fs1envcg/AP_Photo_service_201911.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1565126279/stsebs/eltnxyyb6jc3fs1envcg/AP_Photo_service_201911.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1565126279/stsebs/eltnxyyb6jc3fs1envcg/AP_Photo_service_201911.jpg","width":1280}])
The Arrows taught and worked with the participants at Beaverbrook.
![Jordan Barros '15 presents his artwork]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565141748/stsebs/w8tate5dim1bw7xawy3q/Jordan_Barros15_art_presentation_05222019-12.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1565141748/stsebs/w8tate5dim1bw7xawy3q/Jordan_Barros15_art_presentation_05222019-12.jpg","width":350}])
Jordan spoke about his senior art thesis on colorism and stereotypes in American society.