The Kinder HSPVA Vocal Music Department continues to grow as an ambitious, student-centered program. Students are building a strong foundation in classical music while exploring new styles and repertoire. In the Department’s inaugural Songwriting Showcase, students shared original music and lyrics that reflected their own artistic voices and experiences. Alumna Alexandria DeWalt (Instrumental ’17) returned…
The Kinder HSPVA Visual Arts Department continues to prepare students to study at the nation’s top arts conservatories. Your gifts to HSPVA Friends allow the curriculum to expand and evolve. You provide the adjunct teachers, guest artists, equipment, and daily supplies that allow the faculty to offer a range of opportunities for students to take…
The Kinder HSPVA Theatre Department prepares students to become well-rounded theatre artists through training in acting, musical theatre, playwriting, directing, design, and production. This year, students brought that training to life through productions including Jane Eyre and Jesus Christ Superstar, lower-level showcases, senior recitals, and Yours Truly, an original devised musical created from student-written scenes,…
The Kinder HSPVA Instrumental Music Department presented a full season of Band, Chamber Music, Jazz, Mariachi, Orchestra, and Piano performances. The department’s partnership with AFA remains the national standard for high school chamber music education. DACAMERA continued their mentorship support in Music Entrepreneurship. Instrumental Music also partnered with Apollo Chamber Players, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Houston…
The Kinder HSPVA Dance Department continues to bring in some of the best guest choreographers and master class instructors in the country because of your gifts to HSPVA Friends. You provide Dance students opportunities to work with these visiting artists, as well as an impressive roster of daily adjunct faculty. You also provide other concert support, including…
The Creative Writing curriculum at Kinder HSPVA continues to evolve because of the unique courses and experiences your support makes possible. Your gifts to HSPVA Friends fund the adjunct faculty, technology, and supplies that allow the teachers to offer a wide range of specialty courses that challenge students to think critically, take creative risks, and…