THIJS WITTINK/DEERFIELD SCROLL On April 24th, in the Elizabeth Wachsman Concert Hall, the Deerfield Music Program showcased its year-end performance: The Spring Concert - A Celestial Journey. From Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Op. 32, to excerpts from the Star Wars film scores, students delivered a wide range of celestial-themed music. The concert showcased a range of musical genres performed by the Deerfield Orchestra, Concert Band, and Jazz Band, spanning 13 pieces. Most not

THIJS WITTINK/DEERFIELD SCROLL Ella Waag ‘26 started dancing at a young age under the influence of her sister and the popularity of dancing back in her hometown, Hong Kong. “I started doing it, and I really loved it,” she said. “I loved performing, I loved being on stage, and that's kind of where my passion for dance grew.” In addition to the performing arts, Waag has an interest in singing, which dates back to her time in her kindergarten choir. At Deerfield, Waag pursued he

NICANOR WILLIAMS/DEERFIELD SCROLL Deerfield Academy’s spring play production, Dog Eat Dog, will premiere on Tuesday, May 19, in the Black Box Theater, with the closing show on Saturday, May 23. First performed in March of 1983, playwright Mary Gallagher’s dark comedy Dog Eat Dog is set in a future American depression in which wealthy suburbanites are forced to rapidly change their lifestyles and confront questions of morality, desperation, and change. Deerfield Theater began

COURTESY OF DEERFIELD COMMUNICATIONS Vocal ensemble members, chamber musicians and dancers performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on the evening of May 13, in an event kickstarting the Academy’s new “Be Worthy” fundraising campaign. The campaign—with a goal of 500 million dollars, which would set a fundraising record for the Academy—has raised 340 million so far, Head of School John Austin announced at the event. Interim Director of the Arts and Choral

On Friday, April 10, Deerfield’s Vocal Ensemble Class took a two-hour drive to Boston, where they sang the National Anthem at TD Garden during the Boston Celtics game that night against the New Orleans Pelicans. With the game officially starting at 7:30 PM, the students departed immediately after Period Three in order to commute to the stadium, warm up, and shake out their nerves. The chaperones were Choral Director Michael Pfitzer, Piano Studio Director Yu-Mei Wei, Math Teac