As the new school year
began, COVID restrictions
on gatherings were
relaxed and Fairmont's
performing artists received
the welcomed news that
they could play to live
audiences once again.
F
all saw the first play since the beginning of the
pandemic, Suite Surrender, a one-act farce that
explores the idea that even in difficult times,
we can still laugh – a lesson that Fairmont students
learned for themselves over the past two years. The
Prep's chamber ensemble and concert choir wowed
at the Spring Concert. In a departure from previous
winter productions with traditional chamber ensemble
music and holiday songs, last year's concert was a
musical review that featured tunes from beloved
musicals. Intrigue and suspense marked spring's
murder mystery double feature, Where There's a Will,
There's a Murder, and Murdered Mystery. As an added
plot twist, the cast rotated from performance to
performance of this "whodunit" production.
Continuing in the rich tradition of
VAPA, several Prep students were
nominated for the Orange County
Register's High School Artist of
the Year Awards in their respective
areas of specialty – Instrumental
Music: Piano, Vocal Music:
Non-classical, Theater: Acting,
Handcrafted Visual Arts: Hand
Drawing and Painting.
