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Student Artists Join World-Class Musicians on Stage

Every year, the J. Walker Symposium celebrates John Luther Walker Jr. ’54 and his love of music. Sponsored by Walker's family and friends, the program brings live concerts to the EHS campus, with guest musicians working with students in class and attending an open session with student musicians.

This year, the National Chamber Players (a portion of the National Symphony Orchestra who have had a residency at EHS since 2004) joined with advanced arts students to create a stunning piece of performance art. 

As the musicians played, students from David Douglas’ class filed onto the stage in white coveralls. They began to fill in a massive mural of 8x8 foot panels installed by Douglas, which featured pieces of people looking at art. Battling their nerves among such talented musicians, the students shined on stage — literally and figuratively — as the stage crew focused the lights solely on them, with the musicians dramatically lit by the lights on their stands.

The National Chamber Players has a professional who records each show. As he packed his equipment to leave, he stopped Douglas. “I’ve recorded this piece 15 different times by different people,” he said, “and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
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