Programs and Events
UPCOMING 2023-24 DATES:
THEATRE
- Radium Girls (Upper School play)
Oct. 20-22, 2023
Auditions: Aug. 23-24, 2023 - NCTC Regional High School Play Festival
October 27-28 or November 3-4 - How I Became a Pirate (Lower School musical)
November 3-4, 2023
Auditions: Sept. 11-13, 2023 - NCTC State Festival (must qualify from regionals)
November 16-17 - Finding Nemo, Jr. (Middle School musical)
February 8-10, 2024
Auditions: Oct. 11-12, 2023 - Freaky Friday (Upper School musical)
April 11-13, 2024
Auditions: Nov. 27-30, 2023
CONCERTS
Fall 2023
- NCAIS Honor Band at UNC Charlotte (optional for MS & US Band students)
Oct. 23-24 (all day) - MS and US Choral Concert
December 4 - MS and US Orchestra Concert
December 5 - MS and US Band Concert
December 7 - 5th Grade Band, Chorale, and Orchestra Concert
December 13
Spring 2024
- All-District Band Auditions (optional for MS & Band students)
January 13- (all day) - All-District Band Clinic (MS & US Band students who qualify)
January 26-27 - Overnight - Ovation Clinic at CC (optional for MS Band students)
February 23-24 (all day) - All-State Honors Band Auditions (for students who qualify)
March 2 - MS Band MPA (all 7th and 8th grade Band students)
March 7 - US Chorus MPA
March 27 (during the school day) - MS and US Band and Orchestra to Carowinds (tentative)
April 12 - MS and US Choral groups to Carowinds (tentative)
April 19 - US Choral and A Cappella Concert
- April 24
- US Band and Orchestra Concert
April 25 - All-State Band at UNC (for students who qualify)
April 26-28 (overnight) - MS Choral and A Cappella Concert
May 6 - MS Orchestra Concert
May 7 - MS Band Concert
May 9 - 5th Grade Band, Chorale, and Orchestra Concert
May 22
ARTS EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Winter & Spring Concerts
December & April-May
Sounds of the seasons - both traditional and contemporary - fill the McMahon Fine Arts Center theater.
AP Art and Design Student Show
January - February
Work of our AP Art and Design students fills the foyer of the McMahon Fine Arts Center.
Alumni-Faculty Art Exhibit
February - March
Recent artwork by alumni and faculty artists are displayed in the Fine Arts foyer in this annual show.
End of the Year/Best of the Year Exhibit
April/May
This annual exhibit showcases the best Middle School and Upper School artworks gleaned from class assignments throughout the year and displayed throughout the Fine Arts building and Academic Center.
Spotlight on the Arts
Each month, Upper School student performing and visual artists participate in activities and performances held on campus during Upper School lunch periods.
Field Trips
Visual Arts teachers schedule and lead groups to view art at local galleries, including the Mint Museum, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, NoDa galleries, and the McColl Center at various times of the school year.
Visiting Artists Program
Usually twice a year, visiting artists contribute to the visual arts curriculum with demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on workshops.