The Music House hosted the fall afternoon arts recital & art exhibition on Wednesday evening, celebrating the work of six students who spent their fall afternoons working on either an art or music project. These students, who were Seonha Hwang ‘18, Eric Li ‘18, Nicole Sergiwa ‘18, Max Tsiang ‘19, William Jiang ‘19 and Tassilo Heinrich ‘20, were met with a big crowd and climbed above the pressure as they displayed their talented performances and beautiful artworks.

The event kicked off with an art exhibition by Heinrich, who presented two clay sculptures named “My Face” and “My Dream Car.” In his exhibition, Heinrich discussed the process of creating these clay sculptures and what he had learned during this process.

Jiang followed after with two beautiful piano pieces by Burgmüller named “Pastorale” and “Arabesque.” After an excellent performance, Jiang spoke about the emotion he puts into his pieces, and his development as a player.

Next, Tsiang and his violin performed an elegant playing of the first movement of “Violin Concerto No. 4” by Mozart.

The piece, which was a cogent combination of emotional rich tones and quick bursts of musical movement, set the stage for Sergiwa ’18, who sang a lovely Les Berceaux by Fauré. After being met by a huge round of applause for her passionate and powerful performance, Sergiwa ’18 discussed the wealth of options she found in Afternoon Arts.

“The freedom at afternoon arts allowed me to further explore my musical interests as I looked at the different choices I could make about what I wanted to sing,” Sergiwa ’18 said.

Li carried the event forward as he discussed his four paintings, which were all drastically different and meaningful pieces. His work included an interpretation of a painting he saw, as he put his vision on the canvas and created an intricate and abstract painting of a girl.

Finally, Hwang ’closed the show with the first movement of “Sonata No. 5” by Beethoven. Using her violin to play this difficult and complicated piece, Hwang showed off her musical talents as she ended the night with another stunning performance.

Yoon Soon Lim, who leads Afternoon Arts and accompanied many of the performances on her piano, was extremely proud of her students.

“I have to say that I am most impressed with every student showing his/her dedication to a discipline and showing not just a mere interest, but commitment,” Lim said. “Each student who displayed their work tonight dedicated many hours for their music/art. Furthermore, those hours were also very different according to what kind of learning journeys each person had. Overall, it was a good term to learn music and make art.”

With the conclusion of Fall Afternoon Arts, applications for Winter Afternoon Arts are now open. All interested students should apply before November 1st and can contact Lim for more information.