ZIS Performs
Upper School Pop Concert
April 5, 2022 at the Upper School Theater
String Orchestra
- Blinding Lights - Ahmad Balshe, Oscar Holter, Max Martin, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, arr. Michael Kamuf
- Blue Rhythmico - Kirt N. Mosier
- (You Are) Amazing - Brian Balmages
Lions Jazz Band:
- Blame it on the Blues - Doug Beach
- Africa - David Paich & Jeff Porcaro, arr. Ralph Ford
- Pick up the Pieces - arr Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Robbie McIntosh & Owen McIntrye, arr. Victor Lopez
Vocal and Choral Music
- Before He Cheats - Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear
- I'm Still Standing - Elton John & Bernie Taupin, arr. Pete Schmutte
Concert Band
- Stevie Wonder in Concert - arr. Paul Murtha
- A Little Tango Music - Adam Gorb
- Eighties Flashback - arr. Paul Murtha
Past Performances
Upper School Musical
The Theory of Relativity
Was performed in March 2022 a the Upper School Theatre.
The Theory of Relativity is a touching, honest, funny and endearing musical that probes the minds and hearts of today’s college students as they emerge into a world that is almost impossible to make sense of. The show has a brilliant score by Neil Bartram and a trenchant, finely observed and often hilarious script by Brian Hill. This show is very much about connections. Connections between others and how they are formed as well as the connection with oneself and our own identity.
Everyone in the cast has a moment to shine, and the astonishing talent of the cast collectively actually contributes to the impact of the play, since this will be a demonstration of the gifts and heart that the characters in the story did not know they possessed yet. Theory is a musical on the cutting edge of today’s theatrical sensibility, and its impact and significance as a work of art will, I think, only grow in the years to come.
Family Concert Night - Premiered May 28
The Upper School Music Department shared some of their work with the ZIS community as an online live premier on Friday, May 28 2021.
Music Teacher Tracy Sons and her students from the Concert Bands, String Orchestra, and Lions Jazz entertained with popular favorites including music from Elton John, Beauty and the Beast, Imagine Dragons, Quincy Jones, Peter Gunn, Stevie Wonder, and more!