Overflow Crowd Gathers for Annual Coffeehouse
January 10, 2020
Last night, an overflow crowd packed the dining commons to share music and poetry during Circles 16: A Coffeehouse.
Teachers Bill Jacob and Ted Barker-Hook lead the annual event to foster community.
“It was a great success,” Jacob said. “Many alumni showed with about 100 people in attendance, 20 different acts. and a great time had by all.”
Several alumni were reunited with the help of Director of Special Events Amanda Frank.
“Last evening’s Coffee House was a great success,” Frank said. “The performances were wonderful and we have such talent in our community. I was so pleased to see many of our alumni in the audience. We had member from classes spanning from 2008-2019.”
The community shared a sing-along version of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones to close the performance.
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Students enjoy the final sing-along number.
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Students watch their peers perform onstage.
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Registrar Janeata Robinson takes the solo in the sing-along.
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Cora Williams sings the solo in the final number.
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History teacher Ted Barker-Hook plays the guitar in the last sing-along song.
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Creative Arts Department Chair Bill Jacob plays guitar as Anja Westhues ’19 sings during the 2019 Coffee House.
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Alumni pose onstage with Alumni Affairs Director Amanda Frank ’88.
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Libby Foley ’20, accompanied by history teacher, Ted Barker-Hook on the guitar, sings a song.
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Anja Westhues ’20 sings at Coffee House 2019 with her father, Jukka Westhues.
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Lizzie Weber ’20 sings a song.
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Ted Barker-Hook and his family sing a song.
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Kitty Huang ’21 plays a song on the piano
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Dessie Bell Kamen ’20 is accompanied by her father Eric Kamen on the piano.
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Cora Williams ’20 sings a song while playing the piano.
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Jude Palmer ’22 sings a song while playing on his guitar.
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Zakkai Mares-van Praag ’22 sings a song while Sophia Spring ’22 plays on her ukulele.
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Catherine Leeder ’20 sings a song.
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Annika Walker ’24 sings while Leili Singer ’26 plays the piano.
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Neel Kumar ’22 raps his new single.
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Maddie Pogoda ’25 sings a song while playing her ukulele.
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Simon Amaya Price ’22 plays a song on the piano.
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Hannah Liwerant ’22 performs at Coffee House in 2019.
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Stephen Moreno Jimenez ’20 and Elias Kazin ’20 share the spotlight in a duet.
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Stephen Moreno Jimenez ’20 sings a song.
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Meena Kumar P. ’22 plays the Sitar.
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Meena Kumar P. ’22 shows off her sitar, a traditional Indian acoustic instrument.
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Alum Michelle Levinger ’19 sings an old Brimmer favorite on her ukulele.
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Upper School Ensemble Teacher Luca Antonucci plays trumpet alongside librarian Megan Dolan.
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Librarian Megan Dolan sings a song with Upper School Ensemble Director Luca Antonucci (trumpet) and Scott Koven (keyboard).
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Emcee Elias Kazin ’20 opens the show.
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