• RL Glee Club Travels to the West Coast

    RL Glee Club Travels to the West Coast

    The Glee Club recently concluded its annual spring break tour, bringing its energy and talent to the West Coast, with a trip to San Francisco. 

    Each day was full of singing, learning, and sightseeing. Musical highlights included choral exchanges with the students of Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart and the men of the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus; two performances at Grace Cathedral and a performance at their Evensong service with the Cathedral School Men & Boys Choir; a masterclass at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Dr. David Conte; and a school assembly performance at the Town School for Boys.

    The group made the most of their time on the other side of the country, visiting California landmarks and destinations like Alcatraz, Muir Woods National Monument, Angel Island, Fisherman’s Wharf, The Haight & Golden Gate Park, and Stanford University.

    Several Bay Area alumni attended the Glee Club’s concert at Grace Cathedral, and a special alumni connection happened when Chris Zhu ’20 hosted the group at the San Jose headquarters of his AI hardware startup, Etched. Chris held a meaningful Q&A about his journey from RL to Harvard to startup founder, and he showed the group around the facility. The boys enjoyed this rare chance to get an inside look at Silicon Valley and to connect with a former RL student.

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  • RL’s Glee Club Takes To Texas

    RL’s Glee Club Takes To Texas

    The Glee Club recently concluded its annual spring break tour, bringing their performances to the Lone Star State! 

    Each day was full of singing, education, and some fun. To kick off the trip, the boys performed at St. Agnes Academy in Houston and later heard the combined groups of St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit. Later that day, they traveled to the Houston Rodeo at NRG Stadium. Their time in Houston also included performing at Sunday Mass at St. Basil Chapel, a trip to the Space Center Houston, and fun at Galveston Beach.

    During the trip’s second leg, the group visited Cathedral High School, providing music for their morning mass and engaging in a choral exchange with their choir. The next stop was San Antonio, with a visit to the Alamo and Mission San José before attending the Spurs–Knicks game, where the boys performed in the concourse pregame. The tour continued with a trip to the Natural Bridge Caverns before touring the Texas State Capitol in Austin, concluding with the trip’s final performance.

    After a fun few days, the boys returned home to Massachusetts, where the weather was a bit colder, and there were slightly fewer cowboy hats.

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  • Holiday Concerts Kick Off Winter Break

    Holiday Concerts Kick Off Winter Break

    In Roxbury Latin tradition, on the day following mid-year exams—and before students and faculty depart for a well-deserved winter break—nearly half of the student body assembles to deliver a festive and joyful holiday concert honoring the celebrations and spirit of the season. On December 20 we were delighted to have Rousmaniere Hall filled with family and friends who joined in a happy evening of song to commence the vacation and close 2024.

    Led by RL’s Director of Music Rob Opdycke the members of the Glee Club, the Latonics, and the Junior Chorus regaled audiences at 4:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. on Friday a snowy Friday night. The second concert was followed by refreshments and fellowship in the Bernstein Tea Room.

    Watch the full video of Friday’s concert on RL’s YouTube page.

    View a photo gallery of Friday’s concert on RL’s Flickr page.

  • A Tour of Italy for RL’s Glee Club

    A Tour of Italy for RL’s Glee Club

    On March 15, 72 RL boys—along with four faculty chaperones—departed Boston for Italy, to enjoy a week-long, spring break tour of music and culture. On day one, the group first sang Mass at Santa Croce in Florence before heading to San Gimignano, where the Latonics drew a crowd busking, and the Glee Club sang a second Mass at San Agostino. That Monday offered a slower pace, as the group embarked on a city tour of Florence in the morning, before enjoying a free afternoon to explore the city independently in smaller groups.

    Next, the boys and faculty headed to Siena, where they packed a lot into two days. En route from Florence to Siena, they stopped to visit the Corsini Estate in the beautiful Tuscan countryside. There they enjoyed a tour of the villa and the wine and olive oil production facilities—enjoying an olive oil tasting prior to lunch! After arriving in Siena, the singers gave their third performance of the tour at San Francesco—another wonderful acoustic experience. They then continued their Franciscan theme by traveling to his hometown of Assisi, where they performed in the San Francesco Basilica in the morning and took a tour of the city in the afternoon. Since all roads lead to Rome, the group concluded their Italian adventure there, with a visit to the Vatican and the powerful experience of singing at St. Peter’s Basilica. Our special thanks, for planning and leading a successful, memorable trip, goes to faculty chaperones Rob Opdycke, Kerry Brennan, Michael Beam, and Alex Pellegrini.

  • Justin Yamaguchi (I) Named National YoungArts Winner

    Justin Yamaguchi (I) Named National YoungArts Winner

    For his skills on violin, senior Justin Yamaguchi has been named a 2024 National YoungArts Winner in Classical Music Violin. As described on the YoungArts website, “Winners are chosen for their caliber of artistic achievement by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process.”

    For more than four decades, the YoungArts Award has been recognizing talent and hard work like Justin’s: artistic skill that demonstrates exceptional technique; a strong sense of artistry; and a depth of thinking and performance that exceeds the level of peers at this career stage.

    As part of the award, in addition to a cash prize, Justin is eligible to participate in one of two in-person interdisciplinary programs held in Los Angeles or New York City this spring, as well as virtual professional development seminars with fellow YoungArts award winners.

  • Glee Club Takes to Nashville and Memphis!

    Glee Club Takes to Nashville and Memphis!

    In the early morning hours of March 18, four members of RL’s faculty and 56 members of the Glee Club boarded a plane to head to two of America’s most iconic music destinations. First the group spent three days in Nashville, Tennessee—Music City! On Saturday, they spent some time getting to know downtown Nashville before heading to the legendary Grand Ole Opry. On Sunday, RL’s singers provided music for the service at Belmont United Methodist Church; performed at and visited the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; and enjoyed a private concert by the versatile artist Ajaye at Ole Red. On Monday, the group worked with two choirs at Montgomery Bell Academy and performed at the all-school assembly that kicked off MBA’s Field Day. RL’s boys and faculty visited Vanderbilt University and enjoyed a wonderful dinner and musical exchange with our friends, the French Family Band. (Camille, Stuie, and Sonny French—along with their bassist Joe Reed—were last year’s Berman Visiting Artists in Residence, performing two concerts at RL and working with student musicians in master classes and jam sessions throughout the school day.) RL’s students and adults were also honored to meet, hear, and perform with Jimmy Fortune of the Statler Brothers. Highlights of that evening included Tait Oberg (I) and John Austin (I) trading solos with Sonny and Joe, and Glee Club singers singing “My Girl” with five professional musicians as their backing band!

    From Nashville, the group departed for Memphis, where they spent three days performing and hearing some great music, as well as learning about the history and culture of our country and the Mississippi Delta region. On Tuesday, the group visited the battlefield where Union forces held off a Confederate charge at the Battle of Franklin. They then arrived in Memphis, where they performed at the Central Atrium of Crosstown Arts and heard a tremendous jazz concert presented by the students of Stax Music Academy. On Wednesday, the group headed downstream: First stop was Helena, Arkansas, where they performed at the Helena Country Club for the local Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. They then went on to Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Tait and John once again got to jam with a pro: blues artist, Super Chikan. The day ended with a fun change of pace, as the group took in an exciting NBA game (with the hometown Grizzlies prevailing!). The trip’s concluding days began with a tour of the legendary Sun Studio, followed by time to explore Beale Street (which included some Latonics busking in the Land of the Delta Blues!), followed by a moving visit to the National Civil Rights Museum.

    The weeklong trip was memorable, and included not only performing, hearing, and learning about music, but also taking in the sites, sounds, and tastes of another area of our country, rich in history and culture. Thank you to Mr. Opdycke, Mr. Pojman, Mr. Beam, and Mr. Pellegrini for chaperoning this year’s spring break Glee Club trip.

    View photos from the Glee Club trip to Nashville and Memphis, taken by Mike Pojman.

  • 二班的朱晓明同学被国家青年交响乐团录取了

    二班的朱晓明同学被国家青年交响乐团录取了

    经过全面和高度竞争的面试过程,埃里克-朱(二)被卡内基音乐厅的威尔音乐学院邀请加入美国国家青年交响乐团(NYO-USA)。 作为NYO-USA的成员,埃里克将有幸与来自全国各地最有才华的年轻音乐家一起演奏;向一流的管弦乐队专业人士和客座艺术家学习;并在国内和国际旅行和演出时担任文化大使。每年,NYO-USA都会收到许多杰出音乐家的申请,但最终会提供大约100个乐器演奏者的名额。埃里克是被选入该乐团的14名中提琴手之一。

    在其十周年的演出季中,2023年的NYO-USA计划将跨越7月,以在纽约Purchase学院为期两周的驻场演出拉开帷幕。驻场演出之后,NYO-USA将在安德鲁-戴维斯爵士的指导下开始北美巡演--这是自2014年以来的第一次,吉尔-沙哈姆将在大部分音乐会中担任客座独奏家。在卡内基音乐厅的开幕演出之后,乐团将从海岸到海岸,从马萨诸塞州新开放的格罗顿山音乐中心开始,到圣地亚哥壮观的雷迪贝壳结束。这次巡演还将在加拿大蒙特利尔以外的一个主要音乐节上有一个国际站。 

    除了被NYO-USA录取之外,埃里克还将加入马萨诸塞州全州管弦乐队,于3月在交响乐厅演出。埃里克从小就开始了他的音乐之旅,他是波士顿大学唐格尔伍德学院、NEC预备班室内音乐强化表演研讨会(CHIPS)、格林伍德音乐营和里弗斯荣誉室内音乐实验室的成员,目前是波士顿青年交响乐团室内音乐荣誉团的一员,也是波士顿青年交响乐团的首席小提琴手。

  • Roxbury Latin欢迎爵士四重奏The Late Risers的到来

    Roxbury Latin欢迎爵士四重奏The Late Risers的到来

    在一月份寒冷、灰暗的日子里,Roxbury Latin的学生、教师和工作人员欣赏了当地爵士乐四重奏的阳光和欢快的表演,这是非常合适的。 迟来的人这个乐队被描述为 "相当于蓝天和灿烂阳光的音乐"。

    The Late Risers got their start in 2014, when trumpet player and bandleader Sam Dechenne invited Josiah Reibstein (tuba), Tev Stevig (tenor banjo), and Nat Seelen (clarinet) to participate as a jazz quartet in the growing revitalization of Boston’s Downtown Crossing district. Their strolling “Pocket Jazz Band” has been together ever since, bringing traditional 1920-1940s era Jazz to the street corners of Boston and all over the world. That expanding international footprint has introduced them to a remarkably wide array of commercial clients, allowing the quartet to secure bookings from offshore online casinos, global telecom firms, and massive European cultural festivals. Through all of these diverse travels and unique gigs, the group has continuously expanded and refined its musical catalog.

    除了表演传统和新奥尔良风格的爵士乐外。 迟来的人除了表演传统和新奥尔良风格的爵士乐外,The Late Risers还演奏流行的现代曲子以及原创作品。他们甚至欢迎RL的学生与他们一起表演,因为乐队成员花了一个上午的时间在校园里与一些RL的天才爵士和声乐音乐家在史密斯剧院和乐器室进行交谈和音乐合作。

    音乐厅是由安德鲁-达兰46岁纪念音乐会基金的慷慨解囊促成的,该基金由安德鲁的妻子帕梅拉-沃顿及其家人和朋友建立,目的是每年为罗克斯伯里拉丁男孩带来一场纪念安德鲁的音乐音乐会。 

    自基金成立以来,罗克斯伯里拉丁舞团已经欢迎许多音乐家来到校园,包括吉他手杰森-维奥克斯(Jason Vieaux);无伴奏合唱团 坎图斯;Elijah Rock;小提琴家Stefan Jackiw '03;耶鲁的 维芬普斯创作歌手乔纳森-爱德华兹;09年校友大卫-利奇和朱莉娅-康纳共同组成的 剩余空间以及最近的Matt Weiner '89和他的乐队 松鼠黄油.我们感谢每年为这种音乐体验提供动力的慷慨解囊。

    查看他们的大厅表演,今年的达兰音乐会。

  • 假日音乐会拉开寒假序幕

    假日音乐会拉开寒假序幕

    按照罗克斯伯里拉丁学校的传统,在年中考试的第二天--在师生们离开校园去享受当之无愧的寒假之前--近一半的学生会聚集在一起,举办一场喜庆欢乐的节日音乐会,以纪念这个季节的庆祝活动和精神。12月16日,我们很高兴地看到罗斯曼尼耶厅里坐满了家人和朋友,他们在一个快乐的夜晚里一起唱歌,开始了假期并结束了2022年的生活。

    在音乐总监Rob Opdycke和校长Kerry Brennan的带领下,合唱团、拉丁舞团和少年合唱团的成员在星期五下午4:30和晚上7:30为观众带来了精彩的演出。第二场音乐会后,在伯恩斯坦茶室举行了茶点和联谊活动。

    罗克斯伯里拉丁歌舞团

    人称 "Hodie
    来自 坎蒂亚斯之歌(Piae Cantiones
    马蒂亚斯为什么 风琴
    编曲。古斯塔夫-霍尔斯特

    尼-塞迪-杰莫
    波斯尼亚民歌
    编曲。斯蒂芬-萨梅茨

    低地
    美国海山蒂
    艾迪-潘。 独奏
    编曲。爱丽丝-帕克和罗伯特-肖

    万福玛丽亚
    Tomás Luis de Victoria
    编曲。汉斯-拉瓦特

    有人在呼唤我的名字
    传统的灵性
    伊曼纽尔-恩沃多 独唱
    编曲。温德尔-P-惠勒姆

    Roxbury Latin Latonics

    万福无疆》(Ave Verum Corpus
    威廉-伯德

    谢南多
    美国海山地
    迈克尔-艾伦 独奏
    编曲。詹姆森-马文

    圣诞之歌
    罗伯特-韦尔斯和梅尔-托尔梅
    伊曼纽尔-恩沃多 独奏
    编曲。搅拌器

    罗克斯伯里拉丁少年合唱团

    冬季仙境
    费利克斯-伯纳德
    马可-苏里,钢琴
    编曲。安迪-贝克

    狮子今晚睡觉
    所罗门-琳达
    尼山特-拉贾戈帕兰,罗里-凯利
    & Flynn Hall,独奏
    编曲。Rob Opdycke

    庞贝城
    巴士底狱
    埃里克-阿切尔曼和迈克尔-克拉克 独奏
    编曲。Rob Opdycke

    Roxbury Latin Latonics

    让你进入阳光灿烂的日子
    列侬和麦卡特尼
    Xavier Martin & Ryan Miller,独奏
    编曲。Rob Opdycke

    在孟菲斯散步
    马克-科恩
    伊曼纽尔-恩沃多 独奏
    编曲。Rob Opdycke

    轰隆隆
    和弦
    Brendan Reichard, Alexander Sanzone
    及汤米-赖查德。 独奏
    编曲。亚历山大-桑松

    手榴弹
    布鲁诺-马斯
    汤米-莱切德和芬-莱切德 独奏
    编曲。Rob Opdycke

    罗克斯伯里拉丁歌舞团

    我的女孩
    斯莫基-罗宾逊和罗纳德-怀特
    伊曼纽尔-恩沃多、汤米-雷查德和纳胡姆-沃卡莱马胡。 独奏
    编曲。Rob Opdycke

    耶利哥之战中的约书亚
    传统的灵性
    贾斯汀-山口和埃里克-朱 钢琴
    编曲。霍华德-赫尔维

    Chanukah, oi chanukah
    Charles L. Baker
    贾斯汀-山口 钢琴

    最亮的和最好的
    来自南方和谐的
    贾斯汀-山口 小提琴。
    迈克尔-艾伦 低音提琴。 埃里克-朱 钢琴
    编曲。肖恩-基希纳

    乘坐雪橇
    Leroy Anderson
    丹尼斯-金。 钢琴
    创作的灵感迈克尔-爱德华兹

    创始人之歌
    詹姆斯-雪莱-汉密尔顿
    马蒂亚斯为什么 风琴
    由少年合唱团和罗克斯伯里拉丁舞校友加入

  • 两年来令人难忘、令人感动、充满音乐的春假之旅

    两年来令人难忘、令人感动、充满音乐的春假之旅

    当COVID-19迫使罗克斯伯里拉丁合唱团2020年3月的春假被取消时,没有人知道学生何时可能返回学校,更不用说环游世界。但RL的歌手们终于在2019年春假后第一次回到了路上,于3月11日抵达慕尼黑,开始了期待已久的穿越奥地利和捷克的冒险。合唱团的第一站是奥布达赫,一个位于奥地利中部慕尼黑东南220英里处的小村庄。 

    "我们在星期五红了眼,到了慕尼黑,"RL的音乐总监Rob Opdycke说。"因此,真正艰难的一天是3月12日星期六,因为我们有6个小时的巴士开往奥布达赫。一些男孩睡了,一些男孩欣赏了风景和所有形状奇怪的教堂尖塔和天际线"。

    奥布达赫是一个不到4000人的村庄,并不是维也纳、萨尔茨堡、甚至是捷克克鲁姆洛夫那样的旅游胜地--所有这些都是后来的旅游景点,但该镇与罗克斯伯里的拉丁语有独特的联系。

    "奥布达赫通常不在任何人的行程中,"奥普迪克先生说。"我们去那里是因为那里是我们的导游马可和他的母亲乌希的童年故乡。凯里-布伦南45年前在阿默斯特合唱团的一次旅行中认识了马可和乌希。当时Ushi是导游,Marco只有五六岁。

    今天,马可-里哈经营着由他母亲阿兰卡(Ushi)创办的旅游公司MusArt。在奥布达赫的第一个晚上,团体晚餐恰好是乌希的80岁生日派对。男孩们被邀请在一个传统的Oom-pah乐队的演出间隙为客人们唱歌--这是对奥地利的真实介绍。

    "我们正在谈论大喇叭、手风琴和单簧管,"奥普迪克先生说。"这真是太棒了。一品脱啤酒在流淌(当然不是为我们的孩子,而是在酒吧里),孩子们被鼓励跟着唱他们不知道的德国歌曲。反过来,他们也提供他们的歌声--从合唱团的歌曲到 甜蜜的卡罗琳》。"

    第二天早上,男孩们在教区教堂为弥撒唱歌,奥布达赫市市长彼得-巴切尔对他们表示欢迎,而当地的报纸。 当地报纸《奥布达赫经济报》对音乐会进行了报道。报道了这场音乐会。从那里,巡演向东北方向行驶了137英里,到达维也纳。

    "我和孩子们开玩笑说,他们从一个小村庄的当地名人过渡到一个大城市的典型游客,"奥普迪克先生说。"维也纳非常值得一看--奥匈帝国的中心,这么多伟大的德国音乐的中心,这么多的作曲家。我们的酒店就在圣布伦宫附近,那是哈布斯堡家族的避暑胜地。一些男孩会在圣布伦宫的花园里晨跑。这是个很好的机会"。

    在维也纳,合唱团有两次演出机会,第一次是在该市著名的圣斯蒂芬大教堂的弥撒,第二天在圣彼得教堂(Peterskirche)的弥撒中再次演出,这是附近一座较小但同样令人惊叹的巴洛克式教堂,他们有一位特别的客人出席,即美国大使维多利亚-雷吉-肯尼迪。

    "肯尼迪大使与布伦南先生坐在一起,"奥普迪克说,"然后在之后向男孩们发表了一些讲话。她甚至接受了一些问题--就像一个大厅演讲者接受问题一样。这很好。她的信息是,男孩们所做的那种外交,作为美国游客,表演音乐,带着善意而来,与她从她的大使馆所能做的任何外交一样重要。"

    3月16日,这支队伍离开维也纳,向捷克边境进发,首先在毛特豪森集中营以西两小时停留。这次参观对每个人来说都是一次深刻的经历,有几个男孩做了哀悼和纪念的祷告--有的用希伯来语,有的用英语,许多人都在默默祈祷。奥普迪克先生说,这次参观的大部分内容都是为了庆祝人类社会的精华:艺术、建筑和文化。毛特豪森则是一个最糟糕的例子。

    "14年前,我也曾把男孩带到那里,"奥普迪克先生说。"它是阴郁的。它是深刻的。见证的感觉很重要。男孩们花了两个小时的时间--主要是在沉默中,有些人处于祈祷状态。这也是一个重要的方面。巡演的大部分内容都是关于高端音乐创作--为崇拜或音乐会,为观众--但见证大屠杀的暴行并看到那个地方?我想这将是孩子们此行的一个重要收获。"

    一个半小时后,这群人到达了捷克的中世纪小镇Český Krumlov,在一个公共汽车公园停了下来,从一个有几百年历史的高架桥下走到镇上。他们还接受了两个小时的Český Krumlov之旅,最后在该国第二大城堡(仅次于布拉格)的顶部庭院结束。 

    当天晚上,在伏尔塔瓦河对岸的耶稣会堂,合唱团举办了此次巡演中时间最长的音乐会,为到场的当地人表演了合唱团和拉通社的所有曲目。

    "奥普迪克先生说:"当时Český Krumlov还没有真正开放,所以我们是镇上唯一的游客。"周四晚上是我们唯一一场不在教堂里的音乐会,我们有一架钢琴,所以我们能够用伴奏来演奏我们的作品,我们不仅能够表演我们的圣歌,还能表演我们所有不一定适合教堂环境的流行作品。总的来说,孩子们表演了大约1小时15分钟的音乐,然后他们就去参加音乐会后的晚宴了。那是一次伟大的访问。我们的54名男孩在人数上略微超过了观众,但也相差不大。这个机会更多的是关于唱歌,而不是观众"。

    "能够表演精彩的合唱音乐是很有意义的,这些音乐最初是为教堂仪式的一部分而创作的。在音乐会上演奏优美的圣乐是很典型的,但是有机会作为崇拜仪式的一部分来演奏--就像我们在奥布达赫的弥撒和在维也纳的弥撒那样--是很有力量的。对于一些信奉天主教的男孩来说,那是他们四旬期崇拜的一部分。对其他信奉新教的男孩来说,这也是一样的。对于有其他信仰传统的男孩,或者没有信仰传统的男孩,能够做出贡献仍然很有意义。音乐的魅力在于帮助会众成为敬拜状态的一部分。我告诉男孩们,无论你们是否有这种信仰,你们都在为崇拜的过程做出贡献,这应该比在音乐会上向观众唱这首歌更有意义。"

    合唱团的最后一站是东南方向150英里处的萨尔茨堡。在那里,他们享受了一次城市之旅,之后,拉托尼克人在莫扎特的出生地前举行了法庭表演。 

    "奥普迪克先生说:"对于拉托尼人来说,有一个长期的传统,那就是寻找机会去摆摊。"在街上为公众唱歌,拿出一顶帽子。这并不是为了收钱,而是为了与路人交流。他们在维也纳和萨尔茨堡都是这样做的。在维也纳,他们在Stephansplatz得到了很好的人群,而在萨尔茨堡,他们选择了莫扎特出生地前面的地方,得到了令人印象深刻的人群。我想他们赚了175欧元,这是一个相当不错的片段。他们把其中的一部分给了一个无家可归的人,他们用剩下的钱买了一些Latonics的宣传品。"

    随着学校生活和春假旅行恢复到大流行前的正常状态,摆摊只是RL众多传统中的一项,但Opdycke先生对男孩们在面对前所未有的中断时保持连续性的能力印象深刻。

    "我并不觉得这是两年来第一次合唱团旅行。所有关于男孩们例行公事的机构记忆都必须重新开始。这次旅行中只有两名学生,Eli Bailit和Ale Philippedes,他们曾在2019年作为新生参加过一次合唱团旅行--洛杉矶。而在这里,他们是这次旅行的高级领导人。男孩们的合作、耐心和守时令人印象深刻。我很高兴的是,他们似乎明白,虽然这是一个玩乐的机会,为春天拉开序幕,但它有一定的参数和学校的规则在发挥作用。他们没有推波助澜,而是在需要的时候出现在他们需要的地方。他们在自己的房间里检查床铺。他们对整个经历都非常积极。我很高兴,他们都带着良好的态度。"

    54名男孩的合作使此行的四名教师--克里斯-布朗、迈克尔-贝姆、凯里-布伦南和罗布-奥普迪克的工作相对轻松。该团于3月20日星期日结束巡演返回,他们因时差和10天的紧张旅行和演出而疲惫不堪,但因有机会再次与全球观众分享其音乐而精神焕发,恢复了活力。

    "在其所有的旅行项目中,RL试图帮助男孩把自己当成全球公民,"奥普迪克先生说,"而不仅仅是大波士顿的公民,甚至是美国的公民。我希望他们从这次经历中获得一种共同的人性,近距离地看到其他文化,并意识到我们有很多共同点,即使我们的语言和习俗不同。孩子们看到了不少蓝色和黄色的旗帜,表达了对乌克兰的大量声援。事实上,当我们在那里时,有几个乌克兰难民正在进入Český Krumlov的路上。在计划这次旅行时,我们显然不知道在我们的东部会有一场全球冲突,但孩子们看到了这对欧洲来说是多么真实。对于学生们来说,在大西洋的另一边,看到该大陆与世界地缘政治是多么的交织在一起,意义重大。"

    "最后,从音乐的角度来看,把你的曲目带到友好的'主场'观众之外,为那些只是出于好奇--不是因为认识你而支持你--的观众表演是如此重要。孩子们很好地挺身而出,为他们的声音、为他们的音乐感到自豪。我们为在世界的一个地区分享这种音乐而感到自豪,那里的音乐有很高的传统卓越水平--莫扎特、贝多芬、勃拉姆斯、布鲁克纳、门德尔松。如此多的音乐创作高峰--特别是在18和19世纪--都发生在世界的那个地方。而我们在这里,尽我们最大的能力来代表。这是一个令人难忘的、有价值的经历"。