Arts
Arts Overview
Every student here has the opportunity to grow in aesthetic and cultural understanding while creatively communicating his image of himself and his world, through music, art, and live performance.
We stage a minimum of two major theater productions, two choral/band concerts, and two orchestra concerts annually in which students showcase their developing talents for the community.
Students at MUS can get hands-on experience in music composition and performance, sculpting, painting, photography, printmaking, set design, and stage management and performance.
Students at MUS can get hands-on experience in music composition and performance, sculpting, painting, photography, printmaking, set design, and stage management and performance.
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Fall Auditions Set: May 8, 10, 11
Upper School and Lower School students interested in participating in the MUS Theater Company’s fall musical, Mamma Mia!, should head to Hyde Chapel May 8, 10, and 11 for auditions and tech interviews. Theater Assistant Director Ted Fockler ’10, Instructor in Music Matt Tutor ’91, and Theater Technical Director Robert Fudge welcome potential actors, actresses, designers, and crew members.Read More -
Piecuch Named Music Educator of Year
Instructor in Instrumental Music and Director of Band and Orchestra Programs Chris Piecuch has been named the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music Educator of the Year. He will receive the award in an April 26 ceremony in the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center.Read More -
Register Now for Summer Fun!
We offer a ton of fun and enriching activities to keep you moving, growing, and enjoying your summer. Co-ed options are available in chess, How to Win With Money, and lacrosse. Camp U is a day camp experience for boys in rising Grades 3-7 featuring weekly themes, quests, outdoor survival science, and games. Summer Reading Mastery will help you knock out your Summer Reading Assignment in style. Click on the camp names to sign up and get your summer planned U-style! For more information, visit musowls.org/summer.Read More -
Students Advance in Shakespeare Competition
Read MoreFreshman Miles McCarroll won the schoolwide English-Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition January 27 by performing an excerpt from Henry IV, Part 2, Act 5, Scene 5. Sophomore Amrik Chakravarty placed second with a performance as Nick Bottom from Act 4, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. -
Five Owls Win Art Awards
Five Owls earned honors in the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards for work they produced during the first semester. See their work HERE.Read More
Andrew Xu ’23 entered an illustration titled “Poli Sci,” which earned a Gold Key. Xu’s art will be on display at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and it will be sent to New York for national judging. -
All-West Orchestra Honors
Congratulations to all Owl musicians who auditioned for the All-West Tennessee Orchestras. They performed difficult musical excerpts and scales, and were required to sightread in front of a judge who is a professional musician and/or teacher.Read More -
Owls Host Memphis Symphony Orchestra Residency
Read MoreA clarinet concert in Hyde Chapel November 16 was the culmination of a residency with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra clarinet quartet. President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Abell introduced the program, saying, “Music provides the soundtrack to your life as you live it.” -
Owls in All-National Ensembles
Juniors Dannie Dong (percussion) and Joel Lim (oboe) were selected for the All-National Honor Ensembles, sponsored by the National Association for Music Education.Read More -
Williams Earns BRACE Award
Congratulations to seventh grader Gus Williams for his second-place win in the grade-level BRACE awards at Briarcrest with “Psychadillo,” created in Mrs. Laura Beck’s Art 7 class.Read More -
Patterson Wins Pumpkin Contest
Congratulations to eighth grader Will Patterson for winning the pumpkin carving contest. See more photos from the contest HERE.Read More -
Artists Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
As MUS highlighted Hispanic heritage this month with a chapel guest from Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group, artists in Mrs. Laura Beck’s seventh grade classes created Día de los Muertos posters. While working on their pieces, Owls studied Hispanic heritage as well as color therapy, symmetry, and Zentangles.Read More -
Pumpkin Carving Contest: Oct. 27
Instructor in Art Laura Beck is hosting a pumpkin carving contest! Students can enter by submitting a photo of their creation by October 27. The artist must be in the photo with his pumpkin.Read More -
HoCo Poster Contest Winners
Instructor in Art Laura Beck has announced the winners of the Homecoming Poster Contest!Read More -
May the 4th Winners
Art and Star Wars clubs hosted a Star Wars themed art contest last month. The winners, announced in assembly Wednesday, May 4, were junior Charlie Gallop and seventh grader Clay Patterson.Read More -
Honor Society Inductees
At the recent honor societies and Book Awards event, a parliament of Owls earned their membership into six prestigious honor societies.Read More -
Star Wars Art Showdown: April 27
Calling all Star Wars fans! In celebration of May the 4th, the Art and Star Wars clubs invite you to create your best Star Wars fan art. Artwork must be ORIGINAL.Read More -
Record 28 Owls Reach All-West Standing
A record 28 musicians earned chairs in All-West Tennessee bands and orchestras, and another two received alternate status. This surpasses last year’s record of 25 musicians and three alternates. Additionally, eight students qualified for All-State honors.Read More -
Students Create Greeting Card Art
Congratulations to the winners of the Admissions Department card art contest, freshman Oscar Liu and eighth grader Jeremy Burks.Read More -
Winter Concerts Will Delight: Dec. 6, 9
Our winter concerts are the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season. The event Monday, December 6, will feature the MUS Orchestra and Wind Ensembles. Come back Thursday, December 9, to hear Studio Band, Jazz Band, and Beg To Differ.Read More
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Henry Earns Art Honorable Mention
Seventh grader Luke Henry earned an honorable mention for his self-portrait in the Briarcrest Regional Art Contest. As part of Mrs. Laura Beck’s portrait assignment, Owls learned to use grids to enlarge their school portraits and explore facial proportions. After studying value scales, the boys use colored pencils, applied in layers, to bring out the facial features and give them form.Read More
Arts Faculty:
List of 14 members.
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