Ready, set, mosh!
Kristen Choi, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
Summertime ushers in new opportunities for students to have fun and relax. Here’s a of a few of the hotly anticipated concerts swinging through the Bay Area this summer. 1. Billie Eilish – May 29 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco The 17-year-old American singer and songwriter will p...
Banding together
Christine Oh, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
Cal High hosted schools from all over Northern California on April 13 for the NCBA spring festival. The festival at Cal was one of three festivals that the Northern California Band Association (NCBA) hosts throughout the year. “It’s a great privilege to be able to host other schools on our ow...
Band director takes his final bow
Siddhant Gupta, Staff Writer
May 2, 2019
leading Cal High’s music program to regional dominance, marching band and music instructor Kent Johnson will be departing next month. Johnson said the move is the result of his spouse’s company relocating to Scottsdale, Ariz. “The company ended their lease early in San Francisco which f...
When music mixes with merit
Sierra Randel, Staff Writer
March 26, 2019
Playing a musical instrument is difficult enough. But the many Cal students who take the Certificate of Merit test go above and beyond to demonstrate their musical skills. Certificate of Merit, or CM, involves two main parts: live performance and a written test. It is offered for 13 different instruments,...
New production brings attention to the arts
Ceci Musgrove, Staff Writer
March 26, 2019
Remember kaleidoscopes, those fun cylinders given to us as kids, with colorful, geometric shapes inside? Well, that’s the idea for this year’s performing arts concert. Cal’s performing arts department will host Kaleidoscope on April 25-26. The show will feature 20-minute performances b...
Joey Zhu is taking his success to a whole new level
December 18, 2018
ze upon senior Joey Zhu as he performs his piano segment inside the Carnegie Hall in New York City. Even with the clear and immense pressure to succeed, Zhu excels in this type of environment, as he does in many areas of life. While Zhu’s academic achievements are notable and well respected, his piano skills are th...
International Collabs
Michelle Nguyen, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
Music has its unique way of spreading a message. By staying true to oneself, an artist can sincerely com- municate with the music they pour their hearts into. Language doesn’t matter. People will know when a song is good or not when they hear it. International artists are join- ing tog...
Cal graduate is singing her way to the top
Mihika Gokarn, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
Kavita Baliga is a profession- al singer. But that wouldn’t be giving her credit where it’s due. She’s a choir conductor, a TED Fellow, a CEO, and an activist. She also happens to be a former Grizzly. A 2000 Cal High graduate, Baliga has made a name for herself in the music worl...
Lana Del Rey’s first single enlightens
Vidhima Shetty, Staff Writer
May 15, 2017
Prominent singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey is set to release her latest album, “Lust for Life,” in the near future. Del Rey is known to take on dark themes, such as tragic romance. But with the release of two singles, her upcoming album seems to be taking a more positive route. Although no exact...
Seniors should have a say in music for Ball
May 15, 2017
Senior Ball is the last hooray for seniors and the culmination of all dances that have come before it. It should ideally be a night that has something for everyone so all seniors can have a night to remember. But 2017’s Senior Ball does not look like it’s going to be a night for the seniors as...