An Evening of Tibetan Culture

Tuesday, December 4, 2007 beginning at 7 p.m.
Two Dolma Ling Monks from Gaden Jangtse Monastery who visited with us in 2004 paid a return day-long stay at the school to perform for the students and again for the general public in the evening. They performed for the whole school in the morning, talking with the World Religions class in the afternoon, and presenting “An Evening of Tibetan Culture” at the school at 7 p.m.

They cobined a program of dance, ritual chanting and story with colorful authentic costumes. Admission was the evening is by donation. The public was encouraged and welcome to the evening event.

To help support their monastery in India, they offered a sales table of Tibetan crafts also opened to the public in the evening and from 3:30-4:30 p.m., and to the staff and students in grades 6-12 at lunch. They had a wonderful assortment of unique items at very reasonable prices and it’s all for a great cause. Younger students are invited to return in the evening and purchase items with a parent’s guidance after the performance. All proceeds went to benefit their home monastery in India.

Click here to see the event poster.

Click here to read more about the Gaden Tsawa Monks and Monastery and Dolma Ling Buddhist Center

Sant Bani School 2008 Spring Drama Performance

Fast-moving, cinematic scene fragments, with eerie, surreal imagery, down-to-earth language, and unexpected humor rolled together in Sant Bani School’s presentation of the play Woyzeck by Georg Büchner, performed at the school Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18 at 7pm, and Saturday, April 19 at 2 pm, 2008. Directed by Craig Jaster, the play was accompanied by live music composed by the director and conducted by Noelle Beaudin.

Woyzeck is considered one of the most important plays in the history of German theater and in the history of the development of the modern theater. Written in 1836 but unfinished when the playwright died of typhus at age 23, the play is loosely based on a real case history, a murder and controversial trial of the early 1820’s, in which one Johann Christian Woyzeck was arrested for stabbing to death his lover. After being tried and sentenced to death, he told a visiting clergyman about visions he had seen and voices he had heard telling him to commit the murder. His defense lawyers lodged an appeal so that his mental state could be thoroughly examined, but in the end he was executed.

Senior Ethan Lawrence of Sanbornton, NH played the part of the soldier Woyzeck, and junior Katharina Duenn of Køln, Germany, played his ill-fated common-law wife, Marie. Though the world of the play is casually cruel, a strong sense of tenderness and empathy is written into Woyzeck’s descent into madness, and the two upper class characters, or rather caricatures, in the play – the Doctor (senior Ernest Tabiri, of Berekum, Ghana) and the army Captain (junior Ben Pollak of Laconia, NH) – provide comic relief.

In addition to the twelve high school actors, joining the action for this production were four student musicians, playing original music on cello, violin, accordion, guitar and percussion, under the direction of Noelle Beaudin, who directs the New Hampshire Independent School of Music as well as teaches private piano lessons.

Sant Bani School is an independent kindergarten through twelfth grade day school located in Sanbornton, NH. It was founded in 1973 with six students and has grown to over 175. No child is ever turned away for a family’s inability to pay; over 70 percent of Sant Bani students receive financial aid. For information call (603) 934-4240

Sant Bani Students Kai deMello-Folsom(‘07) and Kaitlin Gaudette(’07) present A Vanity Lane Production -

All Are Welcome!

Location: Smitty’s Cinema, 630 West Main St., Tilton, NH
Date: Thursday June 14, 2007
Time: Showtime 4:30pm
Doors Open: 3:30pm
Admission: FREE, but reservations required.
Contact for Admission: Kai deMello-Folsom: kaid@widbiz.com

Click HERE For Photo Gallery, Journal, Video Trailer, and More Information about Mourning Remnants and its production.

Chamber Music at the Sant Bani School is pleased to present Alon Goldstein in concert at the Franklin Opera House. The piano concert will begin at 7:00 pm on Saturday September 29, 2007.

Alon Goldstein is one of the most respected young pianists on the international scene. Admired for technical prowess and musical intelligence, he is poised to lead his talented generation. Goldstein earned his masters degree from the Peabody Conservatory, where he worked intensively with Leon Fleisher. He has earned glowing recommendations from Fleisher, Claudio Abbado, and Zubin Mehta, among others.

In recent seasons, Mr. Goldstein has played with the Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Baltimore, Seattle, Vancouver, and Saint Louis Symphony orchestras under such conductors as Raphael Frübeck de Burgos, Peter Oundjian, and Leon Fleisher. Other recent highlights include recitals at the Metropolitan Museum and Peoples’ Symphony Concerts in New York, Dame Myra Hess Memorial concert series in Chicago, The Phillips Collection and Strathmore Hall in Washington DC. Recent international appearances include “George Enescu” Philharmonic in Bucharest, and performances with the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, the Jerusalem Camerata and the Orchestre National de l’Ile de France in addition to closing the 2004 “Proms at St. Judes” festival in London and a recital in Moscow at the Kremlin.

Highlights of the 2006-07 season include Mr. Goldstein’s Columbus Symphony debut, as well as performances of the complete concerti of Beethoven, in addition to return engagements with the Orchestre National d’Ile de France and the Shreveport Symphony, recitals in Chattanooga and West Palm Beach, and a performance with the Tokyo String Quartet at the 92nd Street Y.

On Friday, November 2, we will welcome violinist Ittai Shapira and pianist Pamela Pyle to the Sant Bani Studio Theater.

This promises to be an outstanding event. We hope you and your family will also attend! Children are free. The reception starts at 6 p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m.

For more info consult the program poster or call the school office at 603 934-4240 during business hours.

Live Auction and Cabaret on Friday, May 18th at the Franklin Opera House – 5/18/07

This will feature lively local talent, with a wide variety from fiddle to rock, jazz, dance and choral numbers. There’s something for everyone and entertainment the whole family will enjoy.

Parent John Shelly is creating the online auction site. You will need to register to see the Sant Bani items and make place your bid. When you get there, click the [New User] tab at the top of the page. Fill out your information. The AUCTION CODE for this auction is: SBS07.

ALL proceeds go to the Sant Bani School Scholarship Fund.

Conversations in a Changing World: An Educational Conference at the Sant Bani School

Sant Bani School is hosting this conference to bring together a community of people who believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately the world. Moving our children toward a new education and preparing them for the transforming world has been our aim for over three decades. Many of you are similarly engaged in this essential work. “Conversations in a Changing World” is an opportunity for people from varied backgrounds to share what they are doing through workshops and discussions. It is a time to be inspired by each other’s work as we are energized by imagining together.

Click here for the October conference

The Art Department at Sant Bani held an online auction!

Art students at Sant Bani School have created original art work from used wooden chairs.

Ann Saunderson

Below was the selection of chairs that were available at the auction site. The students researched an artist of their choice and then created a chair that they thought the artist they researched would like. Not a copy of one of the artists creations but something that they would personally enjoy. Their chairs are shown below in no particular order and are labeled by the artist they were created for.