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This music video to the They Might Be Giants' song, Happy Doesn't Have to Have an Ending, was created by 12 students at Hope Academy of Music and the Arts, in collaboration with Squonk Opera and under the direction of their production manager, Michelle Carello. The students, from 6- to 12-years-old, learned how to create stop motion animations with paper, objects, white boards and themselves (pixilations). The music video will premier on Saturday, March 27 at 7:00 pm at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater as part of Hope Academy's daylong Spring Music Festival. The song will be performed by Hope Academy's Voices of Hope vocal ensemble.

For more information about Hope Academy, visit: www.HopeAcademyArts.blogspot.com

For more information about Squonk Opera, visit:
www.squonkopera.org

Meredith Hoppe leads a shadow puppet workshop at City Theatre on Sunday, Oct 6. "For the Girl Who Sleeps in Snow," by Co(lab)trix, is shown as an example, and then the students make and perform their own shadow puppet show to the Frank O'Hara poem, Les Étiquettes Jaunes.

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Hat Co singing Wavin" Flag at EECM's 29th Annual MLK event at East Liberty Presbyterian Church

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"Prmadonna Girl" by Marina and the Diamonds covered by Hope Academy's Teen Theater Company (HAT Co) on classroom instruments. Featuring Kira, Anna, Mimi, Dorothy, Laela, Candace, Henry, Michael, Emily, Raffy, Kennedi, Kyra, desmond, James, Francisco, Emma and Donovan.

Hope Academy's HAT Co was one of the top 5 bands in WYEP's Re(imagiNATION) contest. They competed on SAT May 5 @ 4 pm at Schenley Plaza.
This song, "Lies," was written by Zoe Zielinski and arranged by HAT Co.
Vocals: Alexandra Brown, Candace Burgess, Zoe Zielinski (lead), Jewel Strothers
Keyboard: Bethan Neely
Electric Violin: Bonnie Nickel
Guitar: Zoe Zielinski
Bass: Annajane Lowe
Drumset: Jonathan Lee
Conga: Sam Gardner

HAT Co will be mentored by a local band, selected by WYEP's Cindy Howes, and will perform in two WYEP events.

The other fantastic bands included Ripe for Theft, MOSLOV & Jordan Montgomery, Samj ft. Check Deze and first place winner, Mount Royal.

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Hope Academy's teen theater company band, HAT Co, performed in WYEP's Summer Music Festival with three other local teen bands - winners of WYEP's Reimagination contest - on SAT June 28, 2014.

HAT Co band, for this event, feature Annad Lowe, Sam Gardner, Candace Burgess, Mimi Thomas, Zoe Zielinski, Lawrence White and Michael Chapman.

Besides the opportunity to perform, each band selected for WYEP's Reimagine project recorded one song at The Church Recording Studio. HAT Co was matched with producer, Jake Hanner, from the band Donora to record Zoe Zielinski's original song, "Gold Chains, Diamonds." The song is included on a WYEP Reimagination Compilation CD.

WYEP's blog says:

Each of bands could not sound more different, but their songs on the CD exhibit a high level of professionalism, energy, and musical talent.

Hat Co's song featuring Zoe Z., "Gold Chains," has an R&B / Soul flavor. Zoe sings with a mature confidence, emotion, and power, which is usually difficult for young musicians to convey through a recording, but Zoe does it successfully.

Follow us on Instagram (hopeacademyarts); Twitter (@HopeAcademyArts); and facebook (facebook.com/HopeAcademy). HAT Co has a new bandcamp page: http://hatco.bandcamp.com.

Marvin Gaye medley performed by Candace Burgess, Mimi Thomas, Faith Williams and Emma Smith, students from Hope Academy of Music and the Arts. These students are part of HAT Co, Hope Academy's teen theater company.

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Photos of Hope Academy's HALO (Hope Academy Little Ones) open classes on Saturday, Jan 13. Dance classes by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Music classes by Guitar Society of Fine Art. Song by Brad Yoder,"Turn Around and Smile," www.bradyoder.com

Hope Academy student, Zoe Zielinski's recital piece for the 2013 Spring Music Festival. This is an original song, composed by Zoe. She is accompanied by Emma Cox (guitar and backup vocals) and Elliot Beck (drums).

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HAT Co (Hope Academy Teen Theater Company) performing "Up to the Mountain" at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on January 20, 2014. Faith Williams, Candace Burgess, Mimi Thomas, Anna Lowe, Zoe Zielinski, Sam Gardner and Michael Chapman.