In a hue of blue lights and colorful varieties of lamp lights, junior Sam Sentivan showcased his album “All Worlds, All Times” as his George Slick performance to an audience of Haven community members.
The songs were tied to a space theme, following the record of The Voyager back in the late 1900s.
“I have an interest in a lot of space and science stuff, and that project is kind of the intersection of the humanities and the sciences in a very innately human way,” Sentivan said. “I find that super compelling.”
The crowd was captivated by Sentivan’s blends of instruments, particularly Instrumental Music teacher Mr. Nick Pignataro, who is one of Sentivan’s many music teachers and has seen his artistry grow throughout his career.
“He is a mastermind at putting things together. He blended things that wouldn’t normally go together in such a beautiful way,” Pignataro said. “Being an audience member tonight made me pretty proud of what was going on. Of course, I had no doubt that Sam was going to be great, but his message came through to me in a way that it hadn’t yet.”
Pignataro also gave a speech commending Sentivan’s dedication to his art, the importance of the George Slick fellowship, and the recipients of the George Slick Fellowship Class of 2027– freshmen Lyla Kelly and Sophia Shao.
“I don’t know of a single high school that does something like this,” Pignataro said. “We’re so grateful to Dr. Slick, who, while he loved all aspects of the school, really had a special place for the arts, and he didn’t think it was more important, but he recognized that it was important. The fact that he created or inspired this night is really moving to me, and it’s a reminder of why we do the hard work.”
Sentivan performed alongside some of his closest music friends, juniors Noel Blanchette, Quinten Saylor, Luca Asteriti, Wendy Chen, sophomore Issac Lothrop, and senior Sara Ventriglia.
“I think having students play in the band was an important piece of it,” Sentivan said. “A lot of those people you know from music programs, and getting to do something outside of a normal band rehearsal was really important, and it was a great bonding experience for everybody, not only getting to record, but getting to play this live, and experience a new kind of performance was so much fun.”
Together, they spent hours practicing with rehearsals leading up to performance night.
“They were a little hectic at points, just because of time, timing, and stuff, but it was a lot of fun, and I think we felt like we were in a good place before we started, and then just went from there,” Blanchette said.
Now that one of his most significant projects is complete for his family, friends, and community to see, Sentivan looks forward to what may come next in his music career.
“I’m excited to work on new things,” Sentivan said. “The feedback I’ve received in the past ten minutes has been pretty awesome.”
