TNCS Spring Concert 2026: Space to Bloom!

The New Century School knows how to put on a show. This year’s Spring Concert was, in a word, wow, and allowed the audience to rediscover this proven fact in the most celebratory way imaginable. It was a community effort—they all are—but TNCS music teacher Josee Molavi’s presence and influence were happily pervasive. She brings such joy to making music, and that joy is infectious. Her students give it all they’ve got, and that makes for an all-around good time. The theme was, well, spring—with all of the change and hope that season signifies.

As mentioned, though, this was a community effort through and through: the stage and auditorium decorations, student costumes, and all the behind-the-scenes planning and effort really paid off. From Cui Laoshi and Liu Laoshi’s Chinese selections to Sr. Fedé’s arcade art to the brunch provided by Chef John Moomau, the entire staff lent their talents to making this show a true show-stopper! Oh, and let’s not forget the Facilities Team! And Head of School Ann Marie Simonetti who makes every TNCS occasion special with her signature touches!

The energy in the auditorium was electric—they were even given shakers to shake along and emphasize the beat. This made the performance interactive in a new way. Some notable moments (among a solid 60 minutes of notable moments) include 8th-grader Sebastian Lau’s piano solo and accompaniments, some adorable emceeing by kindergarteners, a snap of an upper elementary student coaching the primary students backstage, and the show’s finale by the full K–8 ensemble that brought the house down.

With that, enjoy these audio and video selections recorded during the show!

Flowers Are Blooming In Spring

—Brought to you by TNCS Kindergartners and Cui Laoshi

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It’s Only a Paper Moon

—Brought to you by TNCS K through 4th grades and Profé J

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Believe in Yourself

—Brought to you by TNCS K through 4th grades and Profé J

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Blackbird

—Brought to you by TNCS K through 4th grades and Profé J; piano accompaniment by TNCS 8th grader Sebastian Lau

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June from the Seasons

—Performed by TNCS 8th grader Sebastian Lau

 

End of Beginning

—Brought to you by the TNCS band and Profé J

 

Unwritten

—Brought to you by TNCS K through 8th grades and Profé J, with an introduction by a TNCS K student (impressive!)

 

Audience Bringing It!

—Brought to you by the TNCS community

Spring is more than a theme at TNCS — it’s a mirror. This year, the kindergartners singing about flowers in bloom are the same students stepping up to elementary school. The 8th graders channeling End of Beginning were doing exactly that: closing one chapter and standing at the edge of something brand new. If the music felt charged with emotion, maybe that’s why.

To the parents and families who filled those seats: thank you for sharing these remarkable young people with the TNCS community. It’s all for them, after all. You’ve watched them grow—in music, in language, in courage, in character—and this concert was just the latest evidence of how much is possible when kids are given the space to bloom. Here’s to everything they’ll grow into next.