This Year’s Feast
The Shared Selections for 2026–2027 — the artists, composers, poets, songs, and stories we’ll feast on together, unit by unit.
All Year Long
Twelfth Night
This year’s play, selected by the Guild. Students 12+ study, read, and narrate it through twelve first-semester meetings, with voluntary practices building toward a fall performance. Scripts are provided by the chapter and stay at co-op.
Alexander the Great
This year’s “Life” — a living perspective on history, read and discussed in the after-lunch block alongside Shakespeare.
Our Daily Rhythm
- Folk Song · Call to Order
- Lord’s Prayer
- Nicene Creed
- Student’s Prayer
- Scripture Memory
- Chapter Morning Time Choices
- Mother’s Blessing
Sung Together
| Term | Song |
|---|---|
| Fall · 1st six weeks | If I Had a Hammer |
| Fall · 2nd six weeks | English Country Garden |
| Spring · 1st six weeks | Waltzing Matilda |
| Spring · 2nd six weeks | Roll the Old Chariot |
Sultan Mohammed
- Shah Tahmasp and his Court at the Celebration of Id
- The Lovers Picnicking
- Untitled
- The Court of Gayumars
Certain paintings contain religious themes in line with the Muslim faith — presented, as always, with historical objectivity.
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Cello Suites (Yo-Yo Ma)
- Coffee Cantata
- Concerto for Three Violins in D major
- Toccata and Fugue
- St Matthew Passion
- Mass in B Minor
- Flute Sonata in E Major
One playlist holds all six composers — look for the Bach selections.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Tolkien translation
- Simon Armitage modern / Middle English parallel edition
Leonardo da Vinci
- The Mona Lisa
- The Last Supper
- The Lady with an Ermine
- The Baptism of Christ
Luigi Boccherini
- Cello Sonata in F Minor
- String Quartet in C Major No. 6 (on the Master and Commander soundtrack)
- Complete Symphonies, Vol. I–VII
- Cello Concertos
- Guitar Quintets, Vol. I–III
One playlist holds all six composers — look for the Boccherini selections.
Rosa Bonheur
- Plowing the Nivernais
- The Horse Fair
- Changing Pastures
- Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)
Fanny Mendelssohn
- String Quartet in E-flat major
- Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
- Notturno in G minor
- Das Jahr (The Year)
One playlist holds all six composers — look for the Mendelssohn selections.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Albert Bierstadt
- Long’s Peak, Estes Park
- Old Faithful
- Looking up Yosemite Valley
- Chimney Rock, Ogalilah
There are two different prints titled “Long’s Peak, Estes Park” — the selection team preferred one; check with your Feast Cycle Majesty.
Edvard Grieg
- In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
- Piano Concerto in A Minor
- March of the Dwarfs · Troll Song
- Norwegian Dances, Symphonic Dances & Lyric Suite (album)
- Sigurd Jorsalfar
- Six Ibsen Songs
One playlist holds all six composers — look for the Grieg selections.
Harvey Dunn
- The Prairie is my Garden
- The Flame that Cuts Through Sea and Steel
- The Homesteaders
- Jedidiah
Howard Hanson
- Symphony No. 2 “Romantic” — Adagio
- Lament for Beowulf
- Merry Mount Suite
- Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns
- New Land, New Covenant (oratorio)
- Concerto for Organ
One playlist holds all six composers — look for the Hanson selections.
Edgar Guest
- Courage
- Ambition
- Little Master Mischievous
- No Place to Go
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
- Still Life
- The Piano Player
- En Solskensdag (A Sunny Day)
- In the Vineyard
Note the difference between the Finnish and English titles when searching for prints.
Joe Hisaishi
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (album)
- Merry-Go-Round of Life
- The Legend of the Wind
- Kiki’s Delivery Service
- Ponyo · Sisters Lend a Hand
- Hey Let’s Go
One playlist holds all six composers — look for the Hisaishi selections.
The Preschool class uses Can You Hear It? as its composer study companion through the year. And for who’s teaching each Feast Cycle class this unit, see the Unit Class Assignments page.