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Every two years, members of Milton’s Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Singers pack their bags and their instruments for a whirlwind concert tour overseas. In the past, Milton’s musicians have traveled to the many corners of Europe and Asia, performing in some of the world's most historic venues. On Sunday, March 14, the group departs from Logan Airport to begin their tour of southern Spain.

A tradition that began four years ago, the orchestra and singers kick off the trip with a pre-tour concert event in King Theatre. Dedicated in honor of Margaret Filoon Robertson ’56, this year’s celebratory send-off begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 11.

The twelfth speaker in the Hong Kong Series, Tze Chun graduated from Milton Academy the year in which the Series began, 1998. Tze’s artistic expression is broad, as is his success. He is a writer; a visual artist and painter; and a filmmaker.

Tze’s work in film may be most widely known. His debut feature Children of Invention premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The film won excellent reviews and fifteen festival prizes, at film festivals across the country.

Tze’s earlier short film, Windowbreaker was selected to play at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and also at more than thirty other high-profile international festivals. Windowbreaker is a semi-autobiographical film based in a mixed-race Boston suburb, where paranoia and stereotype-driven suspicions are at play. It won the audience award at the 2006 New York City Short Film Festival and best short film at the 2007 Vietnamese International Film Festival.

This weekend, Milton graduates Amanda Brophy ’06 and Allanah Wynn ’09 will play for their respective college teams as they compete in the NCAA 2010 Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Amanda, with her Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute teammates, will take on Southern Maine in the first round of tournament play this weekend. The Engineers will be making their second appearance in the tournament; their last appearance was during the 2000–2001 season.

In RPI’s recent game against Skidmore, Amanda, at forward, cut the Engineers’ deficit to one point with a lay-up at the 8-minute mark, and then pulled her team into a 12-point advantage at the 3-minute mark with a pair of free throws. The win over Skidmore earned the Engineers the title of Liberty League Tournament Champions.

Allanah and her Babson College teammates will compete against Emmanuel in the first round of the tournament at Colby College. Allanah, a first-year point guard, scored an average of nearly seven points per contest this season and led her team in assists with 72. Babson’s women’s basketball team are the Division III 2010 NEWMAC Champions. This will be the Beavers’ second consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament, their fifth tournament appearance overall.