This story was revised Feb. 10 to reflect an updated submission deadline.

The editors of U-High’s arts and literary magazine are creating a new online music and film journal that will be accepting student submissions of music performances, music compositions or films by March 5.
Senior Elizabeth Lin, editor-in-chief of Renaissance magazine, said she wanted to create the journal to celebrate the work of Lab musicians, especially during the pandemic, when live performances cannot be held.
“As a musician, I’ve always wanted to see a greater ability to share music in the Lab community,” Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth also said that she was inspired by editions of the Renaissance literary magazine from the 1980s, which included CDs of student music performances.
“Seeing that it had been a part of Renaissance’s past, I thought it’d be really nice to reincorporate it,” Elizabeth said.
Submissions will be judged by other students on the Renaissance Literary Board, who will choose work that demonstrates both technique and musicality.
“We’re looking for music that tells the story of the musician or is a way of the musician expressing themselves,” Elizabeth said.

The board will send feedback and comments on submissions.
“We always love to listen to your work, and even if we don’t ultimately accept work, we’ll definitely have a great discussion,” Elizabeth said.
For Elizabeth, sharing music is both liberating and freeing, so she wants other Lab students to share and submit their performances.
“I think sharing stuff with the community is just a way to share part of who you are and be proud of who you are,” Elizabeth said, “and while it can be intimidating at times to share stuff, it also feels really good when you get that community support and you get to feel the community celebrating you as well.”