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Orchestra selected to perform in D.C.
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Orchestra selected to perform in D.C.

The College Orchestra Directors Association invited the Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra to perform at its 2017 national conference in Washington, D.C., in February. James Holleman, music department chairman, announced Monday that the association selected Hillsdale’s orchestra from other applicants around the country through a blind audition process, so it did not consider any information about...

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Sept 8. Culture Corner

1)  What was the best movie you saw this summer? Chandler: “My favorite movie I saw this summer is a little documentary called ‘Make.’ It was produced by The MusicBed, which is a website that curates and licences music for filmmakers to use in their productions. The film is 75 minutes long and explores the...

Shaw’s “Northern Star” shines on iTunes and Spotify
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Shaw’s “Northern Star” shines on iTunes and Spotify

  KayLynne Shaw’s feather-light voice and soulful lyrics hit iTunes and Spotify just in time to encourage homesick students to look to their own “Northern Star” when they feel far from home. Released Aug. 24, 2016, sophomore KayLynne recorded acoustic “Northern Star” at Inside Out Studios in Farmington, Arkansas. The song features her younger brother,...

Student brings melodies to life in Shakespeare in the Arb
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Student brings melodies to life in Shakespeare in the Arb

    Quentin Herman started to tinker with music when he was a 5-year-old beginning piano student. Fast forward 14 years and he can still be found experimenting from the piano bench. The difference? Herman now composes musical works, his most recent of which premiered in Shakespeare in the Arb’s “Macbeth” two weekends ago. “Quentin...