Two of Hillsdale College’s most talented drummers will be featured this Saturday in the Percussion Ensemble performance, Drums of Thunder, at 8 p.m. in the Howard music building. Stacey Garrison-Jones directs the 12 students in the ensemble and two guest performers, junior Jacob Coonradt on guitar and sophomore Shadrach Strehle on bass. As indicated by...
Category: Culture 2016
‘The rest is silence’: ‘Star Wars’ defeats ‘Hamlet’ in movie- and drama-themed Mossey Madness
While North Carolina celebrates its win over Gonzaga in the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, Hillsdale’s own March Madness just announced the winners. The winner of this year’s drama- and film-themed Mossey Madness is the original “Star Wars” trilogy, which triumphed over “Hamlet” in the championship round. The student bracket winners are senior Noah Diekemper...
Spanish honorary fires up the dance floor with flamenco
Sigma Delta Phi is encouraging students to shout indoors on Thursday — so long as it is a jaleo: “Olé!” The Spanish honorary is holding a flamenco performance by the Compañeros de Flamenco on Thursday at 6 p.m. in A.J.’s Café to provide a special opportunity for students to learn about Spanish culture. “It will...
So long, Sunny: Jazz artist-in-residence to retire after this semester
Sunny Wilkinson blinked back a few tears as she performed with the Hillcats on March 26. Not only was she singing the music of Joni Mitchell — one of her musical inspirations — but she was performing with the Hillcats for the last time.
Alumna music teacher shares Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Joe’s Violin’
When Joseph Feingold left a Siberian labor camp after his six-year internment during the Holocaust, he found a black market and swapped a pack of American cigarettes for a violin. The instrument was his haven for more than 65 years, and now its legacy of solace will live on in the hands of young...