Nearly 200 listeners packed Markel Auditorium on Saturday for an evening that highlighted traditional Native American culture through both classical and tribal music. Robert Mirabal, an acclaimed Native American musician, performed with the trailblazing string quartet ETHEL as part of the Hillsdale College Professional Artist Series. The group presented its album “The River.” Mirabal is...
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Students travel to see ‘gem’ of North American theater
The lights dimmed, and the rustling theater-goers quieted in anticipation. That moment — between reality and the story — prepared the audience for a journey, either of laughter or tears, of entertainment or catharsis. Fourteen Hillsdale students had the opportunity to witness the lights rising on six professionally produced plays this past week at the...
Walter White to wow audiences at Big Band concert
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Hillsdale College’s Jazz Big Band will perform their annual concert featuring this year’s guest artist, trumpet player Walter White. “This will be an exciting concert,” senior Big Band trumpetist Conor Woodfin said. “For most people attending, Walter White will be the best trumpet player they will ever hear. He...
Dancing with the Stars: Physics, dance departments collaborate for pulsar-inspired performance
There may not be sound in space, but Tower Dancers is bringing to life the song of the stars. Hillsdale College’s dance and physics departments collaborated this year to create a visual and dance performance to music composed with the tones of pulsars, a neutron star producing pulsating radio emission, for the Tower Dancers’ spring...
Seniors show off art in capstone projects
Just a dozen pieces of artwork. That’s all — give or take a few — that the senior art majors select from their portfolios of almost four years to display in their senior art show. Two to four seniors share the shows, which typically begin with a reception and last a week. The first...