It was a regular Thursday. Alarm Rings. Brush teeth. Comb beard. Get dressed. Head out. I needed to get to the Howard Music Building as soon as possible; My jazz combo was waiting. Earphones in. Isaac Hayes. I kept my head down and my hands in my pockets, trying to beat Michigan’s harsh and unyielding...
Saint-Saëns wrote the piece for a virtuoso. The composer’s “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso,” performed by junior Tova Forman in last month’s Concerto/Aria Competition, was meant to test the limits of both instrument and musician. Fingers fly across the strings, stunning the audience with swift, intricate bow strokes and dramatic shifts between fiery enthusiasm and tender...
The Lorelei Ensemble, an a cappella vocal group comprised of nine women, is coming to campus to perform at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15 at College Baptist Church. Lorelei is known for its wide range of performance repertoire, including selections from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. “Lorelei is starting to extend the envelope...
Channeling the Upper Peninsula stereotype centered on beer, guns, and lots of flannel, the Sauk Theatre’s most recent production “Escanaba in Da Moonlight” features Hillsdale College’s own admissions counselor, Matt Sauer ’16. “I had heard of the play before being a part of the production, when I had accidentally rented the movie during middle...
For the first time, students have the opportunity to learn and discuss issues surrounding identity, the human person, and bioethics during a conference sponsored by the World Youth Alliance. The conference begins Friday in Phillips Auditorium and goes through Saturday afternoon. It is set to feature keynote speakers in bioethics and philosophy, along with six...