When genre-blending singer, songwriter, and producer Jacob Collier began work on his Djesse album in 2018, he planned to finish it in a year. But it didn’t work out that way. With the release of “Djesse Vol. 4” last month, the English artist has finally wrapped up a six-year project that kept expanding. The new...
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Professor’s Picks: Alexandre Winston, visiting assistant professor of theology
Song: Chopin’s “Mazurka No. 15 in C Major” played by Martha Argerich It was one of the first pieces to convince me that I should listen to classical music. Argerich’s playing moves one to silence. Book: “A Time of Gifts” (1977) by Patrick Leigh Fermor The first of three volumes describing his walk across...
Our generation is letting bandaid fixes make up for bad music
If you listen to “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire, you might notice there is a slight hiccup in the bass line near the beginning of the song. Thanks to modern technological developments, you won’t hear such minor flaws in 21st-century pop music. But you also won’t hear songs as good as “September” on the...
Chapel Choir records on campus during winter break
The Hillsdale College Chapel Choir remained on campus until Dec. 12, filming and recording selections of songs they performed earlier in the year for the marketing department’s media team. “A crucial part of Chapel Choir’s mission is to give people an opportunity to have a profound encounter with beauty,” junior Madeline Scheve said. “The idea...
Tower Dancers to perform in fall concert
The Hillsdale College Tower Dancers will perform original works featuring ballet, contemporary, and modern dance styles at their fifth annual fall concert Dec. 3 in Markel Auditorium. Student performers choreographed the entire concert for the second year in a row. “Like all other visual arts, dance is an encounter with beauty, an ideal that is...