Complex syncopation and irregular rhythms from marimbas and trash cans reverberated in MacNamara Rehearsal Hall. The Hillsdale College Percussion Ensemble played its annual spring concert April 11 featuring contemporary composers. Audience members tapped their toes while listening to dramatic rhythms and tonal sounds created by the ensemble. The concert, titled “Beauty and the BEAT,” emphasized...
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Peter and the Wolf, and the adventures of the Duck
Four woodwind soloists walked on stage as chatter in the young audience quieted in Markel Auditorium and the lights dimmed to begin a classical music concert designed for children between the ages 5 and 9. The “Young People’s Concert,” led by James Holleman, professor of music, choir, and orchestra at Hillsdale College, lasted 50 minutes...
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Bella Notte Concert: An Evening of Songs and Arias
Applause greeted the soprano as she walked across the stage to the concert grand piano in Christ Chapel. Julie Adams, an award-winning opera singer, alongside her accompanist, Brad Blackham, professor of piano and keyboard studies at Hillsdale College, performed a Valentine’s Day concert the evening of Feb. 14. The program was titled “Bella Notte,” or...
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Blues and Booze: Harry James plays again
Audience members swing dance to jazz played by the Harry James Orchestra. Courtesy | Anna Northcutt More than 900 people filled Hillsdale College’s Searle Center for an evening of jazz, swing dancing, cocktails, desserts and a performance by the Harry James Orchestra Nov. 15. Fred Radke, conductor of the Harry James Orchestra, and Hillsdale’s artist...
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Students to star in upcoming Opera Workshop
Senior Samuel Jarzab performs in the 2024 Opera Workshop. Courtesy | Emily Douglass Immerse yourself in the world of music with “Melody in Motion,” Hillsdale’s annual Opera Workshop, filled with well-known opera excerpts, on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. This year, 28 Hillsdale vocalists will fill McNamara Rehearsal Hall with...