“Bossa nova,” the genre of jazz music that began and developed in 1950s Brazil, means “new trend.” Students will be able to hear some of this new music Friday as the Howard Music Department presents the Brazilian Avatar Faculty Recital at 8 p.m. in Markel Auditorium. Playing both classical and jazz music, Director of Jazz...
This Sunday, 23 musicians will each take the stage of Markel Auditorium, all vying for the opportunity to perform a solo accompanied by the orchestra in their March and May concerts. But only a few will strike a chord with the judges. “It’s one of the few things we do in the music department that...
A nod and a faint smile, that’s all. In a world as small as Hillsdale, this happens every day. You walk down the hall in Kendall — and oh! — there’s that guy you thought was cute in freshman year. You’ve only spoken to him once, but every time you see him, you glance up...
An ancient port city and a modern metropolis seem to be strange bedfellows. In the Israeli city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, however, the two stand side by side, as steel skyscrapers cast shadows on harbors that have been in use since the Bronze Age. The contrast and coexistence of Tel Aviv-Yafo is a paragon of...
“This one starts with a real longing, a from-the-guts call for peace. And by the end, the music earns it.” This uncharacteristically poetic description from our tour guide introduced the song that woke me from my mental fugue state after a few days of international travel. He held his smartphone to the microphone and said,...