An unprecedented collaboration of nearly 100 musicians will perform an original arrangement of music from “The Prince of Egypt” composed by sophomore Jonathan Edelblut, the songmaster for Mu Alpha. The medley features soloists from Mu Alpha men’s music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Sigma Alpha Iota women’s music fraternity, and the Hillsdale Camerata, and will be performed at 8 p.m....
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Composition student accepted to prestigious music program
Berklee College of Music has only a 35 percent acceptance rate, but Hillsdale sophomore Jonathan Edelblut is one of those elite accepted few. The sophomore music major is tentatively planning to transfer to Berklee to focus his studies on composition and music production. His ultimate dream is to write film scores for movies. “Sometimes composing can be mind-numbingly difficult, kind...
Alumna author releases third novel: Ruta Sepetys’ ‘Salt to the Sea’ ‘gives voice to the unheard victims of the greatest maritime tragedy in history’
Jan. 30, 1945: Thousands of refugees huddle in a repurposed German luxury liner, desperate to escape the death throes of the Nazi regime. Aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, the decks are crowded, the night is dark, and the silence is haunting. And then a sound tears through the ship, signalling the beginning of the end: Bang. In “Salt to the Sea,”...
Art professor gives ‘Glimpse’ into his world: Daughtrey Gallery to feature Professor of Art Sam Knecht’s paintings Feb. 20-March 18
By the time a student graduates from Hillsdale College, he or she will be familiar with at least one of Professor of Art Sam Knecht’s works. His painting, “The Signing of the American Constitution,” graces the cover of the Constitution Reader used for the core Politics 101 course. But for students who want to see more than just the...
