When Music Department Chair James Holleman tried to explain the climax of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2, his favorite piece from the orchestra’s upcoming concert program, words failed him. Instead, he resorted to his natural mode of communication and began to conduct an invisible orchestra, humming the melody to make his point. The Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra will be performing its...
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Hillsdale pep band: a staple of school spirit
“Pep band is fun, but it’s not fun to suck.” This motto, coined by pep band director junior Hank Prim, has guided the band through its journey from lesser-known campus club to its current standing as one of the most widely-recognized and appreciated ensembles at Hillsdale College. According to junior Conor Woodfin, assistant director of the pep band, the group...
Fuerst in the Big Apple: professor’s compositions performed in New York City
Hillsdale’s own Associate Professor of Music Mathew Fuerst may be best-known on campus for assisting with student compositions, but he is also an acclaimed composer in his own right. His works are regularly featured in performances throughout the United States and even Europe. Most recently, the Amernet String Quartet performed two of Fuerst’s compositions — “String Quartet No. 1” and...
Tower Light celebrates 60th anniversary
After more than a half-century of publishing Hillsdale students’ creative writing, the Tower Light is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a reunion during homecoming weekend. Amid the return of many other students and alumni, both the founder of the Tower Light, Rich Hill, and Kjerstin Kauffman ’09, who has her master’s degree in poetry from Johns Hopkins University, will be...
