Hillsdale’s own Director of String Studies Melissa Knecht, Director of Keyboard Studies Brad Blackham, Lecturer in Music David Peshlakai, and Adjunct Instructor in Music Jonathan Chesson join visiting artists Anna Bittar-Weller and Derek Weller this weekend to perform a faculty recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, in Markel Auditorium at the Sage Center for the Arts. Chesson will...
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‘The Book of Souls’: Iron Maiden molds another metal monument
“The Book of Souls” is a faithful continuation of the genre-defining sound Iron Maiden has crafted since the late 1970s, but it also shows a band unwilling to rest on the successes of the past. While containing the unmistakable Iron Maiden sound, this album reveals a band still striving for further lyrical depth and the pinnacle of musical prowess. After...
Downtown mural celebrates Hillsdale’s railway heyday
The glory of the railroad era now stands on display in downtown Hillsdale, preserved in a mural completed in June. The mural is the third in the Ladies Beautification League of Hillsdale’s Community Mural Project. It depicts an imagined scene from Hillsdale’s railroad era, a time when more than 20 passenger trains passed through the town each day, according to...
Sophomore’s band releases debut album
When sophomore Giannina Imperial and her friends first started jamming together in the music room after classes each day back in high school, they never anticipated how far their music-making would take them. But as of this summer, the band — The Ninth Hour — has released its debut album “The Ninth Hour, Vol. 1” on iTunes and Spotify. The...
