The music department library houses hundreds of pieces of music in Howard Deep in the basement of Howard Music Hall is the college’s lesser-known library, holding a collection of sheet music that dates back to the 1940s. Professor of Music James Holleman, who directs the college orchestra and choirs, has been building the music...
In this Quick Hits, Director of Sacred Music Timothy McDonnell talks childhood, hobbies, and travel. What was your favorite subject in high school? Greek and Latin. Where is your favorite place to travel? Italy. What are some choral pet peeves? The rhotic R. The tongue root yanks up on the larynx and all manner...
Brianna Lambrecht soaks in the moment after performing a solo in Christ Chapel. Courtesy | Brianna Lambrecht What led you to become a music major? During my senior year of high school, I did all the college auditions and then decided I didn’t want to major in music. So my freshman year I went to...
The Hillsdale College Choral Scholars program will now have weekly Choral Evensong services in Christ Chapel on Sundays at 6 p.m. According to Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of music and choral scholars program director, Evensong services have been a goal of the Choral Scholars program since its inception and the planning of Christ Chapel. “The...
The Christ Chapel Choir of Hillsdale performed a requiem of sacred music in honor of All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2. Hundreds of audience members gathered in Christ Chapel to listen to the Hillsdale Chapel Choir’s first concert. The concert consisted of a compilation of sacred music and concluded with “Requiem” by Gabriel Fauré. “The...