When vocal instructor Melissa Osmond selected opera scenes for this year’s Opera Workshop, she selected pieces that highlighted the vocal department’s students talents. “Don’t Make a Scene” is the 25th Opera Workshop, and almost 30 Hillsdale students displayed their talents in scenes from various operas, operettas, and operatic-style musicals. Along with adjunct instructors Emily Douglass,...
Nobuntu, an a cappella group made up of women from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, will share their beautiful voices with the community Oct. 10 at College Baptist Church. James Holleman, chair of the Hillsdale College Music Department, said the performance is part of the Professional Artist Series held by the Fine Arts Department. “It’s very unique to...
Grove City College Touring Choir will stop at College Baptist in Hillsdale for a free performance at 7 p.m. Feb. 27. The choir will travel across the country, across genres, and across centuries as part of their annual spring break tour, performing pieces as diverse as Palestrina, a Brahms requiem, and Moses Hogan. “We...
The voices of 150 of the college’s finest vocalists will fill the sanctuary of College Baptist Church at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, as they serenade the audience with songs of the season. Director of Orchestras and Choirs James Holleman will conduct the Hillsdale College Choir and Chamber Choir as they sing a combination...
The Hillsdale College Choir, Chamber Choir, and Symphony Orchestra will perform George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” at College Baptist Church Dec. 2 through Dec. 4. “’The Messiah’ is a special opportunity and I am very excited to be a part of it,” sophomore Alex Pankow, a member of the chorus, said. The choirs and orchestra...