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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Orchestra and chorale to join forces in long-awaited collaboration

Sam Patterson, Campus Life Reporter February 16, 2023

There are countless ways to express music. Different instruments, styles and performers combine to produce vastly unique aural experiences. Each branch of the musical world offers fresh artistic expression,...

Indie band Reptaliens community. Photos by Dana Kendrick

Chastity Belt and Reptaliens in review

Ann Karneus, A&E Reporter March 5, 2020

Four Whitman alumni returned to campus on Saturday, but they weren't here for a reunion. They returned as Chastity Belt, a Seattle-based indie rock band with the intent to illuminate Reid Ballroom. Before...

Celebrating the Work and Retirement of Dr. Susan Pickett

Celebrating the Work and Retirement of Dr. Susan Pickett

Michelle Foster, A&E Editor May 10, 2018

As the school year draws to a close, Whitman students and faculty say farewell to Catherine Gould Chism Professor of Music Dr. Susan Pickett, who will be retiring at the end of this semester. Pickett,...

Professor J.J. Gregg brought a rare chance to hear the sitar to Whitman.

A Meditative Sitar Performance

Nidhi Jaltare, Staff Reporter March 1, 2018

Sounds of the sitar resonated through Kimball Theatre as Whitman professor J.J. Gregg gave a performance on Friday, Feb. 23. The concert, part of the Whitman Music Department’s “Fridays at Four”...

Photo by Amelia Wells.

“Songs of Youth and Joy,” A Unique Collaboration Among Walla Walla Musicians

Afton Weaver, Staff Reporter March 2, 2017

Captivating and collaborative, the “Songs of Youth and Joy” concert showcased the incredible musical talent of four Walla Walla musical groups. Held in Cordiner Hall on Sunday, Feb. 26, the concert...

Meet The Filharmonic

Megan Hearst, Staff Writer May 5, 2016
The Pioneer sat down with "The Filharmonic" members Joe Caigoy and Jules Cruz to talk boybands, touring and original music.
Photo by Madaline Stevens

Global Studies Concert: Playing Music, Telling Stories

March 3, 2016
For over a year now people from the Whitman community, Walla Walla community and the global community have been united in the effort to bring music from conflict zones both inside and outside the United States

The Pio talks gaming, genres with Robert DeLong

Megan Hearst and Martina Pansze February 14, 2016
The Pioneer sits down with EDM artist Robert DeLong. DeLong was brought to perform at Whitman on Feb. 11th by Whitman Events Board along with openers Chrome Sparks and Colours. His newest album “In the Cards” was released last September.
Tacocats performing in Reid Campus Center. Photo by Alan Mendoza.

Tacocat brings big sound to Reid

Emma Cooper November 9, 2015
Wednesday night at 8:00pm, Reid Coffee House hosted the Seattle band Tacocat for an evening of musical paradise.

WEB welcomes the Mowgli’s

Emma Cooper, A&E Writer September 17, 2015

On Thursday, Sept. 17, Whitman will welcome the indie-folk band The Mowgli’s, in an evening concert sponsored by the Whitman Events Board (WEB). The Mowgli’s debuted in 2013 with their hit single...

Walla Walla reflects on Gentlemen of the Road

Martina Pansze, A&E Editor September 17, 2015

Anyone who's walked downtown in Walla Walla recently has seen the remnants of the Gentlemen of the Road event: Spray-painted logos, posters decorating the sides of buildings and British flags dot the sidewalk,...

Students learn composition basics through transformative process

Geoffrey Leach February 19, 2015
On Feb. 22, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Music Department will be presenting the Composers Spring Concert. Six students have each composed a piece of music that will be performed in Chism Recital Hall. Each student has written a unique piece that they have worked on since the Fall.
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