blue moon pop-up illuminates student art
Kaitlin Cho, A&E Reporter
October 31, 2019
On Thursday, Oct. 24, Stevens Gallery was flooded with deep blue light, tinting everything in the gallery: the art hanging on the walls, the mason jars full of raffle tickets and the crowd packed into the narrow space. At the far end of the room, various Whitman students performed their talents (ran...
KWCW New Music Adds: Low – “Double Negative”
Cory Cogley, A&E Editor
September 24, 2018
Every week, the Music Directors of Whitman radio station KWCW 90.5 FM Walla Walla work to find the hottest new music for their DJ’s shows. Each of them selects and reviews new records from the CD pile, making sure the station has access to top-notch music that everyone can enjoy, especially the loy...
Mac Miller dies of overdose
Connie Moore, A&E Reporter
September 23, 2018
The past year has taken the lives of many of America’s elite celebrities including artist Avicii, actor Mark Salling, rapper XXXTentacion, artist Aretha Franklin and, last week on Sept. 7, rapper Mac Miller. Miller was found around noon in his San Fernando Valley home and pronounced dead of an apparent...
Creativity Outside the Classroom: Spotlight on Staff and Faculty Musicians
Zoe Brown, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2018
Outside of the music department at Whitman, there are many staff and faculty members with incredible musical talent. On Sunday, March 25, two of these musicians, Professor of Sociology Michelle Janning and Director of Institutional Research Neal Christopherson, performed at the annual Whitman Faculty...
Whitstock Brings Together Students, Faculty, Staff
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
March 29, 2018
Featuring a diverse spread of music, Whitstock is Whitman’s own yearly music festival and an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to enjoy an evening together. The third annual Whitstock took place on Friday, March 9 in the Young Ballroom and brought together people from all walks of ca...
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” series, brought an excellent opportunity to hear such an instrument to campus, and audience members...
The Voice of Walla Walla Fosters Collaboration
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
February 8, 2018
The three colleges in the Walla Walla Valley united for a night of music with “The Voice of Walla Walla,” the first ever tri-college singing competition between the schools. Eleven contestants from Whitman, Walla Walla University (WWU) and Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) performed the ev...
Can you Separate a Creator from their Works? No.
Rina Cakrani, Columnist
October 19, 2017
History is full of tales of artists behaving poorly. Composer Richard Wagner was an anti-Semite. Novelist Charles Dickens trashed his wife and secretly shacked up with a teen actress. Painter Michelangelo Cyaravaggio was a murderer. Movie star and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin was investigated by the FBI ...
Revamping the Past: Vinyl Resurgence
Afton Weaver, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2017
Whether it’s the result of nostalgia or a search for high quality music, vinyl is trending again; Whitties are revamping the past. Atop sophomore Kate Swisher’s desk lies all of the things that make her happy: books, chocolate, tea and an electric turntable spinning her favorite vinyl, “Nashville...
The Festival Experience
Afton Weaver, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2017
Despite pricey tickets and long drives, music festivals are sought-after destinations. People jump through hoops to get in and stay in, and Whitman students are no exception. This summer, Merone Hadush attended Paradiso Festival, an electronic dance music festival held at the Gorge Amphitheater...
Adastra Piano Trio Tackles Ambitious, High-Level Works
Eric Anderson, A&E Editor
March 30, 2017
Driving melodies and intricate harmonics filled Chism Hall on Wed. March 8, as the Adastra Piano Trio performed Maurice Ravel’s famous composition, the “Ravel Piano Trio,” a powerful and technically complex work they had worked intensely to master. The Trio, whose name is a combination of the...
Mike McGuinn Helps Bring Fun, Cool Musicians to Walla Walla
Michelle Foster, Staff Writer
March 30, 2017
The music scene in Walla Walla is thriving with more diversity thanks to the efforts of, among others, Mike McGuinn. The owner of Urban Grow Systems, a hydroponics shop, McGuinn has worked to bring in a wide range of musicians that locals might not normally get a chance to see. Some of the well-kn...
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