NPR's Morning Edition on Wednesday, April 25, included a fascinating segment on poet Kevin Young which made special mention of the oratorio Repast, for which Young wrote the beautiful text - and which had an important premiere by the Dartmouth College Glee Club. A movement of Repast is on the program of the Glee Club concert on Sunday, May 6, 2 pm, in Spaulding Auditorium. As the final spring concert of the Glee Club under retiring director Louis Burkot, the May 6 program revisits some works especially important in Burkot's 37 years at the group's helm, and Repast is certainly one of … [Read more...]
Student Ensembles
Joyful, eclectic, inspirational: a Dartmouth College Gospel Choir playlist
What does the Dartmouth College Gospel Choir have in store for its upcoming concert on Sunday, April 29? Get ready for a dynamic mix of new and old-school inspirational music from diverse times and artists, both sacred and secular sources. Here's a taste of the songs that will be a part of this joyful, eclectic soul-and-body-moving afternoon. Born in 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, Kurt Carr acted and danced as a teen but found himself down to sacred music. After earning a BFA in classical music from the University of Connecticut. He worked with gospel luminaries Andrae Crouch and the Rev. … [Read more...]
Celebrating music’s life after death, May 5
In his 28 years, Scott Smedinghoff gave a tremendous amount of music to the communities he lived in, including the Upper Valley, where he was a doctoral student in Dartmouth's Department of Mathematics. A May 5 concert by the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble celebrates how music can live on after death, with a program that is dedicated to Smedinghoff and includes one of the last works written by a titan in wind band music. Titled For Scott, on Saturday, May 5, 8 pm, the concert features the world premiere of Shadowlight, by Cleveland- based composer Kevin Krumenauer, commissioned with a gift … [Read more...]
Habanero, habanera, what’s the difference?
Afro-Cuban jazz sensation Daymé Arocena, performing at the Hop Thursday, April 12, is the quintessential habanera - a female resident of Havana, which she sings about in "Me lleva la Habana (I come to Havana)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1RksfBsu6w Habanera also refers to a 19th-century Cuban dance rhythm. Here's a classic habanera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jebIpYs2UUI The habanera infused early jazz - the first of many times American jazz would be saturated with Afro-Cuban musical elements - such as Scott Joplin's Solace … [Read more...]
Two Hop Ensemble directors in recent “New Yorker” magazine
The New Yorker magazine's "Goings On About Town" section included write-ups of New York performances by not just one but two Hop Ensemble directors - performances that included work germinated at Dartmouth. About performances by Dartmouth Dance Ensemble Guest Director John Heginbotham's Dance Heginbotham at the 92nd Street Y on March 2-3, the magazine wrote: John Heginbotham’s choreography is characterized by quirkiness, eccentricity, and sincerity. It’s an odd mix, but somehow he, and his excellent dancers, make it work. In his offbeat world, wistful waltzes and silly hand dances … [Read more...]
Inside view: A Coast member talks about the exciting music and inspiring guests of the February 24 concert
By Sarah Hong ’21, Hop Arts Ambassador The Barbary Coast is Dartmouth’s student jazz ensemble. They will be performing this Saturday, February 24, at 8 pm in Spaulding Auditorium. I recently talked with Connor Quigley, a ’21 who plays the tenor saxophone, about his experiences in the Barbary Coast. Q: How did you get involved with the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble? A: When I was here visiting at Dimensions, I walked by the rehearsal room and saw a band playing there. I saw a poster on the wall that said Dexter Gordon plays with the Barbary Coast, and was, like, “My god, I have to play … [Read more...]
Eight jazz headliners join the Barbary Coast for February 24 concert
When Taylor Ho Bynum took the helm of the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble this fall, he brought not only skills as an acclaimed cornet player, bandleader, composer and producer, he also brought a hefty contact list of top-drawer artists with whom he plays in and records in one or more of the many ensembles he leads or performs in. The Coast and its audience will meet a stellar selection of these musicians in a residency and concert by the Coast and its guest on Saturday, February 24, 8 pm, in Spaulding Auditorium of the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College—a program of … [Read more...]
Warm-ups, jokes and teamwork as DCWE prepares for February 18 concert
I never was in band growing up, so when I was asked to attend a Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble rehearsal in advance of its February 18 performance, I had no idea what to expect. As an athlete (rubgy), I know exactly what most practices are like: warm up, do some drills, scrimmage, then cool down and stretch. The rehearsal was not that different so it was fun to see how musicians practice their own exercises. I watched the first part of the rehearsal and was there when all of the musicians were warming up their instruments and bodies. The different sounds and notes made no sense … [Read more...]
The new sound of East Asian winds, February 18
It's wonderful to hear fresh interpretations of well-known pieces of music, but it's also important to hear the music of the here and now. That's the emphasis of the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble: music by living composers, as well as those older works that represent significant periods of change or development for the wind ensemble. The wind ensemble has gone a step further this season, bringing to its audiences the work of composers who are usually underrepresented in United States. In fall, the ensemble celebrated the great work of four outstanding women composers. This term, the wind … [Read more...]
Dartmouth jazz band plays with “super-group” jazz trio in students-only event February 8
This Thursday, the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble and a visiting trio, BassDrumBone, will be performing in the Top of the Hop. The event is free and the Top of the Hop bar will be serving free drinks (21+) all evening. This event is both a promotion of the new bar at the Top of the Hop bar, as well as a chance for the Barbary Coast to perform and collaborate with a visiting artist outside of the group's regular concert, on February 24. BassDrumBone - Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway and Ray Anderson - are a renowned jazz trio who have been playing together for over 40 years, since fall of 1977. … [Read more...]
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