Over Spring Break, the Hamilton Choir toured and performed in different cities throughout Italy. Rome, Florence, Ravenna and Venice offered indescribable sights and experiences that my choir and I encountered while performing. More ...
Since its conception and mainstream growth in the 1970’s and 1980’s, rap music has transformed into a diverse genre in American music, in terms of both sound and content. More ...
On the Thursday before Spring Break, CAB brought Jess Best and Michael Blume to Hamilton for an electric performance in the Events Barn. More ...
One of the gems of 1930s cinema, The Philadelphia Story, directed by George Cukor, demonstrates the necessity of divorce in society. More ...
Sponsored by the Black and Latinx Student Union and the Days-Massolo Center, Vibes Night 2017 saw the members of Vibes, Written and Spoken (VWS) showcase their talent to the Hamilton community. The second annual Vibes Night celebrated the stories people had to share, and provided an avenue for students to come out and support their peers in an encouraging atmosphere with enthusiasm and positivity. More ...
This past Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m., a collection of works called “Vision of Sound” was performed in Hamilton College’s own Wellin Hall. The works were collaborations among composers and choreographers focused on “place,” and the meaning of place in the artists’ lives. The performance, part of Syracuse Symposium’s series on place, has also made stops in Syracuse and SUNY-Oswego. More ...
Metropolitan Opera violinist Shem Guibbory performed for the Hamilton community last Friday and Saturday in various settings. On Saturday evening, the internationally acclaimed violinist performed in Wellin Hall. The concert, entitled “Memories and Reflections.” was a collaborative effort of Guibbory’s musical performances of George Enesco’s “Impressions D’Enfance,” along with Peter Laytin’s photographic images. More ...
F.I.L.M. is not only dedicated to screening important films, but also celebrating the careers of talented, yet obscure filmmakers. Spencer Williams is an African-American who managed to build a strong career in media during the first half of the 20th Century. This Sunday, March 5, Jacqueline Stewart, professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, will bring Williams’ career out from the shadows into light. More ...
Now that the awards season has finally culminated with the 2017 Academy Awards Ceremony, it’s time to recap the night that was. Obviously, the main talking point of the night was the presentation of the Best Picture award. With the dust finally settling, it is easy to look back and see what happened. Even at the time, it was pretty obvious to recognize simple human error had led to La La Land being mistakenly crowned the winner. More ...
Last Friday night, Feb. 17, The Bad Plus performed in Wellin Hall. Hailing from Minneapolis, this trio plays a dazzlingly complex style of avant-garde jazz that combines some elements of pop and rock into dense harmonies and writhing rhythms. They performed a combination of original compositions and imaginative covers of hits from other genres. Bassist Reid Anderson introduced the band man by man, and a short clip of personal theme-music, always playfully initiated by drummer David King, followed each name. The band’s sense of intimacy with one another was obvious from the get-go, evidenced both in their comfortable interactions with each other onstage and by their cohesion throughout an extraordinarily challenging set. More ...