The Hope College Great Performance Series hosted its second group of the year on Friday night. As the clock reached 7:30 p.m., the John and Dede Howard Recital Hall came to life with the ethereal sound of Meng Su and Yameng Wang’s guitar playing. Known collectively as the Beijing Guitar Duo, Su and Wang have…
As the stage manager bustles and the master electrician finishes checking spotlights, actresses sit under the careful eyes of the costumers. The director and designers are sprinkled among the students in the intimate space of DeWitt’s studio theatre with their jobs finished—whether they like it or not. The lights go down, come back up and…
The Hope College Concert Series began its 2018-2019 show season with a powerful all-female lineup at the Knickerbocker Theatre on Friday night. Margaret Glaspy, a witty, intelligent and sentimental songwriter from New York, headlined the concert with just her voice and a red Fender electric guitar. Opening artist Stefanie Hapaala, a local musician from our…
The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series (JRVWS) has been a staple of Hope College’s vibrant event list for decades—to the English department and other oncampus writers, at least. While not widely attended or given as much traction or buzz as events such as the Pull or the Nykerk Cup, the JRVWS is a gem tucked…
Ever since they were founded in 2011, Bryn Cohn & Artists have been performing all around the country, with their latest destination being the Knickerbocker Theatre downtown. Bryn Cohn is a nationally recognized dancemaker, writer and educator, as well as the founder of the group. Cohn graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with…
Friday, September 21, Dr. Neal Sobana, a graduate of Hope College, class of 1968, taught a lecture entitled “Giving Art, Seeking Salvation: Encounters with Artists and Donors in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.” The lecture was intended to supplement the new exposition in the Kruizenga Art Center, open now until December 15. Dr. Sobana provided some…
On Thursday morning, students in the music department were invited to hear a presentation by Dr. Margot Fassler, the Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Music History and Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Fassler talked to students and faculty about her research on famous medieval composer Hildegard von Bingen, whom she…
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) finished its 47th season this summer with an incredible company of actors, technicians and leadership. HSRT, a company of nearly 90 people, produced three musicals and two plays: “The Wiz,” “Godspell,” “Dragon Pack Snack Attack,” “An Iliad,” and “The Odd Couple.” Each of these productions included a diverse ensemble that…
The first week of classes brought about lots of homework, syllabus read-throughs, and, for the music department, a big scare concerning the future of one of their most beloved departments. Around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, members of the folk department received an email informing students that unless they were able to find eight…
The start of the Fall 2018 semester brought about many changes around campus with one of the most significant changes taking place in the music department. Between the Spring 2018 semester and the Fall 2018 semester, there were seven new additions to the music department faculty here at Hope with professors teaching various subjects including…