Brass is big and loud, both visually and audibly. The instruments are heavy and cumbersome and come in all shapes and sizes. The array of sounds that can be created with them is incredible, especially when experienced live. In my pieces, I attempted to capture all that you experience whenRead More

Ben Caldwell ‘21 Music Correspondent Last Thursday night, the Music Department hosted the Davidson College Jazz Combos, a showcase of two student bands. The show was in Tyler-Tallman Hall; Davidson locals made up most of the audience.  The room was unusually quiet, even before the lights went down, and itRead More

Lucas Weals ‘19 Music Correspondent On a June night in 1965, Wes Montgomery took the stage with the Wynton Kelly Trio at the Half Note Club in New York City to play a jazz set. Listening to a live record of that forty-minute performance now, in 2019, it’s still easyRead More

Michael Hall ‘20 Restaurant Critic Forever nearby yet elusive, Davidson College President Carol Quillen is at times shrouded in an aura of mystery and awe. The idea of every senior having dinner at her house may be a terrific selling point on tours but is more than anything a tenderRead More

by Eliza Patterson ‘22 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your background in dance? “Dance for me was an extracurricular activity for most of my life. It wasn’t until I got to college that I realized that I could also be a maker. Dance wasn’t justRead More