North Dakota State University has had a bright and amazing music program throughout the years. One thing that has been missing in the most recent of years is an orchestra program. Sigurd Johnson wants to change that. Johnson is the director of percussion studies at NDSU. He was also theContinue Reading
Peter Haberman and Kevin Sütterlin, directors of the Concordia band and orchestra, have pledged to match up to $10,000 in donations for the orchestra and band students’ upcoming trip to Spain. The international tour, which sees the two groups give concerts, provide lessons and collaborate with bands and orchestras inContinue Reading
Throughout the weeks leading up to finals, the Concordia music department puts an additional obligation on its students. Various ensembles and groups are combined into one big Christmas concert for students, parents, professors, alumni and community members alike to enjoy. Concerts ran from Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 in Moorhead,Continue Reading
For the first time since February 2020, a Concordia music ensemble went on tour under the direction of Kevin Sütterlin. The Concordia Orchestra returned to Concordia on November 7 after completing their domestic tour of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. “Our musical ensemble tours are a way for usContinue Reading
Erika Izaguirre stumbled upon the trumpet by chance. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She had two older sisters that were both in choir, but she chose to play in the band. Professor Izaguirre’s trumpet career started before sixth grade band. She missed the initial testing of instrumentsContinue Reading
The NYC post-punk revival, alt-rock group We Are Scientists just released their first album in three years. Hiding with age, this duo supplies a sound that I love and look for in other groups of the same genre. With a light, but grungy sound there’s no wonder their top trackContinue Reading
Welcome to your new favorite Sufjan Stevens project. Stevens and collaborator Angelo De Augustine hit this relaxing and dreamy album right on the nose. This is not the duo’s first rodeo together. They have released two singles before this, with both having the same “sitting in a cabin in upstateContinue Reading
If you have never heard of the hip hop trio from Arizona, welcome to “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, the gritty and dark second full-length album by Injury Reserve. Formed in 2013, Stepa J. Groggs, Richie with a T, and producer Parker Corey released EPs and tracks onContinue Reading
News of a new Kanye West album had been floating around the hip-hop world since March 2020. The community was in denial as West had shown to be flaky in the past, thinking specifically about his unreleased projects “Yandi,” “Love Everyone” or the alternate versions to his 2003 album “TheContinue Reading
The sound of jazz music fills the room. Russell Peterson sits in front of a desk with two computers and a set of large speakers. He uses one hand to conduct and the other to follow along with a score, which is spread out on his desk. “Start in three…Continue Reading