A 26-year holiday tradition, “The Nutcracker” will be performed this weekend by the Bonnie Haney Dance and Performing Company at the Moorhead High School stage. Performances will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on Saturday. More than 100 people, ages four to 21, will participate in the show, said Bonnie Haney,…
Category: Music
Jazz musicians feel ‘Kind of Blue’
Five songs. That is all it took to make the best selling jazz record of all time. The sound was soft, but soulful; the solos short, but powerful. Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” has been a great influence to many musicians. Everything on the record is something to behold—at least as far as Russ Peterson…
Swedish band brings culture to Concordia
Concordia College is very proud of its Scandinavian heritage. On Saturday, Nov. 3, the college was able to express this Scandinavian pride by inviting Kraa, a Swedish band to perform on campus. In conjunction with the Nordic Arts Alliance and the Scandinavian Studies department, the six talented ladies that make up Kraa graced the audience…
Concordian Reviews
The following article was published to www.concordianreviews.blogspot.com on Sunday, Oct. 21 2012 by contributing writer Andreas Rekdal. Concordian Reviews is a blog that provides Cobbers with the opportunity to have their work published and read by fellow students in an easy-going forum. Check it out for reviews of everything from music and movies to local…
Earth Day band concert a success
The Earth Day Concert’s major obstacle was Fargo-Moorhead’s rather unpleasant weather. That, however, proved insignificant as April 20s weather was suitable for the Symphonic Band to perform outdoors in front of the Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre. “We have had outdoor concerts held before in the summers,” said Nathanial Dickey, director of the Symphonic Band, “and…
Atmosphere to bring hip-hop vibe to Cornstock
Atmosphere’s hip-hop music is expected to draw new crowds to this year’s Cornstock festival, which has often featured alternative rock groups in the past. Cornstock will begin at 2 p.m. on April 21 on the soccer field near Jake Christiansen Stadium, assuming no rain, and headliner Atmosphere will conclude at 6:30 p.m. The headliner band…
Hip hop’s potential growth
The Black Students Union, for one of its maiden events since its inauguration a year ago, took up the mantel of organizing the annual Hip Hop Summit this year. The Hip Hop Summit was previously organized by the Hip Hop Congress, a national committee that has a chapter on campus. Last year, however, the Congress…
Not so underground anymore
Crowds pulse, hands in the air, a giant mass of sweat and glowsticks. This is the rave, a familiar dance scene that began in Europe. What is not as familiar to some is the music blaring through the speakers at raves today. Wikipedia defines it as “tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant…
Innovation, creativity in tribute to Bach
Last weekend the Concordia College community paid a respectful homage to one of the greatest composers and organists of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach. The event, “A Family Affair: Music of the Johann Sebastian Bach Family,” was a student-led symposium coordinated by senior Andrew Steinberg with help from Jean Hellner of the music department. Steinberg,…
PTFS brings funk to campus
By day, professors Russ Peterson and Nat Dickey roam the corridors of Hvidsten Hall. They teach classes, help students in private lessons and conduct ensembles. By night, however, they play to a different tune as they take the stage with their band, Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome. “We love to play,” Peterson said. “Some people do…