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Justin Roberts ’92 nominated for second Grammy award for children’s album.
Tagged “music”
Arts & Culture
High Note
Kenyon News
The Angela Waite Student Recital honors Kenyon’s top student musicians.
Arts & Culture
Take Five
Kenyon News
The New York Woodwind Quintet in concert at Rosse Hall.
Arts & Culture
Jazz It Up
Kenyon News
The Kenyon College Jazz Ensemble brightens the month with classic jazz and blues.
Alumni News
What does #Google look for in a hire? @nytopinion says it's learning ability. Just ask our grad: http://t.co/dACKkmIoqH #KenyonCollege
Arts & Culture
Roomful of Teeth
Kenyon News
Grammy-winners and vocal adventurers, Roomful of Teeth push the limits of new classical music.
Alumni News
Songs of Spring
Kenyon News
Chamber Singers alumni return to campus to honor music professor’s career.
Arts & Culture
Fine Revival
Kenyon News
Long-lost Broadway musical finds new life on Kenyon stage.
Arts & Culture
Spring Jazz
Kenyon News
The Kenyon Jazz Ensemble welcomes the season and says goodbye to the Class of 2014.
Arts & Culture
Bach and Sons
Kenyon News
The American Bach Society brings its biennial meeting to Kenyon, with concerts.
Arts & Culture
Wide Range
Kenyon News
Angela Waite Recital brings out the best in student musicians.
Student Life
Kokosinging and Water Bottles
By Noah Weinman
Kenyon Blogs
I had always regarded collegiate a cappella as one of those things that I would definitely try when I got to college, but never do in any serious way.
Arts & Culture
Musical Treasures
Kenyon News
Chinese Music Ensemble gains maturity and confidence with Eastern music and instruments.
Alumni News
Imagining the Future
Alumni Bulletin
SXSWedu producer Greg Rosenbaum ’10 takes education in an innovative direction.
Arts & Culture
Making Music
Kenyon News
Student musicians show off their skills at the Angela Waite Student Recital.
Arts & Culture
Interpreting Nature
Kenyon News
Two new exhibits at the Gund Gallery offer lively looks at the natural world.
Student Life
Collaborative Comedy
Kenyon News
Fools on the Hill joins Princeton Triangle Club for a night of music and laughs.
Student Life
Hitting the High Notes
The Collegian
The Ransom Notes rehearsed to wow at a collegiate a cappella competition.
Student Life
A Common Chord
Kenyon News
The Chamber Singers spring tour premieres a composition by songwriter Andrea Daly ’06.
Arts & Culture
Putting Sound to Film
Kenyon News
Acclaimed klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals presents her original score for a silent film in a screening at the Gund Gallery.
Arts & Culture
Modern Strings
Kenyon News
The Mivos Quartet, a strings group with a contemporary focus, will perform at Kenyon.
Arts & Culture
Musical Spring
Kenyon News
Three ensembles performing this month will feature wind, percussion and Chinese instruments.
Student Life
For the Record
Kenyon News
A recording created by Kenyon’s radio station archives the diverse music scene on campus.
Alumni News
How did "Shut Up and Dance" by Nick Petricca '09 and @WALKTHEMOONband get so popular? @washingtonpost investigates: http://t.co/HQ23VT0xY5
Arts & Culture
Learning from Professionals
Kenyon News
Musicians and dancers from West Africa are spending a week teaching in a variety of Kenyon classes and giving a public performance.
Student Life
Haunted Laundromat
by Yasmin Nesbat '18
The Thrill
Drives home from campus inspired the writing process for Adama Berndt '17, who has released his first rap album.
Arts & Culture
In Concert
Kenyon News
Two musical ensembles visit Kenyon in October to perform classical works.
Arts & Culture
.@RollingStone gives glowing review to #KenyonCollege band SPORTS, praising "sharp, sweet insight,""charming sound": https://t.co/dRjtIeiPYs
Student Life
Ringing in the Weekend
by Claire Oxford '18
The Collegian
A student group, the Pealers, carries on a bell-ringing tradition in the Church of the Holy Spirit.
That's So Kenyon
Twirls for a Cause
Kenyon News
Dancing with the Kenyon Stars returns with plenty of dips, spins and even lifts — and all those moves raise money for charity.
Arts & Culture
Feb
12
A Taste of Jazz
Kenyon News
A New Orleans brass band comes to campus ahead of the Jazz Ensemble’s performance in the Big Easy.
That's So Kenyon
Leap Day Lessons
Kenyon News
Kenyon faculty members share some facts about the meaning of leap days in their disciplines.
Arts & Culture
Novel Journey
Kenyon News
Economics major Rioghnach Robinson ’16 makes her publishing debut with a much-anticipated novel.
That's So Kenyon
Masters of Jazz
Kenyon News
Kenyon’s jazz ensemble hits New Orleans to perform, learn from the masters and soak in the city’s unique culture.
Arts & Culture
Apr
1
Contemporary Compositions
Kenyon News
Eclectic saxophone-and-drums duo Patchwork will perform at Rosse Hall.
Arts & Culture
Apr
15
A Timeless Tale
Kenyon News
The one-act musical "Once on This Island" returns to the Rosse Hall stage.
Arts & Culture
Apr
24
Spring Swing
Kenyon News
The Kenyon Jazz Ensemble mixes a jazz brew in its annual spring concert.
Arts & Culture
May
4
Fusing Rhythms
Kenyon News
Musician Gabriel Alegria ’93, a pioneer of Afro-Peruvian jazz, returns to Kenyon for a residency and concert.
Alumni News
Keeping the Beat
Kenyon News
Kokosingers return to the Hill to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a concert.
Student Life
Sound Tracks
Alumni Bulletin
A hard-working duo has made the WKCO recording studio the place to go for student musicians.
Society & Politics
Sep
20
Seeking Fairness
Kenyon News
Prominent equal justice lawyer Bryan Stevenson speaks at Kenyon.
That's So Kenyon
A President's Playlist
By Sean Decatur
Kenyon Blogs
Creating a playlist is a way for me to respond to events happening around us. This playlist is a reflection of the mixture of emotions that I have felt, and emotions that others have shared with me, over the past week.
Arts & Culture
Marvelous Music
Kenyon News
Several upcoming concerts at Kenyon will delight music lovers of all genres.
That's So Kenyon
12 Things We Learned During the Bell-A-Thon
Kenyon News
The Church of the Holy Spirit's bells rang 526 times to represent each donation to the Kenyon Fund during the College's second Bell-A-Thon on Nov. 29.
Arts & Culture
Keyboard Instrument
Kenyon News
Kenyon students power up laptops for a noteworthy musical experience.
That's So Kenyon
Deck the Hill
YouTube
WKCO signs off on another year at Kenyon with a festive in-studio performance of "Deck the Halls."
That's So Kenyon
The 12 Days of Kenyon
Kenyon News
For 12 days in December, we celebrated one dozen of the things that make Kenyon special, in a riff on the classic song "The 12 Days of Christmas."
Arts & Culture
Jan
21
Waite For It
Kenyon News
A dozen of Kenyon's top student musicians will present a wide variety of music at Saturday night's Angela Waite Recital.
Arts & Culture
Jazz Jamboree
Kenyon News
Kenyon music ensembles plan several performances to celebrate the centennial of jazz.
Student Life
A Chamber Singers Travelogue
By Carolyn Ten Eyck '18
Kenyon News
Carolyn Ten Eyck '18 documented the Chamber Singers spring tour including four concerts, bus ride games, baby chick sightings and sweet tea drinks.
Student Life
The Middle Path Playlist
By Benjamin Jagolinzer '19
Kenyon Blogs
Wondering what Kenyon students listen to as they make their way around campus? Our team of student bloggers found out.
Arts & Culture
Sounds of Spring
Kenyon News
Kenyon music ensembles will fill Rosse and Storer Halls with year-end concerts of all genres.
General Kenyon
Learning Through Limitations
Kenyon News
Professor of Music Ted Buehrer '91 encourages the Class of 2017 to embrace constraints, celebrate their creativity and keep in touch.
That's So Kenyon
Jazzed Up
By Frances Saux '18
The Collegian
Kenyon's Beta Theta Pi fraternity donates 20 musical instruments to a local school district.
Science & Technology
Digital Storytelling
Kenyon News
A Mellon Foundation grant spurs innovation in teaching and scholarship through technology.
That's So Kenyon
Joy From the Hill
Kenyon News
Oliver VandenBurg '20 spreads holiday cheer by caroling door to door — and reveals a musical talent that may have you doing a double take!
Alumni News
Theater as Empathy
Alumni Bulletin
Harrison David Rivers ‘04, a drama and American studies major, writes plays that reflect his life experiences.
Arts & Culture
Musical Journey
Kenyon News
Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble visits Kenyon to merge music and video gaming in an innovative concert.
Arts & Culture
Hitting a High Note
Kenyon News
Student musicians showcase their talents as featured soloists with the Knox County Symphony.
That's So Kenyon
Middle Path Tunes
Kenyon Blogs
Bloggers Ethan Bradley ’20 and Tariq Thompson ’21 compiled our Middle Path Playlist by asking Kenyon students a simple question: What are you listening to?
Arts & Culture
Science and Sound
Kenyon News
Knox County Music Interactive’s Notewave Festival aims to inspire musical and scientific creativity.
Student Life
Walkman on Middle Path
By Oliver Pearson ’22
Kenyon Blogs
“Open ears are an open mind, and unplugging on Middle Path was among my best decisions in my first semester.”
Arts & Culture
Six Questions With Wynton Marsalis
Kenyon News
This year’s Commencement speaker discusses music education and his career as a jazz legend.
Arts & Culture
Breaking the Frame
Kenyon News
“Unframed,” a series of short musicals performed at the Gund Gallery, reimagines how audiences relate to works of art.
Student Life
Musical Manager
Kenyon News
Dora Segall ’20 learns professional skills managing the Horn Gallery, Kenyon’s student-run performance space.
Kenyon Women
50 Years of Kenyon Women: Nandi Plunkett Levine ’11
Kenyon News
As Kenyon marks 50 years of coeducation, alumnae share how Kenyon has shaped their lives and careers.
That's So Kenyon
Jingle Bell Time
Kenyon News
It’s the right time to rock the night away with this indie-inspired rendition of a holiday favorite.
Student Life
Mark Twang on Tour
By Ethan Bradley ’20
Kenyon Blogs
A senior neuroscience major chronicles his Kenyon-founded indie/country band’s first road tour.
General Kenyon
Endowed Excellence
Kenyon News
Kenyon faculty who recently stepped into esteemed professorships discuss their commitment to teaching and research.
Far From Kokosing
“I Want You Back”
Kenyon Blogs
President Decatur shares the “pop culture serotonin” helping him get through today’s unsettling times.
Far From Kokosing
Crash Course in Remote Learning
Kenyon News
How Kenyon faculty quickly adapted in-classroom courses to a world of remote learning.
General Kenyon
Kenyon Mourns Kay Locke
Kenyon News
The longtime community member and wife of Professor of Music Ben Locke is remembered as a dedicated musician, employee and champion of generations of students.