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Jules Carew with the Creative Collective group

Creative Collective supports students to write creatively in community

10/25/2024 - 2 minute read

The Creative Collective is a creative writing group that meets weekly on Monday nights in the Writing Studio from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The group spends time during each meeting to brainstorm ideas, discuss technique and write creatively.

Concordia welcomes back the PBS Christmas Special, “Come and See”

10/25/2024 - 2 minute read

Concordia’s Music Department has been working diligently since the middle of September and will do so until November for the preparation of “Come and See,” the next Christmas Television Special for PBS SoCal. Students and professors are working on recording the variety of music that will be heard in the special, and watched frequently in the two weeks before Christmas.

Students in Concordia's ballet classes are thrilled to be equipped with proper mirrors and flooring in their new classroom.

New dance room and equipment benefits students’ education and wellness

10/4/2024 - 2 minute read

Walking past the Student Union classrooms, previously one would see a room of desks, chairs, carpet and neutral-toned walls. Now, the space has been transformed into a large dance room with proper flooring and mirrors for Concordia’s dance students.

“Turtles All the Way Down” is a powerful tale of wanting to be seen

10/4/2024 - 2 minute read

On May 2, 2024, director Hannah Marks brought John Green's "Turtles All the Way Down" to the big screen. Starring Isabela Merced as Aza Holmes, the film is one for the whole family and can be watched on HBOMax, Amazon Prime or YoTube TV.

Celebrated as "the Pianist of the Presidents", Roger Williams' impact on music was celebrated and ever present at the Centennial concert.

Music Department fetes Roger Williams with grand first concert of the year

10/4/2024 - 2 minute read

Celebrating a hundred years of renowned pianist Roger Williams, the Music Department produced a robust concert on Sept. 28 at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Featuring adjunct professor of piano, Dr. Hyenjoo Choi, Concordia Symphony Orchestra, Donne Di Canto, Men’s Chorus and soloists Bryan Pezzone and icon, Pat Boone, the Roger Williams Centennial Concert was an astounding accomplishment for the Music Department and an electric way to begin the year of performances.

NBA 2K25 the same ole game, better storylines

10/4/2024 - 2 minute read

NBA 2K25 was released on Sept. 8. It is the newest game in the renowned basketball simulation series with improvements over previous installments while bringing in cutting-edge technologies that boost player interaction and gameplay.

“The Trojan Women” offers powerful perspective on war, God and faith

9/20/2024 - 2 minute read

The Concordia Theatre Department brought Euripides’s play, “The Trojan Women” to life this semester. Written in 415 B.C, the play is set in the aftermath of the Trojan War and focuses on the fates of the women of Troy, particularly Queen Hecuba, played by Isabella Mangahis, her daughter Cassandra, played by Camille Beeson, and her daughter-in-law Andromache, played by Ashley Kosonen, as they are taken captive by the Greeks

Sacred Music Recital brings together devotions and songs of praise

9/20/2024 - 2 minute read

As Concordia students and faculty observe their regular chapel time, the Music Department welcome everyone to their Fall Sacred Music Recital on Sept. 25. Taking place in the Borland-Manske Center, the Fall Sacred Music Recital will provide thoughtful devotions paired alongside music by the Chamber Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. HyeJung Shin.

Reviving the ghost: A look at Tim Burton’s latest flick

9/20/2024 - 2 minute read

Nostalgia likely moved most of the people who have gone to the movie theaters these last few days to see “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to the classic Tim Burton film.

This year's Music Bootcamp students enjoyed an outing away from the practice rooms, at the Laguna Beach Art Museum

Music Bootcamp gives new students a headstart on their studies

8/30/2024 - 2 minute read

On Aug. 13, the music wing of the Borland Manske Center (BMC) was full of this year's newest class of music students. Kicking off the program that is known as Music Bootcamp, freshmen and transfer students spent three full days meeting faculty, participating in placement exams and auditions and building friendships among each other.

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