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Local band brings “fresh and unique” music to last Friday’s annual ‘Taste of Troy’ event

Trojan Living

Grace Kish Staff Writer Despite the overcast weather, students and local businesses gathered downtown to learn more about each other and listen to live music from Troy’s local band, 12eleven, during Friday night’s “The Taste of Troy” event. This year’s annual Taste of Troy could be described by one cliché — “singing in the rain” — due to the overcast weather occurring around the event. Jai Rojas, the lead singer of 12eleven and a senior exercise science major from Pensacola, Florida, describes “The Taste of Troy” as a way for…

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Local artist to perform holiday concert

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Lacey Alexander Staff Writer Local talent Shelia Jackson and an array of guest artists will be presenting their annual holiday concert on Friday, Dec. 9. Vocalists, dancers and musicians will be joining Jackson to present a holiday show in the Claudia Crosby Theater. Jackson performs a show around the holiday season in Troy every year. Christine Amonson, assistant professor of voice and opera at Troy, said that the show is a “classic tradition.” “She’s a local legend,” Amonson said. “She’s entertaining, magical … Her concerts are a gift to the…

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Band comes to campus, sings about love

Trojan Living

Taylor Boydstun Staff Writer The Juilliard-trained and Nashville-grown Annie Moses Band performed in Claudia Crosby Theater on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The show, titled “The Art of the Love Song,” is based on the simple idea that love songs are not written as well as they used to be. The group draws songs from the “Great American Songbook,” as well as music from the 1960s and 1970s, to highlight its unique blend of classical, folk, bluegrass and pop. The band is composed of siblings; each member contributes vocals, instruments, or both…

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Troy Arts Council holds outside concert downtown

Trojan Living

Taylor Boydstun Staff Writer Troy Arts Council (TAC) hosted a free show on the Square in downtown Troy on Thursday, Sept. 1, to kick off its upcoming series of fine arts concerts. The concert, open to the public, provided an opportunity for patrons to buy season tickets and enjoy free music and food. The first performer of the evening was Montgomery native and Troy senior Wyatt Edmondson, who has been song writing for close to eight years now. Edmonson, a music industry major, performs in the student music group POPulus…

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