Tag: Music

New SOTS halftime show to debut during the first football game of the season

Trojan Living

(PHOTO/ Zenith Shrestha) The band has spent weeks preparing three different shows for this year’s football season. Andrea Hammack Staff Writer The Sound of the South (SOTS) is marching into the Vet this season with three separate shows at the ready.  “We are doing three shows this year,” said Mark Walker, director of bands. “For the first show, we are playing “Happy Together,” “Death of a Bachelor,” “Roaring 20s,” and “Jolene.” “The second show is the annual Salute to Veterans, and the third show will be a game show theme.”…

Read More

Behind the scenes of Troy’s newest show ‘Mamma Mia!’

Trojan Living

Andrea Hammack Staff Writer Biwaksha Shrestha Staff Writer With the approach of Troy’s newest musical theater production, “Mam­ma Mia!,” looming just over the horizon, it’s important not only to recognize the work that goes on onstage, but behind the scenes as well.  To an audience member, watching a production means you see only what has been carefully prepared and performed in front of you. What you may not realize is there have been weeks of editing and revising to get everything ready for the performance. ACTING The actors and actresses…

Read More

Women’s history month celebrated with concert by female faculty members

Trojan Living

Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer The month of March is celebrated as Women’s History Month all around the world, and to participate in the festivities, the female faculty of the music department were featured in a concert last Friday night.  Upon learning of the month’s importance, Rachel Nozny, an adjunct music instructor, wanted to spread awareness of it.  “As soon as I started pitching the idea of a women’s concert to other faculty members, it became obvious there would be a lot of support for a concert,” Nozny said.  The concert,…

Read More

Student discusses separation of art and artist, the role of the media in art

Trojan Living

Olivia Nobles Staff Writer In a world where fame is king, and celebrities are icons, it’s important for the rest of society to recognize the divide between artist and art.  Pop culture icons have always been regarded as the members of society whose opinions somehow carry more weight than the rest of us; however, as individuals, they are less impervious to character flaws than the rest of us. With the steadily increasing power of the media, the personal lives of cultural icons have become available for public consumption, for better…

Read More

Jazz concert excites tonight

Trojan Living

Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer While most of the students have been busy with the mid-semester academic rush, the Troy band jazz ensembles, I and II, have been working hard and practicing for the upcoming concert.  “Jazz ensemble is usually an ensemble of about 18 to 20 musicians that consists typically of about five saxophones, five trumpets, five trombones, and rhythm section,” said Dave Camwell, an assistant professor of saxophone and jazz. According to Camwell, the ensemble plays music from all different genres like swing, funk, hip-hop and even classical.  “There…

Read More