Tag: performance

‘America’s Got Talent’ finalist to inspire with live performance

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Andrea Hammack Staff Writer “America’s Got Talent” star, Mandy Harvey, is coming to Troy on Monday, Feb. 4, for the first stop on her tour through Alabama and Louisiana.  Harvey first gained major recognition when she took part in and reached the finals in AGT’s 12th season.   She not only impressed the judges with her beautiful voice, but she also earned Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer and was immediately sent into the live shows. John Jinright, associate professor of music and member of the Troy Arts Council, met Mandy and…

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Annual ISCO Festival brings international flavor to Troy

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Georgia Blanchard Chief Copy Editor The International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO) held its annual ISCO Festival Thursday, Nov. 15, featuring food and entertainment from cultures all over the world.  Everyone was invited to attend, and the event was almost completely sold out, with about 300 people attending.  According to Matthew Knopps, a junior accounting major from Pell City and the treasurer of the club, ISCO members worked the whole fall semester and part of the previous spring semester to put together the festival.  “It’s a lot of work; we have…

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‘Cabaret:’ flashy musical to make ‘huge political statement’

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Lauren Harksen Contributor While making the musical “Cabaret,” the cast and crew gave insight on how it parallels today’s political turmoil. “Cabaret” is a musical based in Berlin during the rise of Adolf Hitler in the German government. “Right now, people really want change (in the country), and that parallels with the time of the play in Germany,” said Taylor Montgomery, who plays lead Cliff Bradshaw. Montgomery is a sophomore theater major from Troy. The Germans wanted change because they felt oppressed by the government. Large groups of Americans today…

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Band comes to campus, sings about love

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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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