Culture

Not just the oddball

SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER Paige Rauschuber admits that the saxophone is sometimes considered to be the “oddball” of instruments. The saxophone is one of the more recently invented instruments and is not often seen in orchestral music. Even in concert band, saxophonists have to do transcriptions, or write their parts from other instruments. But,…
Butler workshops inspires playwrights

SHANNON ROSTIN | STAFF REPORTER Butler’s Theater Department partnered with The New Harmony Project to present a playwriting workshop on Feb. 27. The workshop was open to students and members of the community. Edward Fry, development director for The New Harmony Project, said the workshop involved writing exercises, advice and a question and answer session.…
Voices of excellence

ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER Dr. John Perkins, conductor of Butler University Choir and Women’s Chorus, has an obvious passion for music. He said he wants his singers to interpret the music beyond notes and rhythms, to allow the philosophy behind the music to dictate the process of expressing the music. Singing in the choir…
From Butler to Belgium

KATIE GOODRICH | STAFF REPORTER It was just another Tuesday until sophomore Meg Talley and the rest of her classmates visited the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. She sat in the seat of the Irish minister and listened to a guide explain the role of the Council in the EU. Talley has…
Percussion ensemble: Review

WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER Artist-in-residence Jon Crabiel led the Butler University percussion ensemble in an energetic concert Feb. 25. The group consists of 25 percussionists ranging in experience from graduate-level percussion performance majors to freshman finance majors. The ensemble opened each half of the concert with a traditional Afro-Cuban chant. Crabiel worked to engage…
Coffee shop jazz: The Sunset Four

NICHOLAS SOKOL | STAFF REPORTER If you venture to the north side of Indianapolis, you will come across a small coffee shop known as Thirsty Scholar. If you are lucky, you might hear some live jazz by The Sunset Four. The Sunset Four are a local jazz act featuring Butler University music students Andy Greenwell,…
Kim Busic shines in recital: Review

GRETCHEN E. MAYER | STAFF REPORTER First Impressions Junior Kim Busic, a violin performance major, said the music she planned to perform in her recital reflects a variety of her interests. “[The recital] has music from all eras, so you get to hear where classic music has its roots,” Busic said. Her words rang…
Kim Busic: Fighting to perform

SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER An Unfortunate Event Kim Busic’s passion is to play music. However, each time she attempts to rest her chin on her wooden violin, an excruciating pain shoots through her left arm. The agony is a horrible reminder of what happened the summer before. Busic, a junior violin performance major…
Bulldogs of Butler: Bailey Wiseman

SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Sophomore Bailey Wiseman is just leaving an appointment with her academic advisor. She is planning to switch majors. Wiseman came to Butler University last year as an exploratory major. After taking a couple classes, she declared her major in communication science and disorders. “I thought I loved it, but I…