SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER Graduate student Meghan Lyons King grew up in a family of music. Her aunt, uncle, grandmother and cousins all studied the violin. King’s aunt and uncle even studied with the same teacher as Joshua Bell. King’s mother, a flutist, led her to choose a musical path. “It was my mom’s dream and…
Marty the maestro
SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER Last year, Marty Meyer won the Concerto Competition as a sophomore in college with his rendition of the Dvorak cello concerto. The Concerto Competition is given in the fall, where a group of talented students are judged by faculty and outside musicians. In the spring, the winner plays with the Butler…
“We need to talk about Ferguson”
JACOB REEVES | STAFF REPORTER Human and civil injustice have been – and still are – some of the longest ongoing problems facing the human race. However, problems such as the 1964 shooting of Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist and NAACP field secretary, can mistakenly seem like issues that belong to a different time. Last…
Carmina Burana: Review
GRETCHEN MAYER | STAFF REPORTER Carmina Burana is performed often by various ensembles. However, it is not often staged. On April 19, 2015, John Perkins led the Butler Chorale, University Choir, Women’s Chorus and 45 children from the Indianapolis Children’s Choir’s Bel Canto ensemble along with two pianists, percussion section and soloists through “fortune’s wheel.”…
Off the Floor
SHANNON ROSTIN | STAFF REPORTER The lights came up to reveal a nearly empty stage, with the exception of a large metal structure and three poles. Performers in Jagged showcased a captivating performance that combined modern lyrical and pole dance and shifted the initial sentiment of the audience. Students and members of the community witnessed…
Crime and Punishment
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER As one enters the dimly lit blackbox theatre, one finds a stage floored with wooden planks sandwiched between two areas for seating. On the far end of the stage is a staircase that leads to nowhere and two chairs hung on the wall beside it, as if floating. One can…
Carmina Burana
ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER Amidst the festivities of Artsfest, the buzz of excitement is amplified in Lilly Hall as Jordan College of the Arts singers prepare the final Artsfest performance, “Carmina Burana.” “Carmina Burana” is a cantata of 25 movements of choral music with medieval Latin text by Carl Orff. Orff composed the masterwork…
Dance dance revolution
ALEX TARNOWSKI | STAFF REPORTER An enormous crowd gathered at the Howard L. Schrott Center for Performing Arts Sunday evening to watch a fusion of show tunes and musical theatre dancing. “Song and Dance!,” part of the 2015 Butler Arts Fest, combined the music, singing and dancing of five Broadway musicals. The show featured a…
The new sex talk
NATALIE BLOOM | STAFF REPORTER This week, Butler University expanded its horizons on gender and sexuality through the discussion “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Vagina Monologues.” The event was hosted by Demia, Butler’s feminist and social justice group. This year, Demia plays a particularly important role on campus with the Indiana legislative decisions that have…
Progressive Lenses
WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER Tuesday’s concert, featuring Progressive Lenses, was a distinct change of pace from the types of concerts normally heard at the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. However, as a part of the Butler University ArtsFest theme “Outlaws and Outsiders,” it fits. Several well-experienced Butler music faculty members joined forces…