Snarky Puppy, a progressive jazz-funk fusion collective originally formed by students of the University of North Texas, hit the stage to close-out the first night of LU-Aroo last Friday. The full band counts thirty members, but the band for this tour was seven musicians in total: bass, drums and trap kit, guitar, keyboard, tenor saxophone…
LU improv group opens for professional troupe Octavarius
Last Thursday night, May 2, the Cloak Theater was filled with laughter. Popular Lawrence University improv group, formerly known as “Hi, I’m Prov” and currently known as “Optimistic Feral Children,” warmed up the stage for the professional, Chicago-based improv group “Octavarius.” When Octavarius went on, they did not just hit the stage. They worked the…
The Artist Spotlight: Sarah Laven
On April 20, celebrate your Saturday by rolling on over to the Pusey Room in the Campus Center at 3 p.m. to see Sarah Laven’s “senior” recital. Laven, class of 2013, a double major in Environmental Policy and Spanish with a minor in Latin American Studies, is on paper about the furthest thing from a…
The Artist Spotlight: Chris Misch-Bloxdorf
Some say that the musician speaks through their instrument. If that is the case, then Chris Misch-Bloxdorf, a senior trombone performance major with a jazz emphasis, has a lot to say on his senior recital. Only ten minutes of Bloxdorf’s recital will contain classical repertoire. Interestingly enough, neither of the pieces were written for trombone.…
IGLU and dance students collaborate for improvised dance program
Last Sunday, Feb. 24, the Improvisation Group of Lawrence University (IGLU) put on a unique program in collaboration with the dance students of Professor Rebecca Salzer in the Wriston Auditorium. Wriston was the perfect space for the program, entitled “Improvising Spaces.” IGLU was set up along two walls of the room. There were multiple guitars,…
LSO features Michael Mizrahi
Last Friday, Jan. 25, the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra performed their first show of the term. They proved that they have only grown individually over the six-week break and matured collectively since last term. The first piece was the debut of a piece by composition student Nolan Veldey ‘13 entitled “All But Inescapable.” It began with…