Curtis Meyer reporter The Solo and Chamber Series kicked off with the first concert of this season, featuring the Black Oak ensemble. “It’s probably one of my favorite Solo and Chambers Series that I’ve come (to)," said Kassidy Toomay, senior in music education. Black Oak Ensemble is a trio, comprised of a violin, viola and…
RECOGNITION: The dance troupe’s lead dancer said she was surprised and delighted to have won the top prize at the competition that involved six other teams/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwanese dance troupe Genio Dance Group won the top prize at a flamenco competition in Madrid on Friday.
Led by Taiwanese dancer Hsueh Yu-hsien (薛喻鮮), the troupe won the group category of the 31st edition of Certamen de Coreografia de Danza Espanola y Flamenco with their work Eterno retorno.
Hsueh expressed surprise and delight at winning the highly competitive final contest, which included six other teams.
Hsueh, who began learning dance from her mother, Ho Lian-hua (賀連華), at a young age, said dancing was her life and that she had put all her feelings and emotions into her work.
She thanked Minister of Culture
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They will be presented between April 30 and May 13.
This is the second semester in a row the virtual concerts have been presented.
FARMINGTON San Juan College professor Teun Fetz can t help but laugh when he considers the idea that everyone associated with the music program might be growing accustomed to the challenges of performing under the unusual circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic s health mandates.
His music students are preparing for their second round of end-of-semester virtual concerts over the next couple of weeks. I think we re getting better, he said, chuckling. It s hard to say how much better.
Virginia Nickels-Hircock, the college s choral music director, sighed when confronted with that idea.