Classic movies like Jaws or King Kong and cartoons like Looney Tunes or Animaniacs substituted words with music in a way that depended on carefully orchestrated music. The PCC Percussion Ensemble, directed by Charles “Tad” Carpenter, performed a flurry of tunes Friday, June 3, that demonstrated the various styles and techniques percussionists must use in such background music.
End-of-semester piano recital charms audience
The sound of instrumental music filled Harbeson Hall during the Piano Accompanying Recital on Friday. Students were given the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talent in a set of ten duets with the piano taking center stage.The recital, directed by Laraine Stivers-Madden, had audience members listening attentively as the musicians played a variety of tunes ranging from classical to modern, including songs by Beethoven and Samuel Barber.
Student shock jocks entertain
Music and comedy are fundamental aspects of entertainment and three enterprising students seem to have these arts down to a science.
Play debut charms audience
Peals of laughter boomed out of the Little Theatre on Friday night as the Theater Department debuted “The Marriage of Bette & Boo,” a play by Christopher Duran, directed by Brent Keast.The play, performed on the quaint stage of the Little Theatre, performed is a show of humor and charming acts, which kept audiences on the edge of their seat for the duration of the night.
Scholarship exhibit opens at Art Gallery
The opening reception for the 59th Annual Scholarship Exhibit followed the presentation of the scholarships on June 2, when 35 students were rewarded for their noteworthy work within the broad reaches of the Visual Arts and Media Studies Division. For this year’s exhibit – which will be on display until June 18 – the Art Gallery is adorned with art forms in various media, from ceramic sculptures to experimental film work, providing a vibrant, multidimensional gallery experience.
Student-written ‘One Acts’ provides dramatic synopses
“One Acts” was the first student-written presentation in seven years, said Will Ahrens, instructor in the Performing and Communication Arts Division.The presentation, themed “Movin’ On,” consisted of five plays ranging from stories about a psychologist with her own unresolved issues who ends up running away with her patient, to a behind-the-scenes dramatic showdown between three band members.
Vice President Sugimoto to end 35-year career
Lisa Sugimoto, vice president of college advancement, is retiring after a nearly 35-year long career in community colleges. She began at PCC in 1976 as a part-time classified staff member in the counseling office while she finished off her masters degree.
Memorial Day marked
About 60 people gathered at the Memorial Wall to remember fallen soldiers from wars past and present on May 26. Sun sparkled through leafy branches above the somber event, attended by survivors of most if not all conflicts between the Vietnam War and today’s Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
New game depicts postwar Los Angeles
Los Angeles has had its share of exposure as a setting for video games, but with LA Noire, publisher Rockstar and Australian developer Team Bondi create a dark tale that takes place in the City of Angels in 1947.LA Noire is possibly the most anticipated game release of 2011 and it doesn’t disappoint.
Campus suffers major computer network outage
Computer systems across the campus came to an abrupt halt Wednesday afternoon.The network interruption, according to Computer Technical Support Specialist Ben Wilkes, began between 1 and 1:30 p.m.”It was a campus-wide network interruption,” said Wilkes, “and it took the phones down with it.