Event honors center founder Phil Faini The West Virginia University World Music Program presented a two-hour marquee event Friday at the Canady Creative Arts Center. Performances were held in the Davis Theatre and the Blaney Lobby. Performances in the theater were from the African ...
The West Virginia University World Music Program invites the community to enjoy an evening of music, food and celebration. This semester’s ensembles will perform in a two-hour marquee event Friday at the Canady Creative Arts Center. Attendees can choose to start in the Davis Theatre at 6 p.m. or the Blaney Lobby at 7 p.m. General admission to the marquee is $10, with child and senior tickets available for $5. The 6 p.m. group will begin with performances from the African Music and Dance Ensemble and steel bands. They will then head to the lobby for Brazilian-themed ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS One doesn’t often consider going on the road a homecoming, but singers and husband and wife team Drew and Ellie Holcomb have titled their latest tour “Feels Like Home.” The couple explained no matter where they are, if they’re with family, it feels like ...
Student musicians involved in Mon Hills Music Group, one of West Virginia University’s two student-run record labels, released its single “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm,” on Tuesday. The MHMG release showcases a rendition of the Irving Berlin classic, arranged by WVU graduate student CJ Rhen and sung by WVU graduate student Georgina Smith. The single is performed entirely by WVU students, featuring Smith (vocals), Cj Rhen (trumpet, saxophone, producer, arranger), Nate Penven (saxophone), Drew Herter (trombone), Ryan Quickel (piano), Brady Myers (bass) and Brody Minnick ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS For West Virginia Public Theatre, 2023 is going out like a lion — an 8-foot-tall, quadrupedal puppet lion that is. WVPT closes out its 2023 season with a performance of the musical “Narnia,” based on the beloved children’s book, “The Lion, the Witch, and the ...
“… Proudly West Virginian Appalachia’s living When my people winning Don’t you dare forget it …” To hear that hook is to know, immediately, that Trevor Cooke is a songwriter, musician and performer who prefers not to sing the Mountain State blues. That is, the age-old warble about the West Virginia kid who comes of age here, goes to school here and then bails on the place — as quickly as he can. “West Virginia is who I am,” he’ll say. “Appalachia is who I am. This place, this region, absolutely defines me.” In turn, the 20-year-old junior ...
