Q&A
Music student Andrew Maricle
First-year music education student Andrew Maricle plays in both the Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Orchestra. Q: What got you started in music? A: My whole family is quite musical. Some play instruments, my dad directs a choir — it only seemed natural for me. Q: What instruments do you play and why? A: I play...
Theater
Blue Door to host Shakespeare show
The small stage of LCCs Blue Door Theatre creates an intimate setting for a potpourri of Shakespeare’s 400 year-old plays to flourish. The quarterly Shakespeare Showcase is an assortment of scenes from more than 20 plays, dramatizing the variety and scope of the famous playwright. The showcase will include LCC students, faculty and guest artists,...
Jazz Ensemble plays it forward
It started with the sound of a saxophone drifting out of the Instrument Room in Building 6, followed by the sound of drumming until the tinkle of a piano joined in. It’s not a random jam session. The Jazz Ensemble is preparing for their end of the term concert on March 16. “Everybody gets really...
Leading the band
The Symphonic Band has spent the term preparing for its concert on March 15 at 7:30 p.m. The 50-piece concert band will perform onstage in the Ragozzino Performance Hall. The musicians will perform a variety of scores. The Symphonic Band is hosting a free preview concert in the Ragozzino Performance Hall on March 14 at...
Letting their voices ring
LCC’s choirs prepare for their end-of-term performance
by turner maxwell and kyle webb At LCC, it’s common for a choir instructor to simultaneously listen to the pitch and note of the singers, conduct, play the piano, and teach. Students can showcase and build their pipes in concert, gospel, vocal jazz and chamber choirs at LCC. “It is a gift from God to...
Outside the Box
Read before you watch
Few things in entertainment divide people more than the statement: “The (book or movie) was better.” Book lovers crave the depth and explanations hundreds of pages can provide, while moviegoers appreciate the cinematic details and acting that bring a story to life. People tend to miss the point when it comes to this line of...
Our favorite things
The Torch reviews a few of the things that excited us in recent months.
Best Game: Gears of War 3 Gears of War 3 is the final chapter of Epic Games’ action trilogy, exclusive to the Xbox 360. Fans of the Gears of War franchise will not be disappointed by the smoothed-out gameplay and nearly endless hours of Locust-slaying to be done. The campaign plunges deeper into the Cog...
Q&A
Student looks back to look forward
After three years in LCC’s theater arts department, Clay Johnson has acted his way through several Shakespeare Showcases and taken a backstage role to aid productions like Brighton Beach Memoirs and Dog Sees God. Earlier this year, Johnson was awarded the $1,000 Ray Winters Acting Shakespeare Scholarship and recently landed the role of Malvolio in this...
Jon E. Smokes self-medicates with music
Local band features LCC and UO students.
The local music scene welcomes another uniquely Eugene sound from Jon E. Smokes, a funky reggae eclectic rock band coined from the Butthole Surfers song with the same title. And on Feb. 26, Jon E. Smokes will be heard over the airwaves on the Rockin’ Rome show, hosted by radio station 91.9 KRVM Eugene. The...
Outside the Box
And now for the losers…
From the second the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were released, critics and film fans alike gathered around their televisions and computers to see who got the nod, and who should win. As an amateur cynic, I’m taking a look at who shouldn’t get the nod. Don’t place your bets on the following: Best...
Celebrating Asian Heritage
Eugene’s 27th annual Asian Celebration gave community members the opportunity to experience various aspects of Asian culture, including dance, food, martial arts demonstrations, music and crafts. The event was held on Feb. 18 and 19, and is the longest running Asian festival in the state of Oregon.
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