Celebrating the Season
Annual concerts ring in seasonal cheer
Sure, it’s possible to have a peanut-butter sandwich sans jelly, or a movie night without popcorn, but it just wouldn’t be the same. So it is with the holiday season at Dickinson: In a month packed with study days, finals, end-of-semester papers and class presentations, the college’s end-of-year concerts stand out as some of the most highly anticipated events of the year.
The college's five a cappella groups, the Crescendevils, D-Tones, Infernos, Octals and Syrens, each staged end-of-year shows that drew standing-room-only crowds. Dickinson's all-male group, the Octals, kicked it off on Dec. 4 with a mixture of new and classic hits, old-school a cappella and holiday songs. The all-female ensemble, the Syrens, followed with songs by Amy Winehouse, Wilson Phillips and Faith Hill, among other favorites. Thursday, Dec. 10, saw two year-end concerts by co-ed vocal groups: a 6 p.m. show by the D-Tones in Allison Hall and an 8 p.m. Crescendevils performance in ATS. The Dickinson Infernos rounded out the series with a Dec. 11 concert that ended on a soulful note—an original arrangement of Sam Smith’s “Stay with Me.”
The jazz ensemble kicked off the Department of Music events with a Nov. 22 concert showcasing time-honored American tunes and holiday hits, while American choral songs, anthems and carols were the focus of the popular annual choral concert by the Dickinson College Collegium and faculty organist Brian Rotz. Cookies, clarinets and cheer were on the menu during a short recital led by Contributing Faculty in Music Elisabeth Stimpert, and the Collegium held a Dec. 7 carol sing, hosted by the Center for Service, Spirituality & Social Justice.
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Published December 18, 2015