Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Living like a Wock-star

Living like a Wock-star

Sutton Rettig, Staff Reporter March 11, 2018

Music-loving students perked up their ears March 5, as Wockner showcased his live-looping skills in the Down Under. With a guitar strapped around his neck and a full head of dreadlocks, Carl Wockner...

Music on The Mind: Appreciation of the artist

Music on The Mind: Appreciation of the artist

Jon Ball, Staff Reporter March 5, 2018

The singers and bands we hold near and dear have impacted our lives in myriad ways. Their lyrics have comforted us in times of breakups or failed exams. The melodies they composed have energized our bodies...

Music on the Mind: The Beauty of Disagreement

Music on the Mind: The Beauty of Disagreement

Jon Ball, Staff Reporter February 26, 2018

Music sends messages, develops discussion and creates unity. Its impact on society never ceases to amaze me. We are blessed with a multitude of genres and sub-genres such as Jazz (a personal favorite),...

Jazzing up the holidays with UW-W Jazz Band

Jazzing up the holidays with UW-W Jazz Band

Christopher Mathews, Staff Writer December 13, 2017

There is a certain vibe most people get from the holiday season, that time period between November and January. It is chaos: a calamity of love, panic, holiday cheer, for some a reminder of loss, all rolled...

Exchange Student uses school resources to make music

Brenda Echeverria, Arts & Rec Editor November 30, 2017

Zambian foreign exchange student, Martin Musunka didn’t expect to keep creating music after arriving in Whitewater. After all, he arrived about two weeks before Fall semester 2016 and didn’t know anyone....

Music Mosaics Fund Scholarship

February 29, 2016

Feb. 24, 2016 By Mary Davisson The staff and alumni of the Music Department are bringing in the spring with “Valves, And Reeds, And Strings, Oh My!” Music Mosaics is a concert series that...

Top 10 workout songs of 2015

January 27, 2016

Jan. 27, 2015 By Charles Trafelet The year has just begun and many people are making commitments toward their New Year’s resolutions. For a lot of people, their New Year’s resolution is to get...

Wisconsin music scene: Summer offers music lovers a variety of concert options, tickets available

April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015 By Amber Levenhagen Lovers of every genre of music can find happiness at any of Wisconsin’s summertime music festivals. Summerfest Located at the Henry Maier Festival Park in...

Jazz it up with Howes two-day music residency

Jazz it up with Howes two-day music residency

April 9, 2014

April 9, 2014 By Abrielle Backhaus   Christian Howes grew up winning competitions as a classical violinist in Columbus, Ohio. He went on to create educational music workshops and a website...

New director takes reigns of orchestra

March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014 By Lauren Piek   The Whitewater Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of first year director Christopher Ramaekers, has introduced many changes, incuding an unusual soloist...

Review by Lauren Piek
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Album Review: ‘High Hopes’ by Bruce Springsteen

February 26, 2014

  Bruce Springsteen brings us his 18th studio album with “High Hopes,” a collection of covers, outtakes and revisited works. With a career spanning over five decades, Springsteen’s constant...

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Music faculty exercise what they teach

February 5, 2014

Practice still key in recital preparation Feb. 5, 2014 By Lauren Piek   Two music department faculty members will put on recitals in February to encourage music students to continue their...

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