The ACU choirs will give their first major concert Tuesday. The performance will feature a wide variety of pieces sung by the music department's three choral groups. The University Chorale, the A Cappella Chorus and the new ACU Singers will repeat the performance the following Saturday at 11:45 a.m. for the Homecoming Choral Concert, a popular ... [Read More…]
Words of Wisdom: Forte credits character, poetry to his environment
Sheridan Forte stepped on stage in Chapel last Friday to perform a spoken word poem. Seven minutes after that, most of the students in Moody Coliseum were on their feet. Forte, a senior English major from Dallas, approached Mark Lewis almost two years ago with the idea. "Sheridan first approached me when he was a freshman," said Lewis. "We talked ... [Read More…]
Owsley seeks to further music career in Boston
As a child, Colton Owsley always knew that music was what he wanted to do. But his path to ACU and towards a career in music was never that simple. "My family wasn't very supportive of music so it was kind of hard to get playing," said Owsley, a junior music major from Naples, Florida. However, what began as a simple interest in listening and ... [Read More…]
Double vision: Massingill’s film of both sight and the future
After spending a full month in Zambia, Jessalyn Massingill set out on the task of turning hundreds of hours of raw footage into a 35 minute film that documents some of the positive impact that Zambia Mission has had on the country. Massingil, a former ACU student from Abilene, has spent 14 of her last 15 summers in Zambia with Zambia Mission, an ... [Read More…]
Album Review: St. Vincent’s “Strange Mercy”
St. Vincent is full of contradictions. Take for example the mastermind behind the project: Annie Clark. A native of Dallas, Texas, Clark has collaborated with many artists including Bon Iver, and was part of Sufjan Stevens' touring band. First impressions of the female songwriter would lean towards "adorable," given her small stature and ... [Read More…]
Album Review: Neon Indian’s “Era Extraña”
Neon Indian's newest effort, Era Extraña, released Sept. 13th, makes yet another big splash in the burgeoning "chillwave" movement (also known as "glo-fi") that is dominating the indie-pop scene. Puns aside, it's a solid and fun album. Chillwave is a weird cross between '60s psychedelic (think late Beatles and fringe jackets) and '80s new wave ... [Read More…]
Visual arts play key role at Summit
For Dr. Brady Bryce, visual arts play a vital role in the manifestation of faith - and at Summit. "Faith is not just about what we say or do in church. Faith is lived in the real world," said Bryce. "Visual and creative arts remind us of that. They help give expression to what is in our hearts." Bryce, director of ministry events, said Summit ... [Read More…]
Sabbatical art on display in Shore
Professor of Art and Design Jack Maxwell opens his show, "Summers Abroad," this Saturday. The gallery will display works that he created while on sabbatical this past year. A sabbatical, which comes from the same root as "Sabbath," is a faculty renewal program that allows professors to take a year off every seven years to focus on his or her ... [Read More…]
Arts to Zoos: Abilene’s attractions
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Noises Off! triumphs as two top-tier plays in one
"Noises Off!" began seemingly as any other play. The lovable housekeeper Dotty Otley (Donna Hester) enters the wood walled London living room and begins a monologue while on the telephone. Her thick British accent rambles until she seems to have forgotten her line. From this point on, the play never even approached normal. The audience watched a ... [Read More…]
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