The American River Current

ARC’s Family Holiday Concert opens to full house.

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves • December 5, 2013

The American River College Orchestra is an eclectic mix of music majors, students who just like to play their instruments and community member volunteers. Last night they put on a warm and festive performance...

Student conductor moves full steam ahead

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco • December 3, 2013

The American dream as we know it is more and more becoming just that, a dream, but there is one individual at American River College who shows that it just may still be alive. Mohammad Assani is a music...

ARC Ballet and Orchestra winter show will contain selections from ‘The Nutcracker’

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves • December 2, 2013

When Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose the ballet that would be “The Nutcracker” in the 1890s, he was asked to create something that could be a recital piece, according to American River College...

Recital gives student performers a chance to play live

Jonathan H. Ellyson and Jonathan Ellyson • November 22, 2013

Many classes at American River College give instruction on songwriting, the business of music and applied music, which can all lead students to writing and performing original compositions. The Acoustic...

Artists as Advertisements

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby • November 22, 2013

Is there still such a thing as “cred” in the music industry? No, not really. Nirvana shirts are sold at Hot Topic, there aren’t any prominent east coast/ west coast rap feuds – now disputes are...

Drake concert shows off phenomenal stage presence

Antionette Latrese and Antionette • November 21, 2013

In support of his latest critically acclaimed platinum-selling album “Nothing Was The Same,” Toronto native and Young Money recording artist Drake paid a visit to the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento...

Opinion: Hip-hop was sleeping, not dead

J'Neil Gibson and J'Neil Gibson • November 15, 2013

Legendary rap artist Nasir Jones released his eighth album in 2006 titled “Hip-Hop is Dead.” Seven years later, the hip-hop community still struggles with this monumental statement, leading some...

Choral concert brings multiple choirs together

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves • November 15, 2013

The American River College Fall Choral Invitational Concert, held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., in the ARC Theatre, was an opportunity for several students to reconnect with their former high school choir departments...

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Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby • November 7, 2013

Remember the old adage “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”? Lets change it up. Maybe something like “If you don’t have anything real or different to sing, just...

Nature under his fingertips with just intonation

Jonathan H. Ellyson and Jonathan Ellyson • October 22, 2013

He enters in silence as the lights dim, sits in his seat and tunes briefly. He then looks up and gives a gentle nod as the audience applauds. Matthew Grasso performed an eight piece solo guitar show featuring...

ARC joins with Sacramento to celebrate the city’s diversity

Kameron Schmid and Kameron Schmid • October 10, 2013

Sunday was the sixth annual Sacramento World Music & Dance Festival (Sac World Fest), and American River College was well-represented. A long table in the Global Village was occupied by ARC representatives,...

“Look ‘ma, I made it!”

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby • October 8, 2013

Remember when people would tell you as a kid that you could be anything you wanted to be? That with hard work, determination, blood, sweat and tears and all of that, you could make your dreams come...