Professors showcase their talents in faculty recital
The American River College Faculty Recital, hosted by music department chair Dyne Eifertsen, took place on April 30, with a four-piece band taking center stage…
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Jazz bands pay tribute to military veterans
The American River College Studio Jazz Ensemble quietly moved from the back room to their places on stage. They opened with the classic Count Basie…
Latino Unidos host Cinco de Mayo event
Latinos Unidos hosted a Cinco de Mayo informational event on April 26. The club planned the event to take place the week before the holiday,…
Beavers finish the season with a win
The American River College baseball team scored a victory over Galivan College, winning 11-18 in the last game of the season on April 24. Gavilan…
“A Tribute to the War Years” honors our veterans
The American River College music department will hold its annual spring concert in the student center dining hall on April 27. The show, “A Tribute…
Latin Jazz opens for the Woodcreek Jazz Festival
The American River College Latin Jazz Ensemble was the opening act on the last day of the 17th annual Woodcreek Jazz Festival on Feb. 24….
Liberal Arts Building to be demolished, new STEM building to take its place
The Liberal Arts Building, one of the oldest facilities at American River College, will be demolished in March with a remodeled building scheduled to take…
Latin Jazz Ensemble prepares for concert
American River College offers a wide variety of music performance ensembles, ranging from orchestra and symphonic band to groups like big band and vocal jazz….
Latin jazz to perform with studio ensemble
The Latin jazz ensemble will be performing with the studio jazz ensemble on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. that would include songs such as “Salsa Vibes”…
NAMI sheds light on mental illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) held a presentation about mental illnesses and the misconceptions about them on Friday in the DSPS conference room….
Orchestra performed variety of holiday music
An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified principal violinist Jun Zhu as the performer of the fiddle solo in “Fiddle-Faddle” when the solo was actually…
Student musicians play for peers
Seven music majors performed in the first of four applied music recitals that were held as a part of the final grade for applied music…